Learning

strategies
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Learning strategy # 1
Observe / watch

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People, who learn well by observing, like

- for example to see what other people do,
watch videos, photos, tables, graphs etc.
http://prezi.com/flzebtpl3lpj/the-12-ways-of-learning/

Learning strategy # 2
Read

What do you like to read? Why?

A newspaper / newspaper app?
Blogs you subscribe to?
Tweets from people you follow on Twitter?
A magazine?

Learning strategy # 3
Listen

Sense. Feel.

Listen.
Observe.

Try things out.

Do things.

Think. Reflect.
Adapted from Kolb.

Question # 1
Who do you like to listen to? Why?

Question # 2
How do you like to listen to that person?
Through a video, for example on http://www.youtube.com/?
Through a radio station, for example on http://tunein.com/?

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Further inspiration
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Listening-tips-1485898

Learning strategy # 4
Try things out.
Practice it.

Sense. Feel.

Try things out.

Do things.
Experiment.

Listen.
Observe.

Think. Reflect.
Adapted from Kolb.

Some learn best by looking at graphics or reading.

Others would rather watch demonstrations or
listen to things being explained.
Still others need a hands-on experience.
http://blogs.hbr.org/hmu/2012/11/how-to-master-a-new-skill.html

Active learning is most effective when the

experience supports students to interact with
and reflect on the subject matter, for example
through moderated exercises that promote
knowledge building.
http://catl.typepad.com/student_learning/2009/08/when-students-learn-or-dont-learn-from-active-learning-experiences.html

Kolb showed that adults cant learn merely by

listening to instructions; they must also absorb
the new information, use it experimentally,
and integrate it with their existing knowledge.

https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Organization/Change_Management/The_psychology_of_change_management_1316

Further inspiration

http://www.businessballs.com/kolblearningstyles.htm
http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.ch/2012/06/recycling-kolb.html

Learning strategy # 5
Talk

To learn well, some people like to talk about

their thoughts and / or about material they
have studied.
http://prezi.com/flzebtpl3lpj/the-12-ways-of-learning/

Further inspiration
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hello-speaker-how-will-you-prepare-1449028

Learning strategy # 6
Write

Formal
education

Informal
education

Deliberate
education

Unexpected
education

Prepare, watch,
listen to presentations

Search for information

on the internet

Write about and

discuss topics

Chat with people

Further inspiration
http://www.slideshare.net/frankcalberg/11-advantages-of-using-a-blog-for-teaching

Learning strategy # 7
Ask for feedback

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Learning strategy # 8
Follow a structure or
follow no structure

Wants structure
Prefers specific directions,
a series of steps, a specific
order to follow etc.

Does not want structure

Prefers to do things his /
her own way.

http://prezi.com/flzebtpl3lpj/the-12-ways-of-learning/
http://sxills.nl/lerenlerennu/bronnen/Learning%20styles%20by%20Coffield%20e.a..pdf p. 22.

http://www.strategy-business.com/article/10405?pg=all

Example of a
series of steps

Step # 1
Define the problem.
Step # 2
Identify criteria.
Step # 3
Gather and evaluate data.
Step # 4
List and evaluate alternatives.

Step # 5
Select the best alternative.
Step # 6
Implement and follow up.

High accountability

Initiatives
organized and
led by students
Low
creativity

High
creativity

Low accountability
http://www.joebower.org/2010/06/relationship-between-accountability-and.html

Learning strategy # 9
Learn individually
or learn with others

Learner A
Learner B
Prefers to mostly learn Prefers to mostly learn
individually.
/ interact with other
people.

http://sxills.nl/lerenlerennu/bronnen/Learning%20styles%20by%20Coffield%20e.a..pdf p. 22.

Individual

Tacit

Collective

Social practice
Learn together.
Share knowledge.

Explicit

http://ridwanattaufiq.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/theorizing-knowledge-in-organization-2/
Adapted from Baumard.

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Tacit
knowledge

Tacit
knowledge

Tacit knowledge

Tacit knowledge

Socialize

Externalize

Share knowledge.

Make and communicate

presentations, concepts,
models, diagrams, sketches.

Internalize

Combine

Try out things.

Test. Experiment. Learn and
acquire new knowledge.

Create connections among

knowledge, for example by
editing and systemizing
knowledge.

Explicit knowledge

Explicit knowledge

Adapted from Nonaka and Takeuchi.

Explicit
knowledge

Explicit
knowledge

Further inspiration
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/What-do-teachers-do-2178430

Learning strategy # 10
Reflect on what you have
done / read / heard / seen

To get the most out of learning experiences,

reflect on them immediately following an
activity.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2414478

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Example of question

What have I learned from this experience?

https://hbr.org/2015/12/4-ways-to-become-a-better-learner

Example of question

What could I have done better here?

https://hbr.org/2015/06/improve-your-ability-to-learn

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Research participants who did an arithmetic

brain-teaser and then reflected on their
strategies for solving it went on to do 18%
better in a second round than their peers
who hadnt set aside time to reflect.
https://hbr.org/2014/04/to-enhance-your-learning-take-a-few-minutes-to-think-about-what-youve-learned/

Learning strategy # 11
Think about your values

If learning is to persist, managers and employees

must also look inward. They need to
reflect critically on their own behavior,
identify the ways they often inadvertently
contribute to the organizations problems, and
then change how they act.
http://hbr.org/1991/05/teaching-smart-people-how-to-learn/ar/1

Individual learning

Rules

Behaviour

Shared mental
model
Single loop collective learning
Do things better
Double loop collective learning
Do things differently or do different things.
John Hayes: The Theory and Practice of Change Management, p. 39.

Results

http://www.strategy-business.com/article/11109?pg=all

Values

Actions

Single-loop learning

Double-loop learning.
Encourage reflection by asking why.
Adapted from Chris Argyris.

Results

Creativity

Equality

Curiosity

Freedom
Experimentation
Daring

Variation

Ambition
Individualism
Competition
Dominance
Power

Control

Helpful

Honesty
Forgiving

Love

Friendship

Tradition
Family
Discipline
Conformity
Security
Clean

Further inspiration
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Questions-to-discover-your-values-1329394

Learning strategy # 12
Create a learning environment
with the right furniture for you

A little bit of activity

can improve attention
spans.

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3036607/this-school-has-bikesinstead-of-desks-and-it-turns-out-thats-a-better-way-to-learn

Study shows that

when kids are given
the opportunity to
stand during
classroom time,
they have greater

attention span.
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3036187/standing-desks-arecoming-to-schools-to-cure-obesity-and-increase-attention-spans

Furniture
Example of learner A

Prefers learning at an
office chair and office
table.

Example of learner B

Prefers learning in
unconventional settings,
for example standing up or
walking.

http://sxills.nl/lerenlerennu/bronnen/Learning%20styles%20by%20Coffield%20e.a..pdf p. 22.

Further inspiration
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Workspace-design-1634930

Learning strategy # 13
Create a learning environment
with the right noise level,
temperature, and light for you

Noise level

Example of learner A
Prefers quiet.

Example of learner B
Prefers sounds.

Temperature Prefers cool

environment.

Prefers warm
environment.

Light

Prefers bright, direct light.

Prefers low / dimmed /

indirect light.

http://sxills.nl/lerenlerennu/bronnen/Learning%20styles%20by%20Coffield%20e.a..pdf p. 22.

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