Free-Range Learners

Vickie Kline

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I love the concept of "Free-Range Learners" - it describes me perfectly. I've stopped considering another advanced degree; I don't want to be penned in a formal learning environment anymore.... As an educator, I realize the irony of this. It's not that I don't want to learn, it's more than the traditional classroom/course doesn't fit my reality now. Example: As I write this, I'm listening to a discussion about use of Google+ and Hangouts in higher education on the Google Education on Air virtual conference.

‘Free-Range Learners’: Study Opens Window Into How Students Hunt for Educational Content Online - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education »

Milwaukee — Digital natives? The idea that students are superengaged finders of online learning materials once struck Glenda Morgan, e-learning strategist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champ...