Educational theorists like Sir Kenneth Robinson have long called for a learning revolution that would better equip learners to live and work in our modern world. The …
Transformative Learning
Although ideas surrounding transformative learning within formal academic settings have traditionally been associated with Jack Mezirow’s theory from the 1970s [1], the idea of learning that leads …
Collaborative Learning
Collaboration is a component of many forms of learning: adult learning, reflective learning, active learning, lifelong learning, etc. One method of collaborative learning that works …
Active and Participatory Learning
Active learning, also known as participatory or experiential learning, is a field of study with links to several other types of learning. In active learning …
Reflective Learning
Reflective learning is a crucial component of adult learning, self-directed learning, transformative learning, and lifelong learning. But it is also a field of study in …
SDL Learning Processes
One positive consequence of the growth of SDL in contemporary educational settings has been a refocusing on the processes of learning rather than simply its …
SDL Skills
Your online design can offer one pathway in the development of SDL skills for emerging leaders who will be facing these kinds of challenges. Thus, …
Self-Directed Learning
Self-directed learning (SDL) has gained significant momentum as a design priority across the varied educational landscapes, today. Although this growth has been driven in part …
Adult Learning – Part 2
Read Part 1 of Adult Learning on making connections. Learning Design Strategies Transmission – Daniel Pratt and Associates (2005) [1] have identified five overarching approaches …
Adult Learning – Part 1
Although theories of adult learning seemed to blossom in the 1960s, at least in the West, leading to learning designations such as formal, informal, and non-formal [1], self-directed [2], …