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Learning: What is it?
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Process
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Iterative Process
- Active reading, reflection, execution, reflection, revision
- Perspiration
- Move from low to high cognitive development
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Active
- Construct knowledge, not passively receive it
- All day, every day
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Cooperative
- Supportive of one another
- Working towards a common goal
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Individual
- Constructing meaning is personal
- We all have different learning styles
- Personal accountability
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Learning: Why should we learn?
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Skills
- Curiosity
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Transferrable skills
- Quantitative skills
- Problem solving skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Analytical skills
- Metacognitive skills
- Responsibility
- Important in academic, personal, and professional settings
- Self-directed learning
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Content
- Long term learning
- Ability to apply, analyze, evaluate and create new knowledge
- Appreciate the subject matter