Imagine the difference between coming to a situation to learn and coming to be taught.  Coming to learn--that's self-organized learning. Learning is self-organized when you come to a situation with an intention--something you want to solve, or do, or learn, or try out, or accomplish.

The following transparencies summarize the thinking of the people whose names appear on them.  They present what they imagine self-organized learning to be:
 

Jeremy and group	Brandon and group	Beth and group	Rachel and group
Andrea and group	Meghan and group	Darrah and group
Melissa and group	Jen and group	Matt and group
Brandon and group	Bad Transparency	Betsy and group