{"id":45613,"date":"2014-04-02T18:35:53","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T22:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=45613"},"modified":"2014-04-02T18:35:53","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T22:35:53","slug":"further-reflections-on-the-gradients-of-life-and-learning-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2014\/04\/02\/further-reflections-on-the-gradients-of-life-and-learning-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"Further reflections on “the gradients of life and learning” [Christian]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe other day, I was reflecting on<\/span> the gradients of life and learning<\/a> and how we have various “gradients” in our lifetimes (birth – kindergarten, kindergarten – 8th grade, high school – working adult, etc).\u00a0\u00a0 Then I shifted that line of thinking towards how we might help people move from positions whereby their learning is directed by others, to situations whereby they direct their own learning.\u00a0 Graphically speaking:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"DanielChristianFromTo-SelfDirLearning\"<\/p>\n

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Since then, some postings have caught my eye and have helped me in my thinking here.\u00a0 I’ll list them (and some excerpts from them) below.\u00a0 They speak to the characteristics of someone who is a successful lifelong learner — of someone who enjoys learning and who can direct his\/her own learning. These are the types of characteristics that I’d like to suggest we spend more time building <\/strong>(and less time\/effort on standardized tests and the like).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Taking a look at the effective lifelong learning inventory<\/strong><\/a> — from facultyfocus.com by Maryellen Weimer<\/p>\n

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