What is Learning?
q The activity or process of gaining knowledge or skill by studying,
practicing , being taught, or
experiencing something.
q The activity of someone who learns.
q Knowledge or skill gained from
learning.
Examples of learning
q A computer program that makes learning fun,
q Different methods of foreign language learning.
q The first year of college was a learning experience.
Purpose of learning
Four Purposes for Learning:-
q ACCESS
q VOICE
q ACTION
q BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE
Approaches to Learning
1). Active learning:-
Active learning is learning
which engages and challenges about thinking using real-life and imaginary
situations.
Examples:- a). Sharing
Practice
b). Resources
2). ICT in education:-
Digital literacy, the
effective and creative use of ICT, is key to developing the skills for learning,
life and work needed by young people in the modern world.
ICT covers these topics of learning:-
q Digital strategy consolation
q Glow
q Game Based learning
q Internet Safety & responsible use
3). Creativity:-
Creativity is the act of
turning new and imaginative ideas into
reality. creativity is characterized by the ability to perceive the
world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between
seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions.
4). Outdoor learning:-
Find inspiration and support for delivering
the curriculum through outdoor learning. Outdoor Learning is a broad term
that includes: outdoor play in the early years, school grounds projects,
environmental education, recreational and adventure activities, personal and
social development, expeditions, team building, leadership training, management
development.
Resources
1. Places to learn outdoors
2. Health and safety
3. Support materials
5). Co-operative & Collaborative learning
Learning is frequently most
effective when learners have the opportunity to think and talk together, to
discuss ideas, analyses and solve problems, without constant teacher mediation.
6). Peer education:-
Peer education is a term widely used to
describe a range of initiatives where young people from a similar age group,
background, culture and/or social status educate and inform each other about a
wide variety of issues.
An introduction to the
benefits of peer education, an approach where young people are actively
involved in each other's learning.
Aspects of learning
1). Self awareness:-
“Self-awareness enables children to have some understanding of
themselves. They know how they learn, how they relate to others, what they are
thinking and what they are feeling. They use this understanding to organise
themselves and plan their learning.”
To develop interpersonal &
intrapersonal skill you have to become…
SELF AWARE.
SELF AWARE.
2). Motivation:-
“Motivation enables learners to take an active and enthusiastic part in
learning. Intrinsically motivated learners recognise and derive pleasure from
learning. Motivation enables learners to set themselves goals and work towards
them, to focus and concentrate on learning, to persist when learning is
difficult and to develop independence, resourcefulness and personal
organisation.”
3). Empathy:-
“Being able to empathise involves understanding others; anticipating and
predicting their likely thoughts, feelings and perceptions. It involves seeing
things from another’s point of view and modifying one’s own response, if
appropriate, in the light of this understanding.”
Types of Empathy
Three basic types of empathy:
1.
Cognitive empathy:- Involves simply sensing how another
person feels and what they might be thinking, sometimes called perspective
taking.
2.
Emotional empathy:- occurs when a person senses and feels along
with the emotions of another.
3.
Compassionate empathy:- Happens when a person senses the
feelings of another and is moved to help.
4).
Social skills:-
“Social
skills enable children to relate to others, take an active part in a group,
communicate with different audiences, negotiate, resolve differences and
support the learning of others.”Social skills effects on
Examples of Social Skills :-
- COMMUNICATION
- COOPERATION
- ASSERTION
- RESPONSIBILITY
- EMPATHY
- ENGAGEMENT
- SELF-CONTROL
5). Ability:-
“Ability refers to an individual’s capacity
to perform the various tasks in a job. It is a current assessment of what one
can do. Types of Ability are.
1). Intellectual Ability
2). Physical Ability
1). Intellectual ability:-
q Intellectual abilities are
abilities needed to perform mental activities like, thinking, reasoning,
problem solving etc.
q Tests such as SAT,CAT, GMAT etc.
are designed to ascertain a person’s general intellectual abilities.
2). Physical abilities:-
The capacity to do tasks that
demand stamina, dexterity, strength, and similar characteristics.
6). Capacity:-
Capacity is the upper limit
or ceiling on the load that an operating unit can handle.
Capacity also includes
q Equipment
q Space
q Employee skills
The basic questions in
capacity handling are:
q What kind of capacity is needed?
q How much is needed?
q When is it needed?
Steps for Capacity Planning:-
- Estimate future
capacity requirements
- Evaluate existing
capacity
- Identify
alternatives
- Conduct financial
analysis
- Assess key
qualitative issues
- Select one
alternative
- Implement
alternative chosen
- Monitor results
7). Purpose or Goal:-
q Goal: Goals give you a roadmap to your future.
They provide something to strive for – some point in the future to reach.
q Goals are specific. Setting
goals is a way to focus your attention on what you want in the future. If you
are not specific, you will never know where you are going.
An example of a goal would be "I want to go back to school and get
a Bachelors Degree in English." This is very specific. It's not just
stating "I want to go back to school" It's stating exactly what type
of degree you want to obtain.
Things to Remember:-
v Goals must be realistic – you can’t lose 40 pounds in one month
v Must prioritize – rank in order of importance you, can’t accomplish it
all at once.
v Do you have the resources you need to reach your goals? (money,
information, health, energy, skill, etc.).
SMART Goals
Pick one of your goals.
Whether you choose a career goal, a fitness goal or a personal goal, try to
identify how you can make your goal SMART.
S Specific
M Measurable
A Attainable
R Relevant
T Time-bound
8).Reward or Effect
q A thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement :the
holiday was a reward for 40 years' service with the company he’s reaping
the rewards of his hard work and perseverance figurative the
emotional rewards of being a carer.
q Satisfaction is influenced by how satisfied employees are with both
intrinsic and extrinsic rewards.
q Extrinsic rewards – external to the job.
q Intrinsic rewards – part of the job itself.
9). Forgetting
q Forgetting refers to the inability to retrieve previously stored information.
q When you forget something, it means that it is unavailable to you at the
time you are trying to remember it.
10). Training of transfer
Definition: Training transfer is effectively and continually
applying on the job what the trainee learned during training.
Goals of successful training transfer:
Ø Trainees generalize skills to the work setting.
Ø Trainees maintain skills in the work setting.
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