4.2 Suggesting resources
In the following activity, you will explore how to suggest resources to learners.
Activity 10
Have a look at the following example:
Tin Win hasn’t studied for 20 years since he left school, and feels he hasn’t had any experience with note-taking. He is worried that he won’t know which parts he should be concentrating on.
Discussion
Initially, it would be useful for Tin Win to try courses with titles such as Reading and note-taking or Learning to learn to help with what he should be looking for when taking notes, and also to give him confidence in starting to think of himself as a learner again.
Now, take a look at the following three scenarios, and from looking through courses you know about, think of a suggestion(s) for further learning for each of the people in these scenarios.
You may wish to record this response in your learning log.
- Scenario 1: Htat Htay worries that her digital literacy skills are a barrier to her gaining more responsibility at work as she will increasingly need to use and understand computers and the Internet. She does not want to spend months on a course but would like to have some credit for any learning she does. Which resources do you think would benefit Htay Htay at this stage?
- Scenario 2: Than Oo has an interest in environmental issues and but has found studying in English language challenging. Which resources do you think would benefit Than Oo at this stage?
- Scenario 3: Aye Aye Maw’s qualifications and much of her experience have been gained abroad, so she feels that she does not always represent herself very well on CVs. She would like a way to identify for potential future employers what her skills are and how relevant they are to the workplace. Which resources do you think would benefit Aye Aye Maw at this stage?
Now continue to Session 5 Developing an action plan [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .
4.1 Learner experience and identifying relevant resources