The Teaching and Learning Cycle is all about creating the appropriate environment, continually reassessing development and change during the course, and creating a seamless transition to ensure learner needs are met

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ATHER CHAUDHARY        700words    teaching/training cycle        PTLLS      

The Teaching and Learning Cycle is all about creating the appropriate ‘environment’, continually reassessing development and change during the course, and creating a seamless transition to ensure learner needs are met, which can be described as a cycle of fives processes.

It is important that I identify the needs of my learners so I can design the course to reflect individual differences, such as previous educational experiences of learners, their motivations or any special needs, dyslexia, the need for specialised equipment and if they meet the expected entry requirements. Some organisations interview their learners before the course, or there may be an application process where their needs can be identified; Fleming (1987) noted three different styles of learning: visual, kinaesthetic and aural. In order to know which method(s) to use to benefit my students, the first lesson will centre around discussions on what they already know, the resources that I use that they are already familiar with, and a learning style questionnaire which will give me an insight into how each student is best able to learn [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_styles].

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Learners may not want to disclose needs and have a right to expect that personal information is kept confidentially and not discussed with others, unless permission has been given. I must respect learners’ right to refuse to divulge sensitive information.

Another responsibility for me is to plan and design a course, which meets the needs of my learners and requirements of the course. I will be dealing with course length, session length, size of a group, syllabus, teaching methods, resources, assessment and environment.  

“Each learner is unique and has individual needs. If the needs of our learners are discovered ...

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