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Self-directed Learning for Higher Education: Course Material

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This course material provides an overview of the contents of the 'Self-directed learning for higher education' massive open online course (MOOC). The MOOC provides a short introduction to SDL for faculty and facilitators in the higher education context. This MOOC covers the basic theoretical foundations of SDL. In addition, the typical characteristics of a self-directed learner and the way in which learner-centred and SDL-oriented learning environments can be created, are explored. On a more practical level, the MOOC focuses on the affordances of strategies such as cooperative learning, problem-based learning and play-based learning to foster SDL. Finally, the MOOC concludes with a section on the role of assessment to promote SDL throughout the learning process.
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Self-Learning Materials (SLMs) , Self-Learners , Online Learning , Higher Education
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Pan-Commonwealth
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http://hdl.handle.net/11599/5613
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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2024
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Mentz, Elsa , Bunt, Byron J. , Havenga, Marietjie , Laubscher, Dorothy , Verster, Marisa , Van Zyl, Sukie , Lubbe, Anitia
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Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
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