Educator shares 'Terms of Engagement' tips at Victoria College -
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or correction Getting students motivated to learn and become
active participants in their own education was part of Elizabeth
Barkley's presentation during Victoria College's 2013 Spring
Semester Convocation. Barkley, an internationally known scholar,
author, educator and consultant, teaches music history at
Foothill College in Los Altos, Calif. She told VC faculty and
staff that students are active participants in building their
own brains. But before they get to that point, they must first
be motivated to learn. "Students should care about what they
think and think about what they care about," Barkley said.
Barkley's presentation coincides with the college's work to
develop and implement a Quality Enhancement Plan, a required
component of the college's reaffirmation of accreditation by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on
Colleges. Active learning is the p