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Lifelong learning
The document presents a discussion on lifelong learning, emphasizing its importance for personal and professional development throughout life. It highlights various informal and formal benefits of lifelong learning and offers multiple examples of educational opportunities available in-person and online. The session encourages individuals to pursue continuous learning to enhance creativity, adaptability, and overall fulfillment.
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- 1. Lifelong Learning YMCA BrownBag Lunch Series April 25, 2014 Presented by Kate Finn, Ph.D. kfinn@mac.com
- 2. Anyone who stopslearning is old, whether at 20 or [120]. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. Henry Ford 24/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 3. • What doesit mean to you? • What examples can you think of? • What does it “look like”? What Is Lifelong Learning? 34/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 4. What Is LifelongLearning? 44/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 5. Lifelong Fitness? 54/25/14 LifelongLearning; kfinn@mac.com
- 6. Lifelong Fitness? 64/25/14 LifelongLearning; kfinn@mac.com
- 7. Lifelong Learning CanLook Like this 74/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 8. Best of BothWorlds? 84/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 9. • Learning pursuedthroughout life • Ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated: Learning for personal or professional reasons • Flexible, diverse: Available at different times and places What Is Lifelong Learning? 94/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 10. 1. Mental stimulation 2.Connecting with family 3. Expressing yourself 4. Exploring physical activities 5. Keeping current Informal Benefits 104/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 11. Informal Benefits (cont’d) 6.Improving job skills 7. Exploring “encore career” 8. Building friendships 9. Doing what you never had time for 10.Having fun! 114/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 12. • Less depression •More social engagement • Better emotional balance • Higher health awareness • More active citizenship • Better personal fulfillment • Increased employability • Increased creativity • Higher initiative • More responsiveness • Enhanced adaptability • Increased independence • Improved communication • Reduced cognitive decline Formal Benefits 124/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 13. • In-Person vs.Online • Experiential vs. Intellectual • Non-Credit vs. Credit/Certificate • Individual vs. Group or Team Options 134/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 14. • Cooking Schools• Meetups • Music schools • Lectures • Outdoor Groups • Art Schools General In-Person Options 144/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 15. • Adult/Continuing Education •Athletic Clubs, Dance Schools, Yoga Centers • Book Groups, Author Readings, Library Events • Community Colleges • Community Centers, Senior Centers • Garden Centers, Hardware Stores • Medical/Health Facilities General In-Person Options (cont’d) 154/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 16. Socrates 164/25/14 Lifelong Learning;kfinn@mac.com 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
- 17. Travel Example: RoadScholar 174/25/14Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 18. • Adventure AfloatStudy • African American Studies • Art History/Criticism • Arts, Miscellaneous • Baseball • Bicycling • Birding • Bridge & Other Games • Crafts • Dance • Family Programs • Festivals, Misc. Travel Example: RoadScholar • Film Festivals • FLEX Programs • Food & Wine • Golf • Grandparent Travel • Health & Fitness • History & Culture • Holidays • Homes & Gardens • Ind’t City Discoveries • Inter-generational • Jewish Studies 184/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 19. Going Online toMeet People in Person 194/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 20. • Khan Academy •iTunes podcasts, iTunes U • TED talks • YouTube Free On-Line Individual Options 204/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 21. • Math • AlgebraI, II • Geometry • Probability • Calculus • Computing • Programming • Computer Science • Humanities • History • Art • Science • Biology • Physics • Chemistry • Health & Med • Economics • Micro • Macro • Entrepreneurship Free On-Line Individual Options: Khan Academy 214/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 22. Less Interactive (justlisten and/or watch) • iTunes podcasts • iTunes U • TED talks • YouTube Free On-Line Individual Options: More 224/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 23. Free On-Line IndividualOptions: iTunes Podcasts 234/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 24. • Arts • Business •Comedy • Education • Games & Hobbies • Gov’t & Orgs • Health • Kids & Family • Music • News & Politics • Religion & Spirituality • Science & Medicine • Society & Culture • Sports & Recreation • Technology • TV & Film Free On-Line Individual Options: iTunes Podcasts 244/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 25. Free On-Line IndividualOptions: iTunes U 254/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 26. Featured Providers • CambridgeU • Harvard U • Library of Congress • MIT • Nat Archives & Rec Admin • Ohio State U • Open U • Stanford U • TED • Yale U • App Development • Ancient Greece & Rome • Astronomy • Business Skills • Classic Readings • Mind & Brain • US History & Politics • Virtual Field Trips Free On-Line Individual Options: iTunes U (some) Collections 264/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 27. TED Talks 274/25/14 LifelongLearning; kfinn@mac.com
