Learning Circle Insights
Learning About Learning Circles
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Wednesday, 12 Aug. to Wednesday, 26 Aug. at Virtual meetings
Pittsburgh
Summary
18 learners signed up; 8 responded to the survey
Learner Goals
Why did people sign up?
- "to learn from the awesome work of CLP and P2PU"
- "A refresher on and greater comfort with facilitating Learni9ng Circles"
- "Be ready to facilitate my first virtual learning circle within the next month or so."
- "To learn from Daniel and Becky re: refresher about learning circles in general, hear how CLP is operationalizing learning circles and to preview the training intended for facilitators"
- "Learn how Learning Circles work and how I can engage future volunteers in them to support adult learners in my community."
and 12 others
Goals Met
Did participants reach their learning goals?
Confidence in course materials
Do participants feel more confident about what they learned?
Next Steps
How do participants intend to apply what they learned?
- "Work with the rest of my coworkers who attended and see how we can implement this at our library."
- "MCL is pulling together a planning team, in order to get ready for an October start (due to impact of layoffs)"
- "Not sure, I am looking for a way to contribute to content creation for learning circles about social issues such as education for participatory citizenship, Democracy, climate change, critical thinking and others. I have experience in preparing multimedia presentations and would like to help creating courses on these topics. Will be happy to collaborate. Http://www.edu-multimedia.com"
- "running my first learning circle in 2 weeks!"
- "I hope to keep thinking and planning, hoping the day may come when I am in a position where I am able to facilitate a learning circle. I am considering trying to launch one "on my own time," just to get some experience, since that seems the only way for the time being."
and 3 others
Net Promoter Score
Would participants recommend learning circles to a friend?
Why or Why Not?
- "It's a wonderful idea that deserves more traction ."
- "it's free learning using expert content in an informal group setting"
- "Learning Circles (and distance learning) are the name of the game right now and I don't see that diminishing that much even after the pandemic. Plus, they're kinda fun."
- "I have lots of nerdy friends who would enjoy the format if the topic were one they were interested in."
- "Once the pandemic is behind us, and learning circles can take place in an in-person environment, I think they can prove useful to individuals looking to acquire new skills."
and 2 others
Attendance
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