Learning about learning
| Start date: | 17-05-2007 |
| End date: | 18-07-2007 |
LEARNING ABOUT LEARNING
17 July 2007, London
Librarians and information professionals across all sectors spend time helping both users and colleagues to exploit resources and to find and use information more effectively. However, it is not easy for people to adopt new strategies. These sorts of changes cannot simply be handed over to them. So how do people learn how to do new things or to alter what they already do?
Understanding learning may not be a traditional part of librarians' knowledge, but it can be crucial to success when advising or working with users and colleagues. This one-day course explores how people learn, and is designed to give library and information staff knowledge about learning theory that should underpin their work.
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
The day will explore some important elements of learning that are most relevant to librarians' work and that are likely to have the most impact on practice.
During the course attendees will be encouraged to build a learning framework that they can use to analyse their current practice and to help them enhance it.
BY THE END OF THE EVENT PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE:
· considered what constitutes learning
· explored the factors that influence the effectiveness of learning
· discussed some models of learning and their influence on how people 'teach'
· examined some aspects of learning that are fundamental to engaging people in the learning process
· considered how to build an understanding of learning into their work
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Librarians and information professionals who wish to understand more about how people learn in order to base their practice on sound learning principles.
COURSE LEADER: SHARON MARKLESS
Sharon has worked as a teacher both in secondary schools and further education. She currently works in higher education with teachers, lecturers and professionals to enhance their teaching. She is also a consultant and trainer with Information Management Associates.
PLACES ARE LIMITED TO: 20
RELATED WORKSHOP
Teaching skills
PROGRAMME
9.15 Registration and coffee
9.45 Introduction and welcome
9.55 What is learning?
(Group discussion and input)
What influences how people learn
(Group activity and plenary discussion)
How does learning occur? Some theories
behaviourism, humanism and all that
transmission v construction (including deep and surface learning)
learning from experience
(Input and discussion)
Implications of different theories for librarians' practice
(small group work)
(Coffee at 11.15)
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Engaging people in learning: some important learning principles:
scaffolding
learning preferences and styles
problem-solving
questioning
(Input and discussion)
Using insights into how people learn in order to develop practice:
formulating your own framework of key principles
using a framework
planning for change
(Individual work, group work, input)
(Coffee at 3.15)
4.30 Close
FEES:
CILIP personal members: £170 plus VAT £199.75
CILIP institutional members: £205 plus VAT £240.88
Non members: £240 plus VAT £282.00
CILIP unwaged members: £25 plus VAT £29.38
HOW TO BOOK:
TO MAKE A CONFIRMED BOOKING:
Please print out and complete the booking form below and return it by fax to the Training & Development Department on 020 7255 0561, or post to: Training & Development, CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE
TO PROVISIONALLY BOOK A PLACE:
To make a provisional booking simply telephone us on 020 7255 0560, textphone 020 7255 0505, email training@cilip.org.uk or visit this workshop's web page at http://www.cilip.org.uk/training/training/2007/tl/learningaboutlearning.htm
(Provisional bookings will be held for three weeks. A confirmed booking must be received within this period or your place may be lost.)
17 July 2007, London
Librarians and information professionals across all sectors spend time helping both users and colleagues to exploit resources and to find and use information more effectively. However, it is not easy for people to adopt new strategies. These sorts of changes cannot simply be handed over to them. So how do people learn how to do new things or to alter what they already do?
Understanding learning may not be a traditional part of librarians' knowledge, but it can be crucial to success when advising or working with users and colleagues. This one-day course explores how people learn, and is designed to give library and information staff knowledge about learning theory that should underpin their work.
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
The day will explore some important elements of learning that are most relevant to librarians' work and that are likely to have the most impact on practice.
During the course attendees will be encouraged to build a learning framework that they can use to analyse their current practice and to help them enhance it.
BY THE END OF THE EVENT PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE:
· considered what constitutes learning
· explored the factors that influence the effectiveness of learning
· discussed some models of learning and their influence on how people 'teach'
· examined some aspects of learning that are fundamental to engaging people in the learning process
· considered how to build an understanding of learning into their work
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Librarians and information professionals who wish to understand more about how people learn in order to base their practice on sound learning principles.
COURSE LEADER: SHARON MARKLESS
Sharon has worked as a teacher both in secondary schools and further education. She currently works in higher education with teachers, lecturers and professionals to enhance their teaching. She is also a consultant and trainer with Information Management Associates.
PLACES ARE LIMITED TO: 20
RELATED WORKSHOP
Teaching skills
PROGRAMME
9.15 Registration and coffee
9.45 Introduction and welcome
9.55 What is learning?
(Group discussion and input)
What influences how people learn
(Group activity and plenary discussion)
How does learning occur? Some theories
behaviourism, humanism and all that
transmission v construction (including deep and surface learning)
learning from experience
(Input and discussion)
Implications of different theories for librarians' practice
(small group work)
(Coffee at 11.15)
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Engaging people in learning: some important learning principles:
scaffolding
learning preferences and styles
problem-solving
questioning
(Input and discussion)
Using insights into how people learn in order to develop practice:
formulating your own framework of key principles
using a framework
planning for change
(Individual work, group work, input)
(Coffee at 3.15)
4.30 Close
FEES:
CILIP personal members: £170 plus VAT £199.75
CILIP institutional members: £205 plus VAT £240.88
Non members: £240 plus VAT £282.00
CILIP unwaged members: £25 plus VAT £29.38
HOW TO BOOK:
TO MAKE A CONFIRMED BOOKING:
Please print out and complete the booking form below and return it by fax to the Training & Development Department on 020 7255 0561, or post to: Training & Development, CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE
TO PROVISIONALLY BOOK A PLACE:
To make a provisional booking simply telephone us on 020 7255 0560, textphone 020 7255 0505, email training@cilip.org.uk or visit this workshop's web page at http://www.cilip.org.uk/training/training/2007/tl/learningaboutlearning.htm
(Provisional bookings will be held for three weeks. A confirmed booking must be received within this period or your place may be lost.)