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The assertion—learning is a journey , not a destination—grounds this examination of learning, instructional design, teaching, and evaluation. It begins by focusing on self-understanding as key. Understanding and then guiding learning accordingly requires not only keen observation and responsive instruction but, more fundamentally, deep self-examination to understand one’s own ingrained theories of learning coupled with the ability to move fluidly among alternative theories—whether or not they can be articulated. From this basis, the examination moves through discussions of the nature of teaching, designing learning , aligning evaluation, and considering what constitutes “normal.”
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Harris, P., Walling, D.R. (2017). Learning Is a Journey, not a Destination. In: Lai, FQ., Lehman, J. (eds) Learning and Knowledge Analytics in Open Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38956-1_1
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