UNIT 2: Conducting the Learner Analysis - Brenda and Whitney

Conducting the Learner Analysis

Persona 1

When discussing this profile with your partners, identify how you can use this information in your planning.

👩	Name: BRENDA Age: 65 University educated, comes from a small Metis community. Has 3 children. Enjoys walking, reading, watching movies (mostly drama)and enjoys her great grandson’s.  Worked for corrections for many years. Recently retired and is looking at starting another small business to keep her busy.  Multilingual-
Education and Experience	Sociology and Native Studies Major. Grew up speaking Michif and now speaks both English (her second language) and Cree
English Language Proficiency	Proficient Cree and English language skills Ability to write comprehensive reports and present them in either language
Digital Skills	Computer use is limited to texting, emails, googling, typing reports, and searching the net.
Learning Strategies	Interested in upgrading her language skills at all times. Reads a lot and taking online tests on definitions and likes to use complex vocabulary.
Cultural Considerations	Respectful to everyone in the community(ies) and works hard to maintain self-respect of herself and others, and expects the same from others.
Motivation and Desires	Motivated to develop her language skills in order to communicate with anyone in any field.
Goals and Expectations	She likes to be able to write more effectively. Be able to report and communicate effectively in any context.
Obstacles to Success	Tends to procrastinate and get things done immediately.
Unique Assets	Ability to communicate in many fields. Good problem-solver and great critical thinking skills

Persona 2

👸	Name: Whitney Age: 24 Young Cree woman attending University.  She is single with a five-year-old boy.  She has a great singing voice. She is outgoing and very respectful to others.  She helps out her family whenever she can. English Language only. Limited understanding of the Cree Language.
Education and Experience	Currently in Nursing School
English Language Proficiency	Advanced English Language Skills
Digital Skills	Excellent computer skills –has extensive experience with Microsoft Office and very comfortable using the computer.  Has more than one social media account.
Learning Strategies	Relatively skilled and independent; continues her education. She continues to develop her reading and writing skills and is learning to solve problems independently
Cultural Considerations	She has respect for her instructors and for others.
Motivation and Desires	She is motivated in continuing to develop her education and is acceptable of any critical analysis of herself and will attempt to make changes as required.
Goals and Expectations	To complete her nursing degree and knows she needs to discipline herself by working hard and reading and completing assignments.
Obstacles to Success	Prioritizing, unsuppor
Unique Assets	She perseveres even though she is having difficulty.