Tethering Learning Patterns

After completing the first try on the homework assignment I was not happy with the grade I received so I went back through the chapter, read the materials given and scheduled a tutoring appointment. After reading, talking and working through a few example problems I felt much more confident and went back to complete my second try, I felt the second time around I understood the concept much better than the first. Had I not taken the extra steps I feel that my grasp on the material from chapter 6 would not be where I needed it to

D. Explain how you will Forge, Intensify, or Tether (FIT) your Learning Patterns to implement personal strategies so you can complete the Week Five assignment efficiently and effectively.

The initial gut reaction to the quality of Bridget’s assignments is shock and slightly insulted. Considering her performance previously in the class, the actions of Bridget would leave one assuming it was done out of desperation. What is believed could possibly account for her action are several situations. These situations could include, but not limited to, lack of time management, lack of understanding, fear of the grade she is accumulating due to the previous mediocre quality of her work, or also simply not wanting to do the work. Additionally, there could have been a family situation that resulted in Bridget not be able to complete the work. For these reasons continually genuine purposeful interaction with the students is essential. By the second week of the course a call would be made to Bridget to engage her in a conversation about the quality of her work and how to best support her to improve. As the adjunct, through this type of interaction it will be easier to determine the intention of Bridget.

This was by far the most challenging course that I have encountered while obtaining my Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from UCMO. That is not a negative comment as this course has actually impacted me professionally more than any other course I’ve taken to date. This course has taken more time to complete the assignments, more of my attention to detail, and more of my creativity. The last point was the best part about this course. I consider myself to be fairly creative and this course definitely allowed me to do that while bringing my somewhat odd personality to a professional forum. For this I am grateful. Let’s get to the good stuff, shall we?

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Nia is a strong will learner like me and likes to get things done. After reading her story and seeing her LCI results I would of assume she would have been more controlled with her decision on the assignment. Her sequence and precise scores are in the low 30’s, which she should of used to execute her assignment, however she ended up using confluent and technical to get her assignment done. She needed to tether her learning patters to make sure she had clear and detailed instruction on what to do to get the assignment complete first.

For Brianna, the key to understanding the content was outside of class. She recommends getting together with some classmates and "breaking up the material" into manageable pieces. She also noted that the amount of repetition from Dr. Karle was essential for memorizing information.

As a Dynamic Learner, you have done an excellent job at planning out your assignments and posting required discussions, post, and assignments on time. Dan could learn a lot from how you apply your learning patterns to your course work. He had taken notes, but had missed placed them. Organization is a part of sequencing. There is time to be with family and have a social life, but there has to be a balance for work, play, and coursework. Sequence learning pattern also implies working an assignment from the beginning to the end.

Task 1 requires you to submit a written piece of work covering all learning outcomes (LO1s, LO2s & LO3s) with a reflective account embedded in the context of work.

My assigned learner was Nia. When I 1st initially ready Nia's context I thought she had it all together. Nia is not to big on Constructive Criticism from anyone. I would suggest that Nia uses her Precision learning pattern at 1st use to ask more questions to a full understanding of what's expected out of her. Nia score a 32 on her Precision learning pattern she should always use this pattern when turning in her work, so that she doesn’t turn her work in with errors or possible plagiarism.

Having high technical reasoning and confluence learning patterns are what shaped decisions and tendencies in this class; procrastinating and being late with assignments started early in the course. Learning how to “FIT” my patterns together is a new concept which was difficult to introduce not only in my college course but in my daily life as well. Forging, Intensifying or Tethering my learning patterns are a continual activity and now that I have begun to understand how to decode a task, it will enable me to recognize the learning patterns to use, strengthen and reduce.

After that I decided I needed to focus more on the content and how to apply the terms rather than just memorizing the definitions. By not doing so well on my first test it really showed me that I need to take into account that I am here at college to learn through ways I will remember not definitions that I will forget once the test is over. During the video the idea that I need to work the most on is my metacognition. There have been several tests that I have taken in the past that I believe I am ready for. I will either find out that isn’t true when I get my test or when I get my grade. When I don’t do well it put me in a bad mood and makes me feel sorry for myself. In reality I am the only one that can change my metacognition. I thought my metacognition was on track, but I have found out that it isn’t, so I will be trying to improve that for my next test. My biggest issue with this is often that I am tired of studying for a test, so I will just say I know it and then I can be done studying. When studying for my next test I plan to start studying a few days before it instead of cramming the night before so then I can evaluate my metacognition the night before the test to see how much of the information I really

My assigned learner is Dan. Dan is a lot like me; I am a wife and mom of two boys, with a full time job, and going to school. I know how it feels to put of schoolwork till the last minuet. Then once I start I think I am doing it wrong or I do not understand what is being asked of me. Dan struggled gathering ideas because he was feeling rushed. He avoids precision and confluence so this assignment was tuff for him because it was what his thoughts were and he had to use creativity to organize his paper. I think that Dan should have used forge to tape into his Confluence learning pattern, this would have given him the confidence to do the assignment. He then could have used intensify to wake up his precision that would have allowed him to organizes

Subsequently, after analysing the problem, I realised I try to be a perfectionist, causing a hindrance in producing assignments. I need to start believing in myself much more and be more inspired, as Percival, (2006) has mentioned that "being too sensitive will block your progress", by doing time-bound goals and starting the assignment rather than thinking about the purpose. Percival (2006), has also said putting our energy into the solution rather than the problem will be an advantage to our mindset. Realisation of putting a pen to the paper to start, a draft can be

Heather, reminds me of those people who have book sense but no common sense, she fails to relate to her students on a personal level, and that shows in her poor performance ratings. Heather displays a lack of procedural knowledge, she needs to be sent to a specialized class that focuses on procedural, and she needs to have continuous performance evaluations so that she will know exactly what areas need improvement. Obviously, Heather is motivated when she is designing her training course, but she lacks motivation when it comes to interacting and answering questions. Therefore, her supervisor should sit in on a few of her classes and evaluate her in real time, then immediately talk to her afterwards. Heather’s primary focus is developing her training criteria. However, she needs to put as much emphasis on being able to answer specific questions, and pay attention to the feedback that she receives. Heather has no lack of technical knowledge, but she must improve her procedural knowledge which can help to bridge the disconnection between her training and response to her