Direct Instruction involves the teacher as the one mostly "in charge" of learning. The teacher will create a lesson where the teacher disseminates the information. Students act as sponges, soaking in the information and learning from the teacher.
Carol Ann Thomlinson (2013) Differentiation and Student Centered Learning - Video of Carol Ann Thomlinson from Hawker Brownlow Education (2013) and her explanation of more student centered learning within the classroom and how it benefits student's motivation and focus in learning within the classroom