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Task-Initiation for Online Learners, the Most Crucial Executive Function/Skill for Today's Student

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
9:40 AM – 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time
Location: Skyline 4
Session Type: Table Talks

    Presenter(s)

  • Scott C. Rowles, MAT, P/ET

    Advisor & Professional Educational Therapist, Founder of Potentia Academics
    Baker Early College & Potentia Academics
    Bend, OR, United States

Task initiation is \one of the most essential executive functions for today’s online learner as it requires them to begin a task that is likely less immediately enjoyable than other competing options. This is typically one of the main reasons, or contributing factors, to a lack of persistence and success with online learners. This Table Talk will provide some basic understanding of this skill, a framework for discussion, and then collaboratively workshop various mechanics and methods for us to educate and guide our students for greater task initiation and executive function success.

Learning Objectives:

  • At the end of this session participants will be able to understand what task initiation is from an executive function standpoint.
  • At the end of this session participants will be able to collaborate with online students to create individualized task initiation plans to decrease proctrastination and increase production.