Poetic License

I’ve always considered myself a life-long learner as books have always been my best friends.  Yes. I was the geeky language-loving kid who read a book even as I walked home from school. I used to read the encyclopedia for fun.  When the Internet came about, and I found every resource available to me at my fingertips, the world became my oyster.   As far as the Web 2.0 Lifelong Learning Habits go, Creating my Learning Toolbox is easiest for me because I know (or at least think I know) how to find information. I like researching. I enjoy putting ideas and information together for my own benefit or for others.  In addition, being a social person makes another aspect of utilizing the learning toolbox easy.  Talking to people allows me to network, to seek out answers to questions I have, and to utilize a social networking space and open up my world. The most challenging habit is using technology to my advantage. I think time is my biggest issue because I’d LIKE to learn more about technology, but finding the time to DO the learning in a hands-on way is the challenge. Mentoring others is the most important learning habit in my opinion as one must feel confident and competent in order to teach others what to do.  I get incredibly nervous if I have to teach something I don’t know and don’t feel prepared for.  If I do the research and feel comfortable with the information, it’s not a problem.