DL teachers 'get carried away' with learning!

Your DL teachers just love learning outside the square. In their spare time they get carried away being creative and have certainly found their wings. We hope you are enjoying your Adult Learners' Week lessons and are being carried away too by learning something new. This week we've interviewed three DL teachers to find how they learn outside the square.

Christine

What's something new you've learnt recently? 
Actually I've learnt to make personalised greeting cards.
Nice and why did you want to learn card making? 
I wanted to make special cards to match the personalities and interests of my friends and family. Now I make cards for car enthusiasts, garden lovers, fashion followers, the sports crazy ...
So why do you enjoy learning? 
Learning new things enables me to share with others. I enjoy the delight on the faces of people when they open their special card.
Barbara

What have you been learning recently? 
Well I've been learning how to arrange miniature succulent gardens. I arrange small plants in pots, with a castle or a house to make it look like real life.  I was fascinated how big gardens of the world can be recreated on a smaller scale in a pot.
Wow that's interesting! How are you learning this? 
I Google ideas on the Internet and then use my imagination to make my own creations.
Why do you love to learn new things? 
It occupies my mind and extends my knowledge and creativity. When we learn and create something new it adds a different dimension, an expression of self, thoughts and imagination.

Julian

Have you learnt anything new lately? 
I'm learning how to read music again. My son is learning how to play the clarinet so to help him out I'm learning to read music too.
So when you don't know something what can you do? 
I go to YouTube and search for a video. There are so many enthusiastic people who make videos. I'm so grateful for their knowledge.
Can you give us a tip on how to learn?
It's good to practise with someone. Also I use 'mnemonics' which are phrases to remember things, eg to learn the order of the treble clef notes 'EGBDF' I say the phrase "Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit!"
Great, and finally How to do feel when you've learnt a new skill?
It feels good to achieve something new. It's a quest for knowledge!

We'd love to know what you have learnt recently. Just go to the Events tab above and follow the suggestions in Activity 4.  Write a paragraph and take a photo about your experience, then email it to your teacher by 30th September. We will share the best entries on the Blog.