1. Why You Need A Learning Strategy
By Joseph Bernard Mohan

2. TEACHING – What ???
Teaching is
‘causing’
Causing people to LEARN

3. LEARNING – What ??? Learning is ‘change' Change in student’s
THINKING… BEHAVIOR…SKILLS...
Learning is
‘change'

4. Teaching-Learning is what the teacher does TEACHING is what
the students do
LEARNING
These TWO words are inseparable
There is no teaching without learning...

5. Teaching Strategy
The AIM is to aid students to:
CHANGELEARNING !!!

6. LEARNING STRAGEGY Learning to Learn? Knowing HOW to Learn Process of:
Acquiring skills essential to successful learning
No matter what the instructional setting!

7. LEARNING STRAGEGY Learning does not happen by accident!
Know HOW to make it happen
Taking RESPONSIBILITY for your learning:
Plan
Implement
Evaluate

8. Identify Your Learning Style
Key to effective
learning
People learn differently

9. Identify Your Learning Style
Factors molding your style:

10. 3 Senses Auditory Visual Kinesthetics Listening Seeing Reading
Visualizing
Kinesthetics
Moving
Writing
Doing

11. 2 Reasoning Types Deductive Reasoning Inductive Reasoning
Ability to examine generalization
From that to identify particulars
Inductive Reasoning
Ability to examine particulars
From that to deduce generalizations

12. 2 Environments Intrapersonal Interpersonal Working alone
Working with others

13. Give it a try: Know Your Learning Style http://www. glencoe

14. Becoming a Self-Directed Adult Learner
YOUR GOAL
YOUR GOAL
Becoming a Self-Directed Adult Learner

15. Self-Directed Adult Learner – What ???
Able to plan, implement, evaluate your own learning with or without direction of others

16. Self-Directed Adult Learner – What ???
Requires shift in focus from tutor
“providing” learning
“to facilitating” learning

17. Food for Thought
The purpose of study is to gain knowledge, not earn marks. If you have knowledge, you will earn marks; but the reverse does not necessarily apply
If you understand, then it’s easy to remember, but the reverse does not apply
It is important to take down what you do not understand in the lecture than to take down what you do understand.
You can earn a lot of marks by choosing an easy course, but not necessarily gain a lot of knowledge at the same time.
Source: Jackson Kong, BST, City University of Hong Kong

18. Self-directed Adult Learner – How ???
Discard your old identity:
Being passive & waiting to be filled & directed by the teacher
This approach has no value in the new world of high-tech & non-traditional mode of learning
That MAGICAL teacher will never appear on the scene

19. Taking control of your learning – Suggestions !
Change your learner self-concept
Research shows that as an adult learner you have a “deep psychological need to be generally self-directed ”
As adults mature they develop need for more autonomy

20. Taking control of your learning – Suggestions !
“resource person, and co-inquirer”
Hence role of teacher shifts from dispenser of information to

21. Taking control of your learning – Suggestions !
Erase the view of
yourself as a passive
learner
This identity is unsuitable in University
It only impedes your
academic progress
and your FUTURE

22. Taking control of your learning – Suggestions !
Act as though you are certain to learn
Research shows adults can learn almost anything
Don’t let fear of previous academic failure deter you
That was probably due to the way you were taught

23. Taking control of your learning – Suggestions !
Set realistic & attainable goals
Affirm the value of your own background & experience

24. Skills & Competencies MOTIVATION Intrinsic motivation
Normal adults are HIGHLY motivated to learn, but frequently impeded by educational, familial, work & economic barriers

25. Skills & Competencies
The real problem is not lack of motivation
…but to remove barriers that impede motivational impulses
The real problem is not lack of motivation…

26. Skills & Competencies SELF-DISCIPLINE
In traditional learning situation discipline was imposed on you
When removed from such scene
Feel frustrated at not being able to impose self-control

27. Skills & Competencies First step is to take control of your TIME
“Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time” – Teddy Roosevelt
Law of physics: “It is harder to get an object moving than it is to keep it moving after it starts ”

28. Skills & Competencies ORGANIZE YOUR LEARNING
Break down workload into manageable units
Keep written log of your reading

29. Skills & Competencies IDENTIFY & LOCATE LEARNING RESOURCES
Learn skills of resource acquisition
Avoid procrastination

30. Skills & Competencies READING SKILLS Take a pre-test?
Pro-active reading
NOTETAKING SKILLS
Understand the reasoning of your lecturer & not just write down everything

31. Skills & Competencies CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Ability to logically consider, react & process information in a sophisticated manner
Involves critical evaluation
& judgment
Learn to challenge & alter assumptions

32. Skills & Competencies It is simply inquiry & discovery through probing
Questions like: WHAT? WHY? WHY NOT? form the query base
Preparing yourself in everyway to reach the SUMMIT !!!

33. Trust you’re hooked on becoming an effective LEARNER!

34. CONCLUSION LEARN MORE LEARN FASTER LIFE LONG LEARNING
LEARN HOW TO LEARN
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LEARNING
GOD LUCK !!!

35. The End