Self-Directed Learning

Check out a great excerpt from Tom Vanderbilt’s new book, Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning. In the piece he highlights five insights from the book: 1) using the power of the […]

For a solid introduction to the use of project-based learning to support the development of 21st century skills among K12 students, see this article by Sandy Swartz in which she covers the basics of how […]

Self-directed projects can lead to some amazing learning opportunities, and sustaining such projects over a long period of time can lead to impressive progress. That is only one of the things that makes one special […]

For those of us interested in self-directed learning and project-based learning, the closing of schools due to the pandemic provides an ideal opportunity for students to engage in major projects. Such conditions are a test […]

C.M. Rubin discusses the Redes de Tutoria education movement and interviews a key practitioner of it in this report that highlights how the Tutoria avoids the standard approach of mass education in favor of self-directed […]

Thomas Oppong identifies four habits of lifelong learners that are worth consideration as we think about self-directed learning. They are: 1) prioritize self-learning, 2) read voraciously, 3) maintain a list of things to learn, and […]

Writing in Medium, Thomas Oppong highlights six characteristics of those he calls super learners, individuals who engage in activities to be continuously learning on their own throughout life. The six habits are within reach of […]

One strategy for helping students to develop as self-directed learners is to give them experience learning from one another, that is, collaborating on tasks to facilitate their learning apart from direct interaction with a teacher. […]

It is always helpful to see examples of educational practices that can be used to support the development of students as self-directed learners. For a large collection of school initiatives that do just that, take […]