Personal Philosophy of Learning and
Professional Goals
One’s educational experience helps shape their worldview, how they think
about the world around them. Learning
should be a lifelong endeavor to improve oneself and make connections to their
environment through their worldview. I believe that the bridge between academia
and career is an important structure in one’s life and needs to be reinforced
for professional and personal success. Instructional design is needed to create
authentic learning experiences to help shape worldview of those who participant
in the academic forum. By setting goals and expectations, encouragement of
making the most of opportunities and support options, identifying resources and
following framework of learning experiences, and capitalizing on assessment of
readiness and potential outcomes, one will be as prepared as they can to be
successful. As a professional educator, by encouraging students to develop 21st
Century Skills in and out of the classroom and be in engaged in their learning, they will have a better chance of being
successful and happy.
By designing a set of
goals with a pre-determined time frame, I can better prepare myself to
encourage and facilitate learning for students and prepare them for the future
through instructional design. My set of professional goals focus on preparing
students through digital literacy and developing 21st Century Skills
to compete and succeed in a digital environment. Although my professional goals
are written as a general statement, I understand that they may change and
evolve as new digital technologies emerge and new ways of doing work
materialize.
As an educator, one of
the goals of my philosophy of learning is encouraging students to prepare for
success in college and career by continually develop lifelong learning skills
reflecting on interests and opportunities available, and providing academic
content that is relevant to real-world situations. I try to incorporate what I
have learned from my professional experience in to the curriculums and lessons
that I teach in designs of curriculum and learning experiences. Through my
professional experience, I have learned that using technology is essential to
being a viably skilled citizen in the workforce due to the nature of work and
globalization of many industries. Since technology is a dynamic entity, the
need to keep up with new and emerging technologies is needed. I strive to learn
about new technologies so that my students will learn about new technologies.
Another goal that I am
pursuing for proving my personal philosophy of learning is to empower learners
to take responsibility of their learning through extracurricular or academic
organizations to enrich and encourage post-secondary and career options. As a
secondary and post-secondary level educator, I know that learning does not stop
when one leaves the classroom for the day. There are plenty of clubs and
organizations that allow students to learn new skills and practice them.
I believe that I can
strengthen my philosophy of learning by including objectives to
enable students to use data to make informed decisions by developing my
technical skills and research available resources to create structure in the
classroom, and provide academic and professional relevancy. Using real-world
scenarios and situations can help learners prepare for what might come. Using
various training models can improve technical skills to make sharp decision
making and analytic problem solving ability. Gathering meaningful information
is essential to decision making. Having a creative mind is necessary for
problem solving. Combining the two skills prepares students for the workforce
and even entrepreneurial achievement.
Lastly, my professional
goals, I believe, will help embolden learners to invest in their education and
disseminate indicators for college and career readiness, through measurement of
skills through post-secondary circumstances. I think that there is a gap
between what skills academia thinks students need and what industry thinks
works have. There is a disconnect. I believe that the two entities need to work
together to create a better prepared workforce. By listening to employers and
businesses, I believe that I can help those become equipped to handle the work
environment. By introducing industry certifications, I help students gain
skills that make them qualified to work in a productive environment that
creates goods or services that provide for our citizens, nationally or
globally.
Conclusion
Education and learning supports people expanding their
worldview and understand the world around them. As a professional educator and
instructional designer, I believe that I can help those who seek to learn and
become well, exploring their world and understanding it better. A career is an
evolving work in progress. School and work should not be separate to one’s
career. They both should intertwine as a person evolves in their academic and
professional career, changing the person’s thoughts and ideas in a positive,
constructive behavior. By encouraging others to learn and develop skills, I can
help bridge the gap between academia and the workforce and improve people’s
lives.
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