Pinciples of Self-Organized Learning

  • Every day is filled with uncertainty.  Learning prepares you to deal with uncertainty.  “Education” prepares you to deal with certainty.  ... but there is no certainty.
  • Decades of research have shown us that students who find answers for themselves are much more likely to retain them than if they are simply told the answers.
  • Students have the innate ability to create learning for themselves if they want to know and are given the opportunity.
  • Students who discuss information they find while they are working in groups will retain the information better than a single student searching for information at a single computer.
  • When students self-organize and have access to resources, learning emerges.