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Description
An increasingly important educational goal among educators involves nurturing the quality of “student agency.” Two concepts integral to student agency are proactivity (as opposed to passivity) as well as “co-agency,” whereby students develop agency in a context of mutually supportive social relationships with their teachers, peers and communities. Rapid and profound changes in education and culture (e.g., remote learning, generative AI, expansion and diversification of information sources) have made a focus on student agency even more relevant and critical to consider. Professor Smith will share his experiences and reflections on the role of student agency in education.
Publication Date
3-18-2025
Program
Presidential Teaching Professor Seminars
Department
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment (ETRA)
Recommended Citation
Smith, Thomas, "Nurturing Student Agency" (2025). Presidential Teaching Professor Seminars. 4.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/events-ptpseminars/4
