Somewhere Thats Green

A discussion concerning To Learn Lists has been going on in a number or training and performance improvement blogs and websites for several weeks.  I believe the genesis was an item in the ASTD Learning Circuits website.

I’ve always had an informal list, but since I have been reading these discussions, I have been putting things in writing.  It occurred to me that my list includes two types of learning… first, learning for an immediate or near future performance need’ and second; learning for future personal or career development.

Some items my my To Learn List include:

• Expand knowledge of ActionScript 3.0 for Flash, in order to make Flash applications that work with Ajax like technology.  The purpose for some learning applications and for database interfaces.
• Get my arms around SCORM.  I’ve been avoiding this, since I really don’t use an integrates LMS/LCMS.  It is knowledge I will need in the future either for my current job, a new job, or a consulting project.
• Mandarin.  I’ve tried Rosetta Stones software, and I don’t like it.  I looked at enrolling at my local university.  They offer one course at noon – four days a week; not a real friendly alternative.  Purpose, for personal and maybe career development.
• Case study research methodology.  Currently a learning activity so I can complete my dissertation.
• Identify and learn a new elearning authoring tool that will let me use some ideas for exploratory elearning.  The Rapid Elearning Blog by Tom Kuhlmann in particular has been fueling some ideas for redesigning some training I have developed, as well as some client needs.  I don’t think I am using tools currently to complete some of these ideas.  Also Michael Allen’s presentation at the 2008 ISPI conference has fueled some new ideas.