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Empowering Learners for The Future: Student Centered Teaching

Join this engaging short course on Empowering Learners for the Future: Student-Centered Teaching, offered by the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS).

Are you ready to rethink how you teach and remain relevant in the 21st century? 🌍 In an era shaped by rapid technological advancement and changing learner expectations, effective teaching requires more than traditional methods. It calls for innovative, student-centred approaches that foster engagement, critical thinking, and meaningful learning experiences.
 
The short course on Empowering Learners for the Future: Student-Centered Teaching will take you through an enriching and transformative journey into student-centred learning, the integration of AI in education, and authentic assessment practices. This short course will be facilitated by Professor Lani Gunawardena of the University of New Mexico, who brings extensive international expertise in innovative teaching and learning practices.

Course Highlights

  • In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, it is essential for educators to remain aligned with current pedagogical practices in order to deliver meaningful and impactful learning experiences. This short course is designed to support that goal by equipping participants with the knowledge and skills required to adopt modern, student-centred approaches to teaching.
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    Empowering Learners for the Future: Student-Centred Teaching invites educators to rethink traditional teaching methods and embrace practices that foster active learning, critical thinking, and student engagement in the 21st century.
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    Participants will embark on an enriching learning journey exploring key areas such as student-centred learning, the integration of AI in education, and authentic assessment strategies. The course aims to provide practical insights and innovative tools that can be readily applied in diverse teaching and training contexts.

Target Groups

University & Higher Education Lecturers, School Teachers (Secondary & Advanced Level), Teacher Educators & Trainers, Postgraduate Students & Aspiring Academics, Curriculum Developers, Education Administrators & Policy Makers

Prerequisites

open to anyone

Class Schedule

The course will run in hybrid mode for five (05) sessions from 05:30 p.m. to 07:30 p.m. covering the following areas:
  1. The Paradigm Shift to Student-Centred Learning – 5 February 2026
  2. Designing Collaborative Learning  – 12 February 2026
  3. Authentic Assessment Methods for Student –  Centred, Inquiry-Based, and Collaborative Learning–  19 February 2026
  4. Designing Student-Centred Learning in a Learning Management System (LMS) – 26 February 2026
  5. Evaluating and Researching Student-Centred Online Learning with Social Learning Analytic Methods and Artificial Intelligence – 5 March 2026
    (with Nick Flor and Damien Sanchez, co-authors of Knowledge Co-Construction in Online Learning: Applying Social Learning Analytic Methods and Artificial Intelligence)
Course Fee
12000 LKR Full Series, 3000 LKR Per 1 Session
Course Duration
05 February 2026, 12 February 2026, 19 February 2026, 26 February 2026, and 05 March 2026