Supporting Student Professional Growth | Origin: ED205
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Enhancing Students' Professional Skills --> Supporting Student Professional Growth
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In the Baking & Pastry course I teach, I think one way to encourage students to be lifelong learners is to observe different preparation and baking techniques and question or observe how they apply to more than one particular item or baked good. The principles of baking are not overly complex but they apply to so many different items, and I always encourage students to think about where they might have used a particular technique and observe how it can be used in many applications. Additionally, I constantly reiterate the functions of various ingredients and I encourage students to remember how those functions affect different desserts and baked goods.
Online and cyber learning is looking more and more like one another. The methods for becoming a lifelong learner include:
Managing your own education.
Knowing how to learn.
Conducting research.
Problem solving.
Self-assessment.
Addressing one's weaknesses.
In the medical world where things change at a rapid pace, a passion for life long learning is necessary.
Learning should be continuous in order to keep up with the healthcare trend and evidence-based practice.
Define "learning." Important not to minimize and shrink this concept to a minor dialogue. Millions of words have been written on this subject and should be regarded in a mature and meaningful way.
Student professional growth can be enhanced those targeted educational engagement and experiential learning activities
Supporting student growth allows for long life learning opportunities and knowledge gain.
Learning for the sake of a grade is much more damaging than those learning to become knowledgeable!
"Lifelong learners are also likely to be adaptable, familiar with innovation, and open to new challenges." I consider myself a lifelong learner and love the idea of exploring new opportunites. It is important to always stay up to date on learning and apply new knowledge to daily tasks
Learning is lifelong and the search for knowledge is continual.
Nelia Diaz
Knowledge is power !!!! To function well in the world ,we all must constantly update our knowledge and make lifelong learning a conscious goal.
Lifelong learning means to keep on top of new methods and technologies in your chosen field of study. That in itself is a challenge for teachers, as well as students.
Continue to learn new things and have more hands on training would really help.
Lifelong learning in crucial to becoming a good instructor, always wanting to learn new things and being able to reflect on weak parts of yourself are key parts to becoming better and better each day.
Supporting student personal growth is part of their educational process.
Making sure students know how to manage their education along with personal and work life.
Continuously learning new things can boost your motivation and drive, helping you set and achieve new goals
Lifelong learning increases one's knowledge, but learning is more than that. The growth of one's understanding is crucial in one's profession and life. In health, it makes you more marketable with improvements and advances, and the profession encourages one to engage in lifelong learning. Incorporating the importance of continuing to be a sponge and enhancing your knowledge is essential, regardless of the path you take in life.
It is important to remember that as an educator, I should also impress upon my students the importance of lifelong learning. What they learn in school is only the start of their journey, one of several steps, and that they should always seek to improve.
