Plan — decide your approach for your learning goal#
Now that you have your guiding goal, reasons and objectives, you next turn your objectives into a plan you can use to guide your actions and track your progress. You now extend the research you started in the previous Targeting step. You gather information you need to develop your plan. Once you have this information, the next steps are to create a course map, plan your time and plan your costs. These are three key tools you can use to track your progress.
Keep in mind that you may not need to do these activities to the depth outlined here. If your learning objectives are short term and easy to achieve, you may not need to do much planning at all. The size or importance of the objective should guide you on how much planning and management you need.
Do the research #
- Fundamental questions to consider and answer: your time commitment, costs, the method of instruction, and the location.
- Factors to consider before answering these questions, including the importance of your goal and any restrictions on time or cost.
- A discussion of commitment — full time or part time. Includes advantages and disadvantages.
- A discussion of method — self study, individual instruction or group-based instruction. Includes comments on whether you are a self-directed learner, whether you prefer studying at your own pace, maintaining motivation, and how you obtain your learning material.
- A discussion on location — local study or remote study. Thoughts on studying in the city, suburbs, regional areas, country areas, interstate, international and/or overseas providers. How to use your “personal hourly rate” to help work out which location may be best for you.
- How to make the decisions once you have finished research. Comments on using your gut or instinct versus finding other assistance or guides. Suggestions for questions to ask a training provider — such as other student’s questions, talking to those already studying, and their thoughts on Memletics.
Determine your Course Map #
- How to create your course map, what to include, how to break it down into streams and modules.
- Includes an example of a course map for aviation or flight training.
- Comments on the level of detail you may need in your course map.
Plan your Time requirements #
- How to work out your time requirements, including considerations such as a completion goal, time requirements, and available hours.
- Laying out a basic time schedule.
- Additional considerations, such as whether you are learning Memletics for the first time, and the impact of exams and tests.
Plan your Costs #
- Basic points on planning your costs.
Review your Plan #
- Basic comments on what to do once you have completed your plan.