The document discusses key points for distance education learners to move toward self-directed learning, including self-directed learning, creating a self-development plan, time management, understanding learning styles, and resource management. It emphasizes being willing and able to conduct one's own education, setting learning goals, engaging in the learning process, and evaluating learning. It provides tips for creating a self-development plan such as getting to know your course, making lists of topics and key terms, being a skillful reader and writer, and selecting content strategically. Finally, it stresses managing time and resources properly, accessing digital materials, and building a learning network through contact with teachers and peer groups.

1. Academic orientation of distance
Education learners
Prof. vandana punia, dean faculty of Education
Human Resource DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF S&T HISAR HARYANA
Key points for
Moving towards Self-
Directed Learning

2. • Self-Directed Learning
• Self Development Plan
• Time Management
• Knowing Learning Style
• Resource Management

3. SELF DIRECTED
LERANING
• Willingness and Capacity to
conduct ones own education
• Being ready to learn
• Setting learning goals
• Engaging in the learning
process
• Evaluating Learning

4. SELF DEVELOPMENT
PLAN
 .Get to know your course
 Make a list of topics and
key terms
 Be skillful critical reader
 Be skill full critical writer
 Select Appropriate Content
first
Scan the content
Scan the Summary
 Make a habit of writing main
points
 What
Why
Where
Who
 How

5. Study Calendar : Study Corner
Study
Material
• Mange time properly.
• Scheduled Timings
• Scheduled place .

6. Resource Management
Access of Digital Resources

7. Build Learning Network
Contact with your teacher.
Make professional relations with
peer group.
Make formal and informal
groups via digital technologies.