GOAL: A System to Support Learner’s Acquisition of Self Direction Skills

Abstract

For the 21st century learner, self-direction skill is crucial for developing bothintellectual abilities and maintaining one’s healthy lifestyle. While there are technologysupports for specific self-regulated learning tasks and health monitoring, research is limitedon how to support development of the meta-skill of Self-Direction itself. Our work bridgesLearning Analytics (LA) and Quantified-Self (QS) research to enable technology supportfor self-directed activities of learners. We propose DAPER (Data-Analyze-Plan-Executionmonitoring-Reflect), a data-driven Self-Direction skill execution and acquisition model. Tosupport synchronize-visualize-analyze multisource data regarding learners’ learning andphysical activities, we are developing the GOAL (Goal Oriented Active Learner) system. Inthis paper we present our DAPER model, the initial implementation of the GOAL systembased on that model and pilot study regarding the need and context analysis of this research.