Technical Book Development/Learning Strategies
Learning strategies are the approaches we use to learn a new subject. A good strategy would be based on an understanding of one's own learning style, the range of learning resources available and the objective of the learning task
Learning involves a number of activities as one moves from newbie to expert.
Sensing the need
[edit | edit source]Doing
[edit | edit source]Experiential learning is learning by doing - but what do we do? How do we choose what to do?
Digesting
[edit | edit source]Reflection and consolidation of the experiences of doing -
Feedback
[edit | edit source]How do know what we know? How do we assess the quality of our understanding
Contributing
[edit | edit source]Learning on the Web involves interaction as one learns - initially with questions, later with contributions
Strategy involves the scheduling of these learning activities, deciding how much time to spend on each and when to move on