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Personal Learning

|[Learning Journal] |
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|[Professional Skills] |
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|[14th January 2008] |
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|Olutola Adetola |

Contents

How I Learn Best 3

The Kolb Approach 4

The 4Mat System 4

Team Work 5

Negotiation 6

Communication 8

References 10

Appendix 2 14

Appendix 3 15

Appendix 4 16

Appendix 5 17

Appendix 6 18

Appendix 7 19

Appendix 8 20

How I Learn Best

A learning style “represents a person’s preference for how to learn new information or skill” [Deborah A. Stewart, 2004; P.55]. Some people prefer to observe i.e. the visual approach: and some of us prefer to listen and reflect on what we hear. Others might express their preferences by saying the do not learn something unless they actually experience it, try it, and feel what it is like. Some people prefer complete silence, others might learn better with music playing in the background. People obviously differ widely in how they learn, think and behave. Therefore, it is worthwhile to consider a particular approach to learning.
Kolb, McCarthy, and other learning style educationalists emphasize that we all learn in a variety of ways, but with certain preferences. Herrmann (1988) believed that what we all prefer to learn is related to the manner or way in which we learn and the way in which we go...