Slides for a presentation on the book 10 Ways to Be a Better Learner for the IMU Webinar Series.

1. 10
Ways
to
Be
a
Be,er
Learner
Essen1al
1ps
for
thriving
in
the
global
learning
economy

2. Session
content:
• Brief
background/context
• Overview
and
discussion
of
10
ways
• Thoughts
on
moving
forward
• Notes
on
publishing

3. Spotlight
on
You!

4. Who’s
talking?
 Educator
 Writer
/
Blogger
 Consultant
 Entrepreneur
 Volunteer
 Musician
 Lifelong
learner
 Introvert
 Father
 Strongly
Disagree

5. We
are
not
yet
well
prepared…
…for
the
learning
economy.

6. How
I
define
learning:
Learning
is
the
lifelong
process
of
transforming
informa1on
and
experience
into
knowledge,
skills,
behaviors,
and
aVtudes.

7. The
10
Ways
1. Adopt
the
Right
Mindset
2. Cul1vate
Your
Network
3. Ask
Ques1ons
 10
Ways,
not
4. Be
an
Ac1ve
Note
Taker
THE
10
Ways
5. Set
and
Manage
Goals
 Focus
on
learner
6. Prac1ce,
Deliberately
 Focus
on
act
7. Be
Accountable
8. Use
Technology
Be,er
more
than
9. Mind
Your
Body
outcome
10. Embrace
Responsibility

8. 1.
Adopt
the
Right
Mindset
• Belief
• Consciousness
• Competence
• Recep1vity

9. 2.
Cul1vate
Your
Network
• Content
• Integrity
• Diversity

10. • Reliability
3.
Ask
Ques1ons
• Significance
• text
• Comprehension
• Ac1on

11. 4.
Be
an
Ac1ve
Note
Taker
• text
• Organize
• Review
• Rework
• Reflect
• Connect

12. 5.
Set
and
Manage
Goals
• text
• Rigor
• Specificity
• Commitment
• Process

13. 6.
Prac1ce,
Deliberately
• Stretching
• Repe11on
• Feedback
• Reflec1on

14. 7.
Be
Accountable
• Check
Sources
• Test
Yourself
• Teach
It

15. 8.
Use
Technology
Be,er
• Assessment
• Access
• Diversity
• Ac1on
• Order

16. 8.
Use
Technology
Be,er
• Assessment
Have
I
found
tools
that
help
• Access
me
test
the
knowledge
I
possess
in
a
par1cular
area?
• Diversity
Have
I
iden1fied
• Ac1on
informa1on
sources,
• Order
conversa1ons,
and
curators
that
help
me
assess
ways
in
which
I
might
want
to
build
my
knowledge
or
skills?

17. 8.
Use
Technology
Be,er
• Assessment
When
is
the
last
1me
I
went
• Access
on
a
“learnabout”
(a
coinage
based
on
the
term
• Diversity
“walkabout”)
to
find
interes1ng
new
resources
to
• Ac1on
support
my
learning
goals?
• Order
What
are
the
types
of
technology-­‐driven
learning
experiences
I
have
found
helpful,
and
why?
Where
can
I
find
more
of
a
similar
nature?

18. 8.
Use
Technology
Be,er
• Assessment
Am
I
consciously
using
• Access
technology
to
seek
a
diversity
of
learning
• Diversity
experiences?
• Ac1on
Do
I
repeat
the
same
old
things
again
and
again,
or
• Order
do
I
challenge
myself
to
find
ideas
and
perspec1ves
I
haven’t
previously
considered?

19. 8.
Use
Technology
Be,er
• Assessment
• Access
Am
I
using
technology
not
just
as
tool
for
passive
consump1on,
but
• Diversity
also
as
a
way
to
ac1vely
engage
in
learning
ac1vi1es,
such
as
• Ac1on
taking
notes,
wri1ng
a
blog,
playing
learning
games,
etc.?
• Order
What
new
approaches
–
e.g.,
crea1ng
a
podcast,
producing
a
short
video,
star1ng
a
Tumblr
feed
–
might
align
well
with
my
current
learning
goals?

20. 8.
Use
Technology
Be,er
• Assessment
Am
I
using
technology
tools
• Access
effec1vely
to
help
me
make
sense
of
the
chao1c
flow
of
• Diversity
new
informa1on
and
experiences?
• Ac1on
• Order
Have
I
explored
the
full
capabili1es
of
the
tools
I’m
using
so
that
I
can
get
the
most
out
of
them?

21. 9.
Mind
Your
Body
• Diet
• Exercise
• Sleep

22. 10.
Embrace
Responsibility
• Contribu1on
• Mo1va1on
• Consequences

23. Moving
forward
They
know
enough
who
know
how
to
learn
–
Henry
Adams

24. Addi1onal
ques1ons
or
comments?
1. Adopt
the
Right
Mindset
2. Cul1vate
Your
Network
3. Ask
Ques1ons
4. Be
an
Ac1ve
Note
Taker
5. Set
and
Manage
Goals
6. Prac1ce,
Deliberately
7. Be
Accountable
8. Use
Technology
Be,er
9. Mind
Your
Body
10. Embrace
Responsibility

25. Contact
• Jeff
Cobb
e:
jcobb@missiontolearn.com
t:
missiontolearn
Corwin
2011
p:
+1.919.201.7460
b:
www.be,erlearner.net
w:
www.tagoras.com
AMACOM
2013