The Circle of Learning

Examples of applying this learning outcome outside the learning environment:
Family	Community	Work
Take advantage of the free counseling offered at many health clinics to discuss family problems.	Think about a committee, group, or club in which you were involved in the past. How did that group solve its problems? What did you learn from those experiences that you can apply to other group discussions.	Find a problem in your workplace that is within your control to solve. Come up with a potential solution. Review the plan with your boss to make sure you have his or her approval. Then implement the solution.

Learning Outcome #4

Learners will use technology to communicate and find information for daily interactions and applications.

Note: It is recognized that not all communities will have access to the same computer hardware and software. Instructors and learners will need to identify those skills that are possible to develop and demonstrate, given their existing technological resources. For people who do not own computers, community access points to computers and the Internet may be available through adult learning centres, libraries, or Internet cafés.

Knowledge and skills set:

Discuss and identify purposes for using technological communication.
Discuss the potential limitations of using technology to communicate or find information.
Discuss strategies to overcome your personal anxiety about the use of computers.
Apply technology skills in daily interactions and applications.
Use the software programs that serve the learning or communication purpose.
Use Internet programs that serve the learning or communication purpose.
Evaluate the appropriateness of the content on websites and the authority of the authors of websites.
Set learning goals related to technology (e.g., use personal email, demonstrate the correct use of the computer mouse, demonstrate correct keyboarding technique, learn how to use the automated teller).

Examples of applying this learning outcome outside the learning environment:
Family	Community	Work
Talk about the appropriate use of the Internet with the other adults and children who live in your home. Discuss what types of websites are not appropriate for them to use at home, at school, or in the community.	Learn how to use the TTY (teletypewriter) phone services for the hard of hearing to phone a friend or family member in another community.	Find out what software programs are available on your computer at work. Ask for training or mini-lessons in the programs that you feel would be most helpful to your work.