119467 Occupational Learning

Welcome to the

Use language and communication in
occupational learning programmes

US 119467

Objectives

A. Access and use available learning resources
B. Use learning strategies
C. Manage occupational learning materials
D. Conduct basic research and present findings
E. Function as a team
F. Reflect on how characteristics of the workplace and

occupational context affect learning

Access and use available learning resources

a) Possible sources
b) How to acknowledge a source

Exploring from different angles

The principles of learning

• You can learn anything if you have a goal that requires it
• Learning how to learn is the core skill
• Anyone can learn faster by structuring the information
• Intelligence is not fixed
• Learning more means earning more
• Knowledge and skills overcome obstacles
• Everything, to which you were paying attention, either

consciously or unconsciously, will be remembered permanently.
• There are a number of stages to learning, each of which

involves a number of aspects

The right state of mind

1. Find a personal reason to want to learn this material
2. Translate these reasons into motivation
3. Find a way to make the material relevant to you, right now
4. Build anticipation
5. Have positive expectations
6. Have a calm mind
7. Give yourself rewards

Mind mapping & Memorising tips

Critical reading & thinking and Communicating

a) Critical reading and thinking
– Ask questions
– Characteristics of critical thinkers

b) It helps to talk about it!

Manage occupational learning materials

a) The relationship between learning materials & adult learning
b) Types of learning & appropriate learning materials to use
c) What makes good learning material

Conduct basic research and present findings

a) Plan a research project
b) Basic research steps (big six)
c) Information search strategies & collecting data
d) Evaluating the gathered information
e) Methods of organising data
f) Analysing data
g) Present your findings

Function as a team

a) How people function in groups

• Contributing to the work
• Contributing to the atmosphere

b) Roles group members take

• Task-orientated, social and individualistic

c. Problems and solutions during team work
d. How to get a group working
e. Conflict in teams
f. Characteristics of a well performing team

Winning

Reflect on how characteristics of the workplace and
occupational context affect learning

a) What is our sector?
b) Types of businesses
c) Features of the work environment
d) Leadership styles + motivation as

features of the workplace

Leadership styles & motivation as features of workplace

Learning in the workplace

Learning in the workplace

Responsibility increases knowledge

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