The future is self-directed: rethinking how we learn

About this episode

Rebecca Torr discusses the benefits and challenges of self-directed education with Dr Christel Hartkamp-Bakker and Dr Melissa Riley Bradford.

Rebecca Torr speaks with Dr Christel Hartkamp-Bakker and Dr Melissa Riley Bradford about the benefits, challenges and growing momentum of self-directed education. Welcome to Emerald Podcast Series. Join our hosts as they talk to experts using their research to create real impact in society. In each episode we explore the role research plays in our modern world, and ask how it can contribute to solving the complex environmental, economic, social and political challenges facing our planet.

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Host: Rebecca Torr

Guests: Dr Christel Hartkamp-Bakker, Dr Melissa Riley Bradford

Topics covered

• self-directed education
• learning
• education challenges
• education benefits

Keywords

• education
• self-directed learning
• research impact

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