Both learning and the process of teaching have changed a lot over the past couple of decades. The traditional concept of a teacher giving lectures and the students just gulping up information so that their memory rather than their intelligence could be tested through exams have all changed. The modern world is moving to a different place and that kind of traditional teaching and learning approaches have run its course and are proving to be more and more irrelevant in the world that we are living in right now. The attitude of modern-day business which started giving importance for the skill level of their employees rather than their ability to memorize things has been a huge driving factor that has been transforming modern day education.
With more and more students graduating on a yearly basis, every student is facing tough competition to get placed and start a successful professional career. In this situation, a do it yourself (DIY) form of learning is taking centre stage and a recent survey shows that 81 percent of students believe that education is going to be more self-service in the upcoming years. With the help of technology, students have started to find out the ways in which how they could leverage their learning and growth opportunities to have a successful career. While there are a number of major advantages for DIY learning, some of the most important ones are mentioned below.
1. You are in Control: Unlike traditional educational models where the students are mere passengers, in the DIY educational model you are the driver and you are in control of what you want to learn and where you want to be in your career. This responsibility will help students to feel much more engaged throughout their whole learning curve which will make them strong learners. This increased motivation will also act as a driving factor which will help them to go on and acquire the essential skills needed to thrive in their respective fields and eventually become successful in their careers.
2. Improves Critical Thinking: Most students today lack the ability for critical thinking mainly because of how the education system is set up. With the students acquiring knowledge and skills on their own, they will be to able think critically about the concepts that they are learning and this will make them more curious to learn more which will help them in the future. Critical thinking will also help them to take better career decisions and nurture their creativity. In the traditional education scenario, only a few percent of students who graduate from colleges are left with a creative edge mostly due to the faults in our education system and sometimes its’ inability to foster the natural level of creativity in a child. In the case of DIY learning, students have the opportunity to have an outlet to develop both their critical thinking skills as well as their creativity.
3. Make Learning Fun: This is another obvious advantage of DIY learning and it helps students to make learning fun again. When the monotony of traditional education ruined the fun aspect of learning, the inquisitive student-centred DIY learning helps students to make learning fun again. If learning is fun then, it will help the students to see the whole learning process as an interesting thing and not as a chore. With this, the students will be able to be more inspired to learn and develop their skills and knowledge.
Modern day education is moving through a transition phase as of now and educators across the globe are trying their best to come up with new pedagogies that will make their students industry-ready. In this context, DIY education will help students to learn the things that they are interested in, acquire essential skill and knowledge, be successful as well as productive in the modern competitive world.
