Knowles is well-cited, but, any of these would be good to consider as a starting point: <a href="http://scholar.google.co.za/scholar?q=self-directed+learning&hl=en&btnG=Search&as_sdt=1%2C5&as_sdtp=on">http://scholar.google.co.za/scholar?q=self-directed+learning&hl=en&btnG=Search&as_sdt=1%2C5&as_sdtp=on</a><div>
<br></div><div>George<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 7:28 AM, Philipp Schmidt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:philipp@p2pu.org">philipp@p2pu.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
On 7 September 2011 05:22, George Siemens <<a href="mailto:gsiemens@gmail.com">gsiemens@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi all,<br>
> I'm somewhat perplexed to see this discussion ignore the entire field of<br>
> self-directed learning. What is now flying under the DIY name has been<br>
> extensively researched by distance (and more recently, online) educators.<br>
> Self-directed learning is not new and it was not invented by the internet.<br>
> Why is this existing research ignored? I could enter a rant about the power<br>
> of renaming a concept to claim ownership, but that would likely not be very<br>
> helpful in foster discussion.<br>
> George<br>
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Could you share a good starting point to that literature? Would be<br>
super useful for someone like me, who is more of an implementer.<br>
<br>
I didn't come up with the term DIY learning, but I don't think it's an<br>
attempt to claim ownership as much as an attempt to find an<br>
interesting name for the current rise in technology enabled<br>
self-directed learning (TESDL?).<br>
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