Self Directed Learning

1. Adapted from Original Author: Ann Marie McGuiness, CST, MSEd, CNOR, AST Instructor’s Workshop - May 2005 Self Directed Learning Who can learn? Unit 1: Orientation and Safety Competency 2: …the teaching profession. Objective b & c: Self-Directed Learning; All students can learn

2. "We think too much about effective methods of teaching and not enough about effective methods of learning." John Carolus

3. A self-directed learner is a continual learner who uses a multitude of thinking strategies to maximize his or her own learning. Definition

4. …involves a continual process of: • self-management • self-monitoring • self-modification Self Directed Learning …

5. 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 process • management of one’s behaviors and resources • management of resources outside oneself Self Management

6. 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 Self-Monitoring

7. 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-evaluation • informed decision making Self-Modification

8. PERSISTENCE • MANAGING IMPULSIVITY • LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY • COOPERATIVE THINKING - SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE • FLEXIBILITY OF THINKING • METACOGNITION • ACCURACY AND PRECISION FOURTEEN CHARACTERISTICS OF INTELLIGENT BEHAVIOR

9. A SENSE OF HUMOR • QUESTIONING • DRAWING ON PAST KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE • RISK TAKING • USING ALL THE SENSES • CREATIVITY • WONDERMENT FOURTEEN CHARACTERISTICS OF INTELLIGENT BEHAVIOR

10. “stick to a task” until completed does not give up easily has a systematic method of analyzing a problem, knowing ways to begin, steps to perform, and data needed PERSISTENCE http://www.themillionairesecrets.net/images/2008/07/never-give-up.jpg

11. thinking before acting forming a vision of a product/goal/destination before beginning MANAGING IMPULSIVITY • "What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing." ~Aristotle http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSta7IeMSBiGt0RZlU26EDYH5mabzR4GxS6hKdU_Ant332-tqLsZg:alternativeremediesonline.storeblogs.com/files/2009/06/tantrum.jpg

12. 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 LISTENING WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY

13. working effectively in groups teamwork COOPERATIVE THINKING - SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE • "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

14. thinking “outside the box” considering alternative of view dealing with several sources of information simultaneously FLEXIBILITY OF THINKING • "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

15. being aware of the steps used to solve a problem sequencing steps making a plan of action METACOGNITION Thinking about thinking…

16. accuracy reading directions checking over your work precision of thought oral and written communication precision of language saying what you mean ACCURACY AND PRECISION http://www.google.com/imgres?q=accuracy&num=10&hl=en&safe=active&biw=1280&bih=909&tbm=isch&tbnid=O15-Tt0hjigXGM:&imgrefurl=http://www.123rf.com/photo_10418246_business-target-success-shooting-concept-accuracy-archery-arrows-sniper-hitting-of-bulls-eye-detaile.html&docid=UQpfaZzZ9cVmfM&imgurl=http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/snake3d/snake3d1108/snake3d110800026/10418246-business-target-success-shooting-concept-accuracy-archery-arrows-sniper-hitting-of-bulls-eye-detaile.jpg&w=1200&h=1104&ei=1GcuUPzkO6b7yAGZgoHQAQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&sig=116245106584461674549&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=128&tbnw=138&start=0&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:26,s:0,i:154&tx=59&ty=82

17. ability to perceive situations from an original and humorous point of view A SENSE OF HUMOR

18. active problem-solving inquisitiveness QUESTIONING http://www.google.com/imgres?q=questioning&num=10&hl=en&safe=active&biw=1280&bih=909&tbm=isch&tbnid=pWgWJEg5f2CFFM:&imgrefurl=http://bangshift.com/blog/question-of-the-day-are-ls-engines-chevrolet-general-motors-or-generic.html&docid=PedSGXKHvMagvM&imgurl=http://bangshift.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Small-Questioning-Face-Small-Webview.jpg&w=283&h=320&ei=XmguUOfCIZLE9gTkvoH4BQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&sig=116245106584461674549&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=125&tbnw=111&start=0&ndsp=34&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:72&tx=34&ty=70 • "Questions are the creative acts of intelligence."~Frank Kingdon

19. learning from the past DRAWING ON PAST KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE "To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development."Oscar Wilde

20. “pushing the envelope” going beyond the “correct” answer RISK TAKING "A mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimension."Oliver Wendell Holmes "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes."Oscar Wilde

21. multi-focus experience auditory visual kinesthetic USING ALL THE SENSES "The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery."Mark van Doren

22. the use of ingenious products, solutions, and techniques CREATIVITY "Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training."Anna Freud

23. “love” of learning curiosity life-long learners WONDERMENT "The secret of teaching is to appear to have known all your life what you just learned this morning."Anonymous