After discovering the 7 1/2 habits of Lifelong Learners discussed in the video at http://www.plcmc.org/public/learning/player.html , it is easy to see which habits already apply to me, and which ones I need to work on.
The easiest habit for me is habit #1: Begin with the end in mind. I am a logical, organized person, so considering the outcome of a decision before I make it comes naturally to me. It gives me a sense of control and determination to foresee the results of my endeavors, and strive for them. It gives me satisfaction to develop, usually in writing, a goal with specific steps I will need to take to attain it. I enjoy making a day-by-day plan to ensure I stay on track - the only problem is sticking to it.
Of all the habits, the most difficult for me to accept is #4: Have confidence in oneself as a competent, effective learner. Lifelong learners are expected to stay positive and believe through thick and thin that they will succeed their goals. Whenever I fall off the wagon, I tend to fall apart and doubt my abilities. I'm not brimming with self confidence to begin with, so even a minor setback can feel like a major failure to me. People are always telling me that with the right attitude, a person can accomplish everything. I suppose admitting my fault is the first step: now I need to remember that whenever things go wrong, I must get back on the horse and keep on trying.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
What exactly is Web 2.0 anyway?
Everything on this Earth was made by us. (Us being human beings, of course.) Your dog? Bred to look and act that way by us. The apples at the supermarket? Genetically engineered, planted, and tended by us. The internet that you're surfing right now? You got it, us again. The internet, which was developed by some genius at some point in the last century, is a wonderful resource, tool, and means of communication. But more than that, our lives have become dependent on it. Chatting with friends, ordering a cool book, looking up a recipe for dinner, checking the news, even submitting homework assignments online have become the norm for us.
Perhaps some people are a little bit uneasy about this overwhelming reliance on the web. I admit it makes me a bit nervous to think about how much of our lives are devoted to this one piece of technology. But I figure, it's a valuable resource made by us, for us. It has been our collective choice, over time, to grow more and more attached to the web. So why not make the best of the great big World Wide Web? That's what Web 2.0 is to me. Its mission is to make the internet as accessible, creative, user-friendly, and contemporary as possible to facilitate all present and future web users. Through new, communication-centered sites, the web is becoming an even more valuable and effective resource that we can all use to its full advantage, here and now. Because after all, what would we do without the internet?
Perhaps some people are a little bit uneasy about this overwhelming reliance on the web. I admit it makes me a bit nervous to think about how much of our lives are devoted to this one piece of technology. But I figure, it's a valuable resource made by us, for us. It has been our collective choice, over time, to grow more and more attached to the web. So why not make the best of the great big World Wide Web? That's what Web 2.0 is to me. Its mission is to make the internet as accessible, creative, user-friendly, and contemporary as possible to facilitate all present and future web users. Through new, communication-centered sites, the web is becoming an even more valuable and effective resource that we can all use to its full advantage, here and now. Because after all, what would we do without the internet?
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