1: Watch this video which describes an experience of learning: Sylvia Bahiga The experience of learning English (10:25)
What are some key aspects of how Sylvia learned English? You might want to think about:
- How easy or difficult was it?
- How did she overcome the obstacles in her way?
- Who did most of the work?
- Where exactly did the learning take place?
- How important were school, teachers and classroom activities?
- How did she feel once she could understand and speak English well?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXKzSo1qXR8
2: Think about your own learning experiences. Think of a time where at the end you felt you had really learned something in a deep way.
Ask yourself the following questions, and any others you feel are relevant, about your experience:
- How easy or difficult was it?
- How did you overcome the obstacles in your way?
- Who did most of the work?
- Where exactly did the learning take place?
- How important were school, teachers and classroom activities?
- How did you feel once you had mastered what was being learned?
3: Speak to colleagues and friends about their learning experiences. Ask them similar questions to those above.
4: Record your thoughts and feelings in your personal blog which you set up in Course 1: Professional Development with Technology. Your blog post should have the heading: Experiences of True Learning
- Share your blog address with fellow course members.
- Visit others' blogs and comment on their experiences.
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