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• Transferring learning strengths…

  Date: 2009.10.06 | Category: Learning Skills Exercises, Unit SSK12 | Response: 0

  Learning Skills Exercise
  Unit: SSK12
  Week: 1 (in Week 6)
  Date: 06 October 2009
  Exercise: Exercise 2 – Transferring learning strengths into university study

  Activity 1: Previous learning experiences
  I spend approximately 1/3 of my day at work so it should not be surprising that a lot of my learning is as a consequence of my employment. Since I started in I.T. and more recently in Project Management I have learnt a great deal. When I worked in Application Delivery (which is a team that repackages software for the company’s desktops) I developed the skill of fault diagnosis and resolution. This has given me a strong problem solving ability. My ability to be analytical and my attention to detail nicely to my work as a project consultant. In project management I have learnt how to plan, how to manage people and the situation at hand. I need to take information in; process it; determine the objectives and deliverables; set milestones; and establish any risks, their mitigants, and finally call out any risks to those who need to know.

  Activity 2: Conditions that enhance your learning
  My personal experience is that I learn best in a positive environment where guidance is provided and I am surrounded by intelligent and experienced people to draw knowledge from.

  Activity 3: Your learning strengths

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  Activity 4: Gaps in your learning

  Activity 5: Lifelong learning

  Activity 6: Transferring reading skills

  Reflection
  It was good to do the quick preview exercise at the start of this exercise. It reinforced to me the importance of previewing text, especially in the context of tertiary study. Although it is not uncommon for me to preview my books by reading the back cover and index, I am reminded of the value of thoroughly reading the introduction in order to get a big picture understanding to the book.

  I never was a strong reader and even now, although I tend to read a lot of books, I don’t read them very fast. One of my biggest challenges is going to be whether I am able to improve my reading ability, especially in the area of reading rate variation. I may find it difficult to learn to read at any other rate than the snail’s pace I am used to.

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