Reciprocity— Interdependence
When you use this learning muscle, you …
- know how much interaction you need with others to assist your learning
- make informed choices about working on your own or with others
- are capable of maintaining your independent judgement when working with others
The purpose of Building Learning Power is to facilitate the growth of high value psychological characteristics in order to strengthen students’ learning characters. These skills, attitudes and values, when used with increasing competence and confidence across many learning opportunities, become learning habits; the characteristics of successful lifelong learners.
‘A person’s Learning Power determines, even dictates, their propensity for change, and directs those behaviours that influence and underpin performance throughout life.
The power to learn is the essential ingredient in implementing strategies for change i.e. to learn.‘
The activities, think pieces and questions in this online unit aim to help you as a teacher make a start on:
- introducing your students to one of the key learning behaviours;
- using the language of learning effectively with your students;
- designing the use of learning behaviours into the way you teach;
- developing the confidence and skill in helping your students to grow their learning power.
In making this your own, learning journey you may find it helpful to jot down your thoughts, plans, realisations and observations as you go along. Such jottings can form valid evidence of your own self-directed professional development. A basic Learning Diary, offered below, can be downloaded to use as a print version or saved as a spreadsheet to use as you go along.
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