Learning the learning skills is presentation slide I presented to IT Audit Group at July 22nd 2021. It explains why learning is so essential and important things in this age, and why we should mastering meta learning skills, including active learning and active recall

1. Learning the Learning Skills
Ade F. Triangga

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AKHLAK
KOMPETEN
Terus Belajar dan Mengembangan Kapabilitas:
1. Meningkatkan kompetensi diri untuk menjawab tantangan
yang selalu berubah
2. Membantu orang lain belajar
3. Menyelesaikan tugas dengan kualitas terbaik
/akh·lak/ v core values BUMN;

3. Why?
Learning is essential way to adapt
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• “The only constant is change”
• Everything is changing, faster
• Exponential disruption:
o Technology Transformation
o Events (e.g. COVID-19)
• Skill requirement is a moving target
• Stay relevant, gain competitive advantage, compensate
experience (in some cases)
You
Skill/Job
Requirements

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Source:
https://ceoworld.biz/2020/05/22/the-1-human-challenge-in-the-digital-age-hyper-learning/
Why?
Digital Age Challenge

5. Why?
Life is endless Learning
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• 71,28 years life expectancy (avg)
• 0 – 23 years = Formal learning (32%)
• 48 years = Informal learning / mixed (68%)
• Regardless learning subject, your job, age
Source:
Worldbank
https://datatopics.worldbank.org/world-development-indicators/themes/people.html

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Source:
The Future of Jobs Report 2020 by World Economic Forum http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Jobs_2020.pdf
Why?
New Tech = New Subject to Learn

7. Why?
Learning Skills Importance
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Source:
The Future of Jobs Report 2020 by World Economic Forum http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Jobs_2020.pdf

8. Meta Learning: Learn how to Learn
Meta Learning: The skills to Learn
• Learning How to Learn
• Survive the the “learning pit”
• Survive the job, market, and
era demand
• “Sharpen your Saw”
• Learn more, faster, work
smarter
• No. 3 Emerging Skills
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9. Soft Skills – Why Meta Learning
“…To be a junior programmer, you need to know at least
three programming languages. And to survive as a
programmer, self-directed learning is necessary. So you
need one soft skill, that is ‘How to learn’…”
Source:
https://medium.com/@gibaek/soft-skills-for-a-normal-programmer-part-1-meta-
learning-how-to-learn-to-complete-your-project-b69f758942be
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10. Where to Learn Meta Learning?
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• Who is Jim Kwik and Why he is interesting (1,5 Mins.) https://youtu.be/rm-0zHbMSQw
• Watch Jim Kwik Youtube Video (6 Mins.) “How to Learn Fast”: https://youtu.be/bCE3dO7MtK4
• Learning How to Learn by Barbara Oakley
• Limitless by Jim Kwik
• FAST approach
• Work with ex US President, Celebrities, Tesla, Google,
Marvel, Virgin, Nike, Zappos, SpaceX, NYU, GE, Fox Studios,
CalTech, Harvard, etc.
• Host of “Kwik Brain Podcast”, Top 5 podcast in education
and self improvement (Apple podcast & Spotify)

11. F- Forget
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• Forget what you already know
about the subject.
• “Kosongkan Gelasmu”
• Start with a beginners mind
• Forget about anything that’s
not urgent and important
• Forget your limitations
• I have bad memory
• I am slow reader
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12. A-Active
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• Ask questions
• Take notes
• Get Involved!
• ACTIVE LEARNING
• The more active you are,
the more you will learn

13. A-Active
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14. A-Active
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Use Active Recall while self study:
• Active Recall is regarded as the best
study technique in the literature.
• How:
1. Explain the concept to yourself
(why.. how)
2. Check back and reconsolidate
(what’s wrong/ right)
3. Verbalize the recall
4. Review each slide/concept
5. Write concise notes (write points
to trigger the memory)
6. Repeat the recall 2-3x before test
7. You don’t have perfect recall
Source:
1. Retrieval Practice Produce More Learning than Elaborative Studying with Concept Mapping
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/331/6018/772
2. Metacognitive strategies in student learning
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24268097_Metacognitive_strategies_in_student_learning_Do_stud
ents_practise_retrieval_when_they_study_on_their_own
Active recall is regarded as best study technique to study
Active recall is not commonly used as study technique

15. A-Active
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Use Active Recall downsides:
• Takes lot of brain power, the difficulties
will discourage you to SKIP the
information without fully knowing it
• You essentially just REREADING
(common with flashcards and quizzlet)
• Looking an answer prior to answering
• Not thinking deeply about why you got
the recall wrong
Watch his video! https://youtu.be/0l97Cqpa3Sw

16. S-State
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• Get excited, fascinated,
curious
• You are the only person in
control of your state.
• How to improve?
• Change your posture or
your body or breathing.
• Sit or stand the way you
would if you were totally
energized.
• Think about how you’ll
benefit from the
information.
• Get motivated

17. T-Teach
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• Learn with the intention of
teaching it to somebody else.
• or presenting
• When I teach/present something:
• I get to learn it twice.
• I want to explain it simply
• I want they understand

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T-Teach

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T-Teach
• Alternatively, write articles:
• Medium,
• Linkedin,
• Wordpress, etc

20. Recommended
https://www.mindvalley.com/superbrain/masterclass
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What’s Next? Invest Time, Effort, Money