Take a minute to reflect on the definition of learning you shared in your Week One introduction. What is learning and how do you know when learning is happening?

"Take a minute to reflect on the definition of learning you shared in your Week One introduction. What is learning and how do you know when learning is happening?" "Remember, learning can be done formally (like taking this class) or informally (learning how to navigate in a new town you’ve moved to). "

Learning to me would be through visual demonstrations is a technique I like to use because then I can see where I need to go in order to get done whatever is on the assignment for the course.

Moreover, I do enjoy verbal and/or oral learning too of which helps me to connect things more conceptually and to be able to come up with more of a vision within my "mind's eye" a lot more.

Nevertheless, visual and oral learning demonstrations are something of which I find works the best for me too because being able to see what I am trying to put together in a more methodical 'step by step' formation visually and also through hearing the words all at once in the same demonstration assists in me also being able to be in "participatory learning."

So, I think most definitely that "participatory learning," is my best ideological learning pattern, then. 

Dr. Johnston, your textbook author, defines learning as:

“Taking in the world around you through your five senses, making sense of it, 

and being able to respond appropriately.” 

What stands out the most in Dr. Johnston’s definition is the word appropriately. 

 We demonstrate learning to others when we give an appropriate response.

The yellow light is where things get interesting and human interpretation plays a role.  We take in the stimulus of a yellow light through our eyes but we each may react a bit differently.   

In truth, our answer should be “it depends” because there are other factors to consider such as the speed and proximity of traffic directly behind you or whether that intersection has a red light camera.

Life isn’t as simple as green and red lights.  We have a lot more yellow lights in our lives and this is what makes life interesting because we all respond differently to the same stimulus.  Do you feel that the image below represents the variety of stimuli bombarding you on a daily basis? 

 

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We have multiple red, green, and yellow lights vying for our attention in the form of family, work, and other responsibilities.