Discover Your Hidden TalentsBill Lucas, a leading expert on lifelong learning and education, reveals simple ways to overcome personal barriers to learning, master powerful new skills and unlock the door to greater success in work, study, sport ... whatever your age. This complete manual of learning also includes advice on family learning and learning at work, a comprehensive summary of learning theories and how to apply them and a useful reference section - including common learning difficulties, a clear and simple guide to the brain, and who's who in the world of learning. |
Contents
How to use this book | 4 |
Part One You as a learner | 9 |
Learning and living | 11 |
Time for a checkup | 19 |
Whats going on when you are learning | 23 |
Troubleshooting | 45 |
Your PLAN Personal Learning Action plaN | 61 |
Part Two Becoming a better learner | 67 |
Family learning | 185 |
Learning at work | 225 |
Part Three Quick reference | 251 |
An AZ of techniques | 253 |
Frequently asked questions | 257 |
Whos who in learning | 261 |
Big ideas | 269 |
How your brain works | 281 |
Resourcefulness | 69 |
Remembering | 113 |
Resilience | 133 |
Reflectiveness | 159 |
Responsiveness | 173 |
Common conditions | 299 |
| 305 | |
| 309 | |
Other editions - View all
Discover Your Hidden Talents: The Essential Guide to Lifelong Learning Bill Lucas No preview available - 2005 |
Common terms and phrases
ability able Accelerated Learning Action learning activity adults approaches areas assessment axons B.F. Skinner become behaviour better big picture Bill Lucas brain Brain Gym child Chris Argyris coach complex connections course creative Danah Zohar deal describe develop Discover Your Hidden dyscalculia dyslexia dyspraxia Effective learners emotional emotional intelligence enjoy ensure environment example experience explore feedback feel formal goals going Hidden Talents hippocampus Howard Gardner ideas important informal learning intelligence involves issues kinds of learning learning log learning styles listening look manage MBTI memory method Mind Maps mind set motivation neurons organization parent patterns person Possible cause practice psychologist questions Read the section reflect relaxed remember Resilience role s/he sense situations skills someone stress suggests teacher techniques tend tests theory things thinkers understand Wernicke's area words workplace