an idiom
“Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.”
― Brian Tracy tags: knowledge, lifelong-learning
“There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.”
― Michel de Montaigne tags: learning, lifelong-learning, philosophy
“There are few things more pathetic than those who have lost their curiosity and sense of adventure, and who no longer care to learn.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley, Way to Be!: 9 Rules For Living the Good Life tags: complacency, education, lifelong-learning
Lifelong learning contexts[edit]
Although the term is widely used in a variety of contexts its meaning is often unclear.[6] A learning approach that can be used to define lifelong learning is heutagogy.[7]
There are several established contexts for lifelong learning beyond traditional "brick and mortar" schooling:
• Home schooling involves learning to learn or the development of informal learning patterns
• Waldorf education which teaches children to love learning for its own sake .
• Adult education or the acquisition of formal qualifications or work and leisure skills later in life
• Continuing education which often describes extension or not-for-credit courses offered by higher education institutions
• Knowledge work which includes professional development and on-the-job training
• Personal learning environments or self-directed learning using a range of sources and tools including online applications
E-learning is available at most colleges and universities or to individuals learning independently. There are even online courses being offered for free by many institutions.
One new (2008 and beyond) expression of lifelong learning is the Massive Open Online Course (a MOOC), in which a teacher or team offers
― Brian Tracy tags: knowledge, lifelong-learning
“There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.”
― Michel de Montaigne tags: learning, lifelong-learning, philosophy
“There are few things more pathetic than those who have lost their curiosity and sense of adventure, and who no longer care to learn.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley, Way to Be!: 9 Rules For Living the Good Life tags: complacency, education, lifelong-learning
Lifelong learning contexts[edit]
Although the term is widely used in a variety of contexts its meaning is often unclear.[6] A learning approach that can be used to define lifelong learning is heutagogy.[7]
There are several established contexts for lifelong learning beyond traditional "brick and mortar" schooling:
• Home schooling involves learning to learn or the development of informal learning patterns
• Waldorf education which teaches children to love learning for its own sake .
• Adult education or the acquisition of formal qualifications or work and leisure skills later in life
• Continuing education which often describes extension or not-for-credit courses offered by higher education institutions
• Knowledge work which includes professional development and on-the-job training
• Personal learning environments or self-directed learning using a range of sources and tools including online applications
E-learning is available at most colleges and universities or to individuals learning independently. There are even online courses being offered for free by many institutions.
One new (2008 and beyond) expression of lifelong learning is the Massive Open Online Course (a MOOC), in which a teacher or team offers