I'm a Lego Mindstorm Center Expert!

On page 175, Bruner lists sever characteristics of expert performance. Expertise/An expert ...

1. is domain specific.

2. is able to organize information efficiently.

3. is faster than novices at processing meaningful information because they search and represent problems more efficiently.

4. entails thoughts and actions that are highly automatized.

5. represents problems differently from novices (experts look at the underlying structure)

6. spends more time than novices analyzing the problem at the beginning of the problem-solving process.

7. are better monitors in most situations within their domain of expertise.

According to these seven characteristics, I'm a Lego Mindstorm Center expert! Keep in mind, I am not a Lego Mindstorms expert (although I would say that I am almost proficient) because it's a very complicated system, and I haven't spent that much time building and programming Lego robots. However, what I do is provide kids an introductory experience into Lego Mindstorms that utilizes partially assembled robots and a robot programming interface that's simple and intuitive. My expertise lies in troubleshooting the problems that arise from learner misunderstandings/motivation, robot wear-n-tear, computer errors, and a host of other obscure things that might go wrong in a session. Let's go trough the steps...1) I know a lot about teaching kids to program a Lego robot with the Lego Center's program/tools. 2) I can break down the task/problem at hand into digestible pieces. 3) I can solve 98% of the problems in my venue in a matter of seconds 4) I can remember a kids program with only a cursory glance (this happens a lot: a computer will need to be rebooted, and I usually have to reconstruct the program for them to save time). 5) I can assess a kid's comprehension (or lack of) by looking at their body language and what program commands (or lack of) he or she is giving the robot. 6) If I do come across a problem that I can't solve quickly, I am able to a) redirect the kids/have alternative strategies so that learning still happens b) come to a solution eventually. 7) With just a cursory glance, I can tell if a program will do well or not, and whether a robot is functioning properly (sometimes I have to slow myself down with the latter because the kids don't always understand why I just picked up their robot and fiddled with it). Lastly, all of these things are very automatic to me!
I guess I could also talk about how I'm a Day of Defeat computer game expert (I'm currently ranked 30th out of 17,000 players: I actually worked my way up to 9th ranked at one point), but that would be overkill! BUT, my ability to play the game does reflect the chapter's section on deliberate practice. Although I shouldn't go any further because I might give the impression that I practice my computer game more than I should! ;)