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PPL vs DPL

Dwayne Harapnuik —  March 16, 2022 — Leave a comment

Listen to this Podcast on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/4sLDW4dnBo4kpPg1KaHxNt?si=6243d5830e284387

In LMD EP41, Personal Professional Learning vs Dependency Professional Learning Dr. Sue Bedard and I explore why we encourage a move from dependency professional learning (DPL) to personal professional learning (PPL). The move toward PPL is another more to fully igniting the Learner’s Mindset.

I have been exploring the benefits of self-directed or autodidactic learning for several decades and am continually excited to see the success stories of those who have taken full control of their learning.

The following links include a wide assortment of perspectives that can you used to either reinforce this notion of personal professional learning or to explore other aspects of learning that will augment this approach:

We Need More Autodidacts
The Shift from Engaging Students to Empowering Learners
Professional Learning Tips
Professional Learning
Professional Learning Plan
To Own Your Learning You MUST Use Higher-Order or Deeper Thinking
Applied Digital Learning
Applied Digital Learning Student Stories

One of the best ways to embrace personal professional learning is to continually seek out or emply authentic learning opportunities. Consider the following:

Authentic Learning Opportunities
Benefits of Life Long Authentic Learning Opportunities
Authentic Learning Leads to Authentic Adventures
Power of the Continual Practice of Authentic Learning
Why Authentic Learning Converts Into Lifelong Learning

 

We want to remind everyone that the asynchronous sessions are where you create that full lesson, tutorial, DIY, simulation or have your learners engage in course content at a time that they control. Many people find that using the asynchronous before the synchronous session is a great way to use blended learning or flipped classroom format so you need to decide what you would like to do. If you think about what we asked you to do prior to our first meeting you will note that we pointed you to the asynchronous resources in the Getting started module. We want you to explore and experiment and take this opportunity to explore how to build learning resources that your learner can use at a time and place of their choosing.