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On the subject of moving toward learner autonomy, David Boud writes:

The autonomous person must be free not only from direction by others
external to himself, but also from his or her own inner compulsions and
rigidities.  Autonomy is more than acting on one’s own.  It
implies a responsiveness to one’s environment and the ability to make
creative and unique [...]

Concerning Manila, does anybody know how to either completely disable
the discussion feature or open discussion to non-members without using
Radio comments?  I would prefer to use the Manila discussion
feature on my News Item postings, but I don’t want to burden readers
with having to become a member and having to sign-in to leave a
comment.  Radio comments suck [...]

I finally got around to creating news departments on this weblog. 
It’s something I’m finally starting to see might become necessary, as
I’ll be writing about different topics over the next few years. 
So for starters, I’ve classified them as Interactive Webpublishing, EFL Practices, Learning to Learn, and Miscelleaneous.  These are sure to evolve.
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In the first
half of the semester, we focused on building the habits and skills
necessary for successful interactive webpublishing.  We’re now
moving into Phase 2 of our course, where we will attempt to create our
own personal learning communities that expand beyond the confines of
our Center and into the greater Blogosphere.

Our goals for Week 9:

Reflect upon and discuss [...]