The habits of the lifelong learner consist of:
1. Begin with the end in mind by setting goals for yourself.
2. Accept responsibility for your own learning.
3. View problems as challenges to learn from.
4. Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner.
5. Create your own learning toolbox.
6. Use technology to your advantage.
7. Teach and mentor others.
Last, but not least in importance - PLAY!
The easiest lifelong learning habits for me will be #3, #4, and #7, as I have always lived my life with the philosophy that problems are nothing more than challenges to learn from, confidence in myself as a competent, effective learner is what has motivated my educational venture from the beginning, and I enjoy teaching and mentoring others as it gives me a sense of achievement in myself and whomever I may be teaching/mentoring. The hardest lifelong learning habits for me will be #6, using technology to my advantage as I am not a tech-savvy person (yet!), and the last habit, learning to play, because I have always had to work hard and multi-task with little time for myself.
What I would like to learn by playing with Web 2.0 tools is how to become technology-oriented in relation to teaching in the classroom. I believe that this will enable me to become a more effective and confident instructor. I am hoping to accomplish this goal by exploring options myself and by asking for help from my classmates and professors.
Setting up my blog was a bit on the scary side for me because I am not as comfortable working with web applications as I would like to be. There were many moments of anxiety and frustration with myself for not being able to accomplish the task quicker, but it was still an interesting and educational experience.
This is good that you find habit number 3 easy. For me it is one of the most difficut for me. I dont find everything a problem not a challenge but i set hard goals and expectations in my life and when something sends me off track it bugs me. Even if it is for just that day. I think it is because when younger i well was a inmature college kid and did not think twice about anything and almost ruined myself and almost lodt my family. But after geting smart joinning the army marrying my husband and having our son. I just want things to be perfect for them and so i get stressed and annoyed when something doesn't work out.
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ReplyDeleteI can see where you are coming from with the technology thing. It takes me twice as long as it should to do any of my work. However, I try to have fun with it. If only I had more time in the day!
ReplyDeleteYes, the time constraints of our busy lives does put a crimp in the fun part of learning this technology. I sometimes feel like my brain is in overload all the time, and at sixty years of age, that could be either a dangerous place to be or a good one - I will let you know if I survive and become a teacher!
ReplyDeleteI really admire the fact that you can view problems as challenges. I have the hardest time viewing a problem as a challenge. I always tend to think that it is some obstacle in my way. I hope to become more like you and view my problems as challenges that I can learn from.
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