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 * Do schools today kill creativity? (Sir Ken Robinson, TEDTalks)**

[|Understanding Learning] - John West- Burnham
This is a link to a paper (22 pages of a chapter) about ...understanding learning. What do you think ?

So, what's it all for ? What kind of learner are we trying to develop? What do YOU think ?
Come on - read this. //“The Autonomous Learner// //The autonomous learner knows how to learn and has a disposition to do so.// //She can identify, on her own, and /or with others, a problem, analyse its// //components and then marshal the resources, human and non-human, to solve// //it.// //She continuously questions herself and others as to whether she is employing// //the best methods. She can explain the processes of her learning and its// //outcomes to her peers and others, when such a demonstration is required.// //She is able to organise information and, through understanding, convert it// //into knowledge. She is sensitive to her personal portfolio of intelligences.// //She knows when it is best to work alone, and when in a team, and knows how// //to contribute to and gain from teamwork. She sustains a sharp curiosity and// //takes infinite pains in all she does.// //Above all, she has that security in self, built through a wide and deep set of// //relationships and through her own feelings of worth fostered in part by others,// //to be at ease with doubt, and to welcome questioning and probing of all// //aspects of her knowledge//.” (This definition was developed by Christopher Bowring-Carr) cited by John West-Burnham the above link

These theories are based on one or more models about an individuals natural and/or learned disposition for perceiving and processing of information. This site explains the predomininant theories and offers links to more information and inventories.
 * ==[|Learning Styles]== ||