Needs assessment … learning goals

… In which I try to manage my own change here at the Graduate Center …

The list of skills I thought I needed when I entered the the program last fall are quite different from the skills that I am learning, and because of that, my own learning goals are constantly evolving as put more pieces of the puzzle together. While I thought my focus would be narrow and rather methodological, I am finding the process to be far more open and self directed. But the flip side of that is making sure I cover my bases and not go to far a field with any one “frame.” I’ve pulled out Teaching for Understanding, and am hoping it contains a bit more of the “nuts and bolts” that I was expecting when I first enrolled. If I am to create a significant learning experience for myself, I need to make sure that my connections remain in agreement.