We are the Research and Exploration of Context-Aware Self-Directed Learning (RECAST) group, a research team gathered and led by [Dr. Bret Staudt Willet]. We are based in the Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies ([ISLT]) program at Florida State University, but our contributors and collaborators are global in scope.
While RECAST is an acronym, we also appreciate the play-on-words. In tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons, the D20 (i.e., 20-sided die) is rolled (i.e., cast) to determine the success of an action. In some cases, there may be an opportunity to retry the roll — that is, to recast the die.
Similarly, self-directed learning is marked by iteration through trial-and-error, design-and-test — figuring things out by trying and trying again. In this way, the D20 and the ability to recast are fitting symbols of self-directed learning.
