Portable Learner

You want to assess the claims of a particular point of view before relying on it. This is one of a series of lifelong learning design patterns.

You are seeking out help or information from both experts and fellow lifelong learners. This is one of a series of lifelong learning design patterns.

I've revisited this reading list three times since putting it together in December 2004. Each time I am re-struck by how the perspective of 'authenticity' makes most education and training of little use.

This is a statement of personal values and philosophy that influence my teaching practice. I wrote it as an exercise in during my masters studies at Athabasca University. What distinguishes professionals from others who teach is identifying the set of values that drive what we do and why we do it.

I first wrote this series of statements as graduate student in 1999 as a way to articulate my values, motivations and strategies. I revisit it every now and then to see if it still rings true, and rewrote it in September 2005 as a learning manifesto.