What is learning?

I have always thought leaning was a part of growth as an individual, gaining knowledge, basically knowing something you didn't know before. Now I think there is a bigger debate over what exactly learning is and when it stops being the natural growth of a person, but something extra.

The best example of leaning given to me was a stircase and on each step was two words.

 unconscious incompetence -> conscious incompetence -> conscious competence -> unconscious competence.

(this whole sentence is a dyslexic nightmare.)   

It basically means not being aware that you don't know something, realising you don't know something, knowing something but not with out thinking first and then knowing something so well that it becomes second nature. 

Also kolbs learning cycle which helps me understand were I have not been able to learn before and also could be used as a basic starting point to a listen plan. The student would experience something, reflect on it, come to a realisation and learn from it.

we also discussed why learning was important and what could block your learning experience. I found the discussion extremely helpful with not only a realisation on my own personal learning blocks but how I could apply everyone elses' experience as well as my own to my teaching.