Self Directed

LearningWho can learn?

Unit 1: Orientation and SafetyCompetency 2: …the teaching profession.Objective b & c: Self-Directed Learning; All students can learn

Adapted from Original Author: Ann Marie McGuiness, CST, MSEd, CNOR, AST Instructor’s Workshop - May 2005

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about effective methods of teaching and not

enough about effective methods of learning."

Definit

ion A self-directed learner is a

continual learner who uses

a multitude of thinking strategies to maximize his

or her own learning.

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…involves a continual process of:• self-management• self-monitoring • self-modification

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• establishes clear goals• thoroughly gathers information

• persistently stays with a task

• uses a systematic approach to

problem solving, organizational

planning, and decision-making

• uses articulate, thoughtful

communication• continuous processmanagement of one’s behaviors

and resourcesmanagement of resources outside

oneself

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• consideration of the ramifications of thoughts,

plans, decisions, and actions

• metacognition - the process

of consciously monitoring

one’s own thinking• self-reflection• self-evaluation• process of reflecting on one’s

own thinking patterns, plans,

decisions, and actions

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• revises strategies and strives

to maximize his/her effectiveness based on

feedback• the change in one’s behavior based on the

data gathered during self-

monitoring and on feed

back received from others

• requires:self-evaluationinformed decision making

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1. PERSISTENCE2. MANAGING IMPULSIVITY

3. LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND

EMPATHY4. COOPERATIVE THINKING

- SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE

5. FLEXIBILITY OF THINKING

6. METACOGNITION7. ACCURACY AND

PRECISION

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8. A SENSE OF HUMOR

9. QUESTIONING10. DRAWING ON PAST

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

11. RISK TAKING12. USING ALL THE SENSES13. CREATIVITY14. WONDERMENT

PERSISTENCE“stick to a task” until completeddoes not give up easilyhas a systematic method of analyzing a

problem, knowing ways to begin, steps to perform, and data needed

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MANAGING IMPULSIVITY

thinking before actingforming a vision of a product/goal/destination before

beginning

"What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing." ~Aristotle

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LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY

detecting cues of feelings or emotional states - empathy

accurately expressing other people’s concepts, emotions, and problems

paraphrasing, clarifying, and building upon others words or emotions

COOPERATIVE THINKING - SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE

working effectively in groups

teamwork

"An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't." ~Anatole France

FLEXIBILITY OF THINKING

thinking “outside the box”considering alternative of viewdealing with several sources of information

simultaneously

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." ~Alvin Toffler

METACOGNITION

being aware of the steps used to solve a problem

sequencing stepsmaking a plan of action

Thinking about thinking…

ACCURACY AND PRECISIONaccuracy

reading directionschecking over your work

precision of thoughtoral and written communication

precision of languagesaying what you mean

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A SENSE OF HUMOR

ability to perceive situations from an original and humorous point of view

QUESTIONING

active problem-solvinginquisitiveness

"Questions are the creative acts of intelligence." ~Frank Kingdon

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DRAWING ON PAST KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

learning from the past

"To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development." Oscar Wilde

RISK TAKING

“pushing the envelope”going beyond the “correct”

answer

"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde

"A mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimension." Oliver Wendell Holmes

USING ALL THE SENSES

multi-focus experienceauditoryvisualkinesthetic

"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery." Mark van Doren

CREATIVITY

the use of ingenious products, solutions, and techniques

"Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud

WONDERMENT

“love” of learningcuriositylife-long learners

"The secret of teaching is to appear to have known all your life what you just learned this morning." Anonymous