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Friday, May 8, 2015
Is Learning Increasingly Self-Directed in the Digital Era? - Suren Ramasubbu, Huffington Post
It is vital that educators be trained to recognize and nurture self-directed learning using technology and be capable of creating learning environments that support it. A teacher who encourages freedom of learning and is open to it can accelerate the transition of learning from being teacher-centric to student centric. According to Roger Hiemstra, a scholar of adult learning and self-directed learning, a teacher plays six roles in self-directed learning - she is "content resource, resource locator, interest stimulator, positive attitude generator, creativity and critical thinking stimulator, and evaluation stimulator."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suren-ramasubbu/is-learning-increasingly-_b_7154164.html