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Donna Angley

The Thrill of Accidental Learning - 0 views

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    An excellent essay by Damon Darlin some Sundays back in the New York Times, "Serendipity: Lost in the Digital Deluge," got me thinking -- not for the first time -- about the joys of accidental learning. ~Owen Edwards~
William Meredith

Online Learning - Student-Centered Learning - 0 views

  • These are true benefits of a student-centered learning environment. Learners who really want to learn flourish in this environment, while those that are in classes for other reasons (parents sent them to college, or they had nothing else to do so came to school) will not fare as well.
  • Open-ended, student-centered environments properly designed to support learners allow them the best opportunity to succeed. It also gives them the prospect of finding something they want to learn more about--serendipity. As learning progresses, students are allowed to assess their progress and learning needs, to adjust the learning as necessary.
  • To be effective, learning must be meaningful to the student. Otherwise, the instructor's time in creating the environment and assignments, and the student's time in taking the course, are both wasted.
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  • In the online course, the learner must direct his or her learning process, since the instructor is not standing next to the student telling him or her what to do next.
  • Online Learning - Student-Centered Learning
  • Benefits of student-centered learning environments include dynamic and constantly evolving learning through activities that focus on underlying cognitive processes which are based in relevant contexts.
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    Why focus on student-centered learning?
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