Fire Up the Learner Within - The Art of Self-Directed Learning' - eBook

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Whether you are preparing for an exam, or learning for a new job mandate, or learning more about a hobby, or you simply want to pursue learning for the sheer joy of it, this e-book will help you improve your self-directed learning skills.

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• Do you think you are intelligent?

• Do you consider yourself a ‘learner for exams’ (driven by extrinsic motivations) or a ‘learner for life’ (learning for the joy of learning)?

• Does the ongoing knowledge explosion make you wish you could learn more, faster; understand better and stay on top of your game – be it work related or pursuit of a new hobby?

• Did your formal schooling make you a rote learner and now has Google made your memorization skills redundant?

• The e-book ‘Fire Up the Learner Within – The Art of Self-Directed Learning’ will help you improve your ability and capacity to learn

• Whether you are preparing for an exam, or learning for a new job mandate, or learning more about your hobby, or you simply want to pursue learning for the sheer joy of it, this book will help you improve your self-directed learning skills

Knowledge has exploded…

Rate of change is unprecedented…

Rules of the game have changed

To flourish in the 21st century you need to:

You need to become an excellent self-directed learner!

In ‘LEARNING-TO-LEARN’ section the book discusses how you can build your inner learning strength by cultivating dispositions like emotional resilience, grit, imagination, deep engagement and meta-learning

In ‘KNOW’ section the book looks at how you can become better at acquiring knowledge in a particular subject-matter by fostering good study habits and learning informally, especially using online learning networks

In ‘UNDERSTAND’ section the book discusses ways to acquire deep disciplinary knowledge and modes of thinking that help you look at the world through different lenses, which leads to deeper understanding

Finally, in the last section ‘PERFORM’ the book focuses on assessment, how to achieve personal mastery and a state of ‘flow’, and also looks briefly at how to deal with success and failure

• The book is well-researched with references to more than 30 related books and other resources

• The book has more than 100 illustrations that make it more engaging and an easier read

• The book is available on various formats and devices – PDF, Kindle, ePub (see following pages for details)

• All this only for US $1.99!

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