Week 1...

Scarey! Ok so I didn't know until week 3 that I was doing this course hence my minor 'freak out' because I was 3 weeks behind already. But, I have caught up and am now keeping on track :-) As I am a digital native and have grown up engrossed in all of this technology it has helped me to understand and catch up quite quickly. However, I am coming to realise that in some instances I am a digital immigrant as there is a lot of Netiquette I am unaware of, just making this course all the more interesting.

I am a visual (pictures etc) and active (doing) learner so I am finding it helpful to discuss what I am studying with my family and other students. The forums are very helpful for me as I am able to talk to students about how they have interpreted the information and what they are learning. As a Learning Manager we must become aware of all the learning styles and also recognise that they will be different from our own. This will enable us to be able to plan classes and activites which engage the entire class. For example, I might begin my class talking about what we are going to do, the move on to a hands-on activity, then maybe so 'chalk and talk' and finish with a discussion on what we have learnt. It will be my responsibility as a Learning Manager to identify the learning styles of all my students so that I am able to actively engage them in my class.

As Cennamo and Kalk 2005 state, there are three general categories to the Learning Theory, each with their own perspectives which will ultimately influence our pedagogy as a Learning Manager. I agree that we must not discard any of these theories, however, I am drawn to engage with Siemens (2005) as he quotes "Learning can reside outside of ouselves, is focused on connecting specialised information sets, and the connections that enable us to learn more are more important than our current state of knowing." As to me this is detailing a constant update of our schematic knowledge as a Learning Manager and thus becoming a 'Life Long Learner'.