EDvance Report.pdf
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… can gain ownership of their own learn- ing. One way that students can self-direct their learning is to give them the freedom in choosing what they want to learn and how they want to learn it. Other than optional courses (e.g., electives, minors, workshops), flexibility can be given through having a choice of learning goals, learning methods, and learning outcomes. Students can learn through attending a lecture (perhaps from a different university), reading an article, reading a textbook, watching … reviewing the design of a course (and possibly redesigning after the review) should be common practice [UM]. A UM educator advises that it is a lot easier to re-design the entire program, than it is to look for quick fixes. UM educators emphasized revisiting the foundational principles of CCCS that builds PBL. 1. Course evaluations UM educators informed us that evaluations are carried out with an online evaluation form, during or after the last tutorial session of each course [UM]. UM educators … at the knowledge level, comprehension level, and application level, and participate in a forum discussion. Compared to those who solely participated in forum discussions, those who generated their own questions were more engaged in their learning – visiting the learning management system more frequently, creating more threads of discussion, and replying to posts more frequently [42]. In practice, UM educators have also found student-generated questions to lead to more in-depth discussions, where …