AM I AND AUTONOMOUS LEARNER?

By: Blanca Aragon

WHAT IS AUTONOMOUS?

Not controlled by others or by outside forces.

WHY AUTONOMY STARTED?

Economic cases Riquired more

individual creativity Self management Produce new ideas

faster

AUTONOMY REQUIRES

Fully control your career decisions

Strategies Learning continually Independent

Adapting to a rapidly changing environment

Responsible Set goals

WHAT I NEED TO IMPROVE

Understand myself better

Attitude Motivation Decisions commitment

“This is not a world for those who wait to be told what to do”Rajan (1993)

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