Framing Self-Directed Learning
This is the first of a five-part series on Self-Directed Learning (SDL), from SoftChalk Talk Blog.
In this series, Dennis Sale will unpack SDL in terms of what it actually means and entails as a human capability (e.g., the key underpinning competencies) and how teaching/training professionals can best design and facilitate learning experiences (e.g., strategies) to enhance students’ self-directed learning.
What is SDL and how can it enhance learning and well-being?
More Free Stuff
I like free stuff. I especially like free stuff that can be used in multimedia for online and face-to-face classes. (See previous post from Aug. 2018, DETI Digest: Photos, Graphics, and Videos).
Home page of the new Creative Commons search page (in beta testing). Use this URL to search multiple websites for copyright-free images. https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/
Do you need images, music, videos? Find it using the Creative Commons Search page. Type in a keyword and then select a source to search (Wikimedia Commons, SoundCloud, Pixabay, etc.). Only one source can be accessed at a time.
Or try the new Creative Commons Search page currently in beta testing. It has a more attractive design, and provides categories of images (people, nature, landscapes, animals and top picks) you can scroll through. Of course, you can always use a keyword search to find creative commons images.
Part of an illustration from a public domain book that can be freely copied and modified.
Adobe Create Magazine has shared some excellent sources for high-quality, copyright-free images you can download and modify.
Free Images from Museums, Libraries, and more!
(create.adobe.com, March 2019)
https://create.adobe.com/2019/2/15/free_images_from_mus.html
Not Another Free Image Clickbait Article
(create.adobe.com, Jan. 2018) https://create.adobe.com/2018/1/8/not_another_free_ima.html
Make a spreadsheet for each multimedia project and keep a record of your images, videos and music.
Regardless of where the free content comes from, always keep a record of the content for your files.
Use a spreadsheet or a text file to document the following information:
Title: The title of the image (if available) or a brief description of the image
Author: The person who created the image
URL: The web page the image was downloaded from
Date Created: Date the image was created (if available)
Download Date: The date the image was downloaded from a website
License: Whether it’s under copyright but used with permission, creative commons, etc.
Credit: Some websites/photographers require giving credit to the photographers in exchange for using their image
– Steven Schretzmann