Cert Man journey

This is my learning journal for the PG Certificate in Management course at Leeds Met University. It has little use to anyone else but is the easiest way for me to complete this part of my coursework. Read it if you will but I'm sure there are better examples out there.

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Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

I work in the public sector - I try to improve the lot of the citizens of Leeds, I have my doubts about my efficacy. I have brief forrays into various worlds - from the bleeding armchair liberal to crazy meglomanic. Luckily I'm far too lazy to exercise these tendancies far.

Sunday, October 03, 2004

Learning styles: I clearly lie

Since we did the learning styles questionnaire (again) and I came out as an activist more than anything else (again) why is it that the preferred learning styles "when you learn best/least" suggestions for a pragmatist are the ones that fit me best (again). Am I some kind of compulsive liar on questionnaires or do I just have no idea what I really do as I go through life? However I do seem to be only just an activist, moderate theorist and pragmatist, very low reflector. This suggests to me I should just get on with embracing everything and acknowledge that learning goes on regardless of how I analyse it.

Interestingly all the activist preferred learning stuff seems to be activities I consider "demonstrating what you already know" but the tutor did say this is a common belief among activists. Hunny and Mumford. Again I wish I knew where the learning styles research I did for teaching may have gone, however this may be one of those tributaries.

But based on all the learning styles stuff I'm going to try and improve my reflector style as it's so low and my targets are to listen more and to stand back and consider more. This weeks mantra is therefore "stop and think". Could do with improving the theorist stuff but as I sort of agree (just not strongly) with most of the things I crossed I don't think I'm ready for that yet. So learning styles: action completing the questionnaire, conclusion clearly I lie, need to get a better self knowledge. I find it easier to relate to the things you can do to improve sections, (being told the answers than having to do the women's own bit) from what I have done I feel I need to focus on listening and considering: stopping and thinking. Progress report on this in one month

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