“I haven’t met many self-directed teenagers,” said a frustrated high school teacher during a recent presentation. As we contemplate the vast problem of teenage disengagement and the apparent low level ...

In recent years, educators have placed more emphasis on the importance of hands-on participation and student-led inquiry. While the benefits of self-directed learning are widely acknowledged, the ...

Social-emotional skills are fundamental for success in school and in life. But how can we ensure that all students learn these valuable lessons so they can have positive relationships with each other, ...

I have the Self-Directed Learning course to thank for many accomplishments…SDL allowed me to think about my passions in an academic setting. Without this course I would not have had the tools to ...

The term “at risk” is loosely defined and using it as a umbrella descriptor for struggling students is a slippery slope. At my suburban school in South Carolina, the term is used liberally to describe ...

Learning challenges often arise from a lack of self-direction, engagement and motivation. To address these, we integrated an AI-powered learning platform into our Moodle-based course. The centrepiece ...

As regular readers of this blog know, I’m an advocate for Self-Directed Education. My research and that of others convince me that Self-Directed Education works, is eminently practical, and is far ...

Self-directed learning (SDL), also known as ‘active learning’ or ‘deep learning’, is a learning methodology where learners take primary responsibility for planning, implementing, and evaluating the ...