Learning is affected by the amount of autonomy granted to the learners. Learning arrangements take place on a spectrum ranging from autodidactic to externally controlled learning. Due to the fact that empowerment should help teams to increase autonomy, we have to take into account, that autodidactic learning is supporting this goal better than external control.
Therefore facilitators have to find strategies to balance their desire for expected outcome and for control with the higher goal of the learner's responsibility and autonomy. Second, they should take care to address self-responsibility and to combine opportunities for active experimentation with opportunities for knwoledge acceleration and for reflection. [1]
Contents
Learning Arrangements
Autodidactic |
Externally Controlled |
|
Learning Orientation |
Focuses on the person learning |
Focuses on the person teaching |
What the person learning does |
Learning by acting |
Consuming learning person |
Time and space restrictions for the person learning |
Flexible |
Fixed times and learning places |
Defining objectives and content |
Freely determined by the person learning |
Defined for the person learning |
References
- ↑ N. Zimmermann: Mentoring Handbook - Providing Systemic Support for Mentees and Their Projects; Berlin 2012; MitOst; ISBN 978-3-944012-00-1
- ↑ H. Siebert: Selbstgesteuertes Lernen und Lernbegleitung - Konstruktivistische Perspektiven; Augsburg 2006
Nils-Eyk Zimmermann
Editor of Competendo. Coordinator of the project DIGIT-AL Digital Transformation in Adult Learning for Active Citizenship. Secretary of the DARE network. Topics: active citizenship, civil society, digital transformation, non-formal and lifelong learning, capacity building. Blogs here: Blog: Civil Resilience. Email: office@dare-network.eu
Holistic Learning
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