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Lifelong Learning

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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 …

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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], …