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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) 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 ...

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 ...

Two years after colleges and universities made the drastic shift to full remote learning during COVID-19, students are accustomed to the flexibility afforded by online courses. With growing ...

Dalhousie’s School of Nursing offers undergraduate students the chance to carry out independent projects related to nursing theory and practice. The Self-directed ...

“We don’t teach our children anything,” the spiritual influencer Mami Onami proclaims in a TikTok. “Anything that they learn is in response to either their interest or their questions.” She has ...

A student and family troubled by academic performance will receive tailored solutions from Korea's top instructors on Channel A's "Please Help Me With My Grades: Teachers 2," where a challenging ...