Building Learning Communities

School of Education

Past Perception…

Learner Teacher/Trainer

passive active (driver)empty vessel knowledge of subject

skills unknown skilledindividual effort individual /teamlistener talker

Challengesin a changing world- information everywhere- new ideas through conversations- sharing through communities- bringing about innovation

BUILDING LEARNING COMMUNITIES

DISPOSITIONALAll learners can expand their knowledge and deepen their

understanding

INTELLECTUALLearning develops through

enquiry, exploration, discovery and critical reflection

SOCIALLearners progress best in a

safe, inclusive yet challenging learning environment

School of Education

Our

Our learning is underpinned by our values…

Building learning communities:modelling

coach, review and feedback

Building learning communities:communicating

develop a shared language, shape the tone, improve articulation

Building learning communities:Sharing

make the implicit explicit, build from individual learning to a learning community, collective learning