Dynamics of Personal Learning—Introduction – DPL418I

Dynamics of Personal Learning—Introduction DPL418I (15 hours, 1.5 units)

This course is about the process of self-direction in learning: how you learn, how you naturally self-direct your learning, and how you do this best. Ideas and preconceptions about self-directed learning are brought out in dialogue to be examined and discussed. Teaching and learning styles are explored to make it clear to each student how they process information and in which kinds of interactions they learn best. Exercises promote reflection about what supports a student in self-directing and what challenges them. Specific tools for self-directed learning are explored: the portfolio, the learning contract, the facilitator, movement, drawing, stories and the insights of others, as well as alternative ways of accessing one’s own interests and desires.

Path of Study: Core Class

Prerequisite: Communication III: Dialogue Methods—Introduction DM402