Originally published here.
The reason that i decided to participate in this course is because i feel that by doing so, i will be putting myself in the best possible position for the future, being able to tackle any independent tasks or challenges that i may face in my life.
Independent learning is learning without any help from others, being able to research and produce final products/assignments without any assistance and without having anyone there to guide you or tell you what to do. This is important because in places such as University, we are expected to sit in a lecture, listen to the lecturer, make notes, and then go away from it and almost teach yourself the whole topic, research and make sure that you understand exactly what you are being told to learn. For this, i believe that you need to be motivated to well, you have to be a very focused and work driven person and you have to want to do well and thrive in what you do without feeling the need to require help from others.
I believe that yes, it is possible to learn how to be more independent, learning is a very important part of our lives in order to succeed in what we do, But learning how to be more independent, is a challenge in itself. You can do this by setting yourself individual challenges, and set yourself a deadline do not ask for help and use sources such as books and the internet for your research. You will always find a way of getting an answer, you just have to know the right places to look.