Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Thing 1: Being a Life-Long Learner

I strive to be a life-long learner everyday.  The habit that comes most easily to me is to accept responsibility for my own learning.  Since I was a young child, I have always been my strongest motivator.  My family, teachers, and friends pushed me to do my best, but in the end, I had the highest expectations for myself.  Now that I am in college, it is very easy to skip class or just miss one assignment.  However, I know what my best work looks like, and I will not be satisfied until I have met my goals.  I believe this will be a great benefit during my life.

The hardest habit for me to follow is to view problems as challenges.  I get stressed out very easily.  So when a problem arises, I tend to overreact and create needless tension.  It takes me a while to realize that it will be okay in the end.  I have trouble seeing the bigger picture and get bogged down with the problem.  I have a tendency to give up instead of persevering and learning a valuable lesson from my mistakes.

During this learning experience with Web 2.0 tools, I would really like to learn about podcasts.  I have heard about them, but I have never used one.  I have heard they are a great teaching tool, so I would like to learn how to make one to use with my future students.

I did not have a hard time setting up the blog.  It was pretty straight-forward.  I was wary about blogging, because I don't like writing very much, but so far, it has not been that bad.

KBearden:]

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