How'd We Get Here?

Lifelong Learning — Rob Blain, Professor of Multimedia Design.

Episode Summary

In this episode, I speak to Rob Blain, professor of multimedia and design about lifelong learning and how we might iterate ourselves to evolve as designers and people. We discuss how we wen through our academic career learning new things to ultimately create our own path towards design and teaching. Rob shares his thoughts on what propelled him towards his path in design and education, setting milestones to attain your career goals, comparing motivations for learning as an adult learner versus our earlier academic years, having a growth mindset and how we might promote lifelong learning in our learning environment, Rewarding students for process and developing their ideas into executable products, and much more.

Episode Notes

*Recorded July 9th, 2020.

• Rob discusses how he began his career in design and the steps he took to build upon his prior skills.
• Having the foresight to take on various opportunities and connect them in a way that made him unique and valuable in the industry.
• Being open to always learning more for personal growth.
• Setting milestones to attain your career goals.
• We share thoughts on what it felt like going back to school later in life compared to our earlier years.
• Pivoting from one career path to another and having a strong support system.
• Having a growth mindset and how we might promote lifelong learning in our learning environment and students.
• We discuss how students might interpret the concept of lifelong learning and how we might allow students to showcase all of their skills, knowledge and passions through their work/projects.
• Rewarding students for process and developing their ideas into executable products.
• Rob shares what he wants future students to know about being a lifelong learner.
• *At the time of this episode airing, I have ran 122 times in a row. :) (August 31, 2020)

*Connect with Rob on:

Website at robertblain.com

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