The quality of questions and use of resources in self-directed learning: Personal learning projects in the maintenance of certification

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Horsley ◽  
J. OʼNeill ◽  
C. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
Maintenance Of Certification ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Learning Projects

Framework for Technology-Enriched Active Class Learning of Physics in Secondary Schools in Kenya

2021 ◽  
pp. 131-151
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Sarange Bosire Abenga ◽  
Elijah Owuor Okono ◽  
Mzee Awuor ◽  
Sarah Otanga
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Personal Learning Network ◽  
Physics Labs

Active learning transforms the learning process and activities from tutor focused to learner-cantered and is driven by the learner's learning ability. In other words, active learning provides an opportunity for self-directed learning that enables the learners to engage with the learning materials at personal level and pace. Thus, this chapter argues that active learning can provide equal learning opportunity for every single learner irrespective of the differences in their personality traits that would otherwise affect how they learn. Hence, this chapter proposes a framework for technology-enriched active learning for young learners that provides a personalized learning that deviates from the traditional “fit-for-all” classroom setups that tends to favour only the extrovert students. The proposed framework leverages advancement in technology such as personal learning network, virtual physics labs, massive open online courses, and crowd-sourced expert opinions to provide the learners with just-in-time active learning opportunity.

Personal Learning Networks

2010 ◽  
pp. 226-240
Author(s):  
Teresa J. Carter ◽  
Jeffrey S. Nugent
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Learning Networks ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Personal Learning Networks ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Virtual Communities Of Practice

Twenty-first century information communication technologies are enabling learners to create personal learning networks (PLNs) tailored to individual learning goals, needs, and interests, with implications for self-directed learning in the digital age. New, readily available digital media tools, open courseware, and other Web 2.0 technologies are changing how learners interact online, creating a participatory culture of knowledge sharing and content creation that is very different from early uses of the Web for accessing content. As learners participate in the multiple virtual communities of practice that comprise a PLN, they require new skills that merit reconsideration of the role of the educator in helping learners to become self-directed in both formal and informal learning contexts.

scholarly journals Can Self-directed Learning Environment Improve Quality of Life?

2016 ◽  
Vol 222 ◽  
pp. 219-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noorriati Din ◽  
Shireen Haron ◽  
Rahmah Mohd Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Directed Learning

scholarly journals Understanding Barriers to Student Success: What Students Have to Say

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Kuley ◽  
Sean Maw ◽  
Terry Fonstad
Keyword(s):  
Student Success ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
College Of Engineering ◽  
The University

This paper focuses on feedback received from a set of qualitative questions that were administered to undergraduate students in the College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, as part of a larger mixed methods study. The larger study aims to identify what characteristics, if any, can predict or are related to student success; The “start-stop-continue” method was utilized to assess student perceptions about  their success in the college as a whole. The students were asked: Are there any specific things that you can think of that act/acted as barriers to your success in engineering (stop)? What could the college do/change to make first year more successful for engineering students (start)? Is there anything in your engineering degree so far that you feel is done well and helps students succeed (continue)? Students identified the quality of instruction early in their program as well as adjustment to college workloads and self-directed learning as the most significant barriers tostudent success.

Personal Learning Environments

2017 ◽  
pp. 236-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Hricko
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
Personal Learning Environment ◽  
Personal Learning Environments ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Future Of Education

A personal learning environment (PLE) is a construct designed to facilitate the process of learning and knowledge management. As a multidimensional system, a personal learning environment enables users to control the content and process of learning through the selection of resources, applications, and activities that best serve the learning needs. Personal learning environments exist as transformative learning spaces that differentiate to the users' ongoing personal interests and needs. Personal learning environments will continue to transform the educational landscape as technology continues to impact our culture. New modalities of learning will be needed to meet the needs of individuals who wish to pursue education in a manner that best serves their needs. Self-directed learning will require flexible landscapes that can coexist with traditional educational platforms; personal learning environments, if implemented effectively, can meet the emerging challenges in the future of education.

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