Here are some definitions/ideas/excerpts on Life Long Learning and where they have come from:
Wikipedia
"Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning", a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations. Lifelong learning is attitudinal; that one can and should be open to new ideas, decisions, skills or behaviors. Lifelong learning throws the axiom "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" out the door. Lifelong learning sees citizens provided with learning opportunities at all ages and in numerous contexts: at work, at home and through leisure activities, not just through formal channels such as school and higher education."
"What would a lifelong learner look like?
Lifelong learners:
Plan their own learning
Assess their own learning
Are active rather than passive learners
Learn from their peers, teachers, mentors etc.
Integrate knowledge from different subject ares when required
Use different learning strategies for different situations"
Phenomenology of Lifelong Learning - Kiymet Selvi - Anadoly University Turkey
"Learning is not limited to only school study because it is a fundamentatl process in a human being's journey to fulfill his/her capacity towards existing continually. Learning is composed of the individual's life experiences. Learning is a lifelond process beginning with birth, and it also prepards the individual for life....
One of the aims of lifelong learning is to make an individual a successful learner. Lifelong learning helps individuals to adapt to a changing world, in changing job conditions, and also, prepares the individual for the futre. ..."
These are just some definitions/ideas/excerpts on Life Long Learning, maybe you might even feel the need to read them in full or ever do some of your own research on Life Long Learning, please do so. However if you aren't already a convert you should have gleened by now that Life Long Learning (especially in IT) is important and in mind very exciting, thrilling, inspiring (and you might come up with some more).
Here are some definitions/ideas/excerpts on Life Long Learning and where they have come from:
Wikipedia
"Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning", a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations. Lifelong learning is attitudinal; that one can and should be open to new ideas, decisions, skills or behaviors. Lifelong learning throws the axiom "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" out the door. Lifelong learning sees citizens provided with learning opportunities at all ages and in numerous contexts: at work, at home and through leisure activities, not just through formal channels such as school and higher education."
Leap into Learning - University of Adelaide
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/clpd/resources/leap/leapinto/LifelongLearning.pdf
"What would a lifelong learner look like?
Lifelong learners:
Phenomenology of Lifelong Learning - Kiymet Selvi - Anadoly University Turkey
"Learning is not limited to only school study because it is a fundamentatl process in a human being's journey to fulfill his/her capacity towards existing continually. Learning is composed of the individual's life experiences. Learning is a lifelond process beginning with birth, and it also prepards the individual for life....
One of the aims of lifelong learning is to make an individual a successful learner. Lifelong learning helps individuals to adapt to a changing world, in changing job conditions, and also, prepares the individual for the futre. ..."
These are just some definitions/ideas/excerpts on Life Long Learning, maybe you might even feel the need to read them in full or ever do some of your own research on Life Long Learning, please do so. However if you aren't already a convert you should have gleened by now that Life Long Learning (especially in IT) is important and in mind very exciting, thrilling, inspiring (and you might come up with some more).