Weaved learning & Learning within learning

I gave my students an assignment to write about their expectations of the module (6 Sigma & Lean manufacturing) and of their facilitator last week in an attempt to apply quality concepts in quality class. I hope that they can understand the concept of "customer-focused" better through this application.

As I read their submission, I collated & analysed their work with "Wordle", a fun software. A visual representation of their collated assignment was created. This will be this week's activity for them...to critique what I did.

This week's learning will cover Voice of Customers and some basic analysis of data. I am expecting them to link their understanding of being customer focused, VOC, and data analysis with the "Wordle artwork" I deliberately planted. I am preparing another activity to link up another concept next week.

This is the concept of weaving learning together which I shared with some friends. I find it not only efficient, but extremely powerful as well. I observed that people often learn concepts in a silo mentality. They understand concept A & concept B, but if you put A & B together, they do not know how to integrate. Weaving allows people to see things in a holistic manner. Knowledge has no boundary, so should our learning. Like threads of a fabric, knowledge is only useful if woven together.

Of course, I am also trying to apply another concept I adore here--the Inception concept of "dreams within dreams". In this case...learning within learning.

1. Students learn the concepts from the content (Through content)

2. Student apply the concepts themselves (Through application)

3. Student learn from seeing how you apply the concepts (Through modelling)

4. Students learn about their learning which enables them to change their attitudes, behaviours and actions

5. Students get inspired to do all the above by themselves (Through motivation)

If we can create learning at different depths with a single situation/exercise, it would be extremely powerful. I am still figuring how to do this at the deep levels...I think I must go watch the movie Inception again to get some inspiration.

Friends, if you have ideas, please let me know.