{"id":3106,"date":"2019-10-08T18:31:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T18:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/isucceed-wm-collegesuccess\/?post_type=chapter&p=3106"},"modified":"2020-02-04T05:27:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T05:27:12","slug":"assignment-envisioning-long-term-learning-goals","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/isucceed-wm-collegesuccess\/chapter\/assignment-envisioning-long-term-learning-goals\/","title":{"raw":"Assignment: Envisioning & Shaping your Learning Strategy","rendered":"Assignment: Envisioning & Shaping your Learning Strategy"},"content":{"raw":"This is a three step assignment designed to help you think about the importance of both long term & short term learning goals, and how being a meta-literate learner can help direct and shape your learning strategy.\r\n

1. Identify a short-term learning objective and provide a basic plan for reaching this objective<\/h2>\r\nAnswer the following questions regarding a current interest.\r\n
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  1. What are you curious about now that is outside of or extends your studies?<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. How might you go about learning more? List three specific institutions, people, or resources that would provide potential ways to learn.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. How will you make time to engage in this learning?<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Which of the metaliterate learner roles would you like to aim for in connection with this new expertise you will be working towards? (Collaborator, Communicator, Participant, Producer, Researcher, Teacher, Translator)<\/li>\r\n \t
  5. How do you expect to fulfill this role?<\/li>\r\n \t
  6. What hurdles do you expect? How will you get over them?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    2. Discuss the importance of lifelong learning goals<\/h2>\r\nInterview a parent, teacher, colleague or friend (aim for someone well beyond college-age) and get their answers to these questions:\r\n
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    1. What were a couple of their learning goals once they were out of school?<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. Did they have a chance to pursue them? Why or why not?<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. How did they go about learning more? Is it a method they would recommend?<\/li>\r\n \t
    4. Did they feel they met their goals?<\/li>\r\n \t
    5. Explain the metaliterate learner roles to this person and ask if they took on any of them in connection with their new knowledge.<\/li>\r\n \t
    6. What would they recommend to you in regard to lifelong learning, based on their own experiences?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

      3. Reflect<\/h2>\r\nNow, reflect on what you have learned--how has this changed your thoughts about your own lifelong learning?\r\n\r\nWhat have you learned from your course work & assignments that you feel will shape your short- or long-term learning plan or strategy? What metaliterate learner roles will be important?","rendered":"

      This is a three step assignment designed to help you think about the importance of both long term & short term learning goals, and how being a meta-literate learner can help direct and shape your learning strategy.<\/p>\n

      1. Identify a short-term learning objective and provide a basic plan for reaching this objective<\/h2>\n

      Answer the following questions regarding a current interest.<\/p>\n

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      1. What are you curious about now that is outside of or extends your studies?<\/li>\n
      2. How might you go about learning more? List three specific institutions, people, or resources that would provide potential ways to learn.<\/li>\n
      3. How will you make time to engage in this learning?<\/li>\n
      4. Which of the metaliterate learner roles would you like to aim for in connection with this new expertise you will be working towards? (Collaborator, Communicator, Participant, Producer, Researcher, Teacher, Translator)<\/li>\n
      5. How do you expect to fulfill this role?<\/li>\n
      6. What hurdles do you expect? How will you get over them?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        2. Discuss the importance of lifelong learning goals<\/h2>\n

        Interview a parent, teacher, colleague or friend (aim for someone well beyond college-age) and get their answers to these questions:<\/p>\n

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        1. What were a couple of their learning goals once they were out of school?<\/li>\n
        2. Did they have a chance to pursue them? Why or why not?<\/li>\n
        3. How did they go about learning more? Is it a method they would recommend?<\/li>\n
        4. Did they feel they met their goals?<\/li>\n
        5. Explain the metaliterate learner roles to this person and ask if they took on any of them in connection with their new knowledge.<\/li>\n
        6. What would they recommend to you in regard to lifelong learning, based on their own experiences?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          3. Reflect<\/h2>\n

          Now, reflect on what you have learned–how has this changed your thoughts about your own lifelong learning?<\/p>\n

          What have you learned from your course work & assignments that you feel will shape your short- or long-term learning plan or strategy? What metaliterate learner roles will be important?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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