In recent years, educators have placed more emphasis on the importance of hands-on participation and student-led inquiry. While the benefits of self-directed learning are widely acknowledged, the ...

Self-directed learning (SDL), also known as ‘active learning’ or ‘deep learning’, is a learning methodology where learners take primary responsibility for planning, implementing, and evaluating the ...

The rising costs of higher education, burgeoning student debt and an uncertain job market have many potential college students rethinking that traditional four-year route to success. There’s another ...

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.

Adult learning in the United States continues to evolve as colleges, universities, and professional programs adapt to the ...

The Liberated Learners network of centers is hosting a free screening of Self-Taught: Life Stories from Self-Directed Learners followed by a Q&A and discussion of educational alternatives. From the ...

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Self-directed learning (SDL) is key to student success online. We foster self-directed learning through four principles of good practice: scaffolded and supported, active and authentic, social and ...

FARGO — A new academic model that just finished its inaugural year in Fargo Public Schools will be expanded this fall. The Self-Directed Academy, currently offering grades six through eight, will add ...