Learning-How to Learn.pptx

Learning and How to learn?

Let me share some good tools for efficient way to learn

Let us begin….Observe the word

‘learn’Which familiar word is hiding in ‘learn’?

I learn You learn

We all learn to ….

Yes! You are right. Three cheers!!!

The hidden word is ‘EARN’.

Here comes the second question.What can we earn while learning?

You are right again!!It depends on what is that we are learning and what for we are learning.We may earn … certificate,

money,job,love,independence etc…

but definitely we earn SATISFACTION.

Foooooo…..d• What’s your pick?

I got your attention!

That is the power of food.As all of us need and love food, I decided to present my understanding in the form of a recipe.Are you ready to take the simple and easy to follow recipe for a

tasty dish called……..

LEARNER?

Here ,we go!Ingredients you need:

1. A person who wants to learn2. Pomodoro technique3. Deliberate practice 4. Sleep5. Chunking and interleaving

Method•First, take a person who

WANTS to learn.

Tip!While selecting this ingredient, the only essential thing you need to look for is only ‘the urge to learn’.Don’t worry if this item is damaged with procrastination.

Second step• In the second step, wash

the learner thoroughly using ‘pomodoro technique’ to remove procrastination.

Why do we procrastinate?• Our neurons in the brain feel discomfort

and cause pain whenever we start a work we really rather not to do.

• Immediately the brain starts looking for something which eases pain and gives you pleasure at least temporarily.

• Obviously you are postponing the required task; in other words, you are procrastinating.

Something to combat…….

What is this

‘Pomodoro’?

Pomodoro• Pomodoro(an Italian name for

tomato) is the timer used in this technique.

• It was developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s.

• It is a little, yet powerful tool to overcome procrastination, the chief enemy for a learner.

How to follow?Steps to follow:1. Set yourself a period of 25 minutes 2. Turn off all interruptions3. Focus intently on the subject you want to learn4. At the end, give yourself a little reward

How does ‘Pomodoro’ help?

• Research suggests that the neural discomfort you experience when you start a work which you rather not to do, will soon disappear once your focus is intent on that given task.

• The 25 minutes of intent focus helps you not only to overcome the interruptions but also to address the problem on hand.

• The little reward which you give yourself at the end makes you and your brain neurons relax.

Third step

•In this step, add copious amounts of ‘deliberate practice’

Why to practice?• While dealing with seemingly abstract

concepts and ideas in Math and Science, you need to strengthen the neural connections that are being made during the process of learning.

• The more you practice, the stronger the neural patterns become and make even the abstract concepts real for you.

Poor Practice V/S Deliberate Practice

Poor Practice• Poor neural

thought patterns• Poor

understanding• Weak foundation

Deliberate Practice• Strong neural

thought patterns• Deep

understanding• Strong foundation

Fourth step•Mix in 8 hours of

Proper Sleep at this point.

Yes, you read it right!!

• I’m not kidding!!!!

• It’s SLEEP

Why to sleep?• When you are asleep, brain cells shrink and

let go the toxic substances accumulated during day time.

• The latest research suggests that while we are peacefully asleep our brain is busily processing the day’s information. It combs through recently formed memories, stabilizing, copying and filing them, so that they will be more useful the next day.

That’s not all!!!• Our brain also works during slumber to find

hidden relations among memories and to solve problems we were working on while awake.

• Many researches suggest an uninterrupted 8 hour sleep for adults.

•So…..sleep to your brain’s content.

We are almost there!!• In this step , garnish your dish

with generous amounts of techniques that help you to learn effectively.

• That’s it!!! Here we go!!• Your dish ‘LEARNER’ is ready!!

Serving suggestion

• Tastes better with ‘Chunking’ accompanied by ‘Interleaving’ and ‘Testing’.

References

• Learning how to learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects by Dr. Barabara Oakley, Dr. Terrence Senjnowski –the course offered on coursera.org

• Quiet! Sleeping Brain at Work-By Robert Stickgold and Jeffrey M. Ellenbogen-https://panet.andover.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/SCIE/SCIE/science%20490/brain%20development/quiet%20sleeping%20brain%20at%20work.pdf

• Food image : slickdeals.net• Pomodoro image: alifeofproductivity.com• Sleep image: writtenwhirred.wordpress.com