By Aditya Shukla, Psychologist, Cognition Today, EdTech Consultant
By Aditya Shukla, Psychologist, Cognition Today, EdTech Consultant
Purpose-learning
When you upskill, ensure the thing you learn is either linked to a future goal, personal curiosity, or an immediate need. This ensures motivation.
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Instrumental conditioning
A behavior that causes pain is likely to reduce is frequency. A behavior that causes pleasure is likely to increase. Find the likable things to learn first.
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Observational learning
The simplest form of learning - by copying and imitating someone - strongly shapes students' behavior in the class. They copy peers, internet persona, parents, teachers, and heros.
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Scaffolding
We learn best with partial help when things get complicated. Partial help acts as a scaffold, which can be removed little by little until we don't need it.
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Repetition
The quickest way to ensure you've learned something is by repeating it in a project or small exercise.
While learning a new skill, define a project, goal, or problem to work on. This builds context and lets you execute your learning while you learn. It also directly improves your CV & portfolio.
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Context & Concepts
New ideas, new concepts, and new complexities start making more sense if we understand the context in which those concepts matter.
Learn the jargon, technical vocabulary, concepts, and frameworks that are typical in your skill. These anchor your learning into a network of technical competencies.
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Gap-analysis
Quickly familiarize yourself with the core skills others have but you lack. Then identify what you can do uniquely with those skills. Consider AI, design, coding, content, etc., for a competitive advantage.