Identifying Coachable Moments

Chapter Objectives

• To highlight essential coaching skills for educators to apply.

• To identify different encounters that educators can have with students in higher education settings for coaching conversations within and outside timetabled teaching hours.

• To explain the concept of “coachable moments” and “decision opportunities”.

• To explore the decision on whether to inform students that they are being coached.

• To share examples of “coachable moments” and “decision opportunities” with case scenarios to illustrate educator-student coaching conversations.