Free Learning: A Student-Directed Pedagogy in Asia and Beyond

ISBN-13: 9780367714017 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 316 str.

Ross Parker; David Coniam; Peter Falvey

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This edited volume explores, investigates and analyses Free Learning – an innovative approach to student-directed learning which seeks to challenge educational norms. Researchers and educators who are interested in student-directed methodologies, especially in Asia, will find that the practical accounts and analyses of Free Learning useful.

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Section 1: Introduction1. Opening UpPeter Falvey and Ross Parker2. Introduction and Background to Free LearningRoss Parker and David ConiamSection 2: Literature Background: Theoretical, Practical and Educational Perspectives3. Grounding the Free Learning Model: Theoretical PerspectivesMin Yang and Wincy Lee Wing Sze4. Grounding the Free Learning Model: Practical PerspectivesWincy Lee Wing Sze and Min Yang5. Curriculum Innovation and Free Learning at International College Hong KongToby Newton6. Building Relationships, Living the CurriculumElke Van dermijnsbrugge7. Assessment in Free LearningAlex HallSection 3: How Free Learning Works: Examples of Free Learning in Practice8. Implementing Free LearningRoss Parker9. A Free Learning Approach to STEM DeliveryStewart Ross10. The Adoption of Free Learning in a Pre-Service Teacher Education Programme: A Possible Crisis ResponseElke Van dermijnsbrugge11. Deconstructing the Curriculum: Introducing Free Learning to a Computer Science CourseSandra Kuipers12. Comparing and Evaluating Professional Development Workshops Conducted via Free Learning and Face-To-Face Modes: The Hong Kong NET SchemeNative-speaking English Teacher Section, Education Bureau, Hong Kong SARSection 4: Evaluation of Free Learning13. The Evaluation of Free Learning at International College Hong KongElke Van dermijnsbrugge and Baiwen Pang14. Free Learning: A Guinea Pig's RetrospectiveVince Matthew Pineda Leung15. A Quantitative Exploration of Student Attitudes to Free Learning and of Grades AchievedDavid Coniam16. A Qualitative Inquiry into Student Attitudes towards Free LearningYangyu Xiao and David Coniam17. The Mastery TranscriptRoss ParkerSection 5: Conclusion: Where to from Here?18. Conclusion and Looking ForwardPeter Falvey and Ross Parker