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Drawing on previous learning it is possible for a learner to make sense of (and learn from) his/her present experiences without direct assistance.
However in an increasingly complex and changing world the efficiency and effectiveness of isolated learning can be greatly enhanced through the mediation of a ‘teacher/leader’. Such mediation may be formal as in a lesson or informal as in a wide range of social situations.
A teacher may mediate the following aspects of a learner’s endeavours:
- Intent: the teachers promotes focus on purposes & particular inputs
- Reciprocation: the learner engages with the task and its purposes and with the teacher who is mediating the learning experience
- Meaning: brings out the significance of the task to the learner now & in the future
- Transcendence links ideas, activities & learning achievements with present & future needs of the learner
- Competence assists the learner to a knowledge and sense of having been successful in reality
- Self Regulation (& control of behaviour) enables the learner to undertake systematic and appropriate activity
- Sharing: meets the intrinsic need of the learner for interdependence & belonging
- Individuation: fosters a sense of uniqueness & diversity in the learners
- Goal Planning enhances the learner’s understanding & use of processes for goal setting & task completion
- Challenge promotes determination & enthusiasm to cope with novel & complex tasks now & in the future
- Self-Change promotes awareness in the learner of the potential, importance and value of change.
On the other hand there are numerous possible learning dysfunctions that impede achievements in the above.
See also
Thinking * About
Learning * Independent Learning