Advancing Self-Directed Learning in Higher Education

Self-directed learning (SDL) is considered a core concept in problem-based learning (PBL) and student-centered learning. More importantly, the current face-to-face model of curriculum implementation faces many challenges that seem to question its dominance over other models. The violent nature of th…

Self-directed learning is an approach that includes educational features in which the learner assumes the responsibility of learning and decides what, how, where, and when to learn. Self-directed learning steps are similar to Kolb's experiential learning steps. In experiential learning, students' le…