Self-directed learning is a continuous engagement in acquiring, applying and creating knowledge and skills in the context of an individual learner's unique problems. Effectively supporting self-directed learning is one of the critical challenges in supporting lifelong learning. Self-directed learning creates new challenging requirements for learning technologies. Domain-oriented design environm...

This presentation reports results of a mixed-method research study of working adults and college students who participated in self-directed e-learning courses on what influenced their motivation in their self-directed e-learning. The learner motivation is investigated in terms of what influences the learner motivation and whether the learner’s motivational level changes during the instruction. ...

Abstract An increasing number of German schools have suspended teacher-directed learning (TL) in favor self-directed (SL) modules. We used the broaden-and-build theory and self-determination as a theoretical framework to determine whether students environments differ interplay positive emotions strategies secondary education. The study also compares mediating role autonomy support on relationsh...

Providing learners with computer generated feedback on their learning process in simulation based discovery environments cannot be based on a detailed model of the leaning process due to the “open” character of discovery learning. This paper describes a method for generating adaptive feedback for discovery learning based on an “opportunistic” learning model that takes the current hypothesis of ...

The purpose of this work-in-progress paper is to report progress made in adapting the learning strategy known as team-based learning for use in the required sophomore-level electric circuit theory course. The project is motivated by the desire to introduce students to self-directed independent learning and to learning in groups early in their programs, both of which concepts are, in theory, pro...