Learning Circle

Members: Mustafa, Tomo, Canan, Michael, Meili, Abduljabbar, Sumeyra

a) What does this questionnaire say about you as a learner on this module?
Most of us think that this questionnaire showed us that we have some sort of a ‘potential/capacity’ of being autonomous learners. Some of us think that they are already autonomous learners (?) , and this module showed them new/better ways to expand their knowledge about learner autonomy.

What does this questionnaire say about the tutor’s expectations of students on this module?
After completing the questionnaire, most of us pointed out that our tutor has high expectations. For example, in the preparation for the assignment and finding resources parts, most of us ticked no predominantly.

On the other hand, we decided that from the very beginning of this module, she showed us how to be autonomous by having us generate our own questions, and addressing these questions during sessions.

What are your feelings about these?
We feel that this module taught us a lot about learner autonomy. It was well-designed. As we discussed in our last session, although there are so many regulations at the university, Barbara overcame them, and designed this course accordingly. Also, we decided that Barbara was the only tutor who checked whether we read the required readings and learned the content. Additionally, at the beginning of each session, she spent at least 15 minutes to address the topics discussed in the previous session(s).
Regarding the questionnaire, question 2.5. was not clear enough. It asks us to rate our participation in the class session. We thought that there should be at least subsections such as: group discussion, designing materials, etc.

b) Are there any issues you feel we still need to cover in the last class?
Our group is still quite confused about ‘assessing the learner autonomy’. So we would like to see materials that focus on assessment specifically.

Do you have any further questions you would like to raise?
We would like to see more materials addressing learner autonomy. Moreover, we want to see a sample material which does not include the aspects of learner autonomy, and the final-revised version of this material. (preferably revised by Barbara )