I have the Self-Directed Learning course to thank for many accomplishments…SDL allowed me to think about my passions in an academic setting. Without this course I would not have had the tools to ...

Academics from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University draw on their research showing the Western teaching model based on ‘self-directed learning’ is effective among Chinese students coming from different ...

If you want someone to be motivated to complete a task, a reward (like a gold star or grade) works well only for tasks that are highly routine; anything involving creativity or deeper thinking ...

Self-directed learning (SDL), also known as ‘active learning’ or ‘deep learning’, is a learning methodology where learners take primary responsibility for planning, implementing, and evaluating the ...

In the heady rush to extol the virtues of asynchronous learning, we are watering down the main element of students’ learning experience, says Linda Kaye Much of the HE conversation lately has felt ...

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Students at a new high school being built in Bedford, N.S., will soon have an opportunity to experience a new approach to education in the province. The school, which is slated to open this September ...

Self-directed learning (SDL) is key to student success online. We foster self-directed learning through four principles of good practice: scaffolded and supported, active and authentic, social and ...