Intergenerational Learning

An aspect of life long learning that is getting some traction especially in Europe, that of intergenerational learning.  Based on demographics and possibly shored up by the winds of change from the eastern part of the continent. Intergenerational learning seems to be really taking hold there. Various groups such as the European Map of Intergenerational […]

Resources

If you notice below, there are several posts catagorized as Resources.  If we come across any resources, comments or news bits that we believe might be of interest to you, we will post them under the catagory Resources.  You may follow up by clicking the web address or by going to Scoop.It and visiting Michael […]

Don Olcott: New Pathways to Learning – OER and Non-formal Education

See on Scoop.it – Open Distance Education and Life Long learning The growth of non-formal education is expanding teaching and learning pathways for the delivery of global education. This growth, in concert with the expanded use of Open Educational Resources (OERs), is creating a potential synergy between non-formal education and OERs to strengthen the continuum […]

50 Must-Download Apps For Lifelong Learners

See on Scoop.it – Go Go LearningLong after degrees have been conferred and careers have been launched, many folks just can’t seem to quit school. For them, life provides an overstuffed cornucopia of educational opportunities that…See on t.co

Who Do We Trust?

Back in the days of the mid sixties Berkeley riots and the Free Speech Movement when Jack Wienberg introduced the phrase, “…don’t trust anyone over thirty.” , it became the anthem of a generation.  That generation is now approaching, or even on the other end of that generational divide.  No longer youths, no longer the […]

The Gang of Youths and Everyone Else

To understand the tools and the needs of present day learners its necessary to be aware of what all is happening in the world right now along with the forward-looking eye of a futurist. This requires a significant amount of research for the world is constantly changing creating more and more information to sift through […]