I AM a learning facilitator. I am NOT a teacher. - A good learning facilitator is able to communicate with learners in a way that activates curiosity, action, and productive use of feedback in order to meet the learners goals (not the teachers goals). - A good learning facilitator finds ways to make information relevant to the learner, triggering the natural learning process. -A good learning facilitator is ready with information to be used in response to learner questions (questions clearly indicate what is relevant, right now, to that learner). All of this is a very important relationship, but its quite different to the traditional teacher/student relationship that many people are familiar with. One can do all the teaching you want, but you cant guarantee learning. Unless what is being taught is relevant to the learner. Communicating ideas and information that are important for the teacher, but which are unimportant or irrelevant to the learner doesnt work. We can analyse grammar patterns and rules, and we can communicate these to other people i.e. do teaching. But, this does not guarantee learning. Learning may, of course, happen but it will be more a function of how relevant this information is to a particular learner at a particular time. If the human brain sees something as relevant and important, attention will be placed on the situation/ topic/ problem. Actions will be taken. Learning will happen. If a learners brain isnt yet ready to attend to a particular structure, word, grammar rule, or piece of information then multiple repetitions by a teacher will generally be a waste of time. People basically learn when theyre ready, and not a moment sooner. - Chris Lonsdale
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:39:40 +0000
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