Why I feel, I can be an autonomous learner?

PRESENTS: MARCO ANTONIO BELLO CRUZ

INTRODUCTORIO

Definition of an autonomous learner.

Autonomous: Having the freedom to act independently.

Learner: A person who is learning a subject or skill.

Autonomous learner: One who solves problems or develops new ideas through a combination of divergent and convergent thinking and functions with minimal external guidance.

History of learning autonomy.

The term "learner autonomy" was first coined in 1981 by Henri Holec, the "father" of learner autonomy. Many definitions have since been given to the term, depending on the writer, the context, and the level of debate educators have come to.

Some of the most well known definitions in present literature are:

“Autonomy is the ability to take charge of one's own learning”. (Henri Holec)

“Autonomy is essentially a matter of the learner's psychological relation to the process and content of learning”. (David Little)

“Autonomy is a situation in which the learner is totally responsible for all the decisions concerned with his [or her] learning and the implementation of those decisions”. (Leslie Dickinson)

“Autonomy is a recognition of the rights of learners within educational systems”. (Phil Benson)

Actions of an autonomous

learner

Exploring

Identifying

Planning

Collecting data

Analyzing / reflecting

Hypothesising / speculating

Intervening

Observing

Reporting

Writing and presenting

Why is important to be an autonomous learner.

You don’t depend from other persons.

You can research on your own.

You can work by yourself without needing help from other people.

You turn into lifelong learners

What does autonomous learning mean?

I must always learn on my own and no one else can do that for me. Often, though, others, teachers, authorities, supervisors, or parents tell me what I should learn.

With autonomous learning, however, I decide by myself what, how, when, where, and with what material I want to learn and whether I want to learn by myself or with others.

Independent

Motivate myself

Responsable for my

learning and decisions

Take risks

Reach goals

Self aware

Plan my things and

work

Critical and analytical

thinker

MeGood at filtering and

selecting information

Adaptable and flexible in approach to learning

work by myself

Sources

Boud, D. (ed.). 1988. Developing Student Autonomy in Learning. New York: Kogan Press.

Little, D. 1991. Learner Autonomy. 1: Definitions, Issues and Problems. Dublin: Authentik.

Benson Phil, Volter Peter (1997) Autonomy and independence in lenguage learning, British Library Cataloguing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learner_autonomy