Summary: You worked in pairs to get a greater understanding of self-directed learning based on Gray’s video, reflection questions, and homework.

Gray, P. (2015). Self-directed learning. [Video]. YouTube. URL

Questions for Discussions:

1. What learning fundamentals in Gray’s illustrated talk resonated with you the most, and why?

2. What self-directed learning fundamentals have you experienced in your education in Japan? How was that? 

3. What self-directed learning fundamentals have you NOT experienced in your education in Japan? What do you think is the reason for this?

Homework due at 13:00 after lunch, a day before Class_03:

1. Complete your three-question reflection in your Google Doc share file:

2. Please read or view two of the four references below and take 3 to 4 pages of notes on keywords and drawings.

Could you please download the MS Word document attached, take a picture of your notes, insert the photo in the document, and then upload your picture homework to your Google Doc? When you write direct quotations, please note the paragraph number or time stamp of where you got your work. Thanks! 

Note: The viewings are new and not listed in your Google Docs, but please feel free to choose them. I have no assistant, so I am a professor/director and her own assistant simultaneously, so I’m pretty busy:).

Note Taking Samples:

Reading:

Center for Teaching Excellence. (n.d.). Self-directed learning: A four-step process. The University of Waterloo. URL

Viewing:

Gray, P. (2014). The decline of play [TED Talk Conference]. Youtube. URL

Reading:

Harrington, A. (2012). Rethinking education: Self-directed learning fits the digital age. Wired. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204140347/https://www.wired.com/insights/2013/12/rethinking-education-self-directed-learning-fits-the-digital-age/

Maastricht University. (2020, January 22). Self-directed learning at Maastricht University [Video]. Youtube. URL

An option to do Freerice.com: This United Nations project website has 60 levels of English vocabulary to learn and develop. For each correct vocabulary word comprehended, Free Rice will donate 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme to help end hunger, so students can learn new words and also contribute to reducing world hunger at the same time. And the levels of difficulty range from low to very high, so it is also suitable for teachers. There are also various subjects to choose from, including English Grammar and SAT Test Preparation. And amusingly, the site has a warning that claims this game may make the person smarter! http://freerice.com/#/englishvocabulary/1424

4,000 correct answers is our goal!