DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING LEARNING POWER (ELLI)

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LEARNING POWER

(ELLI)


Objectives

• To give a brief overview of the research that underpins ELLI

• To introduce ELLI, learning power and the seven dimensions of learning

• To gain an understanding of the process that would involve implementing ELLI into school programs

• Provide opportunities for questions

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Research

• The effective Lifelong Learning Inventory (ELLI) was developed over a three year period at the University of Bristol, in a project funded by the Lifelong Learning Foundation.

• The research project gathered data on nearly 2000 learners from the age of 7 through to adult learners and revealed seven dimensions of learning power. The data found that through the course of formal schooling – Learners become more fragile and dependent the longer

they are in school– Student’s sense that learning is learnable decreases

through school– Creative thinking drops steadily from Year 4 to Year 10– Critical curiosity, meaning making and strategic

awareness drop from Year 4 to Year 8



Seven Dimensions


Changing and learning*a sense of myself as someone who learns and changes over time

Meaning making*making connections and seeing that learning 'matters to me'

Critical curiosity*an orientation to want to 'get beneath the surface'

Creativityrisk-taking, playfulness, imagination and intuition

Learning relationshipslearning with and from others and also able to manage without them

Strategic awarenessbeing aware of my thoughts, feelings and actions as a learner and able to use that awareness to manage learning processes

Resiliencethe readiness to persevere in the development of my own learning power

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• Students learn about the seven dimensions through metaphors (eg: cartoon association)

• By increasing awareness of the learning dimensions and by fostering them within the classroom, teachers are able to stimulate learning power and help children to become better learners.

“One of the most widely reported benefits is of learners and teachers becoming confident with a whole new language for learning. Many find their profiles motivate them to improve their learning.”

Vital Hub, 2007

Engaging with the Seven Dimensions


Seven Dimensions Applied at Westbury Park School


Hello, my name is Carmen and my learning strength is strategic awareness.

Hello, I’m Vinny and my learning strength is in meaning making. Soaring high up in the sky

Hello, my

name is Elli and my learning strength is in learning relationships. I like sharing my thoughts and ideas with others.

Hello, my name is Carmen and my learning strength is strategic awareness. I have a toolkit of strategies that I am able to use in different learning situations.

Hello, I’m Marvin and my learning strength is creativity. I love playing with possibilities and using my imagination to solve problems in different ways.

Hello, I’m Lenny and my learning strength is resilience. I love to challenge my thinking and learning. I don’t give up easily – even when things are difficult.

Hello, I’m Gerard and my learning strength is curiosity. I love asking my own questions to find out what’s really going on.

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Another example of the Seven Dimensions


Graphs from ELLI Online



Class Profiles as Bar Graphs



ELLI for Teachers

• Enables teachers to focus on learning and learners

• Describes the energy to learn in terms of seven dimensions of learning

• Provides a vocabulary and language to talk about learning

• Describes ways in which teachers release energy for learning in their classrooms



ELLI for Learners

• Makes learning learnable • Takes the mystique out of the process of

learning for pupils • Enables pupils to focus on different

aspects of learning during lessons• Gives a focus to reflect on learning• Provides a way of celebrating

achievements in learning alongside curriculum success

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Linking ELLI with the Middle Years

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Effective Lifelong Learning

The Middle Years promotes… ELLI

Integrated Learning Learning about learning and student projects can be applied across all learning opportunities

Personal Learning Student centred focused on their needs for learning as well as developing engagement through special interest projects

Extended Learning Applying understandings of learning to new situations.

Projects would enhance the extended learning area.

Specialised Learning The explicit learning about learning


Acknowledging Middle Years’ Learner Needs…

• Empowering and engaging learners through demystifying the learning process.

• Shaping their identity as a learner• Giving learners ownership and a sense of purpose• Increasing opportunities as a learner for success• Providing opportunities for the learner to gain a

deeper understanding of themselves as a learner therefore increasing their capacity to become self-directed learners


Finding out more…

There are several websites that can

• http://www.ellionline.co.uk/

• http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/enterprise/elli/implementing/practice

The Middle Years team have created a Wikispace

http://www.vitalhub.net/

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DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING LEARNING POWER (ELLI)

Documents

learning dimensions

learning strength

dimensions of learning

learning power slide

learning power elli

department of employment

lifelong learning foundation

learning processes resilience