The Circle of Learning

Examples of applying this learning outcome outside the learning environment:
Family	Community	Work
Discuss with family members the reasons they view television. Use this information to identify a purpose for viewing future television programs.	Attend a local children's sporting event (e.g, hockey or baseball game). Watch the reactions of different adults in the audience. What do their behaviours tell you about modeling good sportsmanship for children?	Watch a training video at work. Afterwards, identify what information you already knew from past work experience.

Learners will observe for practical purposes and social skills development.

Discuss and identify purposes for observing.
Notice and describe what is communicated by body language, posture, gesture, voice tone, volume, and pace.
Watch carefully how something is done to gain knowledge and skills.
Apply what you already know to help in observing and understanding.
Practise participatory observation, including asking questions and doing.
Practise "fly on the wall" observation, when appropriate, with no discussion and no questions.
Demonstrate appropriate observing behaviours (e.g., ask permission to observe if the invitation has not been already made clear).
Demonstrate skills learned and knowledge gained through observing (e.g., through singing, poetry, mime, showing someone else how to do the skill)

Examples of applying this learning outcome outside the learning environment:
Family	Community	Work
Watch someone perform a skill (e.g., tan a hide, make perogies, change a tire). Learn more about how to do this task by asking questions and helping appropriately.	Attend a community meeting. Watch the people who speak and the other people's reactions to them. What is it about these speakers that makes others pay attention to them?	Observe co-workers in conversation. Notice how they use body language or gestures to accent the key points of what they are saying.