Here are some photos from my new flickr account:
I'm celebrating the
Festival of Light, Duwali
in India
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
7 1/2 lifelong learning habbits
I've always loved learning. My parents both being educators, it was always part of our lives to explore and learn new things no matter where we were. I am naturally someone who is seeking out information simply for knowledge sake, and usually willing to learn new things.
So, looking over the "Habits of a lifelong learner" I feel pretty comfortable with most of them. Although, the one habit that has never been a strong element in my learning was "Begin with an End in mind". Because I enjoy learning and seem to be doing it all the time, I tend to be slightly scattered. I flow in and out of topics or ideas, especially when they are random (like, the history of hamsters or something). We'll see how this ensues!
Some of the habits that I feel are easy for me are accepting responsibility as my own learner. I have worked well as an independent learner through most of my education. Attending art school was a good builder of this habit because assignments were done very independently and things build up easily near the end of a semester if not well managed.
The other habit that I found easy is the seeing problems as challenges. My artwork is conceptually driven, which tends to require certain skills and knowledge that I don't already know. I wanted to do a piece and I felt it needed to be done in metal, so I learned how to use a blow torch. Or I wanted to do a video installation piece, so I learned how to shoot a video, edit it, and project it in a gallery space.
At CML I feel there are always opportunities to learn new things and be developing new skills. I love the opportunities through LearnerWeb, it's amazing that learning is always encouraged.
So, looking over the "Habits of a lifelong learner" I feel pretty comfortable with most of them. Although, the one habit that has never been a strong element in my learning was "Begin with an End in mind". Because I enjoy learning and seem to be doing it all the time, I tend to be slightly scattered. I flow in and out of topics or ideas, especially when they are random (like, the history of hamsters or something). We'll see how this ensues!
Some of the habits that I feel are easy for me are accepting responsibility as my own learner. I have worked well as an independent learner through most of my education. Attending art school was a good builder of this habit because assignments were done very independently and things build up easily near the end of a semester if not well managed.
The other habit that I found easy is the seeing problems as challenges. My artwork is conceptually driven, which tends to require certain skills and knowledge that I don't already know. I wanted to do a piece and I felt it needed to be done in metal, so I learned how to use a blow torch. Or I wanted to do a video installation piece, so I learned how to shoot a video, edit it, and project it in a gallery space.
At CML I feel there are always opportunities to learn new things and be developing new skills. I love the opportunities through LearnerWeb, it's amazing that learning is always encouraged.
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