Democast: Encouraging Self-directed Learning in Your Online Learning Environment

Originally presented June 10, 2026

Imagine something that interests you. It could be crochet, cars, football, or gardening. Anything that you will happily spend hours learning about. Now, imagine you could only learn about that interest from one person…once a month…for one hour at a time. Would you still be interested in that thing?

Training is so often constrained—by time, location, or presenters—that some learners expect it to only happen when they're told to show up. But what if they were able to learn about what they want at a time of their choosing? Your learners could be driving their own growth! 

Join Jeremy (JT) Tuttle for this democast to help you define self-directed learning, identify barriers within your online learning environment, and make changes so that learners can drive their professional growth. 

By the end of this webinar, you will be able to:

Define self-directeded learning
Identify barriers to self-direct learning
Configure your academy to promote self-directed learning

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