Critical Review On Self-Directed Learning

James, Christina, and Hugh, who would be the best candidate for MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses). They have to be open-minded and have great time management. The only person according to their essay that fits those specific trait is James Gregory and the essay is “Chunky Peanut Butter”.

In the article, “The Year of the MOOC”, Laura Pappano describes the future of education as open online courses. In the college essay “Chunky Peanut Butter” by James Gregory his writing shows characteristics that makes him equipped for the open online courses. The characteristics are leadership, being open-minded, and always being prepared to any work given to him. These traits is why I think he is the most capable for MOOC.

Technology is changing the way people around the world can learn. In the article, “The Year Of The MOOC” , Laura Pappano discusses MOOCs which are massive open online courses. After reading each student’s essays James Gregory should take MOOCs. Gregory should take a MOOC because he is responsible, doesn’t like attention, and his very helpful. These online courses are designed for people like him.

A MOOC is a Massive Open Online Course that helps prepare college students for college. The article “ The Year of the MOOC” by Laura Pappano. It is about an online course that helps students be prepare students in the subjects they need help in. It is like an online tutor that is free. The article “ I Couldn’t Imagine wanting to Dye my Hair Blond ” by Christina Mendoza. Mendoza was always bullied by other students because of the way she looked, her mom was “Caucasian who grew up in California” and her father was “ a Mexican American” who grew up in San Antonio. So while all of her classmates that were Czech and had blue eyes and blond hair, while she had chocolate hair and espresso eyes. So she was classified as different and got bullied and soon realized that diversity makes the world go round but deep down she is still hurt and can have a major negative outburst. Although some people believe Mendoza has overcome bullying it may actually be argued she’s at the tip of the mountain and anyone can push her off.

As educators we encourage independent thinking and when it comes to online learning, one will need to be able to think independently as sometimes the course will be asynchronous.

In this individual reflective report, I will discuss how the Consulting Project course gave me opportunities to experience, explore and evaluate the real-life business case, how it strengthen my practical business knowledge, problem solving and leadership skills, and how the learning process will support my personal development goals. To help structure my reflective report, I will apply the Kolb’s model of reflection which we learned from the LPDCM course. This model is also known as learning through experience, described through the Kolb’s Learning Cycle:

In the study, year level is used as another indicator in profile of the respondents to measure its validity.

Learning is a change in behavior over time that is brought about by experience during training in educational encounter (Akubuiro and Joshua, 2003). Training as part of education, is the acquisition of knowledge, skills and competence as a result of the teaching of practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competences (Angel, 2007). Training helps the learner to acquire certain useful skills and develop critical mind for the learner’s self-development. Therefore, the knowledge that comes from training is more of knowledge of how to do or perform specific tasks. Thus, the

Self-Determination Theory (SDT) was conceived by Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan. This theory is concerned with human motivation, personality, and optimal functioning. For the purpose of SDT and work motivation, motivation is considered the core of biological, cognitive, and social regulation. Instead of just looking at the amount of motivation, self-determination theory focuses on different types of motivation. SDT focuses on people’s inner motivation. SDT assumes that people naturally self-motivate themselves and that success inherently is the greatest reward, not just external rewards or outcomes. The theory also recognizes that people can become stagnant and passive in their behavior. SDT accounts for this division by examining

Differentiation, with respect to instruction, means tailoring it to meet individual needs of the students. Teachers can differentiate content, process, products, or the learning environment, the use of ongoing assessment and flexible grouping makes this a successful approach to instruction. Teachers differentiate the four classroom elements based on student readiness, interest, or learning profile. (Tomlinson 2000).

To improve learning in higher education, the primary focus should be on engaging students in a process that best enhances their learning – a process that contains feedback on the effectiveness of their learning efforts. Education must be conceived as a continuing reconstruction of experience, the process and goal of education are one and the same thing. Dewey (1897) all learning is re-learning. Learning is best facilitated by a process that draws out the students’ beliefs and ideas about a topic so that they can be examined, tested and integrated with new, more refined ideas. Learning needs the resolution of conflicts between dialectically opposed modes of adaptation to the world. Conflict, differences, and disagreement are what drive the learning process. In the process of learning one is called upon to move back and forth between opposing modes of reflection and action and feeling and

initiative for planning their own learning, seeking out the necessary resources, implementing and evaluating their own learning (tenant p10). The research by Tough prompted a multitude of research on the phenomenon. To date self-directed learning is one of the most widely researched area in the field of adult learning ( Owen , T Ross 2002).

When self-awareness is used, it means to what extent people are aware of their thinking pattern, traits, feelings and behavior (Brown, 2012). Fletcher and Bailey (2003) state that it is possible to preview at our own self-assessment and assessment made by other people in relation to self-awareness for instance, the scope of which we can exactly recognise how others observe us. In the same way, Yammarino and Atwater (1997) identify self-awareness as an adeptness of an individual to view own performance related to a specific criteria and then, evaluate others assessment of the individual and monitor precisely linking the two consequences. Fletcher and Bailey (2003) states the relationship between self-awareness and performance is significant when assessing self-awareness and further presents

“Heutagogy is the study of self-determined learning … It is also an attempt to challenge some ideas about teaching and learning that still prevail in teacher centred learning and the need for, as Bill Ford (1997) eloquently puts it ‘knowledge sharing’ rather than ‘knowledge hoarding’. In this respect heutagogy looks to the future in which knowing how to learn will be a fundamental skill given the pace of innovation and the changing structure of communities and workplaces.”

Learning is a process of gaining skill or knowledge. These processes are included of some activities such as studying, practicing, being taught, and do some experiences. (The University of Edinburgh, 2015). The learning process has been improved over time to meet or adapt to the needs of each person. One of the ways to choose learning system that support the convenience of student is to take online learning. The definition of online learning is learning using the online system in which students do not have to attend classes. Although, online learning provides students to have the flexibility to attend the college at time and location that suitable for them, but before students make decision