Wednesday, February 17, 2010

17 Feb 2010: Andy Gibbons Sminar

Life is condensed to moments
"Moments of Evaluation"

How do you learn a you perform a skill?
Skill is a dynamic activity - can change from day to day - quality varies.
The definition of what constitutes expert skill is fluid.

Anders Erickson
He writes about expertise
Skill increases at 45* angle and then ability levels off
Maybe we need some outside energy to push it up to another level (coaching, mentoring)

Talent is Overrated
How is skill developed? Skilled ability is not a thing. It's a concept - a verb, not a noun.
There is something more than adaptive expertise.

Faith -> Virtue -> Knowledge -> Temperance -> Patience -> Brotherly Kindness -> Godliness
-> Charity (a gift) -> Humility -> Diligence

These are all connected to skill development = GODLINESS