What did you LEARN today?
Don’t let a good brain go to waste!
Lifelong Learning is a deliberate progression throughout the life of an individual, where the initial acquisition of knowledge and skills is reviewed and upgraded continuously, to meet challenges set by an ever changing society.
- Don’t get left behind! Lifelong Learning is so important because there is an acceleration of scientific and technological progress.
- Despite the increased duration of primary, secondary and university education, the knowledge and skills acquired there are not sufficient for a professional career spanning three or four decades.
- Lifelong learning will become a necessity for workers of the future.
- The concept of lifelong learning is being used by organizations to promote a more dynamic employee base, better able to react in an agile manner to a rapidly changing business environment.
Benefits of Lifelong Learning
- Keeps your mind sharp
- Improves memory
- Increases self-confidence
- Offers an inexpensive way to try something new
- Saves you money as you learn to “do it yourself”
- Gives you a feeling of accomplishment
- Helps you meet people who share your interests
- Builds on skills you already have
- Offers you an opportunity to learn a new skill or trade and increase your income and even gives you a new interest that you can share with family and friends
Learning Styles
People have different preferences for taking in and giving out information in a learning context – we refer to those preferences as Learning Styles.
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Visual |
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Aural |
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Read/Write |
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Kinesthetic |
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Multi-Modal |
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The acronym for the 4 “single-mode” Learning Styles is VARK (Visual, Aural, Read/Write, Kinesthetic).
More information on VARK Learning Style Assessment