Webinar | Helping Your Students Become Independent Learners

Facilitator

Ben Knight
Ben Knight is the former Director of Language and Pedagogy Research at Cambridge University Press and Assessment. He has led by using high-quality research to develop more effective learning materials and programs. He has focused on ensuring education is meeting the needs of future work and was instrumental in the development of the Cambridge Employability Skills Framework. He has used his expertise in curriculum development and pedagogical research for educational reform projects in countries from Mexico to Japan. He worked as a teacher, trainer, and lecturer, in schools, universities, and exam bodies, in various countries around the world – both in academic and vocational contexts.

About the Webinar

What are the skills your students need to develop to become better at learning independently? We will look at four areas of essential skills. Firstly, how do they plan and organize their learning? Secondly, what are effective learning habits and strategies, and how can your students develop the ones that work best for them? Thirdly, what can they do to maintain motivation when learning at home? And finally, how can they become better at monitoring and evaluating their own learning? For each area, we will look at what is really needed, and go through some practical learning activities that you can use with your students to help them develop those skills.

This webinar was held on the UN International Day of Education.

Recorded on 24 January 2022.