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Encouraging self-directed and self-regulated learning 1 October 2026 11:00 - 12:30

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Students are ultimately responsible for their own learning process and academic success, but in practice teachers often continue to play an important guiding role. Even with well-designed education, success is not guaranteed: students make their own choices regarding how and when they learn.

In this session, we will explore insights from the literature on self-directed learning, focusing on responsibility, ownership, agency, and agentic learning. We will translate these insights into practical ways of designing education that encourages students to take a more active role in directing their own learning process.

Facilitator: Sjirk Zijlstra
Delivery: on campus
External participants welcome: yes

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  • If you've registered but can't attend, please inform us at least a week in advance so we can accommodate others. You can cancel your registration by declining the Outlook invite.

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About Encouraging self-directed and self-regulated learning

Starting date

  • 1 October 2026

Time

  • 11:00 - 12:30

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  • VU CTL

Language

  • Dutch / English

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