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Week 1: Preparation Notes

ID:12223156 Name: Bazarvaani Uuganzaya

 Read the next chapter and make notes on what you don't understand. Also, make a note of the important points.
Introduction: "What is Learning to Learn?" pp. iii-vii Important points/notices/comments, etc.

 People continue to learn throughout their lives. (Make a note of important keywords,
The society we live is rapidly changing every time. Which means, something things you noticed considering your
is changing or something new is developing. So, we have to get to know what own experience, and other
is going on and use our ability to learn not only in academic places but in our inspirations.)
daily lives too.  We have to keep learning
 Attitude toward learning because society is always
The method that we have been learning until here may not be right one to changing.
study at university. Considering the process of making learning more efficient  Finding your learning style
method is fundamental part of studying. as well as method is more
 Design your own learning. efficient and it is crucial
Everybody is their methods to learn and some of them may suits you better thing.
than your own one. But some may not work on the subject that you are studying  Some methods may not
and some may not work on your personality. apply on the subject that you
 Toward Learning Design: The Structure of This Book are learning.
We will organize our own learning styles by doing these  Summarize the content of
1. Facing my own learning chapter on notebook.
2. Creating an environment for learning  Do not be discouraged if get
3. Devising learning methods an exercise wrong. It is okay
4. Thinking about the future of learning since we are learning the
 Teaching methods are learning methods. content for the first time.
Those who teach can continue to learn. We asses our individual learning
style and attempt to find a better way to learn.
 How to use this manual
The speed of understanding varies from person to person. The importance is not
to give up when you do not understand, and to try different approaches to
understand.
 Examples of how to read this book.
Understand the structure, which means get to know what is written in what
order. Then, read again and while highlighting the points, and keep a notebook.
After that read the content again to investigate the question. Lastly, try
exercises and consider why you made mistakes.
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Week 1: Preparation Notes
ID:12223156 Name: Bazarvaani Uuganzaya

<Summary/Summary>
We are leaving in rapidly changing society. In order to get to know what’s going on, we have to study throughout our lives.
To more efficient studying, we have to find our learning method. Because it is the most crucial part of it. While studying new
things, do not afraid of making mistakes since we are studying new topic for the first time.

 Read the next chapter and make notes on what you don't understand. Also, make a note of the important points.
Chapter 1 "Knowing Your Environment" pp. 1-7. Notes (Notices/Comments)
Learning Objectives: (Make a note of important
1) Be able to explain the necessity of designing your own learning. keywords, things you noticed in
2) Reflecting on the experience of learning up to high school, being aware that what light of your own experience, and
you learned at university is different from them and being able to have a broad other inspirations.)
perspective on future learning.  University students
 What is "learning at university"? complete their studies
 What is a university? which means learn and
University is a place that offers you higher education where faculty and students research voluntarily.
learn things by questioning. The people who study at university are named students,  Managing your time and
who learn, do research voluntarily and most importantly take responsibility to their study is your own
freedom. responsibility.
 Features of university classes  Writing about what you are
In university, there are numerous of courses and faculties. Each have their own goals feeling and wondering
and methods. Classes tend to need researches and proactive from students. Students about can help you assess
will work on the situations which do not have any correct answer. yourself objectively.
 Expectations and anxieties about your own university  There are six elements that
Expectations- useful when organizing
o Eat healthy as much as I can. information:
o Study hard to perform good GPA o When
o Make a lot of friends o Where
o Eat all kind of ramen o Who
Concerns- o What
o Too lazy for cooking o Why
o Having language problem o How.
o Somewhat, it is hard to communicate with some people  importance of ability
o Eating out is expensive to learn is crucial.
 Let's create a learning environment.
 What is a learning environment?
A learning environment is about every detail of its. Not only the physical
environment, it is what kind of room, desk, chair and how much light you have.
Even the content of learning and the processes that lead to learning.
 Learning Resources
There are so many resources that you can gather knowledge on your own not at
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Week 1: Preparation Notes
ID:12223156 Name: Bazarvaani Uuganzaya

the university. There are systems that allow students to attend lecture at other
affiliated universities and earn credits, participate online or intensive courses
during specific time of the day is allowed. We should keep learning and create
our own learning environment.
 Will higher education change?
Recent years, there are a variety of digital educational materials that include
open educational resources which are free of charge. In the near feature, going
to university may no longer be necessary. Even when you are employee, you
still have possibility of approaching another career or relearning. So,
importance of ability to learn is crucial.
 Learning is not just for one person.
Communicating and organizing your thoughts and receiving other people’s
feedback and perspective will lead to a deeper understanding of your study. Learning
is based on relying on others and being relied on by others.
 Examples
 Learner
She experienced various anxieties after enroll to university. All the things going
on were new for her such as decision of what to eat, when to sleep and so on.
After reading the chapter and writing her feelings down, she felt her anxiety
gradually fade away.
 Teaching side
Reading this chapter has reminded him the time when he had just entered to the
university. He began to think about sharing his experience overcoming the
difficulties. Such as, what kind of preparation they should be starting and what
is important to do. And he used free of charge online materials and found that
there are some that match his interest and learning speed.
 Practice & Feedback
Comparing my practice to the feedback, expectations and concerns are almost
same. No big difference at all. But his means of learning of question 2 were
more open minded and interesting than mine. For the advantage of online
school from elementary, we wrote about same thing, the international learning
and exchanging experiences. But he wrote about results, I did not.

<Summary/Summary>
Starting new life at university can be hard. Because it is very different place compared to, place we used to learn, high
school. Everything will be new to us and that may cause anxiety. But if we learn to how to deal with them and how to
absorb or create the environment where we can belong, It will enjoyable. After getting used to the student life, it is
important to finding our way to learn, communicate, relearn as well as study voluntarily.

 Read the next chapter and make notes on what you don't understand. Also, make a note of the important points.
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Week 1: Preparation Notes
ID:12223156 Name: Bazarvaani Uuganzaya

Chapter 2 "Understanding Learning Styles" pp.10-15. Notes (Notices/Comments)

1) Explain the differences in lifestyles in two dimensions: active and passive and (Make a note of important
interpersonal and task and give examples of each. keywords, things you noticed
2) Explain the differences in learning styles by using classification frames such as considering your own experience,
VAKT with examples of each trend and how to apply it to learning. and other inspirations.)
 Let's divide your lifestyle into four parts.
 Lifestyle is determined by the age of 10: organize in two axes.

 Consider lifestyle in 4 parts: classification of Adlerian psychology.

 Explore Learning Styles: VAKT Model

 example
 Learner

 Teaching side

<Summary/Summary>

 Practice & Feedback: Try Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 (pp. 16-18)!

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Score > < practice 1 and write the total score (2 points, 1 point)
A: I want to be comfortable ( ) point
B: I want to be liked ( ) point
C: I want to be a leader ( ) point
D: I want to be excellent ( ) point
 My lifestyle (highest score) is:
 Write down any thoughts about your lifestyle:

(The two with the same high scores are mixed types)
<Practice 2>1〜３&10（V）４〜６（A）7〜９（K）10〜12（T）
Visual learner (V): Number of applicable ( )
Auditory learner (A): Number of True ( )
Kinesthetic learner (K): Number of matches ( )
Haptic learner (T): Number of true ( )
 My learning style (which is the most applicable) is:
 Write down any suggestion about your learning style:
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Week 1: Preparation Notes
ID:12223156 Name: Bazarvaani Uuganzaya