Becoming a Professional in Promoting Autonomy and Reflective Dialogue
Content and delivery of the program
4. Transformation - Advisor educators’ course: Mastering how to become an advisor educator and a mentor to others. 3. Becoming Aware - Advanced course: Learning how to apply the basics to more complex cases by acquiring advanced strategies. 2. Going Deeper - Pre-advanced course: Learning how to apply the basics to real cases. 1. Getting Started - Basic/general course: Learning the basics of advising (philosophy, strategies, knowledge, etc.) with hands-on practice. |
1. Getting Started (Basic course): What it means to be an advisor
√ Learn foundational theories of a Advising in Language Learning.
√ Practice a wide range of advising strategies through hands-on practice.
√ Understand the key roles of advisors.
√ Learn and practice the key advising strategies linked with the beginning, middle, and end phase of advising.
√ Practice a wide range of advising strategies through hands-on practice.
√ Understand the key roles of advisors.
√ Learn and practice the key advising strategies linked with the beginning, middle, and end phase of advising.
Delivery format: In-person workshops, online discussions, presentations (30 hours in total including online work).
2. Going Deeper (Pre-advanced course): From teaching to advising
√ Learn basic advising strategies and when to use them.
√ Learn how to apply the basics to real cases.
√ Become aware of how advisors are able to induce ‘aha’ moments in sessions.
√ Understand how advisors deal with learners’ emotions.
√ Experience the process of going into a deep reflection through dialogue.
√ Learn how to apply the basics to real cases.
√ Become aware of how advisors are able to induce ‘aha’ moments in sessions.
√ Understand how advisors deal with learners’ emotions.
√ Experience the process of going into a deep reflection through dialogue.
* Delivery form: The course is provided as in-person workshops, online-sessions, online-discussions, and presentations (30 hours in total including online work).
3. Becoming Aware (Advanced course): Knowing yourself as an advisor
√ Learn a wider range of advising strategies by focusing on viewpoint switching and positive thinking approaches.
√ Experience an ’aha’ moment in a session by conducting peer-advising.
√ Reflect on and analyze recorded peer advising sessions.
√ Become aware of how advisors can guide learners’ awareness into action.
√ Experience an ’aha’ moment in a session by conducting peer-advising.
√ Reflect on and analyze recorded peer advising sessions.
√ Become aware of how advisors can guide learners’ awareness into action.
* Delivery form: In-person workshops, online sessions, presentations (30 hours in total including online work and peer advising sessions).
4. Transformation (Advisor educators’ course): Starting to self-advise
√ Understand how advisors support learners who are highly aware and autonomous.
√ Learn how to increase students’ sense of achievement and engage them in long-term reflection.
√ Gain confidence as an advisor by reflecting on yourself as a professional and as a person.
√ Participate in a mentoring program as a mentee.
√ Learn how to be a mentor and become a mentor to other advisors.
√ Learn how to increase students’ sense of achievement and engage them in long-term reflection.
√ Gain confidence as an advisor by reflecting on yourself as a professional and as a person.
√ Participate in a mentoring program as a mentee.
√ Learn how to be a mentor and become a mentor to other advisors.
* Delivery form: In-person workshops, online sessions, presentations (30 hours in total including online work and mentoring sessions).