- 28. TED Talks 284/25/14 LifelongLearning; kfinn@mac.com
- 29. YouTube • Free • Searchable •Minimal oversight • (pretty much) Anyone can put any video up • Uses • Entertainment • Learning 294/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 30. YouTube – forEntertainment 304/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 31. YouTube – forEducation 314/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 32. Tablets, SmartPhones (MobileApps) • Can be used for watching educational videos • Mostly games and apps • Mostly used alone • Mostly free or low-cost • Some apps are educational • Mostly(?) for kids 324/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 33. Words with MyMother 334/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 34. “Brain Fitness” Apps •Examples • Lumosity • BrainHQ (Posit Science) • FitBrains • “Freemium” models • Be very careful about their claims 344/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 35. • Credit, Audit,or Certificate of Accomplishment • Paid or Free • “Traditional” Online • MOOC • SPOC (blended, hybrid, or flipped) More Formal On-Line Options 354/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 36. • Intended toprovided world-class university education experiences for underserved people • But most success: educated people in developed countries • Early problems >> current improvements • Still to come: funding model? MOOCs 364/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 37. • Creativity: Musicto My Ears • Stanford University • 22,000 students • Demographics • Age range • Education • Reasons for Taking • Location Example Hybrid (MOOC + Classroom) 374/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
- 38. Albert Einstein Intellectual growth should commence at birth 384/25/14Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com and cease only at death.
- 39. My Lifelong Learning– So Far • Chinese, French, Spanish, Italian, German languages • Italian, Chinese, Indian, French, Thai cooking • Household repairs • Gardening w CA Native Plants; Planting Techniques • Photography, Pottery, Faux Finishes • Statistics, Stocks, Bonds, & Investing • Website Development, Usability Design, Photoshop • Gerontology, Taking Care of Your Aging Parents • College Counseling • Folk Dancing • Yoga, Meditation, Science of Compassion • Creativity and Innovation • Jewelry making • Small Business and Entrepreneurship 394/25/14 Lifelong Learning; kfinn@mac.com
Editor's Notes
- #5 Audience Participation Is the what comes to mind when you think about LLL? Nola Ochs, 95 yo college grad – oldest grad at the time, in 2007, Kansas Chao Mu-he, 96 yo college grad Pace Graduation Day – students in senior living community took computer classes
- #6 Audience Participation - What does it mean to you? Tamae Watanabeap 73-year-old-becomes-oldest-woman-to-climb-Mount-Everest 91-yo Woody Brown, oldest living male surfer 77 yo Ernestine Shepherd oldest female body builder 100 yo Fauja Singh, oldest marathon runner “Sikhs in the City”! Took up serious running at age of 89; lives in UK
- #7 Audience Participation – What does LLL mean to you?
- #10 Mastering learning tools rather than acquisition of structured knowledge. Equipping people for the types of work needed now and in the future including innovation and adaptation of learning to future work environments. Living together, and with others – peacefully resolving conflict, discovering other people and their cultures, fostering community capability, individual competence and capacity, economic resilience, and social inclusion. A person’s complete development: mind and body, intelligence, sensitivity, aesthetic appreciation and spirituality. Not just about graduating with a degree, or getting a new job, or getting ahead in your job
- #11 Mental stimulation Keeping current with kids, grandkids – amaze them with your texting skills! NZ girls started a highly successful biz; use Urban Dictionary to translate what they’re saying. Self-expression – dance, writing, visual arts Physical exploration – sports, travel, exercise Keeping up to date on news, cultural events, arts, sports
- #12 Update existing or new skills (relating to job, volunteer, or neither) Explore an “encore career” Renewing or creating friendships – look up old classmates, partners, military buddies, co-workers, spouses, neighbors; meet new people with similar interests; pick a cause Doing what you haven’t had time for- because you’ve been working and or taking care of family members your whole life Fun! (solo or group games)
- #13 [Based on www.psychologytoday.com/blog/media-spotlight/201210/can-lifelong-learning-help-we-age] [Based on Delor’s Pillars of Education http://www.llcq.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=12 ] [European Commission (2001) Making a European area of lifelong learning a reality, Brussels, COM(2001)]
- #14 Explain what these differences are
- #17 Socrates Tearing away Alcibiades from Sensuality
- #18 Several companies specialize in tours for older adults, several for educational travel. Some do both: Road Scholar, EarthWatch, Smithsonian Journeys, Grand Circle Travel Foundation Road Scholar, used to be ElderHostel Live Demo?
