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Reflections on Learning Environment and Technology

Reflections The Learning Environment and Technology has been an amazing experience to me. When the course began, I knew that it was about technology and supporting teaching and learning with technology. I followed carefully the lesson plan but I couldn't to put the bits and pieces together until the Learning Management Systems under the Special themes section. Then I saw the enormous opportunities and how the LET degree courses fit into my future career prospects. I am a fun of online learning education and I have personally taken some online lessons hence this course has given an in-depth understanding of how it works. In the Learning Environment and Technology course, there were 3 main themes with subthemes and a workshop section. The 3 themes were ICT literacy, Special themes and Project-oriented and emergrent themes. In this blog post on my reflections, I will sharing my opinions on what I have learnt and its usefulness in education and the entrepreneural opportunities that

Cognition and Metacognition

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Description of Solo Task I attended the lecture on Cognition and Metacognition in Self-regulated learning by Jonna Malmberg. I read the articles with the intention of understanding the role of cognition and metacognition in self-regulated learning. I am willing to put in the effort because I want to be aware of the many Cognition and Metacognition strategies and effectively apply these strategies in my personal life and study. Topics in Article Goals Long Term: To be an expert in Self-Regulated Learning Short Term: To understand cognition and metacognition aspects of self-regulated learning Confidence in Achieving goals Positive. ICE Notes Metacog ni tion In many SRL literature, Metacognition is defined as "thinking about one's thinking" . The Cambridge Dictionary defines  thinking  as the activity of using your mind (the part of a human that makes it possible for one to think, feel, and understand things). Learning and the proces

Emotion & Motivation Regulation

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Description of Solo Task I attended the lecture on Motivation and Emotions in Self-regulated learning?  by Hanna Järvenoja. I read the three articles and sought to understand the concept of motivation and emotions in self-regulated learning. I am willing to put in the effort because I believe its worth it. I came to a conclusion on two ideas I consider important and I used the ICE to elaborate further. Topics in Article     Goals Long Term: To be an expert in Self-Regulated Learning Short Term: To understand the role of emotions and motivation in the self-regulated learning Confidence in Achieving goals Positive. ICE Notes A student's emotions The emotional state of a student affects their ability to concentrate on the learning task. When motivation is positive, all energy is focused on the learning task. On the other hand, when students have negative emotions such as worrying about their ability to succeed will spend more time worrying