Self-directed learning

Self-directed learning is applied when students learn different thing at different rates. Students set their own goals and decide their own learning activities during negotiation with the teacher. This humanistic approach is often used for developing difficult skills, such as, easy writing, creative work, or study skills.

Using the general stated objectives below. This Peer-Mark assignment - based on Unit 36: Starting a small business (Task4: P3  paper assignment) - will provide new students with a Skill-development model to use as a bench-mark for their self-directed learning:

• Identify skills required to run the business.
• Identify personal skills contribution.
• Identify any skills gap & development needs.

Learners can access the “Peer-Mark” activity - located on Turn-It-In (UK) - once they have upload their completed draft copy of Unit 36: Task 4: P3 (Self-directed) to Turn-It-In (UK).

This activity will afford the following opportunities:

1. Providing exposure to variety of approaches to the same task.
2. Engaging students in critical thinking.
3. Providing collaboration amongst peers.
4. Engaging students in evaluation.
5. Anonymous reviews / Pair options.
6. Emphasising the process not the final product.

Example of how Task4: P3 should look - Example from past student's web-log.