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‘ Better Together’ E xploring strategies for establishing an effective and sustainable peer-coaching process for students in higher e ducation. Sally Graham, Lynn Bhania & Kathy Weston.
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‘Better Together’ Exploring strategies for establishing an effective and sustainable peer-coaching process for students in higher education Sally Graham, Lynn Bhania & Kathy Weston
Our beliefs…potential of collaborative learning/ power of conversation/ relational processes / personal leadership
Why Peer-coaching? ‘Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximise their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them.’ Whitmore (2002:8)
What if I don’t know how to deal with the children? Students… Will we receive extra support if we need it? Will I cope? Will they like me? What will I gain? Will I be any good? Where do I start?
Our Project http://vimeo.com/65105188
Key Findings The need to: 1. CREATEa trusting space for new knowledge generation (structures / teach skills / focus on relational processes) 2. PROVOKEnew thinking together (F2F and online / conversational skills / role of the tutor) 3. MODEL the power of collaborative learning (permission / emerging identity / ‘agentic’ thinking)
The Power of Conversation • A sense of being listened to and of listening to others; • An atmosphere of trust and openness; • A liberty in expressing thoughts and feelings; • A sense of what is happening has some importance and value; • Affirmation of our self-value and the value of others; • Knowing that something is different as a result; • The development of shared meanings and understandings; • A sense of equality between participants.’ Lewis, S, Passmore, J & Cantori, S (2011: 73)
3. DO What will you do? What will enable you to do this? How has this conversation made a difference? Sally Graham & Kathy Weston April 2013
References De Haan, E (2008) Relational Coaching: Journeys towards mastering one-to-one learning Chichester Wiley European Centre for Mentoring & Coaching (EMCC) http://www.emccouncil.org/ Graham, S., Lester. N.,& Dickerson.,C, Discover – Deepen – Do: a 3D pedagogical approach for developing Newly Qualified Teachers as professional learners in Australian Journal of Teacher Educationhttp://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol37/iss9/3/vol 37 issue 9 p43-66 Ladyshewsky, R (2006) Peer-coaching: a Constructivist Methodology for Enhancing Critical Thinking in Post-graduate Business Education Higher Education Research and Development vol 25 issue 1 p67-84 Lewis, S, Passmore, J & Cantori, S (2011) Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management: Using AI to facilitate organisational development London: Kogan Press University of Hertfordshire Centre for Coaching and Mentoring (Centre for Coaching and Mentoring) http://centrecm.ning.com/ Whitmore,J (2002) Coaching for Performance :GROWing people, performance and people (3rded) London: Nicholas Brealey Zeldin, T (1998) Conversation – How talk can change your life The Harvill Press London