Managing Your Learning
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Managing Your Learning
Activity 5.1
What kind of learner am I?
How will I manage my learning most effectively as I work through my
work-based learning inquiries?
Enjoyable and effective learning experience
My most enjoyable learning experience was learning to use a camera properly at
college. The technical and manual aspects appealed to me most and I also
enjoyed the physical side of handling the camera and making changes. Working
in a darkroom environment I could see that decisions on timing, lighting etc.
made a massive difference on the outcome. Experimenting with settings for
exposure, apertures and light sensitivities would be needed to get to the
outcome I wanted. A lot of it was trial and error, but this made it more satisfying
at the end.
This type of learning, where I gain knowledge and can then put it into practice is
probably the best for me, as I like to see the results.
A less enjoyable experience
Physics had to be my most hated subject at school, mainly because of the wealth
of formulas that had to be learned for exams. I cold not wrap my head around
these formulas, presented in textbooks that seemed to live in my memory for all
of 5 seconds before I was distracted by something else. Again the lessons where
we took part in experiments were more enjoyable as I could see events
happening and engaged more with course work. But ultimately the screeds of
text to be read did not catch my imagination and I became disinterested.
Reflection
I was always drawn to areas of learning where I could acquire a new skill that I
could put to use, such as drawing in Art Class, woodwork and joinery in CDT and
draughtsmanship in Graphic Communication. Looking online at descriptions of
learning I see myself fitting into the category of Kinesthetic Learners.
Kinesthetic Learners: Touch Kinesthetic learners process information best through a
“hands-on” experience....
Activity 5.1
What kind of learner am I?
How will I manage my learning most effectively as I work through my
work-based learning inquiries?
Enjoyable and effective learning experience
My most enjoyable learning experience was learning to use a camera properly at
college. The technical and manual aspects appealed to me most and I also
enjoyed the physical side of handling the camera and making changes. Working
in a darkroom environment I could see that decisions on timing, lighting etc.
made a massive difference on the outcome. Experimenting with settings for
exposure, apertures and light sensitivities would be needed to get to the
outcome I wanted. A lot of it was trial and error, but this made it more satisfying
at the end.
This type of learning, where I gain knowledge and can then put it into practice is
probably the best for me, as I like to see the results.
A less enjoyable experience
Physics had to be my most hated subject at school, mainly because of the wealth
of formulas that had to be learned for exams. I cold not wrap my head around
these formulas, presented in textbooks that seemed to live in my memory for all
of 5 seconds before I was distracted by something else. Again the lessons where
we took part in experiments were more enjoyable as I could see events
happening and engaged more with course work. But ultimately the screeds of
text to be read did not catch my imagination and I became disinterested.
Reflection
I was always drawn to areas of learning where I could acquire a new skill that I
could put to use, such as drawing in Art Class, woodwork and joinery in CDT and
draughtsmanship in Graphic Communication. Looking online at descriptions of
learning I see myself fitting into the category of Kinesthetic Learners.
Kinesthetic Learners: Touch Kinesthetic learners process information best through a
“hands-on” experience....