Self-Directed Learning in Computing and the Path to Employment

Lynda Ann Thomas

Self-Directed Learning in Computing and the Path to Employment

Department of Computer Science

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Abstract

We report here on results from an on-going investigation of how computing professionals perceive and value self-directed learning, based on a qualitative analysis of interviews with ten computing professionals in the UK and elsewhere. The professionals expect that future colleagues will have a well-developed ability to learn on their own and indicate that they use a range of resources, strategies, and collaborators to help them learn. These interviews were then taken as a basis for innovations within the teaching and learning environment of students at Aberystwyth University

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	HEA-STEM conference 2013 - Birmingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Duration: 17 Apr 2013 → …

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Conference	HEA-STEM conference 2013
Country/Territory	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
City	Birmingham
Period	17 Apr 2013 → …

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employability
self-directed learning
professionalism

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Self-Directed Learning in Computing and the Path to Employment

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