SoLiLL in Granada Our New Experience of Self-Learning in Group Margaret Craig, María Angustias Ruiz...

SoLiLL in GranadaOur New Experience of Self-Learning in Group

Margaret Craig, María Angustias RuizRamón Ramos, Pedro Cano

Aula Permanente de Formación AbiertaUniversity of Granada (SPAIN)

SoLiLL Project Partners

Ulm

Ceskych Budejovicich

Vicenza

Arnhem

Granada

Lyon

The Granada group (1)

We come from the city of Granada (Spain).

Participants of the University of Granada are:

The Aula Permanente de Formación Abierta

the School of Computer Sciences and the Faculty of Sociology

Our group is multigenerational:

4 facilitators a group of 17 (6 women and 11 men). They worked in a variety of professions.

Jose Maria López:

“We are senior citizens, veterans of our professions, who want to cooperate with others, bringing with us our knowledge and our experience in other types of work.

We are always anxious to learn something new, especially in human relationships, with our colleagues, and with those of the other member countries in the Solill project, by means of Internet.

We have all noticed that we lack practice in this!”

The Granada group (2)

Ambrosio Benedicto:

“Although we have had some doubts during this first year of the project we all feel really satisfied to add our little bit.

We must not forget to say that this project has also permitted us to feel a lot more important, especially now that we are growing older!”

The Granada group (and 3)

Methodology (1)

The leadership of the project was entrusted to the Aula Permanente de Formación Abierta.

We have been organizing as we went along.

Our subgroup works with Arnhem (Holland) and Lyon (France) on the topic of the Housing and Living Spaces.

Our responsibility is for the topic “The Home”, in three aspects:

the evolution of the principle of buying a home, the home in its physical aspects, and the home as a social space.

Methodology (2)

We divided ourselves into three sub-groups.

The complete group meets weekly to:

formulate questions; discuss the presentations of each sub-group; propose the tasks which need to be completed

between sessions ; discuss the translations; make decisions; clarify areas of discord.

The facilitators also enable communication with our partner groups, and design the web pages. In addition, there are practical classes on how to use the computer.

Methodology (and 3)

Our social lives have undergone certain changes.

We have met with people who, although they lived in the same city, were unknown to us.

We have had discussions, shared ideas and worked together.

The presentations have been rich and varied and we have obtained personal enrichment at all levels.

We have seen our lives change in this manner to encompass this new activity, so that we approach the new theme, “Eating Cultures” with excitement, with eagerness, and with a new awareness.

The Results

The choice of subject has been important in that it has assured the success of the project to a certain extent.

We are certain that we have learned much about the topic, taking into account our personal involvement and experience.

The results can be seen on our web page:

http://giig.ugr.es/~grundtvig

In doing the research we have used an intergenerational approach.

Self-Learning

It cannot be said that all learning is self-learning.

A knowledge of self-learning in observation and in the discoveries made in our research.

Each person has to choose his/her favourite style, as well as the type of learning most appropriate.

We must know what we ought to learn.

SoLiLL in Granada: http://giig.ugr.es/~grundtvig

Problems encountered

1. The learning method, ´ learning by doing ´, requires a great deal of practice.

2. When we attempt to learn something new, of which we know absolutely nothing, we have to find out what it is we need to ask questions about;

3. There are always tricks in the use of the computer.

4. It is also very important to have something real to learn.

5. We must think about the optimum number of students in a class, the number of computers available, and the time available.

6. We should also consider putting each part of the formal learning in a time frame,

The biggest problem has been that of communicating with the other groups.


Conclusions (1)

We have encountered problems

We are resolving them as we continue learning.

They are insignificant.

Ricardo says:

“Thanks to the project, our group has acquired a knowledge of self-learning, basing ourselves in our group work, in observation and in the discoveries made in our research.”


Miguel Guirao:

“It is surprising how much has been achieved by the group of senior citizens involved in this project.

The boundaries of expectations and personal resources have been broadened significantly, both literally, in comprehension, and in the growing friendships being formed among people from different countries, who a few months ago, did not even know one another; and in the ability to participate in research on a topic of much common interest.”

Conclusions (2)


Miguel Jiménez:

“We feel ourselves amply compensated for the educational efforts we have made, which have enabled us to reach the goal of the programme ‘self-learning’.

It is in this that we have experienced the different aspects, which enrich this satisfaction. With boldness one can attempt everything, although one cannot succeed in everything.

There is nothing more satisfying than work done for oneself.”

Conclusions (and 3)


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