Dimitrios Thanasoulas quote many experts who definite Autonomy, leaner autonomy and dominant Philosophies of learning, conditions for learning Autonomy, learning strategies, cognitive strategies, metacognitive strategies, learner attitude and motivation, Self -esteem, how can learner Autonomy can be promoted, self -reports, diaries and evaluation sheets, persuasive communication as a Means of altering Learners Beliefs and Attitudes. As a conclusions Learner autonomy consists in becoming aware of, and identifying, one's strategies, needs, and goals as a learner, and having the opportunity to reconsider and refashion approaches and procedures for optimal learning. But even if learner autonomy is amenable to educational interventions, it should be recognized that it 'takes a long time to develop, and--simply removing the barriers to a person's ability to think and behave in certain ways may not allow him or her to break away from old habits or old ways of thinking' (Candy, 1991: 124). As Holyoake (1892, vol. 1, p. 4) succinctly put it, '[k]nowledge lies everywhere to hand for those who observe and think'.
About one-computer t classroom http://www.lburkhart.com/elem/strat.htm has good strategies and applications for this task an http://www.seirtec.org/present/onecomptr.html gives 7 categories of classroom computer use and issues in the One Computer Classroom.
I need to talk with my partner about Plan report, I have some ideas but I need to put in order. It was a productive week.
Hello Janeth,
ResponderEliminarI really agree with you when you comment that Professor Thanasoulas has gathered many interesting information in his article, thanks to him we could learn about learner autonomy. Now the issue is to try to make students aware of the benefits of autonomy and help them to switch from traditional learning to autonomous learners. The role of the facililtator is crucial because it depends on him starting promoting autonomy by designing lessons for students to research and discover by themselves key conecpts of the curriculum.
Omar