VVINSIDER : VOLUME 5 : NUMBER 13 : JUNE 19, 1987

PRAISE AND CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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Jean Wallace, a student in the Long Term Care and Allied Health department,
took her program practicum at the Foyer Maillard in Coquitlam, and was so
outstanding that the institution honoured her with their employee of the month
award for March. Not only that — she also got a day off with pay!!
Three cheers for Jean and the department!

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TEACHING AND LEARNING COLUMN
A Teaching and Learning Column will appear every so often in the VVInsider.
Please send your teaching and learning comments and questions to:
The Teaching and Learning Column, c/o Patricia Morris.

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"CAN INSTRUCTORS REALLY HELP PEOPLE LEARN"

This question shifts the focus of instruction from instructor activity to
learner activity. That is, from seeing instructors as pitchers pouring
information into empty vessels to seeing instructors as tour guides directing
people to a common destination and pointing out significant sights along the
journey. The role of the instructor as someone who imparts knowledge shifts
to the dual roles of manager and coach. The manager designs and coordinates
events and procedures which are required for learners to achieve desired
outcomes; and the coach paves the way for the learning process.
The essential requirement of a manager in a learner-centered approach is that
the plan or desired outcome is stated and compared to the actual learner
outcome. The instructional activity includes the specification, organization
and sequencing of learning tasks which influence the activity of the learner.
The instructor as a coach helps learners transform themselves into
"self-teachers". The classroom provides many opportunities for teaching
learning strategies. For example, when an instructor uses an analogy to help
make a new concept more meaningful, s/he can also create the opportunity to
pause and discuss the rationale for using this techniques as a teaching
strategy showing how "learners can create their own analogies as a learning
strategy.
By thinking of teaching and learning as a cooperative venture, instructors are
no longer required to be star performers in the tradition of the "great
lecturer". Rather they can hone their skills as guides managing and coaching
the journey. As instructors we can see ourselves as gatekeepers; standing at
the boundary of the old and the new worlds we hold the keys for successful
passage.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY
VCC requires an Instructor of Japanese Cooking who will provide students with
intensive training in the preparation, cooking and presentation of Japanese
food.

Industry and supervisory experience is required along with the ability to
speak and write well in Japanese and English.
Apply in writing to the Personnel Department at Central Administration.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUMMER CLASSES
for LANDED IMMIGRANTS AND VISITORS
June 29th to August 26th

BEGINNERS, INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED
8:3 0 to 11:00 Monday to Friday
12:00 to 2:3 0 Monday to Friday
6:45 to 9:50 Monday to Thursday

Students must take an English Language Assessment before
registering - for an Assessment Appointment Phone:875-6111,loc.714.

Register June 25th, 10:00A.M.
Fees: $227.00

_ Vancouver Community college

King Edward Campus
1155 East Broadway

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