• Explain the Role of Concentration in Learning

• Explain the Need for Learning• Describe the Relevance of Learning at Workplace• Explain Various Learning Styles and their Importance

• Explain the Role of Will Power in Learning

• Explain the Components of the Learning Process• Explain How to Improve your Memory

• Describe the Importance of Self-Discipline in Learning

• Describe the Role of Listening in Learning

• Describe the Role of Routine in Learning

• Explain the Reasons for Getting Stuck in Learning

• Explain the Steps for Planning the Learning Process

• Describe How to Use Your Energy Efficiently

• Explain How to Overcome Distractions and Interruptions

• List the Characteristics of a Good Learner

Course Objectives

Introduction

Bella Costa works as an executive in Helios Inc.

She had joined Helios about a month ago.

In her new role at Helios, Bella has to constantly learn new processes and software tools to cater to the demands of the various clients of Helios.

Introduction

To help Bella cope up with learning of the new processes and tools, William Mitchinson, Bella’s boss, has organized various training sessions, in co-ordination with the Learning and Development Department at Helios.

Ever since her school days, Bella has been an average student.

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She has always found it difficult to learn new things.

She just does not enjoy the process of learning and finds it difficult to concentrate and learn well.

Hence, Bella finds it very challenging to cope up with the things being taught in the training sessions.

She finds it very difficult to learn.

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So, she shares her dilemma with her boss, William.

William arranges for a training session on ‘Learning to Learn’ for Bella.

This training session on ‘Learning to Learn’ is aimed at helping Bella to find the learning process very easy, enjoyable and effective.

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In the training session of ‘Learning to Learn’, Bella will get to learn the following:

• Methods through which she can increase her concentration levels

• Ways to reduce her distractions and interruptions

• Ways to plan and organize her learning

• Methods to increase her memory and retention

• Ways to enjoy the learning process and reduce stress

Introduction

‘Learning’ is a part of life.

It is an ongoing process and people will learn new things at every stage of their lives.

‘Learning’ is a part of everyone’s life, whether it is a student, homemaker, professional, retired person etc.

People from all walks of life will face opportunities where they will need to learn something new.

Introduction

Therefore, if a person does not enjoy the process of learning, the learning would become a great challenge.

Also, it is important that since learning is such a crucial part of everyone’s lives, each person should know how to ‘learn well’.

Let us look at ‘Learning to Learn’ in detail.

Need for Learning

Today’s world is an era of

knowledge where human beings

are valued greatly as high-value

assets.Learning plays a pivotal role in the development of any individual. In today’s competitive world, it is crucial that organizations should build and sustain competencies that would provide them with a competitive advantage over its competitors.

In organizations that are

continually growing and evolving,

training and learning programs

help employees to provide the

much needed response to changing

environment.

On-Job Learning Avenues

Job Instruction Training

Vestibule Training

Training by Supervisors

Coaching on the Job

Coaching through Simulations

Apprenticeship

Job Rotation

At your workplace, you will find many learning opportunities. The following are some of the on-job learning avenues:

• It is very important as a learner to understand the various learning styles that are used by individuals to learn.

• Learning styles have a major influence on the way an individual learns.

• Your preferred learning style guides the manner in which you internally represent experiences, manner in which you recall information and the words you choose.

Learning Styles and their Importance

Visual (Spatial)

Aural (Auditory-Musical)

Verbal (Linguistic)

Physical (Kinaesthetic)

Logical (Mathematical)

Visual (Spatial)

Social (Interpersonal)

Solitary (Intrapersonal)

Visual (Spatial):• Such learners prefer using

pictures, images, and spatial understanding.

• The visual sense is managed by the occipital lobes at the back of the brain.

• Spatial orientation is managed by both the occipital and parietal lobes.

Visual (Spatial)

Real Life Example

Hello! I am Chan. I enjoy learning through working

practically on things such as building things and

experimenting by using my hands and sense of touch.

So, what is Chan’s ‘Learning Style’?

Role of Will Power in Learning

• Will Power refers to the natural desire of most people to be in personal control of their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviour.

• It begins shortly after birth and continues throughout life.

• It is determined by the skills, beliefs and attitudes, and knowledge as well as opportunities to exercise personal control.

• All persons have the desire and are capable of some degree of will power.

Role of Concentration in Learning

So, a person in an old environment may fail to notice things that are obvious and right in front of him. His brain fails to process information as the person has lost his attention to details.

Therefore, it is crucial that in any environment, whether old or new, a person should make an effort to consciously concentrate and focus his attention back to the environment and not be slack.

Techniques of Improving Memory

When you study and learn, you are making use of your ‘Short-term’ or ‘Working Memory’. Research Studies have found that capacity of the short-term or working memory may be increased by ‘chunking’.

For example: To remember a set of letters such as follows:

G-C-J-U-X-B-D-J-B-J-C-O

You could improve the short-term memory retention of the above letters by chunking it into four chunks as follows:

GCJ UXB DJB JCO

Exercising DailyExercising Daily

• A research study by various experts has found that ‘exercising your body’ helps to a great extent in enhancing your brain functions.

• This is due to the fact that physical exercise increases the level of Brain-derived Neurotropic Factor (BDNF) in your body.

Steps to Self-Discipline Yourself

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• Step 7 – Live in the Present:

o Live fully in the present moment

o When you live in the past or the future you aren't able to make things happen in the present

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Role of Routine in Learning

It is crucial that you

learn to create practical

regimes for learning as

it is of prime essence for

gaining success in the

learning process

Effective routines help you to

learn better, meet set learning

goals on time and minimize

stress.

Creating a Routine means

scheduling time effectively

so that the right time is

allocated to the right

learning activity.

What to Do When You Get Stuck

There are various strategies that you can use to try to get out of learning situations where you may have got stuck. Remember that there is no way to avoid getting stuck. It is something you have to overcome and get out of yourself. Some of the ways to get out of a stale learning situation are:

Use a daily schedule and weekly diary

Prioritize and set achievable targets

Revise targets

Acknowledge progress

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