Guests: Ken Danford, executive director of North Star: Self Directed Learning for Teens; and Catherine Gobron, North Star’s assistant director. Anthony Rebora, teachermagazine.org (Moderator): Welcome ...

Two years after colleges and universities made the drastic shift to full remote learning during COVID-19, students are accustomed to the flexibility afforded by online courses. With growing ...

As you know if you have been following it for awhile, this blog is primarily about self-education, especially in children but also in adults. It's about learning that occurs through play, ...

Social-emotional skills are fundamental for success in school and in life. But how can we ensure that all students learn these valuable lessons so they can have positive relationships with each other, ...

Self-directed learning has worked in higher education for a long time, but K–12 schools are now adopting this model. Here’s how they can get started. Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus ...

If you want someone to be motivated to complete a task, a reward (like a gold star or grade) works well only for tasks that are highly routine; anything involving creativity or deeper thinking ...

Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Rupak Gandhi discusses the proposal of a self-directed learning academy for K-12 students during the Fargo School Board meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023.

New insights from Cornerstone OnDemand reveal three-fold increase in self-directed learning across Europe since Q1 2020, with a 6x spike from July to October 2020 The pandemic is driving employees’ ...

I have the Self-Directed Learning course to thank for many accomplishments…SDL allowed me to think about my passions in an academic setting. Without this course I would not have had the tools to ...