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GLOBAL LEARNER SCENARIO

Global Learners
Global learners need to see the overall picture first. They need to understand the relevance of
the information being presented. Without this, they feel lost and bored. If they are not given a
sense of direction regarding where the learning is headed, they feel uncomfortable and
quickly lose interest. Such learners also share other distinguishing characteristics:
 able to work on theory and practical application at the same time
 can multi-task and work on a number of problems simultaneously
 are generally right-brain thinkers
 take a broad look at the subject rather than a narrow view of the individual parts
 find it easier to generate ideas around a given topic because of their broader focus
From this perspective, it is important for teachers, trainers, and professors to provide the big
picture at the start of any training program, and also at the beginning of each day or session.
Global learners themselves will benefit from creating a learning map of the entire process,
session or course in order to put the information into a meaningful context.
Global learners need the big picture. They like to see where concepts interrelate with
other concepts and how it all applies to them. These learners need an overview of a
topic first and tend to get frustrated with fine detail. They are good at multi-tasking and
like to know the theme and purpose of a lesson first. An analytical learner is able to
process the details independently from each other. This learner loves details, facts and
figures.

Global Characteristics
 need all the information before beginning
 want to know all the steps involved
 like to know what the finished product will be like
 need to know where the information fits into their own life

5 Characteristics Of Global Learning


An increasingly globalized society is putting pressure on education to “globalize.” We’ve
talked about the definition of global learning before.
This quick post is more about the characteristics of that kind of approach to learning. As
globalization becomes more and more inevitable, understanding where we’re drifting might
help us make adjustments as we go, yes? The characteristics are numerous and we could
almost start anywhere, but five broad characteristics appear below.
1. Local–> Global pattern
When learning is first personal, and local, it has the ability for immediacy, authenticity, and
responsiveness not available when it seeks to be immediately “global.”
A student connecting with an international peer set in school-to-school collaboration, or
reaching out to help solve global challenges must first employ self-knowledge–see
themselves as thinkers and learners and agents of both change and collaboration, and this
self-knowledge focus is always, of course, entirely “local.”

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The learning process may also, at times, have to be first global then local, but the critical role
of an authentic local context remains.
2. Self-Directed
While obviously students can’t be handed a broadband internet signal, an iPad, and be told to
“go play” with global peer sets, self-directed learning is becoming increasingly obvious in
light of radically improved data access of this information age. This makes self-directed
learning paramount to extracting the most out of this newfound scale.
3. Iterative & Spiraled
Formal academic learning is often tightly sequenced, aligned, packaged, and tightly bound.
This all becomes less accessible–though not impossible–as the shift to global learning is
made due to increased number of collaborators, increasingly complex technology, and the
nature of self-directed learning in general. This makes learning that is iterative and spiraled
more natural than a cover-and-move-on approach.
4. Social & Digital
Global learning is very obviously social; it is global after all. This makes the use of digital
technology, including social media like twitter, YouTube, pinterest and even upstarts like
Vine, fundamental tools in the process.
Learning is inherently social, and in the globalization of it–whether by process
(collaboration) or product (creating a product or service that has global application)–logical.
The use of education technology to support that process then is one of its most important
characteristics.
5. Driven By New Actuators
Globalization is about interdependence and increased consciousness.
This can happen through technology or in person, quickly or gradually–less about form and
process, and more about scale and tone. This makes powerful new actuators, including game-
based learning, mobile learning, blended learning, and challenge-based learning, all the more
seamless

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