Teachers as Self-directed Learners

Teachers as Self-directed Learners
Author: Kathleen Smith
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2017-03-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9811035873

This book redefines teacher in-service education as being less about participation in a program and more about the opportunity for teachers to experience a process of learning that is personally meaningful and contextually relevant to their own teaching practice. The research presented here reveals that teachers have the capacity to think and work differently, yet are rarely provided with opportunities to exercise active decision-making about their personal learning needs. Creating and implementing such an approach involves reimagining all aspects of the learning experience so that teachers are free to articulate their own learning needs and actively work to determine what matters most for their professional practice. The book breaks new ground by drawing from research related to an in-service program where teachers, their experience and professional thinking were deliberately positioned at the centre of the learning experience. Using this evidenced-based approach, it focuses not only on the learning achieved, but also the conditions that enabled teachers to undertake such learning.

Teachers as Self-directed Learners

Teachers as Self-directed Learners
Author: Kathleen Smith
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2018-08-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9789811099144

This book redefines teacher in-service education as being less about participation in a program and more about the opportunity for teachers to experience a process of learning that is personally meaningful and contextually relevant to their own teaching practice. The research presented here reveals that teachers have the capacity to think and work differently, yet are rarely provided with opportunities to exercise active decision-making about their personal learning needs. Creating and implementing such an approach involves reimagining all aspects of the learning experience so that teachers are free to articulate their own learning needs and actively work to determine what matters most for their professional practice. The book breaks new ground by drawing from research related to an in-service program where teachers, their experience and professional thinking were deliberately positioned at the centre of the learning experience. Using this evidenced-based approach, it focuses not only on the learning achieved, but also the conditions that enabled teachers to undertake such learning.

Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning

Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning
Author: Arthur L. Costa
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0761938710

This volume focuses on assessing students' abilities as self-directed learners. The authors use 'triangulation' to ensure that the assessment system is balanced and complete.

The Art of Self-Directed Learning

The Art of Self-Directed Learning
Author: Blake Boles
Publisher: Tells Peak Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2014
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0986011959

The Art of Self-Directed Learning is a collection of 23 stories and insights that will help you become a more motivated and self-guided learner. Drawing on a decade of research, adventures, and interviews conducted by Blake Boles (author of College Without High School and Better Than College), this book will inspire you to craft your own unconventional education, no matter whether you're a young adult, recent graduate, parent, or simply someone who never wants to stop learning. Each chapter is brief, story-oriented, and accompanied by an original line drawing, making The Art of Self-Directed Learning a great choice for readers and "non-readers" alike.

Self-Directed Learning for the 21st Century: Implications for Higher Education

Self-Directed Learning for the 21st Century: Implications for Higher Education
Author: Elsa Mentz
Publisher: AOSIS
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2019-12-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1928396879

This book is devoted to scholarship in the field of self-directed learning in the 21st century, with specific reference to higher education. The target audience of the book includes scholars in the field of self-directed learning and higher education. The book contributes to the discourse on the quality of education in the 21st century and adds to the body of scholarship in terms of self-directed learning, and specifically its role in higher education. Although all the chapters in the book directly address self-directed learning, the different foci and viewpoints raised make the book a rich knowledge bank of work on self-directed learning.

Self-Determined Learning

Self-Determined Learning
Author: Stewart Hase
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2013-09-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1441191488

Heutagogy, or self-determined learning, redefines how we understand learning and provides some exciting opportunities for educators. It is a novel approach to educational practice, drawing on familiar concepts such as constructivism, capability, andragogy and complexity theory. Heutagogy is also supported by a substantial and growing body of neuroscience research. Self-Determined Learning explores how heutagogy was derived, and what this approach to learning involves, drawing on recent research and practical applications. The editors draw together contributions from educators and practitioners in different fields, illustrating how the approach can been used and the benefits its use has produced. The subjects discussed include: the nature of learning, heutagogy in the classroom, flexible curriculum, assessment, e-learning, reflective learning, action learning and research, and heutagogy in professional practice settings.

Self-Directed Learning and the Academic Evolution from Pedagogy to Andragogy

Self-Directed Learning and the Academic Evolution from Pedagogy to Andragogy
Author: Patrick C. Hughes
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2021
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1799876632

"This book fills the gap between theory-laden academic books designed to help academic faculty incorporate self-directed learning activities into their courses and the self-help books designed to help motivate individuals to learn new skills"--

Self-Directed Learning Strategies in Adult Educational Contexts

Self-Directed Learning Strategies in Adult Educational Contexts
Author: Giuseffi, Francesco G.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2019-04-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1522580190

Today’s global educational environment includes the emergence of adult learners participating in formal and informal educational encounters for the purposes of professional development or personal enrichment. These learners must possess the conceptual and attitudinal idea of self-directed learning in order to be skilled workers and fulfilled human beings. Self-Directed Learning Strategies in Adult Educational Contexts is a critical scholarly publication that examines the impacts of self-directed learning methods and strategies on adult learning in various formal and informal learning situations and educational encounters. Featuring topics such as andragogy, learning analytics, and educational technologies, this book is geared toward adult educators, administrators, principals, professors, human resource managers, educational professionals, and researchers working in the fields of andragogy, adult learning theory, professional development, instructional technology, and curriculum development.

Teacher Learning That Matters

Teacher Learning That Matters
Author: Mary Kooy
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2012-02-27
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136651357

In the continuing global call for educational reforms and change, the contributors in this edited collection address the critical issue of teacher learning from diverse national contexts and perspectives. They define "teacher learning that matters" as it shapes and directs pedagogical practices with the goal of improving student learning. This book weaves together major studies, research findings and theoretical orientations to represent a globalized network of inquiries into the what, how and why of teacher learning that shapes teacher skill and knowledge. Teacher learning matters on an international scale because teachers are the portals through which any initiative for change and reform is realized. Recognizing that a highly skilled teaching force is instrumental to improving student achievement adds import to generating interactive dialogue on teacher learning around the globe.