To-Learn Lists

This month's question comes out of something that Catherine Lombardozzi wrote pointed me to:

Jim Collins, in an essay in Learning Journeys, wrote, “A true learning person also has a “to-learn” list, and the items on that list carry at least as much weight in how one organizes his or her time as the to-do list.”

Thus, for September we are exploring:

To-Learn Lists

I personally, do not have a formal to-learn list. Instead, my exploration via work, blogging, speaking, I seem to find ample learning opportunities. But it does seem like a very good idea to be a bit more directed. So, more specifically, I'd like to hear:

• If you have a to-learn list and are willing to share, and willing to share how you work with that list, that would likely be helpful information.
  
• As Knowledge Workers, work and learning are the same, so how does a to-learn list really differ from a to-do list? How are they different than undirected learning through work, blogging, conferences, etc.?
  
• Are to-learn lists really important to have? Are they as important as what Jim Collins tells us?
• Should they be captured? Is so how?
  
• How does a to-learn list impact something like a Learning Management System (LMS) in a Workplace or Educational setting?
• What skills, practices, behaviors do modern knowledge workers need around to-learn lists?

This has been discussed a bit out there, but I'm not that familiar with good sources on this topic, so feel free to provide links to sources. I look forward to seeing responses.

How to Respond:

Option 1 - Simply put your thoughts in a comment below. This may be hard given the complexity of the topic.

Option 2 -

Step 1 - Post in your blog (please link to this post).
Step 2 - Put a comment in this blog with an HTML ready link that I can simply copy and paste (an HTML anchor tag). I will only copy and past, thus, I would also recommend you include your NAME immediately before your link. So, it should look like:

Tony Karrer - Safety Training Design

or you could also include your blog name with something like:

Tony Karrer - Safety Training Design : eLearning Technology

Posts so far (and read comments as well):

• Manish Mohan - Here's my To-Learn list that I created after reading this post.
• The Learning Leaders Blog Response
• To-learn list: The Big Question
• To Learn Lists: The Big Qustion
• Karyn Romeis: The Big Question: To-learn list
• My To learn list
• The E-learning Curve Blog - To-Learn Lists indicate some potentially useful approaches on how to engage others in continuous learning...
• Clark Quinn - To-Learn Lists?
• Bill Brantley - To Learn Lists - What My Grandfather Taught Me
• Jay Cross: To-learn lists, unlearning.
• Ignatia - my to-learn list blogpost
• Clive Shepherd: http://clive-shepherd.blogspot.com/2008/09/to-learn-lists.html
• Kerry - my list
• Norman Lamont - http://normanlamont.typepad.com/eellearning/2008/09/the-big-questio.html
• Karl Kapp - Kapp Notes: List to Learn, Learn to List#links
• Lorretta J Davis -http://ljdavis.biz/blog/?p=19
• Emanuele Siracusa - 5 Things to Learn before a Round the World Trip
  
• Hugh Greenway
• Taruna Goel - My views here
• Adventures in Corporate Education: What’s a “To Learn” List?
• Claudia Escribano @ The LifeLongLearning Lab: Personal Responsibility for Learning