Unlearning Learning

Umes Shrestha

Hi I am Umes Shrestha. I am a teacher and a teacher developer. I love designing and delivering workshops -- and help teachers become awesome :) This podcast is my audio guff, teaching, learning related, ideally for teachers, teacher trainers, and educators. Language: Nepali and English, mixed with a few Newari tone here and there. Find me here: Instagram: @umesunlearn Email: umes.shrestha@gmail.com

  1. 10/04/2021

    16. Ten Things A Participant Can Do

    10 Things You Can Do to Make Your Workshop Experience Productive 1. Understand you real reasons for joining the workshop and check if they align with the workshop objectives. 2. Understand the modality of the workshop. 3. Try to get in touch with other participants. 4. Don’t go into a workshop without any preparation. 5. And go with an open mind, without judgment. 6. Try to ‘get out of your comfort zone’ 7. Provide proper and concrete feedback to the facilitator 8. Stay in touch. 9. Request the trainer for a follow-up session. 10. Share the ideas & skills with someone else – a friend or a colleague. --- Find me here: Instagram: @umesunlearn Email: umes.shrestha@gmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umes-shrestha-b2403958/

    8 min

  2. 08/14/2021

    15. Advice Suggestion Feedback

    We love giving advice, suggestion, and feedback - that too unsolicited. As a teacher, I've made this mistake several times. And, as a teacher developer, I've done this during workshop sessions too.  We have done this mistake, I'm sure. Experience is a great teacher and I've come up with my own "rule of thumb" regarding this complex issue of giving and receiving advice, suggestion, and feedback. Talking about this rule and sharing a few examples in this podcast.

    9 min

  3. 03/09/2021

    14. How learning happens - Part 1 (Summary/Review)

    Note: Recorded in English + Nepali mixed language This episode is for teachers who are trying to unravel the complex issue of learning and teaching. I will be recording a series of episodes summarizing and reviewing each chapters from the seminal book "How Learning Happens". Book: How Learning Happens - Seminal Works in Educational Psychology and What They Mean in Practice Paul A. Kirschner and Carl Hendrick Chapter 1: A novice is not a little expert The takeaways are: a. Beginners aren’t “little” experts; they know less and think differently than experts. b. Children also aren’t small adults. They see the world very differently and therefore have to learn differently. c. A teaching approach that works well with an expert will most probably not work well with a beginner and can even be detrimental to their learning. d. Try to differentiate at an early stage. e. The epistemology of the expert is not the proper pedagogy for the learner. --- Find me here: Instagram: @umesunlearn Email: umes.shrestha@gmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umes-shrestha-b2403958/

    15 min

  4. 02/24/2021

    13. Unlearning the Learning Beliefs

    The three learning myths I talked about in this episodes: The Learning Pyramid The Learning Styles Knowledge is out there (in the internet) Find me here: Instagram: @umesunlearn Email: umes.shrestha@gmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umes-shrestha-b2403958/ Article Source: https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2017/12/26/20-research-myths/

    11 min
  5. 12. Creativity, Communication & Mistakes with Abha Dhital

    01/27/2021

    12. Creativity, Communication & Mistakes with Abha Dhital

    This time I'm talking with Abha Dhital, who loves writing, doodling, branding, and storytelling. Recording this episode was fun and reflective at the both time.  Give it a listen, okay. Find Abha here: https://abhadhital.wixsite.com/abhadhital/about Find me here: Instagram: @umesunlearn Email: umes.shrestha@gmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umes-shrestha-b2403958/

    56 min
  6. 11. Inspire and Grow with Biliz Maharjan

    01/10/2021

    11. Inspire and Grow with Biliz Maharjan

    This is my first episode in 2021 and I tried to have a guest in for the first time as well :) My guest is Biliz Maharjan, an MBA/IT graduate working an Investment/IT Analyst in a Merchant Banking Company. For me, his writing captured my attention and I got hooked into it. In this almost an hour long conversation, we dive into a lot of stuffs on learning, writing, teaching, habits, and we also did an impromptu section on "5 things that made you a better learner" and "One favorite book, one favorite habit, and one favorite quote".  Hope you'll enjoy this conversation. Find Biliz here: https://www.bilizmaharjan.com/ Find me here: Instagram: @umesunlearn Email: umes.shrestha@gmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umes-shrestha-b2403958/

    56 min

  7. 12/20/2020

    10 My Take on the Significant Education Studies 2020

    I recorded this episode after reading this "important" blog article posted on edutopia.org (Link: https://www.edutopia.org/article/10-most-significant-education-studies-2020).  I have added my own perspectives and a few opinions as well on these studies. And in doing so, I have cited some references of Robert Bjork (Input less, Output more), Angela Duckworth (Grit), Daniel Wellingham (Memory is the residue of thoughts), and John Sweller (We are our long term memory). I've used both Nepali and English language, as my primary target of this podcast is Nepali teachers, educators, and learners.

    27 min

  8. 12/05/2020

    09 Challenges in Implementing Activities to Engage Students

    In this episode, I share some of the ideas posted by teachers on how to solve the perennial problem teachers face: completing the course/syllabus. I also talk about how I used to label teachers as "lazy" and how wrong I was to do so. -- Book mentioned: Switch by Chip and Dan Heath Our facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/teachersempoweringteachers -- Find me here: Instagram: @umesunlearn Email: umes.shrestha@gmail.com

    8 min
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Hi I am Umes Shrestha. I am a teacher and a teacher developer. I love designing and delivering workshops -- and help teachers become awesome :) This podcast is my audio guff, teaching, learning related, ideally for teachers, teacher trainers, and educators. Language: Nepali and English, mixed with a few Newari tone here and there. Find me here: Instagram: @umesunlearn Email: umes.shrestha@gmail.com

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  • Creator
    Umes Shrestha
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Umes Shrestha
  • Show Website
    Unlearning Learning