The Self Education Checklist

February 9, 2010

I’m currently reading a great book by Atul Gawande titled The Checklist Manifesto, which was recently picked as an Amazon.com book of the month selection. The message of the book is that in today’s deluge of information and processes that many of us are required to utilize in our daily lives, and in our professional [...]

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Social Learning

January 10, 2010

These days a popular term has emerged in learning circles – social learning. It’s not an entirely new term. Discussion about social learning has roots going back as early as the late 1800’s. In recent times it has become somewhat synonymous with social media learning. While learning theorists will rightfully disagree that the two terms [...]

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Metaphorically Speaking

December 31, 2009

When I first read James Geary’s The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism, I knew I had found a kindred spirit. Language has always fascinated me and the types of quotes and aphorisms highlighted in Mr. Geary’s book are particularly fascinating. Amidst such golden language resides the metaphor. Lots of them. [...]

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Test Outs – A Concept Whose Time Has Come

December 30, 2009

People who work in the instructional design or training field know of the concept of test outs. A test out is a test someone takes to determine if they have the prerequisite knowledge or skill necessary to take a particular course or module of training. In other words, the test out determines if the person [...]

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Creating Your Personalized Learning Portal

December 27, 2009

Educational institutions, companies and organizations often create online learning portals to act as entryways into learning resources and opportunities for their students or employees. Search for “learning portal” using your favorite search engine to see some examples. You can create your own learning portal using just your browser.
No matter what type of browser you use, [...]

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Proving Your Education – Work Samples

December 19, 2009

This post thread started with my book review of Proving Your Qualified.
In previous posts I discussed some of the elements of an education portfolio – résumés, letters of recommendation and testimonials. Although what elements go into the making of a good education portfolio varies by individual and job target, a good one might consist of [...]

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Welcoming Feedback

December 12, 2009

We all make mistakes. Nothing we do is perfect. That’s how life is supposed to be. If we ever achieved perfection in all aspects of life we’d be very unhappy. Much of our joy in life, whether we realize it or not, comes from learning, from improving, from fine tuning this wonderful journey we’re all [...]

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Facebook Makes Learning Names Easier

November 28, 2009

One of the skills that benefits everyone in terms of networking and productivity is learning people’s names. Once you are introduced to someone, it’s amazing how impressive it is to others when you remember their name the next time you see them. Of course, this is not new information.
Many years ago my father gave me [...]

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Proving Your Education – Testimonials

November 26, 2009

This post thread started with my book review of Proving Your Qualified.
In previous posts I discussed some of the elements of an education portfolio – résumés and letters of recommendation. Although what elements go into the making of a good education portfolio varies by individual and job target, a good one might consist of [...]

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Proving Your Education – Letters of Recommendation

November 10, 2009

This post thread started with my book review of Proving Your Qualified.
In my last post I discussed one of the elements of an education portfolio – résumés. Although what elements go into the making of a good education portfolio varies by individual and job target, a good one might consist of a résumé, letters of [...]

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Proving Your Education – Résumés

November 7, 2009

This post continues the topic I started in my previous book review of Proving You’re Qualified.
Here’s the dilemma. You’re about to search for a new job. You have some work experience behind you. You’ve learned some things along way. Perhaps you’ve read some books, learned on the job, taken some workshops, or otherwise gained some [...]

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Book Review – Proving You’re Qualified: Strategies for Competent People without College Degrees

November 2, 2009

Proving You’re Qualified: Strategies for Competent People without College Degrees
By Charles D. Hayes
Published by Autodidactic Press
Ask a random sampling of people who are in successful careers how they learned to do their current job and a large percentage of them will say “I learned on the job.” I hear it all the time and I [...]

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