Speakers at the
inaugural session of the international conference on '21st Century Learners -
Learning Styles and Strategies' at SRM University on Thursday said that access
to knowledge had brought a big change in learners because they could choose
what they wanted to learn.
"Learners, with
a capital 'L' will dominate what they learn," said Chris Brandwood, first
secretary, English Language Education, British Council, New Delhi.
Addressing a
gathering of English language teachers and teacher educators, he said,
"Teachers have to move away from lectures and rote learning to tutorial
interaction."
In many parts of the
world, children are exposed to flip teaching, where children watch lectures
online and interactions are conducted in class.
"Lifelong
learning is going to be critical for success," said Diane Millar, regional
English language officer of the US embassy in New Delhi. 'You can no longer
stop being a student and become a professor. Teachers must be lifelong
learners," she added.
The conference,
organized by SRM University's department of English and foreign languages and
the English Language Teachers Association of India, is expected to be a
platform to initiate discussion on learning styles and strategies and to evolve
appropriate teaching materials and methods, classroom practices and evaluation.
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