71/2 Habits of highly Successful Lifelong Learners

Habit 1: Begin with the end in mind
Habit 2: Accept responsibility for your own learning
Habit 3: View problems as challenges
Habit 4: Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner
Habit 5: Create your own learning toolbox
Habit 6: Use technology to your advantage
Habit 7: Teach/mentor others
Habit 7 ½: Play

Hmmm, which habits are easiest for me? I'd have to say teaching/mentoring others and Play. They come very naturally for me. Often, the reasons I want to learn something new in the first place are either because a) It sounds like fun! or b) I want to teach someone else about it.

Habit 1: "Beginning with the end in mind." is another fairly natural habit for me. I am a fairly goal-oriented person. If I don't have clear goals at the outset, it just doesn't get done.

For Learning 2.0, I think I would like to focus on Habits 5 and 6 as the new challenges. Obviously, the 23 things are a good fit for using technology to my advantage. And then , I don't think that I have ever consciously created a "learning toolbox." This should be fun!

We're live!

January 5th marked the launch of our library's Learning 2.0 project. At last, all the blood, sweat and tears (mostly tears) have born fruit. Let's get this show on the road!