Based upon your reading of Chapters in “Orienting Adults to Learning in Graduate Theological Education”,
write a journal entry that reflects upon what you have learned about yourself as an adult self-directed learner.
Some starter phrases that might help you to begin writing your learning journal entry are:“Having read the
assigned chapter, I’m convinced that I am . . .”“As I consider myself in light of my reading of the assigned
chapter, I know that . . .”“Reading this chapter has alerted me to the fact that . . .”
Based upon your reading of Chapter One in “Orienting Adults to Learning in Graduate Theological Education”
and its description of an adult self-directed learner, how would you currently evaluate yourself as a self-directed
adult learner? What self-directed characteristics already mark your approach to learning? What skills and
attitudes do you still need to improve?
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