The aim of the course is to introduce you to Cognition, Metacognition and Mindfulness. These processes and concepts are critically important, not just for you but also for others around you who you may help on your journey through life.
We at Enjoy Online Courses are wholly committed and dedicated to lifelong learning and we already know that you are too due to the very fact that you’re taking this course!
All of our courses are underpinned by this commitment and ethos but what is – we hope – going to be particularly helpful with this course is that it should help you to become a better learner, hence enhancing your lifelong learning journey.
So, this course is, ultimately, for anyone who wants to learn better, including those who may want to support others in their learning (for example, children or other relatives, or even work colleagues). It’s for those who want to develop their understanding of how the mind works and how it processes information.
Career Development
The Economist says ‘Lifelong Learning is an economic imperative’. The Lifelong Learning Course from Enjoy Online Courses will help you learn better. If you learn better you will discover more and become intellectually curious. The salary expectations are limitless once you begin your lifelong learning journey.
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Course Outline
Introduction
Welcome to Enjoy Online Courses and our course on Lifelong Learning.
Critical learning factors underpinning this high quality accredited course
Cognitive Processes
Metacognitive Processes
Mindfulness
Module 1: Cognition, Metacognition and Mindfulness: Key Reflections
Module Objective
Key reflections on cognition, metacognition and mindfulness
What do we mean by ‘learning’?
What is Cognition?
What is Metacognition?
Cognition versus Metacognition: What’s the difference?
What is Mindfulness?
Metacognition and Mindfulness: aren’t they similar?
Module 2: Cognition
Module Objective
What is Cognition?
What is cognitive development?
Nature versus nurture
Weak Cognition and impact on learning
Cognitive impairments and impact on learning
Symptoms, causes and effects
Can we do anything to change our cognitive functioning?
Taking a cognitive behavioural approach
Module 3: Metacognition and Metacognitive Strategies
Module Objective
What is Metacognition?
Metacognition and learning
We engage in metacognitive activities every day
Metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive regulation