Hi friends,
Before I dive into my weekly newsletter, I wanted to take a moment to share as the fight grows day by day, it occurs to me that the Ukrainians are fighting not only for themselves but as a stand for peace, democracy and human rights. These are the foundations for equality, diversity and inclusion, in Europe and worldwide.
I invite you to consider making your support visible. There are so many ways, here's 8 ways to help Ukraine as a foreigner now.
Last week we explored what self-assessment is. Big thanks to Jun Han who suggested to simplify the naming of the process with 3 A’s:
But, what does self-assessment offer in real life for learners?
One of the main benefits is the ability to identify where to focus to make progress.
When we are learning, there are many paths we could take.
We look out for signposts. We wonder and reflect on where to start, what to focus on, and what will help us improve.
There is often little structure, clarity or guidance available to help us see the whole landscape of a knowledge or skill. And if we are lucky to have the info we need to see the whole, figuring out where to focus is not necessarily straight forward.
We resort to trying a bit of this and trying a bit of that to make sense of what we know and don’t know to inform our mental model of the topic and the steps to take in our learning.
​Jen Vermet’s takeaway shared in the online course community of Gwyn Wansbrough’s Breakthrough Facilitation course, is an example of gaining clarity through self-assessment.
By reflecting on each component of the course and giving herself both a number from 0-10 and writing down an explanation as to why she gave herself that score, Jen orientated herself from the outset and figured out quickly what will enable her to improve her facilitation.
Gwyn’s framework offered her a common language she knew she could use to express her thinking on the topic for herself and within the course community.
Sharing her insights with other learners from the outset, invited connection with other members of the community and peer-to-peer learning.
These steps at the beginning of the course, when motivation and excitement are high, created the conditions for Jen to dive in and make the most of it.
I asked this question on Twitter this week and it sparked lots of interesting conversations. What's your experience? Here’s what Caroline and Karaminder had to say:
March 7th 2022
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March 7th 2022
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I met Monica as a fellow learner on numerous online courses like Ali Abdaal's Part-Time YouTuber Academy.
This week she launched her friendly, approachable and useful course How to Make the Most of Twitter.
She shares her honest, human and generous experiences of what Twitter can offer and how to make the most of it with 10, 100, 1K, 10K, or zero followers.
March 4th 2022
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I recommend Monica's course, particularly if you’re new to Twitter. It’s a great space to:
I hope you'll consider joining me in standing for peace and explore ways to help Ukraine as a foreigner.
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