Learning over a lifetime is … …a gradual traversing of a succession of increasingly more elaborate bridges … First, we need to know which bridge we are on. Second, we need to know how far along the learner is in traversing that particular bridge. Third, we need to know that, if it is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Life’
Traversing Bridges
Posted in Learning, Life, Mentoring & Peer Coaching, tagged Learning, Life, mentor on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From 40 to 16 in 15 Minutes
Posted in Adult Learners, Learning, Life, Reflection, tagged adultlearners, Learning, Life, reflection on August 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I ran across this letter to my 16-year-old self (written by “26-nearly-27-year-old Katie”), and it made me think about what I would say in my letter to my 16-year-old self. When I was 16, my English teacher had us write our obituaries as if we were 80. At the time, it seemed like a morbid [...]
I Believe In Kevin Bacon
Posted in Community, Life, Students, tagged Community, Life, Students on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One thing I really like to do is to connect people. I’ve appreciated it when people have connected me with others who share similar philosophies, projects, or perspectives, or from whom I can learn. Examples: I once had a friend connect me with her neighbor, and that connection ultimately led to a great new job. [...]
Vacations To Learn By
Posted in Cooking, Experience, Food, Learning, Reflection, Stress Relief, Toddlers, Work, tagged Cooking, Learning, Life, reflection, Toddlers, vacation on August 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Around these parts, Summer term is coming to a close (next week!) and Fall term is about a month away. While my work doesn’t end when the term ends (in fact, it usually gets a bit busier), it seems like a good time to take some time off and time away from the office. It’s [...]
Our Talismen
Posted in Life, Toddlers, Uncategorized, tagged Life, Toddlers on July 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
See that frog up there? That one riding a bike? That one riding a bike WITHOUT A HELMET MAMA!?!?! This is what my husband posted to his Facebook profile about that frog: This is not a toy. This is not the coveted “froggie rides a bike” toy. No, this is a talisman armed with more [...]
Installment #12: What My Toddler Has Taught Me About Adult Learning
Posted in Adult Learners, Learning, Professional Development, Reflection, Toddlers, tagged adultlearners, Assessment, feedback, Learning, Life, reflection, Toddlers on July 16, 2010 | 4 Comments »
POP QUIZ! What is the shortest word in the English language that contains all of these letters: abcdef? ANSWER? Feedback! And you know what? Sometimes we just don’t want to hear it! Sometimes it’s just really hard to receive! (Sometimes, when we are 2.6 years old, it makes us have a temper tantrum!) Mac reminds [...]
Indelible
Posted in Experience, Learning, Life, Reflection, tagged experience, Learning, Life, reflection on June 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Chatting with a DOF (dear old friend). DOF said something that struck a nerve. A nerve? (Wrong word.) A chord? (Not quite a chord.) A memory? Maybe that’s it — a memory. An indelible memory. And from me? DOF got an indelible response. Ooops! (Hate it when that happens.) Also, re-living challenging Commencement event a [...]
But what if…
Posted in Learning, Life, Reflection, Work, tagged decisions, Learning, Life, reflection, Work on June 11, 2010 | 6 Comments »
This week I found myself faced with a challenging decision that would affect my future in significant ways. I used all the tools and resources and good-thinking friends and family available to me to make the decision, and I am still not sure if it was the “right” one (as if there actually is a [...]
My Third And Final Major Was English
Posted in Blogs, Books, Employment, Goals, Higher Education, Language, Learning, Liberal Arts, Life, Literature, Money, Professional Development, reading, Reflection, Work, Writing, tagged blog, education, Employment, highereducation, integration, knowledge, Language, Learning, liberalarts, Life, Literature, problemsolving, reflection, Work, Writing on June 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
David Brooks has written an Op-Ed piece in The New York Times called History for Dollars in which he advocates for studying the humanities, and it has me nogging. Brooks argues that studying the humanities will make a person more employable because they will be able to read and write well, will deeply understand human [...]
Becoming Adult
Posted in Adult Learners, Blogs, Change, Learning, Life, Reflection, tagged adultlearners, age, blog, Change, Learning, Life, reflection on May 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Today on Freshly Pressed I happened across this lovely little blog post from Burk Krohe: Signs I’m Starting To Become An Adult. Middle-class kid, college graduate, living at home, trying to find a job. He sees neckties and weddings and the inability to stay up all night drinking with his friends as his signs. Great [...]
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