Innovate2Create

An expert is someone with depth of knowledge and ability to execute on that knowledge. A lot of what they are able to do has become automatic because they have practiced so much. A great example is my friend who plays the drums. He is an expert and so his arms and legs can go different directions in corresponding rhythms. I cannot even hardly keep a beat with one drum- stick in hand!

It is great to be an expert when you can become better than others at a particular skill or task that might give you access to money, scholarships, additional job opportunities or make you famous! It can be limiting to be an expert when your life lacks balance since it requires so much time and energy to become and maintain expert status. Also, you may know a lot or be able to do one thing really well but you lack breadth of knowledge and skills. I usually find myself in more of the breadth category where I know a little about a lot of topics so I do not consider myself an expert in very many areas. I think I'd like to become an expert teacher that is able to customize learning to students and create fun and memorable experiences that make learning stick! I am pursuing my PhD as part of this quest and I take advantage of all kinds of opportunities to design instruction and to teach in order to keep practicing!