Learner autonomy

One more week has passed and brought food for thought.

There were two subjects for discussion this week.

One of them - mobile devices and one-computer class. A lot of new information and it's not surprising as technology develops rapidly and new Apps and devices and ideas how to use these devices appear.

The most capturing question for me was the question concerning learner autonomy. After reading some articles, searching different sites the question is still open for me - how to enhance learner autonomy? I'm sure it's not the question of technology because we can create an avalanche of tasks when students are to work independently, online, using mobile devices, etc. but I think it will be just formal, I would say, technical or spacial autonomy. And how to help them or in many cases make them responsible and conscious about their learning process ts the question. Sure it need time and effort and wish and some personal qualities. It's not a very rare case when a student for whom English is not a  "must have" can complete all the assignments but he will do it superficially just to get his grade and forget about English for ages. Is it possible to enhance his responsibility for learning?

I haven't found the answer ti this question this week but I discovered one more new and very useful thing Padlet (http://padlet.com/wall/WebskillsF2013 the Padlet of this course can be found here).

And here I have the question again - if I were a really autonomous learner I would learn new methods of foreign language teaching every day or week to improve myself. But due to some reasons I don't do it and does it mean that I haven't attained the necessary level of learner autonomy?