Posts Tagged: Lifelong learning

• CPD and me and you

  Posted on January 23rd 2023 by Melanie

  Humans learn from the moment they are born (and probably even before that), but once we reach school age, ‘learning’ is formalised and – for better or worse – monitored and marked. But what happens when you are no longer being formally assessed? Do you keep an eye on your own learning? I’ve learned that… Read more »

• Twenty-five years and counting

  Posted on July 8th 2013 by Melanie

  This is an exciting time of year for many young people who, if they are lucky, will shortly be entering the ‘real world’ of work. It’s twenty-five years since I took the same tentative steps, and in this post I share a few thoughts for would-be editors, proofreaders and journalists, and some reflections for those… Read more »

• CPD for editors and writers

  Posted on June 27th 2012 by Melanie

  If you want to learn how to do something, try teaching someone else. I don’t know who first said this, and they probably phrased it with greater elegance, but the sentiment is spot on. From revising for a class test to taking on the role of Nelly in the low-budget business classic ‘Sitting next to… Read more »