What kind of learner are you?
We did a quick poll in the office and if you’re anything like most of us, you’ll get stuck into using a new gadget and explore it freestyle before turning to the user handbook that’s come with it.
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Bite-sized chunks...
Perhaps it’s the influence of the media and the web, but learners seem to have lost the quality of perseverance. Learning, as a result, is more palatable if delivered in small chunks. Because of this, we all welcome the new Qualifications and Curriculum Framework. The framework is a new way of recognising skills and qualifications. It does this by awarding credit for qualifications and units (small steps of learning). It enables people to gain qualifications at their own pace along flexible routes. For more, visit www.qca.org.uk/qca_8150.aspx. All of the learning created by Flexible Text is based on the principles of bite-sized chunks.
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The Death of Lifelong Learning?
We hear a lot about opportunities for lifelong learning; but is it myth or reality? In this Guardian article, Alan Tuckett, Director of the National Institute for Adult Continuing Education, gives his views on developments, and weighs up the winners and the losers. We really believe that lifelong learning is everyone’s right and will work with any organisation to see if they can deliver the learning they want to their members/clients.
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Event Volunteering
If you want to build your CV and add to the range of skills and experiences that will get you the career and the life you want, you should seriously think of event volunteering. For one thing, it can get you into the gigs you want to go to for free (see Oxfam’s site).
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Know Running
For schools and colleges who want to use the BTEC First Certificate to get their pupils and students on the move, we have Great2Run, the BTEC First interpreted by runners for runners, complete with customised training plans to get people running and achieving their goals. It’s motivating, purposeful and it makes learning a social experience. Just visit www.great2run.org/academy and get in touch with us if you want to know more. The Great2Run Academy version is tailored to the needs of younger runners. It’s a great way to learn.
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