This document summarizes a discussion on heutagogy, or self-determined learning. Heutagogy focuses on facilitating the learning process rather than dictating content. The learning leader observes students and changes their approach based on students' emerging questions. While curriculum provides a framework, it must evolve with students' interests. Heutagogy is informed by constructsivism and recognizes learning as non-linear and individualized. It emphasizes reflection, collaboration, and developing research skills. While heutagogy shows promise, applying it broadly in education faces challenges due to conservative tendencies that favor traditional teaching methods.

1. Curated Conversation:
#SatChat
Heutagogy (self
determined learning)
Dr Stewart Hase

2. Before we get to the
questions for today
Overriding Principal about heutagogy
Human beings know perfectly well how to learn. The
task of the learning leader (I hate the term teacher) is
to:
facilitate,
concentrate on the process not the content,
read the learner’s mind by observing, questioning,
change course as the learner asks new questions and
takes new directions

3. And
Answer to the main fear that everyone has when they
come across heutagogy:
No, you don’t throw the curriculum out the window.
You enhance it and grow it.
Curriculum needs to be a living document not a dead
sea scroll
Its all in the process and accessing human potential

4. Question 1
How did the idea of heutagogy (self-determined learning) come
about?
On the shoulder of giants
Constructivism, humanism, systems thinking, complexity theory
Dissatisfaction with university teaching
Curiosity
White wine
http://www.psy.gla.ac.uk/~steve/pr/Heutagogy.html
http://bibblio.org/o/Dm/heutagogy-articles (Book Chapter)

5. Question 2
What do you mean by evidence-based practice?
I’m an unresconstructed believer (intentional paradox) in
science
Brain research gives us evidence for how people learn and in
informs practice
Added to other research that is largely associative gives us a
powerful basis for action
https://heutagogycop.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/providing-a-
compass-neuroscience-heutagogy/
http://bibblio.org/o/Dm/heutagogy-articles

6. Question 3
What are the basic principles of self-determined learning that
effect educational practice?
involve the learner in designing their own learning content and
process as a partner;
make the curriculum flexible so that new questions and
understanding can be explored as new neuronal pathways are
developed;
recognize that learning is non-linear;
individualize learning as much as possible;
provide flexible or negotiated assessment;

7. Question 3 cont’d
enable the learner to contextualize concepts, knowledge
and new understanding; use experiential learning
techniques;
facilitate collaborative learning;
facilitate reflection, and double loop and triple loop
learning (metacognition);
provide lots of resources and let the learner explore;
develop research skills including how to be discerning
about ideas and content;

8. Question 3 cont’d
differentiate between knowledge and skill
acquisition (competencies) and deep learning;
recognize the importance of informal learning and
that we only need to enable it rather than control it;
have confidence in the learner; and
recognize that teaching and teacher control can
become a block to learning.

9. Question 3 cont’d
Everything you want to know about heutagogy:
http://bibblio.org/u/The%20Heutagogy%20Collection/collectio
ns
http://www.slideshare.net/DrStewartHase/heutagogy-
basics
http://www.slideshare.net/lisamarieblaschke/sustaining-
lifelong-learning-a-review-of-heutagogical-
practice?related=1

10. Question 4
How does heutagogy affect the educational practitioner?
Trust how the learner really learns-trust the science
Challenge and shift your ingrained mental models about
learning
Intelligent experimentation
Watch the learner-questions, questions, questions
Collaborate with the learner-explore
Use a compas not a map

11. Question 4 cont’d
Plagiarised from Lisa Marie Blaschke

12. Question 4 cont’d
https://heutagogycop.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/its-
not-the-unfriendly-classroom-its-the-expectations/
https://heutagogycop.wordpress.com/2014/06/03/wha
t-is-heutagogy-here-it-is/
https://heutagogycop.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/syste
ms-thinking-and-heutagogy-a-marriage-made-in-
heaven/

13. Question 5
Heutagogy was derived in 2000, how has it evolved and affected
academics, teachers and students?
Main evolution has been in the inclusion of more brain research
as evidence
Anecdotal student feedback by way of blogs and book chapter in
first book
Practitioner feedback and very innovative ideas mainly seen in
blogs
Some schools using it as a base for their curricula
Needs more research

14. Question 5
Applications
School curricula
Lifelong learning.
Workplace learning.
E-learning.
Social learning.
Community education.
Performance review.

15. Question 5 cont’d
Practitioner development
Postgraduate education.
Teacher education.
Design of collaborative assessment
Blog design.
Collections of applications in two books:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=sea
rch-alias%3Daps&field-
keywords=self+determined+learning

16. Question 6
Where does heutagogy fit in to the future of
education? Pre-school, primary, secondary?
Its going to do depend on whether we can convince
policy makers and politicians-constructivism, student
centred learning Steiner ,Montessori have not quite
taken the world by storm so why should heutagogy?
Education is an inherently conservative enterprise and
conservatives are slow to change and innovate

17. Question 6 cont’d
http://thecentreonline.com.au/2014/06/24/shipping-
coffee-adult-education/
https://heutagogycop.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/the-
education-fox-trot/