Lifelong Learning: the Introduction to Lori Reed

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In my quest to work through the 23 new web 2.0 things, I have started with the general introduction to the concept of Lifelong Learning.  The “course” links to an Articulate-produced, e-learning module/course designed by Lori Reed, whose site indicates:

My name is Lori Reed. I’m the Employee Learning & Development Coordinator for the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC)*

Hi Lori.  Nice to meet you.

The Lifelong Learning course introduces the concept that adults do not stop learning after leaving secondary school–or even college–for that matter.  In fact, learning occurs throughout ones life.  It seems simple enough of a concept to be blatantly evident, but there it is.

The courselet encourages the student to break free and take charge of her own lifelong learning by developing a plan.  I never complete these sorts of exercises, and I feel that few adults do (kids may, but only under compulsion).  So, I think she did well introducing the concept, but performed poorly on the exercise.