Circuit Stewards’ Induction Training

1. Circuit Stewards’Induction Training Module 4: Continuing to learn

2. Aims of Module 4 To help participants: • understand why continued learning is important • explore several models for learning as part of a community with fellow practitioners. Circuit Stewards' Induction Training – Module 4 2

3. Group learning agreement Learning together we will: • listen to each other without interrupting • respect the diversity, feelings and experiences of others • respect each other’s views • question in a constructive way that enables us to learn • respect confidentiality within the group Circuit Stewards' Induction Training – Module 4 3

4. Group learning agreement • take responsibility for our own learning • recognise that each person brings different skills and knowledge to their role. Circuit Stewards' Induction Training – Module 4 4

5. Opportunity to reflect • Are there any questions about the sections of the handbook that you have read? • Have you applied any of the learning from Module 3? • Is there anything from Module 3 you are unsure about? • Have you any success stories or creative ideas you would like to share with the group? • Is there anything that you would like the group’s thoughts on? Circuit Stewards' Induction Training – Module 4 5

6. Devotion: sharing meaning vs. creating meaning What does it mean to share meaning with other people? Communication is not always about creating meaning. It can often be about just sharing meaning – passing on information. Circuit Stewards' Induction Training – Module 4 6

7. Devotion: sharing meaning vs. creating meaning For communication to create meaning, conversation is needed. It needs deep listening to one another and an opportunity for all to speak and be heard. Circuit Stewards' Induction Training – Module 4 7

8. Learning in community “As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people's ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.” Amy Poehler, actor and comedian, Harvard University Class Day Commencement Address, delivered 25 May 2011 Circuit Stewards' Induction Training – Module 4 8

9. Learning in community Adapted from: Bruce W Tuckman, Developmental sequence in small groups, Psychological Bulletin (1965) Circuit Stewards' Induction Training – Module 4 9

10. “Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Circuit Stewards' Induction Training – Module 4 10