- #19 Road Scholar, EarthWatch, Smithsonian Journeys, Grand Circle Travel Foundation Road Scholar, used to be ElderHostel Even more options, wouldn’t fit. Live Demo?
- #20 Explain LIVE DEMO??? Ask for interest areas, geo areas, look for groups
- #21 On your own device (computer, tablet, smart phone) Alone or with someone Own time, own pace Khan Academy iTunes podcasts, iTunes U (mostly college lectures) TED talks - “Technology, Entertainment, Design” and so much more! YouTube (lots of how-to videos) example from audience?
- #22 Go to KhanAcademy.org >>Learn >> Browse All Khan Courses Started as uncle helping nephew with math, made short videos in his apt High schoolers and college students use Expanded to other fields Some video, some text Eg of Khan Art https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-history/introduction-to-art-history/media/v/tempera-paint Online community available
- #23 iTunes podcasts, iTunes U (mostly college lectures) Lynda.com; Freemium; mostly computer, technology TED talks - “Technology, Entertainment, Design” and so much more! YouTube (lots of how-to videos) example from audience?
- #24 DEMO??? Who’s already familiar with them? Has anyone here ever listened to them?
- #25 These are the category areas Mostly audio only, some have video as well May be quite short (less than 10 mins) to lecture length, 60+ mins All free, as far as I know subscribe to individual series, new ones show up in your iTunes library May include links to supplement reading material, etc. on websites Some supplemental material not free, might require creating an account, subscribe
- #26 DEMO???? iTunes U – mostly college lectures Mostly video of lecturer, with or without PowerPoint slides Tons of providers, these are the most well-known
- #27 These are some of the most commonly watched used topic collections Feature different material from different universities, different individual topics
- #28 (Technology, Entertainment, Design) – but so much more Other big topics: Business, Science, Global Issues
- #29 Over 1700 talks available online Series of global conference events, general and special-topic Invited speakers, very polished presentations, high-quality sound and video each talk is 18 mins or less Interaction is limited to comments online
- #30 If possible How many of you are NOT familiar with YouTube? If nec’y explain that you can filter, rate, subscribe, etc. There’s a video for pretty much everything
- #32 Dog park - clipping sggn Suggestions from Audience?
- #33 Does everyone know what a tablet computer is, like an iPad? How many people have tablets or smartphones? Educational apps: many for children, but others: in fact, TED, Khan Academy come up as the top 2 educational aps Also foreign language apps, Hesitate to introduce this as separate topic: Confusion between learning/education and what might be called brain health, brain training, brain fitness
- #35 Anyone here using lumosity or something else?
- #36 Traditional online – I’ve taken several classes at DeAnza, UCLA, ed2go, etc; About 20-40 students Paid Online comms with students and instructor Readings online or offline Post assignments online, comment on each others assignments MOOC
- #37 A big deal in the past few years underserved people living in remote areas, or who couldn't get to/afford such an education. Early problems: High dropout rates, low satisfaction rates in original models Changes to make it more high-touch, more feedback, more engaging, more personal.
- #38 Class I’m taking Creativity: Music to My Ears : Innovation, Collaboration, Design Thinking 6 week class meets 3 times on Stanford Campus Most students only taking the online part If not on campus: watch videos, read lectures, read professor’s book Lots of online communication, collaborative projects, teams National Origin: ~ 50% from North America, 10-15% @ Asia, SA, Western Europe, Eastern Europe; ~5% CA, Africa, Mideast, Aust/NZ Ages: <18 to 70+, ~70% 23-40, rest skewed to older ages Ed bkgd: • 50% graduate degrees 35% college degrees 15% high school Reasons for Taking (multiple) 80% Sounded fun 55% Sounded educational ~30% Hope to help my career ~20% Meet new people Professions Most from Art & Design, Business, Education, Engineering Also: Architecture, Entertainment, Finance, Law, Life Science, Media, Medicine, Social Science, Physical Science, Social Service, Sports, Transportation
- #40 education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and the world better than you found it Marian Wright Edelman