What is Lifelong Learning?

What is Lifelong Learning?

1. Lifelong learning is a form of self-initiated education that is focused on personal development.

2. We’re all lifelong learners

   • The reality is that most of us have goals or interests outside of our formal schooling and jobs. This is part of what it means to be human

3. Key checklist for lifelong learning

   • Voluntary
   • Self-motivated or self-initiated
   • Motivation is out of personal interest or personal development

4. How to adopt lifelong learning in your life?

   • 1. Recognize your own personal interests
     • Reflect on what you’re passionate about and what you envision for your own future.
   • 2. Make a list of what you would like to learn
     • Once you’ve identified what motivates you, explore what it is about that particular interest or goal that you want to achieve.
   • 4. Structure the learning goal into your life
     • Plan out how the requirements of the new learning initiative can fit into your life or what you need to do to make it fit
   • 3. Identify how you would like to get involved
     • Researching and reading about the interest and goal can help to formulate how to go about learning it.

5. Benefits of lifelong learning

   • 1. Renewed self-motivation
     • Figuring out what inspires you puts you back in the driver’s seat and is a reminder that you can really do things
   • 2. Recognition of personal interests and goals
     • Re-igniting what makes you tick as a person reduces boredom, makes life more interesting, and can even open future opportunities.
   • 3. Improvement in other personal and professional skills
     • While we’re busy learning a new skill or acquiring new knowledge, we’re also building other valuable skills that can help us