Opinions Matter
No schedules on the calendar
Who is it for
Learning level
Learner profile
Location
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145 Lorong Ah Soo #06-145, Hougang, SG, Singapore View Map
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Premise
Digital devices have opened up the world to us but sadly with it highly distracted minds have become the norm. Are our children maximizing the use of digital technology to build character, confidence and capability? We invite you to Join us online daily to enhance communication skills and more. The goal of our learning circle is to build personal confidence through practice.
Description
When children learn to express their opinions, they will develop into independent thinkers and problem solvers. Good communication skills therefore proved a foundation for our future success.
OPINION WRITING + DAILY PRACTICE + DIGITAL LITERACY = SUCCESS
• Writing is the foundation of communication. Our voice is activated while writing. This helps build a strong base for our speaking skills
• Opinions do matter! Voicing them builds our confidence. The strength of articulation, relevancy, creativity, solution-ing adds weight to our opinions
• Daily practice is needed to build strong habits and hone-in our skills
• Digital literacy is a critical skill needed to navigate and succeed in today's digital economy
CHALLENGES
- Constrained by the teachers, system and time (respectfully)
- Worried about making mistakes
- Too much focus on perfection versus progression
- Highly judgement based
LEARNING ENGAGEMENT
A learning circle is facilitated for four weeks in a month, three days a week (T, W, Th) and 30-45 minutes a day. But, there are no fixed times, you choose the time to engage. We all take moments now and then to appreciate as well as curate the learning from each other. The facilitators jump in to help us all progress to the next level.
BENEFITS
There are many advantages to enjoy and here are just three (1) Singapore-based accredited teacher-facilitators (2) learning at our own time and at our own pace (3) collectively learning with our peers (4) no evaluation, free to evolve (5) progression and appreciation
RENSHU-KENSHU (練習ー研修) SERIES
Renshu-Kenshu in the Japanese language means Practice-Training. The Renshu-Kenshu learning circle series emphasizes learning by doing, facilitated learning (not training), collective learning and digital literacy. Every learning circle is new learning content with a new set of peers. Renshu-Kenshu Learning Circles include (1) Opinions Matter (2) Strength through debate (3) Thinking Out of the BOX
Key Learnings
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To build a habit of daily practice
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To enhance communication skills
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To create digital literacy
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To appreciate collective learning
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To stay ahead of the learning curve
Pre-requisites
> PC, laptop, tablet, mobile device plus internet (with a keyboard helpful)
> Internet access
> 45-60 minutes of available time daily for 4 days per week
> 3 Age brackets (8-10, 11-12, 13-15)
Format
Methodology
Learning stakeholder
Topics and agenda
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1. A Warm Welcome
Digital On boarding | 15 MinutesGet all participants on board and do a bit of practice
To achieve a sense of comfort in our digitally-blended learning environment
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2. Setting the context (for parents)
Contextualizing | 15 MinutesA series of poll questions to set the context from the parents perspective
Gaining clarity on the why
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3. How it works
Getting started | 20 MinutesOverview on the 6 daily steps for the children, includes the overall schedule for parents
Getting familiarized
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4. Roles and responsibilities
Setting the expectations | 15 MinutesAn overview on the expectations, roles and responsibilities of our stakeholders
Knowing our role and expectations
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5. Practice Learning (I)
Practice | 45 MinutesDaily Practice field for creating and sharing your opinion for week 1
Creating, appreciating, curating and sharing digital content
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6. Practice Learning (II)
Practice | 45 MinutesDaily Practice field for creating and sharing your opinion for week 2
Creating, appreciating, curating and sharing digital content
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7. Practice Learning (III)
Practice | 45 MinutesDaily Practice field for creating and sharing your opinion for week 3
Creating, appreciating, curating and sharing digital content
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8. Review and reflection
Giving feedback | 30 MinutesA place to share your thoughts, ideas and feedback on the learning experience
To review, reflect and share
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9. Background
Information sharing | 10 MinutesInformation on learning circles, our teacher-facilitators and about us
To gain additional clarity
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10. Principles and concepts
Knowing the background | 15 MinutesA set of concepts and principles for your learning circle
Having clarity on the background for all stakeholders
Professionals
CEO, Entrepreneur, Chief Architect Learning Circles
PJ is the Chief Architect of Learning Circles and creator of Wiztango.com a Digital Facilitation Technology Platform for Content Originators. He is an American with a global background as an entrepreneur in technology and education management.
In 2002, he founded and for fourteen years successfully managed an in-residence corporate university for Japanese employees of Hitachi Corp, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Yokogawa, Panasonic and 30 global Japanese corporations. The Singapore-based company achieved $8.9M revenue at its peak and had 1,000 Japanese graduates from 25 global-skill development programs.
In the past 25 years, PJ has had pioneering leadership roles in the digital transformation of multiple industries including Pre-Press (Israeli-based Scitex Corp), Photography (Boston-based Leaf Technologies), Printing (Dutch-based Indigo Corp) and Advertising (Boston-based Engage Technologies)
I am a National Institute of Education (NIE) certified teacher who has taught for six years in secondary schools under the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore. I specialize in teaching English Language at the secondary level, ranging from Secondary 1 to 5. Having prepared my students for the N and O-levels national examinations, I am familiar with the curriculum syllabus and is able to develop strategies to guide my learners to achieve their best.
Metabridge LLC
At Metabridge, we work with Subject Matter Experts (SME), Product Owners, Authors, Publishers, Training Providers, Corporate, Institutes and Schools and a wide gamut of the learning supply chain.
Our growth business model and Learning Circle technology enables SMEs & Content Originators to build a scalable learning model by digitalizing their expertise and then assigning trainers and teachers to facilitate digitally-blended training as a Learning Circle for employees, professionals or students to contextualize & apply learning, resulting in learning through collective intelligence and a high ROI.