Learning on the fly in Vocational Education.
Much of workplace learning is informal. It is arising out of the day-to-day demands and challenges of the job. Workplace learning includes remedying problems, taking steps to boost quality or…
Learning by Reflecting on Vocational Education.
Learning becomes effective as individuals consider, and re-think, their existing thought and behaviour patterns. Reflection is an integral part of learning. However, reflection alone is insufficient to develop better practice.…
Learning by drafting and sketching in Vocational Education.
Drawing has been the traditional approach to improving spatial visualisation abilities in engineering design. The process of sketching could be applied to the vocational learner. The Pedagogy of Sketching Within…
Learning by Listening, Transcribing and Remembering in Vocational Education.
The idea that learners can learn by listening, transcribing, and remembering, is more akin to the traditional model of teaching – as it is commonly perceived – where the teacher…
Learning by Critical Thinking in Vocational Education.
Critical thinking is the application of appropriate skills and strategies in order to obtain the desired outcome. It involves monitoring thinking processes, checking whether progress is being made towards the…
Learning Through Enquiry in Vocational Education.
Learning through enquiry is a good pedagogical approach. For example, the ‘enquiry’ approach is often used to describe a philosophical approach to developing learners’ thinking, for example in schools where…
Learning by Real-World Problem-Solving in Vocational Education.
Learning by attempting to solve real-world problems can be a highly effective means of developing expertise. Learn PBL from Medical Education ‘Problem-based learning’ (PBL) is an enquiry-based approach to problem-solving…
Learning by Teaching and Helping in Vocational Education
Learners themselves can learn by teaching and helping one another. Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger (1) developed the concept of ‘communities of practice’. This refers to groups of people undertaking…
Learning Through Conversation in Vocational Education
Conversation in the workplace sometimes referred to as ‘watercooler talk’, is an essential aspect of learning (1). Ann Baker and colleagues have shown precisely how an executive team goes about…