Self-determined learning: Creating personal learning environments for lifelong learningLISA MARIE BLASCHKECARL VON OSSIETZKY UNIVERSITÄT OLDENBURG

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What is self-determined learning? A crash course in heutagogy The practice of self-determined learning Why should you be interested? Designing for self-determined learning Building personal learning environments (examples)

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“Heutagogy is the study of self-determined learning and applies a holistic approach to developing learner capabilities with the learner serving as the major agent in their own learning, which occurs, as a result of personal experience

(HASE & KENYON, 2007, P. 112)

What is self-determined learning (heutagogy)?

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Learner-centered and learner-determined

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Capability development and self-efficacy

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Self-reflection/meta-cognition and double-loop learning

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Non-linear teaching and learning

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Builds on earlier theories and concepts …8

Heutagogy

AndragogyCapabilityTransformativ

eLearning

Self-Efficacy

HumanismDouble-

LoopLearning

ReflectivePractice

Constructivism

Pedagogy-Andragogy-Heutagogy (PAH) Continuum

Blaschke (2012)

PedagogyAndragogy

Heutagogy

A continuum of andragogy

Andragogy (Self-directed) ► Heutagogy (Self-determined)Single-loop learning ► Double-loop learningCompetency development ► Capability developmentLinear design and learning approach ► Non-linear design and learning approachInstructor-learner directed learning ► Learner-directed learningGetting students to learn (content) ► Getting students to understand how they

learn (process)

Blaschke (2012)

Why should you be interested?

Addresses many of the challenges faced by education today: The workforce needs lifelong learning and lifelong

learners Students need to learn how to learn and develop

critical thinking skills Schools can’t teach everything; learners need to

learn to learn More institutions moving toward learner-centered

learning and competency-based education Aligns well with affordances of today’s

technology

A powerfulcombinationThe combination of the social web and self-determined learning

Learner-centered and determined

Capability development

Self-reflection and double-loop learning

Non-linear design

HeutagogyWeb 2.0 Affordances

Knowledge and

information

aggregation

Connectivity,

networking, and social

rapport

Content discovery,

sharing, and

creation (individual

and group)

Reflection and

creativity (individual

and group)

(Gerstein, 2013; Sharpe, Beetham, & DeFreitas, 2010; Conole, 2011; McLoughlin & Lee, 2007)

Benefits of heutagogy

Improves critical thinking and reflection Increases learner engagement and motivation Gives learners more control over learning (learner-centered) Improves ability of learners to investigate and question ideas – and apply

knowledge in practical situations Supports development of independent ideas and self-confidence Makes learners more capable and able to adapt to new environments Better prepares them for the complexities of the workforce

Canning & Callan (2010), Ashton & Elliott (2008), Ashton & Newman (2006), Blaschke (2014)

Key Elements of Heutagogical Design

Explore

Collab-orate

Connect

Reflect

Learner

Share

Create

Learner-centeredness

We need to inspire learners to learn again.

Develop learner autonomy

Discover what motivates your learners Identify learners’ level of autonomy and

adjust accordingly Learner questionnaires and contracts Learner-directed questions and discussions

Focus on teaching learners how to learn

Let learners create and play… and fail

Nurture a growth mindset Project-based learning Inquiry learning Problem-based learning

Incorporate activities for self-reflection, self- and information-discovery, and experimentation

Learning journals Visual story-telling

Encourage reflection

Build learner skills while allowing them to determine and reflect on their learning path Scaffolding of learning activities to create frameworks for

learning/discovery Learner-directed questions Action research

Empower learners to collaborate/create

Build learning environments for creative expression

Open learning spaces Maker spaces

Incorporate group exercises and collaborative assessment

Collaborative group work Communities of practice

Build skills and competencies

Support development of personal knowledge management, digital literacy, and social collaboration skills Skill building activities Social networking and collaboration tools Gaming

Promote self-efficacy (Ritchie, 2015) Articulate goals Set parameters

Allow learners to define success

Assess learner achievement by negotiating the assessment process and making curriculum flexible Formative assessment Learning contracts Self-assessment and peer-assessment

Use open learning environments

Choose a learning environment that supports free and open learning MOOC (xMOOCs, cMOOCs, project-based

MOOCS, open boundary courses) Communities of practice (CoPs) and

community networks Bibblio (http://bibblio.org)

What does this have to do with PLEs?

Primary Education (K-4) PLE

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Secondary Education (5-12) PLE

Http://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/learner-experience

Higher Education PLE

Michele Ursino: https://www.flickr.com/photos/micurs/6995301901

Professional Development PLE

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MOOCs

CoPs

Learners design and create their own PLEs.

We provide learning environments and give learners to tools to make those environments their own.

HOLISTIC. PERSONALIZED. CONTEXTUAL.

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%20Heutagogy%20Collection/collections