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Supporting Learning Online: Perspectives of Faculty and Staff at Broad-Access Institutions During COVID-19

This Postsecondary Teaching with Technology Collaborative report examines how faculty and staff at nine institutions reconsidered students’ online learning needs in the midst of the pandemic, and it explores how supports were offered to help students strengthen their self-directed learning skills.

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Publications     Newsletters   March 13, 2024. Hear from Our Partners! In this issue of News from the Collaborative for spring 2024, we share several new blogs posted on our website and upcoming conference presentations. We hope to see you at one of our conference sessions! Read more…   January 29, 2024. Happy New Year from … Continue reading Newsletters

Working Toward a Definition of Self-Directed Learning and a Unifying Framework to Support Students

The term self-directed learning—as we are currently using it within the Postsecondary Collaborative—encompasses an intricate set of mindsets and intrapersonal skills that students use to manage their learning. Though educators and researchers often think of them as discrete skills, we theorize that they are more powerful together than alone.