Lifelong learning

Introduction My experience so far during this course has been a huge learning experience, I came into the course not knowing what to expect, I survived year one, year two is coming to an end and an exciting new year is waiting to be explored. A few experiences I have been through have challenged how I see Pasifika education and through those challenges I have made my own philosophy to change the future of education. I have written about the image of the child, language and culture, relationships…

Throughout my course IDS 240 Foundations of Lifelong Learning, I have gained a variety of new insights that will forever change my values and ideals of who I am in this world. In learning various theories, including Strengths, spiritual gifts, and different personality inventories, I have gained an extended amount of clarity in the search for my vocational calling. Although at times I felt a sense of confusion when learning the 3 Facets and reading the first two chapters of the Palmer Parker…

instead it’s an on-going process where one learns from day-to-day interactions with different people, by observing the world around us and imbibe them to form a definite ‘knowledge’ of what has been experienced by the individual (Herminia, 2003). Lifelong learning in a professional context can be encouraged by providing incentives such as monetary rewards and career development. These are well suited to the most ambitious employees who thrive on challenge and have a deep rooted interest in self…

Unit 012 Principles Of Assessment In Lifelong Learning. Introduction. When teaching it is necessary assess the progress of the learner. As such it is important that the student understands the criteria against which they will be assessed and important for the teacher to use different methods of assessment and keep accurate records to track the progress of the student. Different Types Of Assessment. There are three main types of assessment and each has their place. An initial…

Baccalaureate Degree and Lifelong Learning Nursing is a very important career in which many factors need to be taken seriously. I agree with two recommendations from the "Institute of Medicine: The first one is recommendation number four, which “recommends that an increase of nurses with baccalaureate degree to 80 percent by 2020”. The other recommendation I agree with is number six, which says that is “recommended that nurses engage in lifelong learning throughput their nursing career”. I…

Facilitators of Active / Successful Aging According to Rowe (1998), factors contributing to successful aging are the individual’s lifestyles choices, their innate personality in how they approach life, and a positive attitude build in resilience. Consider resiliency, by definition—quality of life does not always relate to physical illness. When comparing similar socio-demographic factors, those factors relating to positive outcomes for resiliency were the ability to recognize the people who…

Literacy: Lifelong learning Literacy as we know today is a basic fundamental human right and is the foundation for a lifelong learning experience. Literacy is more than just the ability to read and write, but it is more on the side of being able to comprehend what you are mainly reading and writing. For someone who cannot read nor write is called an illiterate person, and what illiteracy means is not having the ability to read or write. But with literacy, I feel like it gives me more confidence,…

Chapter 24 – Military Contributions to Adult Education This chapter provides a brief glimpse of how supported military education has expanded access to adult education and been a catalyst for educational and social transformation while also examining current practices and challenges. (Kasworth, Rose, and Ross-Gordon, 2010) Previously viewed as an asset to a prosperous society, Adult Education access was limited. While adult education is more available today, adult education providers…

This ties into hands on learning as well. For those continuing education folks, like myself, this is an opportunity that acknowledges and gives credit for the hands on learning already experienced. What better way to tie together education and life experiences. In addition, accelerated and year round classes make the school easily accessible for goal…

Reflective Practice; In search of meaning in learning about teaching. This article discusses the importance of reflective practice as a way for teachers to gain valuable insight and knowledge about their teaching practice. Experience without reflection does not lead to learning and improving professional practice. However, through effective reflection a teacher can move from problematizing an experience or justifying a response to focussing on learning from the experience and improving…