1. Using your Noodle:The Secret Ingredient to Lifelong Learning
Lifelong learning is the ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for either personal
or professional reasons. It not only enhances social inclusion, active citizenship and personal
development, but also competitiveness and employability. The term recognizes that learning is not
confined to childhood – or the classroom – but takes place throughout life and in a range of situations.
Types of Lifelong Learning
• Formal (the traditional classroom)
• Non-Formal (online classes or distance learning)
• Informal (watching educational programming, reading educational texts, attending conferences)
• Self-Directed (homeschooling, experiential education, individual initiative and responsibility)
Many non-formal, online learning opportunities can be taken advantage of today, such as:
VOCATION TRAINING
Healthcare
Excel
Graphic Design
Business (MBA)
Photography
Programming
Culinary
Coursera
Lynda
Khan Academy
Healthstream
TED
iTunes U
edX
Helpful Links:
www.accreditedonlinecolleges.org
www.lynda.com
www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/
www.coursera.org
www.khanacademy.org
www.udacity.com
www.edXonline.org
www.ted.com
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