Learner agency is the art of purposefully navigating through your own learning journey.

By integrating principles of learner agency into our practice we can support learners to take greater control of their educational journey, making their learning more enjoyable, engaging, and effective.

Workshop 1 | Learner agency | Developing a positive learner identity

A key focus of learner agency is to develop a positive learner identity. A learner’s ‘learner identity’ is who they believe they are as a learner, what beliefs they hold about themselves, and the kind of stories they tell about themselves. A positive learner identity is at the heart of learner success.

Workshop 2 | Learner agency | Developing personal learning strategies

A key goal of developing learner agency is to become good at learning! This requires supporting learners to develop their own personal learning strategies.

What are learning strategies? They are research-based learning strategies that learners can use to dramatically improve their own learning. Not only this, but they can also continue to find strategies that work well for them and hone these strategies over a lifetime.

Workshop 3 | Learner agency | Supporting learners to organise their learning

Organising your learning is perhaps the most underrated aspect of learner agency and learner success. This workshop contains the secrets to supporting learners to rebuild their confidence, create ‘success momentum’, and become successful in any learning environment.

Workshop 4 | Learner agency | Supporting learners to solve problems, innovate, and learn effectively

This workshop explores why learners become overwhelmed and why many hesitate or struggle to take action to solve problems or begin tasks. The workshop presents strategies learners can implement in difficult learning situations.