Free learning a student-directed pedagogy in Asia and beyond / edited by Ross Parker, David Coniam, and Peter Falvey.
| Other author | Parker, Ross (Educational technologist) |
| Other author | Coniam, David. |
| Other author | Falvey, Peter. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge series on schools and schooling in Asia |
| Contents | Opening up / Peter Falvey and Ross Parker -- Introduction and background to free learning / Ross Parker and David Coniam -- Grounding the free learning model : theoretical perspectives / Min Yang and Wincy Lee Wing Sze -- Grounding the free learning model : practical perspectives / Wincy Lee Wing Sze and Min Yang -- Curriculum innovation and free learning at International College Hong Kong / Toby Newton -- Building relationships, living the curriculum / Elke Van dermijnsbrugge -- Assessment in free learning / Alex Hall -- Implementing free learning / Ross Parker -- A free learning approach to STEM delivery / Stewart Ross -- The adoption of free learning in a pre-service teacher education programme : a possible crisis response / Elke Van dermijnsbrugge -- Deconstructing the curriculum : introducing free learning to a computer science course / Sandra Kuipers -- Comparing and evaluating professional development workshops conducted via free learning and face-to-face modes : the Hong Kong NET scheme / Native-speaking English Teacher Section, Education Bureau, Hong Kong -- The evaluation of free learning at International College Hong Kong / Elke Van dermijnsbrugge and Baiwen Pang -- Free learning : a guinea pig's retrospective / Vince Matthew Pineda Leung -- A quantitative exploration of student attitudes to free learning and of grades achieved / David Coniam -- A qualitative inquiry into student attitudes towards free learning / Yangyu Xiao and David Coniam -- The mastery transcript / Ross Parker -- Conclusion and looking forward / Peter Falvey and Ross Parker. |
| Abstract | "This edited volume explores, investigates and analyses Free Learning - an innovative approach to student-directed learning which seeks to challenge educational norms from within. The volume is framed by a recognition of the urgent need for transformation of our educational systems. In traditional education, students work through a teacher-directed linear syllabus, at a pace dictated by the teacher, with summative assessment hurdles at too-frequent intervals. Progression and direction are determined solely by the teacher. In Free Learning, students determine their own learning pathway through a non-linear syllabus, which can be visualised as a mind map. Students may then complete as many units as they either have time for, or are interested in, moving from one unit to another on the basis of having formatively satisfied the demands of each individual unit. This volume showcases the value and potential of Free Learning in contemporary practice, and is intended to bridge theory and practice. The structure of the book reflects this complementary fit, with contributions from practitioners describing Free Learning as a learning and teaching tool in a range of educational settings, subjects and age-ranges. It also contains qualitative and quantitative analyses by researchers exploring the uptake of Free Learning and students' responses to the methodology. Researchers and educators who are interested in student-directed methodologies, especially in Asia, will find that the practical accounts and analyses of Free Learning contained within, provide much food for thought with regard to redefining student learning"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Free learning Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9780367714017 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021027997 |
| ISBN | 9781000483697 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9781003150695 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |