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Task One – Written response to 7 questions
This task should be presented as a Word document. You will need to provide an explanation of what self-directed and social learning is all about and discuss how they are connected. You will need to include theories and the potential benefits and risks of self-directed and social learning for both individuals and organisations. You should also include some best-practice guidelines, in terms of how organisations could transition towards adopting more self-directed and social learning.
- An explanation of the concepts of self-directed and social learning, and at least two connections between them. (AC1.1)
- An assessment of the benefits and drawbacks of at least two different theories related to self-directed learning and two different theories of social learning. Include the similarities and differences between these different theories (AC1.2)
- An evaluation of at least two benefits and two risks of self-directed and social learning, covering both the individual and the organisation (AC1.3)
- An explanation of the steps organisations can take to encourage informal, self-directed, and social learning (AC2.1, AC2.2)
- A critical assessment of at least two theories of learner differences related to accessing and undertaking self-directed and social learning (AC2.3)
- An assessment of how digital and technological innovation are encouraging and enabling self-directed and social learning (AC2.4)
- A discussion of at least two different strategies that can be used to support individuals in reflecting on, and measuring the impact of, self- directed and social learning (AC 2.5)
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| Your written response should be around 3,000 words (+ or – 10%) |
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Task Two – Create a ‘Brief Guide to Content Curation’ document for use within your own organisation
Your “Content Curation Guide” must include:
- An evaluation of five key principles that underpin the curation of learning resources for self-directed and social learning, either as part of a wider learning and development programme or as a ‘stand-alone’ resource (AC 3.1)
- An example curation of three potential accessible learning resources in relation to a specific area of learning (of your own choice). You should suggest using an appropriate platform / method to make these resources accessible to others and explain why this may be ‘best practice.’ (AC 3.2)
- A guidance section which encourages and supports learners on how to curate quality resources for one another (AC 3.3)
| Your evidence must consist of: |
| The “guide” should be around 900 words (+ or – 10%) and should contain some key hints and tips and any policy-type statements that would help colleagues to deliver great, sharable content for learning. |
Solution
Table of Contents
Task One: Written Response to 7 Questions. 2
1.1 Self-directed and social learning, connections between them.. 2
1.2 Benefits and drawbacks of different theories. 2
1.3 Benefits and risks of self-directed and social learning. 4
2.1, 2.2 Steps organisations can take to encourage informal, self-directed and social learning. 5
2.3 Theories of learner differences. 6
2.4 Digital and technological innovation encourage and enable self-directed and social learning. 8
Task 2: Content Curation Guide. 10
3.2 Curation of potential accessible learning resources. 11
3.3 Encouraging and supporting learners on curating quality resources for one another. 12
Task One: Written Response to 7 Questions
1.1 Self-directed and social learning, connections between them
According to CIPD (2018) podcast, self-directed learning is a transition away from the traditional, classroom-oriented learning, empowerment to all people for taking charge of their own learning needs.
On the other hand, social learning is defined in CIPD (2017) as an informal and self-directed learning which occur as and when need arises in some instances through the application of social media or a similar collaborative technology. The popularity of social learning is informed by the fact that 90% of organisations implement this form of learning. This is as organisations are transitioning away from the controlled, classroom-based learning environment.
In regard to the connection of the two concepts, they include;
Mode of delivery of learning
Both self-directed and social learning are voluntarily implemented without being coerced or directed by the organisation to take part in the process of learning. The learners take their own initiatives with or without assistance from others. According to Bhandari et al. (2020) this is in the process of goals formulation, identification of human and material resources for learning, selecting and implementation of relevant learning approaches. Similarly, social learning entail observation of the behaviours of the rest. These behaviours based on the outcome of the consequence. Hence, for both, their model of delivery is not by force but willingly.
Outcome of the learning process
Also, the outcome of adopting both approaches in learning are identified by Murray (2010) as development of the capacity for thinking in a rational manner, reflecting, analysing, evidencing and making relevant judgements. Similarly, in the social learning, the observed situational actions, the behaviour manifested is mirrored based on the outcome of the consequence.
1.2 Benefits and drawbacks of different theories
The theories of self-directed learning include;
Garrison’s Theory
According to Zhu et al. (2020) this theory of self-directed learning inform the process as being integrated external management (contextual control), internal monitoring (cognitive responsibility), and motivational (entering and task) factors linked with learning in an educational context. The outcome of this theory is that learners have the motivation for assuming personal responsibility and collaborative control of the cognitive (self-monitoring) and contextual (self-management) processes to construct and confirm meaningful and worthwhile learning outcomes.
According to Loeng (2020) the benefits of this theory is that it facilitate metacognitive perspective on learning and generalised capacity of learning reflectively. Also, the theory offers a guidance on development of learners with a capacity of self-monitoring themselves in distinct phenomenon. The disadvantage of this theory include challenge accessing to a tutor/guide, language barriers prevalent and immense time wasted.
Cognitive Learning Theory
This theory is identified in Charokar and Dulloo (2022) as guiding the process of learning from the processes in the mind (mental and psychological). It details on their perceptions, processing information and memory in learning strategy pursued. The benefits of this theory is that part of learning include focusing on what a learner know, as opposed to their response to stimuli. Through an adoption of the cognitive learning theory, it is possible to act on thought processes and link them to memories as opposed to mere responses to occurrences and feelings. The main drawback of this theory is that it identify cognitive processes which are not observable. This means it substantially rely on inference. Another drawback include ignoring other factors on behaviours which are noted as impacting behaviours.
Similarities and differences
For similarities, both theories are informed by the view that people possess mental hardware essential for learning behaviours. Also, the two theories hold that individuals could end up deploying social contexts in different ways.
Considering differences, according to Wittmann and Olivier (2021) the cognitive learning is a learning processes where people acquire and process information. This is with Garroson Theory identifying how the control of their learning is achieved successfully.
Theories of Social Learning
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