The document provides an agenda for a meeting that includes: 1) Discussing highlights from assigned textbook readings on student development, learning climate, and becoming self-directed learners. 2) Identifying competencies learners need for self-directed learning and which can be taught or selected in hiring. 3) Debating whether self-directed learning is innate or can be taught, and how it can be taught. 4) Reviewing models of readiness to learn and developing their own model for different learner levels in their setting. 5) Discussing what they know about adult learning principles.

2. Agenda
Catching Up with Your Readings – Textbook Highlights
Two “pearls” to put into practice and one “surprise”!
Expectations for Next Week? Project report-outs, Rubrics.
What else?
• Ambrose et al., Chapter 6, Student and Trainee development
and learning climate
• Ambrose et al., Chapter 7, How Students become Self-directed
Learners
• Vella, Chapters 3 & 4, The Design Steps and The Learning Task
in a Small Group
• Vella, Chapter 9, Indicators of Learning, Transfer, and Impact

3. What competencies do you want your
learners to have to engage in self-
directed learning?
List as many as you can at your table.
Decide which are ones you can teach.
Which are ones you can select for in hiring decisions?
Answer this question:
Is self-directed learning ability an innate characteristic
of a learner, or can it be taught to learners?
IF you think it can be taught, discuss how.

4. Self-directed Learning Model to
Describe Readiness to Learn
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Low Dependency High
NeedforSupport
Need for DirectionLow
High
High
Dependent
Interested
Involved
Self-directed
Support is
defined as
affective
encouragement:
(1) Commitment
(2) Confidence
Direction is
defined need for
assistance:
(1) Competence
(2) Dependence

5. Grow’s Stages in Learner
Autonomy

6. What might your own model of
readiness to learn look like with
-residents – PGY 1-4 or 5
-medical students – M1-4
-graduate students – masters, PhD
-faculty – junior, mid-level, senior
What factors do you need to consider?
Motivational, time, resources, cognitive load

7. What might your own model of
readiness to learn in your setting look
like?
Clinical
Environments
Classroom or other
Environments

8. What Do You Know About How
Adult Learning Works?