Ability+to+learn+from+others

This Page outlines ways in which I was able to learn from others in the learning community.

Learning plan statement
How I intend to learn from others in the learning community: I intend to make good use of the contributions made by peers in relation to my interest groups. I think their summaries will be a good way of front loading my knowledge to better understand the articles which will save me time as well. The reading sheets will also be a good way to consolidate my learning as contributions from my buddy groups will make me think of things from different points of view or identify ideas that I hadn’t even considered. I think the main way for me to learn from the learning community will be to engage in the online material and discussions that are happing around it.

Learning Buddies
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 * Reading sheets

Tutorial Work** []

Initially the learning that occurred from my learning buddies did not happen as they had to leave the unit for appropriate reasons. However once this was rectified I was able to join my current learning buddy group. Through my interactions with the members of this group I have had the opportunity to share with and consolidate ideas about the SoSE KLA. The Reading Sheets have helped me grasp the key values, skills and ideas to be taught in each subject area of SoSE. During Tutorial work I had the opportunity to work in an online environment to clarify work with our Tutor that the group had worked through. If I could do the unit again I would have made a greater effort to sharpen the groups tute work after check in/check out times as it has only really occurred to us the benefit of doing so. For some reason it didn't quite click with me that they were all linked to create a unit of work.

Captains Flat Excursion
This was a great opportunity to learn about parts of the areas history, geography, economic state and the impacts of primary industry from Denise Kershaw, our guide who referred to issues as both a Primary and Secondary source depending on the context and issue. It was a valuable experience, one that I can see young learners gaining from. There was a level of connection felt with the area after hearing personal experiences.

Captains Flat Map
Access to the map can be made by visiting Captains Flat Map

I worked with Kirby Watts to create this map representing an excursion that we went on during the unit. I found it really helpful working with Kirby as we were both able to keep each other motivated when we hit frustrating roadblocks in our technological knowledge. Another benefit to this is that we both bought different perspectives and ideas to what should/could be included. Our biggest problem was using the internet at University, the server would not allow Google Earth to browse the internet therefore it could not upload the work we had done. We finished it at my house where we had a direct connection to the internet.

Workshop and Excursions
This is a link to a page with a summary of Workshops and Excursions I attended.

Serving up Economics
Desmond, S. (2010, June 28). //The key role of METACOGNITON in an INQUIRY-BASED geography curriculum.// Message Posted to learnonline Moodle. Discussion List, at []

I want to include this posting by Sarah to highlight as she expressed a particular feeling that I have felt throughout this unit. It made me feel a bit more comfortable with the change of delivery.

"Can anybody else identify with the uneasy feeling we still get when moving away from ‘formal instruction’?...its different from first and second year, but our third year educators and really trying to push us forward by encouraging us to take more responsibility over what, when and how we learn" (Desmond, 2010).

=**Access to the Learning Federation's Content Repository**= Green, J. (2010, July 15). //Access to the Learning Federation's Content Repository.// Message posted to Learnonline Moodle Discussion List, at ** []
 * Reference


 * All three responses to my posting helped to solve my question.**

YouTube Videos
YouTube 101: How to Upload [] YouTube 101: Private Sharing **[]
 * Uploading Videos to you tube

How to create a "My Map" in Google Maps []**
 * Google Maps

**Other Internet Tutorials**
Google Earth Danny Munnerly - http://bit.ly/earthUC this online slideshow helped immensely to consolidate and help me remember what I had learnt in Danny's workshop.

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 * Spicynodes**

**Learning Buddy Feedback**
Steven Adams and myself have had regular video chats via Google Chat regarding the progression of our assignments over the weekend 17/18 of July.