Self-directed learning puts the control, and responsibility, into the hands of the student.\u00a0 You decide what your objectives are, what you want to learn, and the efforts you will employ to gain that new knowledge.\u00a0 That is a reward in itself, and the advantages for the entrepreneur are obvious, but this begs the question of its value to employment.<\/p>\n 10 Advantages of Self-Directed Learners in the Workplace<\/strong><\/p>\n Courtesy: Jackdaw Learning & Teaching<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The following list further provides qualities that you, as a dedicated autodidactist, can confidently include in your personal profile:<\/p>\n Characteristics of Self-Directed Learners<\/strong><\/p>\n Courtesy: Self-Directed Learning Resources<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Take confidence – many great accomplishments came from the hands and minds of the self-taught!<\/p>\n Famous Self-Taught People<\/strong><\/p>\n Bill Gates<\/strong> Alexander Graham Bell<\/strong> (1847-1922) Richard Branson<\/strong> (1950-) Robert Burns<\/strong> (1759-1796) Andrew Carnegie<\/strong> (1835-1919) Arthur C. Clarke<\/strong> (1917-) Walter Cronkite<\/strong> (1916-) Michael Dell<\/strong> Charles Dickens<\/strong> (1812-1870) Thomas Alva Edison<\/strong> (1847-1931) Having training and credentials is a solid asset to possess, but additionally at UserTutor Corp. one of the features we look at when reviewing candidates for employment or as associates is what they have done on their own to exceed themselves. And so, a few words on autodidacticism: Self-Directed Learning (Autodidacticism) Definition: “A process in … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[12,13,14],"class_list":["post-461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ideas","tag-autodidacticism","tag-self-directed","tag-self-learning"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usertutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usertutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usertutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usertutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usertutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usertutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4602,"href":"https:\/\/usertutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461\/revisions\/4602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usertutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usertutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usertutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usertutor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/usertutor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/coach-1.jpg\")
Definition:<\/strong> “A process in which students take the initiative to diagnose their learning needs, formulate learning goals, identify resources for learning, select and implement learning strategies, and evaluate learning outcomes. The role of the instructor shifts from being the ‘sage on the stage’ to the ‘guide on the side’ in a self-directed learning environment.”
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\nIf he\u2019s not the most famous college dropout in American history, he is for sure the wealthiest. Bill Gates as if you didn\u2019t know is co-founder of Microsoft and easily the richest man in the world.<\/p>\n
\nSelf-taught inventor of the telephone and telegraph. His college experience consisted only of attending a few lectures.<\/p>\n
\nFlamboyant British billionaire Branson chose business instead of college. He is the owner of Virgin Records, and Atlantic Airways among others.<\/p>\n
\nOften referred to as Scotland\u2019s National Bard, poet and songwriter Robert Burns educated himself principally through reading.”<\/p>\n
\nAn icon of the era of American industrialization and at one time the richest man in the world, Andrew Carnegie said \u201cno man becomes rich unless he enriches others.\u201d He received his education not through school but through work and became one of the world\u2019s greatest philanthropists.<\/p>\n
\nArthur C. Clarke is one of America\u2019s most celebrated science fiction writers. Too poor to go to college, he educated himself by reading magazines. He has written more than 60 books, with 50 million in print. These include 2001: A Space Odyssey, and 2010: Odyssey Two.<\/p>\n
\nOne of America\u2019s most celebrated journalists and longtime CBS news anchor, Cronkite dropped out of college to work for the Houston Post in 1935.<\/p>\n
\nCollege dropout turned richest man in Texas. Dell left college after one semester to sell computers. Today Dell is considered one of the most dynamic computer companies in America. Would you hire this dropout at your high tech company or would you require an MBA?<\/p>\n
\nThought by many scholars to be the greatest English novelist of all times Charles Dickens had his childhood schooling cut short in favor of factory labor while his father served time in debtor\u2019s prison. With his formal education over at the age of 15 he furthered his learning in the courts as a clerk and as a newspaper journalist. Charles Dickens\u2019 works are too numerous to mention, but a few you\u2019ll likely recognize are David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Bleakhouse, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, and Little Dorrit.<\/p>\n
\nThought by some of his teachers to be too stupid for school, Thomas Edison was taught at home by his mother in his early years. Eventually this self-taught scientist would himself become the big bang of technology, holding more than 1000 patents and pioneering such technology as the electric light and the phonograph.
\n“Thomas Alva Edison was beaten at school with a heavy leather strap because his teacher considered him “addled” for asking so many questions. He was chastised so much that his mother took him out of school after only three months’ formal education. He went on to become probably the most prolific inventor of all time.”
\nCourtesy: Autodidactic Press<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"