Archives for the Month of December 2006 on Alan Valenti Blogs???!!!!
Learning Plan
I found that the Learning Plan assignment helped me more than I expected. Writing about the “My Values” exercise, MBTI, and Learning Style Inventory helped me discover my personality. Using this information, I learned how I can communicate and manage most effectively. Additionally, the Learning Plan helped me outline achievable goals that I would like to accomplish. After completing the assignment, I feel I have a definite path to follow in my future. Hopefully the Learning Plan will continue to be a functional tool in the future by providing me with something to refer to when I am in need of guidance.
Get SMART
While writing the Learning Plan, the SMART framework for setting goals proved to be extremely useful. SMART is an acronym used to describe goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. This framework helped me create realistic goals that I felt would benefit my future. This is an example of one of my goals from the Learning Plan, “By this time next year, I will have a 3.4 cumulative GPA and continue to sustain this GPA until senior year.” As you can see, the best part about the SMART framework is that it produces short, specific goals that are easy to remember. They are exceptionally easy to create and helped me plan out my future.