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Designing a Contract for Lifelong Learning 1 year 43 weeks ago

How to design a personal lifelong learning plan begins with accepting responsibility for one’s own learning. Once this happens, a successful plan should focus on learning as a future investment, just like investing in a 401K plan or changing jobs for higher pay to support financial stability. The basis of this continuing education is the regular gathering of new knowledge through personal experiences, along with formal and self-directed education environments.

What is Difference Between Continuing and Adult Education? 1 year 16 weeks ago

The two terms, continuing education and adult education, are frequently confused with each other when describing adult teaching and learning. An initial comparison of these two expressions show they are linked by one common theme – education designed for adults. Nevertheless, both are designed for different types of education. One is remedial in nature, while the other is intended to support additional schooling beyond a person’s current level of education.

New Teaching and Learning Rules for Continuing Education 1 year 14 weeks ago

The three new rules for adult learners’ success are influenced by higher education morphing into student-entered learning. This change is altering the traditional method of instructors lecturing and students taking copious notes. Student-focused learning in adult continuing education is also influenced by the rapid advances in digital social media. This media is a leading force in the transformation of post-high school learning into a real-time knowledge based learner-centered environment.

Funding A College Education 1 year 8 weeks ago

In today's ever changing world the most important thing that a person can have is a college education. Without some form of higher learning, it is close to impossible to obtain a career that will be satisfying and rewarding in one's life.

Using Online Learning Tools to Support Continuing Education Efforts 2 years 9 weeks ago

Online learning tools have virtually eliminated the need to attend traditional brick and mortar schools, when enrolled in continuing education programs. Advances in technology have resulted in numerous online tools that are free to users today, along with being user friendly. These tools have created rich educational opportunities for anyone with a computer and access to the Internet, especially lifelong learners.