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What is learning Sept. 21

    What is learning?    Learning is acquiring a new skill, knowledge, or information.  We read about meaningful learning which essentially means activating prior knowledge, although it encompasses more.    A learner who can apply prior knowledge or skill to a new concept or task is able to learn the new more quickly, and with stronger attachment, or interest.   For example, one of the major reading strategies is to compare text to self (the learner): one of my favorites.   This strategy requires the learner to compare his or her personal experiences or knowledge to whatever he/she is reading.  This creates a personal connection to the text helping the learner first, know what the text is about, and second, have an emotional connection to it.  Even if the connection is negative, the learner will remember the text.    Which leads me to say: is learning simply connecting to and remembering information? Could be.

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Week 8: Case Based Learning

Learning is not memorizing some theories or formulas but operating knowledge you didn’t know before. Learning could be easy when you find right method and you are under correct instructions, learning could become more difficult when you are lack of motivation or you meet a bad teacher.

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Week 7: What is learning and how can learning be best effectuated by a teacher/trainer?

Learning is a process of interactions between learners and instructors, which could be effected by many factors. For example, when I was a child, I like my geography teacher very much, because she looked beautiful and always smiled to me, for which I liked learning geography and my score was excellent.Click here to read more »

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