Learning - what it is and how we do it
Featured in the Learning to Learn training manual
By Aileen Goodman
Category: Learning Methodologies
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
There are a great many theories on learning and how it happens, and most of us learn without knowing anything about these ideas. Personal experiences can be used to consider definitions of learning and how adults learn. This understanding can then help in further learning.
This training activity begins with an introductory exercise to examine how different types of learning are carried out by different sides of the brain. A ‘snowball’ exercise – individual, then in pairs, and then in fours – uses personal learning experiences to arrive at definitions of what learning is. The whole group then analyse what was learned in the brain exercise, in order to consider how adult learning happens. They then relate it to the learning cycle. Next, participants divide into two groups and produce lists of factors that help effective learning, which they then comment upon. Finally, individuals complete a summary learning log for this activity.
Who is it for: This training activity is intended for use by trainers to help participants explore their perceptions of learning and how they learn, and to give them the opportunity to use the continuous cycle of adult learning.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 12 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 02:15:00 |
| No of Pages: | 14 |
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Purpose: This training activity can be used in the early stages of a learning to learn programme or as part of a training for trainers programme.
Download the training activity, Learning - what it is and how we do it as featured in the Fenman training manual; Learning to Learn