Learner Style

I feel that I am a type of learner that learns better when they get hands on. I feel this way because whenever I am learning about any new equipment, I don’t always stay engaged and miss information. Therefore if I get my hands on the camera and practise with it, I will be able to take all of this in and cement in my mind what I have been taught. This means that I am a kinaesthetic learner as I prefer to get hands on with the equipment Im learning about.

I also feel that when I go away to research any of this new kit, I don't tend to read lots and lots of text articles of what different people know about it, I prefer to watch online tutorials with people explaining as they are demonstrating and giving me tips on how to get the most out of the piece of equipment that I am looking at. This means that I am also a Visual learner as I also like people to explain what they are doing while testing out the piece of equipment.

Where I Am Currently...

Hi there,
My name is Jonathan Cliff and I am a first year degree student studying Media Production at Newcastle College. So far I have found the course very enjoyable and have learned a number of new skills and techniques which I plan to further strengthen my grasp of in the coming weeks and months.

I feel that there are a few things that I need to improve on throughout the duration of this course and these are; my organisational skills (needing to improve prioritising of specific deadlines), Target Setting - I need to set myself targets so that I know what I need to improve upon and set myself a mini deadline by when I want to have improved by, and my Essay writing, I have never been good at academic writing and this is one of the main skills I want to improve on this course as at the moment I feel that this is my weakest skill and is the one that I need to improve upon most.