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Learning how to learn

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Learning how to learn: a process we all engage in throughout our lives, but no single method of learning guarantees success. This free course, Learning how to learn, aims to make the process of learning much more explicit by inviting you to apply various ideas and activities to your own study as a way of increasing your awareness of your own learning. Most learning has to be an active process and this is particularly true of learning how to learn.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Getting started
  • 1 Getting started
  • 1.1 Examples
  • 1.2 What do we mean by learning how to learn?
  • 2 Thinking about your learning
  • 2 Thinking about your learning
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Your motivation
  • 2.3 Your learning history
  • 2.4 Organising your study - keeping a learning diary
  • 3 Learning through assessment
  • 3 Learning through assessment
  • 3.1 Introduction to applying your learning
  • 3.2 A summary of the phases and activities of learning how to learn
  • 4 The preparation phase
  • 4 The preparation phase
  • 4.1 Preparing
  • 4.2 Analysing the task
  • 4.3 Making a plan
  • 5 The exploration phase
  • 5 The exploration phase
  • 5.1 Exploring
  • 5.2 Studying the materials
  • 5.3 Monitoring your progress
  • 6 The implementation phase
  • 6 The implementation phase
  • 6.1 Implementing
  • 6.2 Monitoring your performance
  • 6.3 Making a self-assessment
  • 7 The reviewing phase
  • 7 The reviewing phase
  • 7.1 Reviewing
  • 7.2 Learning from feedback
  • 7.3 Review the whole process
  • 8 Learning from revision and examinations
  • 8 Learning from revision and examinations
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Preparing
  • 8.3 Exploring
  • 8.4 Implementing
  • 8.5 Reviewing
  • 9 Learning how to become a reflective learner
  • 9 Learning how to become a reflective learner
  • 9.1 Reflection and the four main phases of learning how to learn
  • 9.2 What is reflection?
  • Conclusion
  • 10 Further reading and sources of help
  • 10 Further reading and sources of help
  • 10.1 Further reading
  • 10.2 Other sources of help
  • Acknowledgements

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