Tamara Rosier

Kuyper College

Teaching Metacognition: Encouraging Students to Reflect on Their Learning

What if we taught our students to monitor their progress as they learn? What if they learned to make changes and adapt their thinking if they perceived confusion or conflict? As students become more skilled at using monitoring and reflective strategies, they gain confidence and become more independent as learners. Metacognition is the knowledge of one’s own thinking process and strategies, and the ability to consciously reflect and act on that knowledge to modify those processes and strategies. This session will explore ways that we can encourage, cultivate and enhance metacognitive capabilities of our students.

Biography

In her role as Academic Dean at Kuyper College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Tamara Rosier plans and conducts faculty development activities.  Prior to her current position, Dr. Rosier provided programming and mentoring for faculty as they developed their teaching skills at Grand Valley State University and Cornerstone University.  While at Cornerstone University, Dr. Rosier was the founding director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching where she also taught for eight years in the Teacher Education department. She earned her Ph.D. in Leadership in Higher Education from Western Michigan University. Dr. Rosier has provided workshop sessions and keynote conference presentations in the areas of teaching and learning, motivation, and leadership.  She can be reached at trosier@kuyper.edu.