Learning Journal Blog
Catherine’s ruminations on this and that
Stop foraging for learning
In my work on self-directed learning, I have aimed to support people whose learning projects need a plan. I provide guidance on how to engage a self-directed learning process in a deliberate way so you can efficiently and effectively satisfy [...]
Slow and steady professional development
When you work in L&D, you’d think that learning would come easy. But we have the same challenges as people in other fields in trying to remain abreast of changes and to continuously improve our knowledge and skill. While L&D [...]
The community advantage
In my February newsletter, I highlighted the fact that self-directed learning involves a number of people: people who impart (teach), people who engage, and people who inspire. When you can get all three of those dynamics mutually occurring in one [...]
Celebrating a decennial anniversary
On February 12, 2012, I obtained a business license for Learning 4 Learning Professionals and officially began the consulting chapter of my career. Ten years ago today. It seems like we’ve lived way more than a decade in the last [...]
Be self-directed, but don’t learn alone
One of the biggest myths about self-directed learning is that it’s done alone. Picture the determined leader holed up reading and note-taking, or the undiscovered athlete practicing a sport for hours, experimenting and self-critiquing, or the up-and-coming professional staying up [...]
When practicing what you preach doesn’t quite work
I’m a big believer in turn-of-the-year resolutions and thoughtful goal-setting. My goals for 2022 include deliberate choices about my learning projects (apropos since I’ve been preaching self-directed learning quite a bit in the last several years). I’ve charted two projects [...]