Learning Flexibility: Why Adaptation Is A Key Resource In New Education Paradigms
March 27th, 2009New education paradigms suggest you get rid of all pre-packaged, fixed approaches in learning, and develop your skills to adapt to as many different needs and situations as possible. Learning to be flexible has indeed become a key resource.
Photo credit: Aleksandr Ugorenkov
“[…] give up the idea that competence must exist within the person and expand our view that whenever possible it should be built into the situation - Gloria Gery“
Back in 2004, Jay Cross already championed a different learning approach. He observed that while in the old days you just had to play a fixed role and follow a precise path, in 21th Century you “perform without a script. Everything’s impromptu“.
That’s what you need to realize. Your skills, what you need to do, is not to specialize in something, and follow the same modus operandi for the rest of your life. The real competence you want to learn is instead to harmonize yourself with different contexts, just as a fluid adapts its shape to the container it’s poured.
Here’s Jay Cross sharing his original view:
