The Have-A-Go Self-Improver
This is an interesting insight into learning:
If I was to rank the ways in which I actually learn it would look a little like this:
- Having a go myself
- Having it demonstrated
- The internet
- Books
The first three are, in some way or another, conversations.
I’ve spent a lot of the last nine months delivering training. The vast majority of it is stuff I learned through 1 and 3, delivered via 2 with as many encouragements to use 1 as I can.
When it comes to digital skills – in journalism and elsewhere – the ability to learn by having a good old go at it is incredibly valuable. Why? Because the environment around us is constantly changing. A good training course can get you up to speed – but without some ability to self-teach, you’ll slip behind again.
And the key skill to doing that is assessing what went well and what went badly, and having another go…
Sign up for e-mail updates
Join the newsletter to receive the latest posts in your inbox.
Some Good Reading About The Future of News Paid Members Public
Good stuff I’ve read recently, haven’t linked to yet, but don’t have much to add to right now: * The Nichepaper Manifesto [http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/2009/07/the_nichepaper_manifesto.html] – an articulate and well argued guide to how niche publishing might looks going forwards. * Media