Lifelong Learning:

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Lifelong Learning Issues of Effective
Implementation Lee S.T.1, Chia B.C. Dr Nik
Hasnaa Nik Mahmood2
1 Center for Graduate Studies,
Open University Malaysia, Malaysia.
2 University Teknoligi
Malaysia
LLL Issues of Effective Implementation
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World Population on 14/11/2011 7,003,082,000
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Increasing Medium Population Age
Male
Female
75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35
-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5- 9 0- 4
75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35
-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5- 9 0- 4

• 25-59 cannot support 60
• Need to extend working age
• Need to re-train and re-skill

• 7b 2011, 2.2b by 2050
• 1.4b Asian, 1b African,
• -0.2b European N American)

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Increasing Pace of Change
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Needs of Lifelong Learning

• Globalization Increasing Medium Age
• Pace of change
• ?
• Need to continually upgrade and update knowledge
• ?
• Life-long Learning
• Continued learning adapting, or left-behind

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Types of Lifelong Learning

• Academic / Non-academic
• Pre-employment / Post employment
• Formal / Semi-formal / Informal

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Four Pillars of Lifelong Learning

• Learning to Know
• Acquire instruments of Learning Learning to
  learn
• Learning to Do
• Act creatively on ones environment
• Learning to Live Together
• Participate and co-operate with other people in
  all human activities
• Learning to be
• Develop ones personality to be able to act
  with greater autonomy, judgment and
  responsibility
• ? Proposed in Delores Report (1998) reaffirmed
  by the Belen Framework for Action, Confintea VI
  in 2009.

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Adult Education and Lifelong Learning
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Lifelong Learning in the Workplace

• Human Resource Development (HRD) practice of
  larger organizations
• Types of Learning
• In-house / external training
• Formal / on-the-job training
• Instructor-led / Self-managed
• Justifications
• Skill improvements, productivity, goal alignment,
  quality improvement
• Continuous improvement, career development,
  employee-centred learning organization

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ICT and Lifelong Learning

• Extend traditional modes of learning
• Classroom face-to-face, correspondence,
  on-the-job
• Basic Tools
• PC, Notebooks, iPad, Smartphones
• Facilities
• Internet, Network, Wifi, LMS (Moodle, Blackboard,
  myLMS, Studynet)
• Lifelong Learning Modes
• Online, Distance Learning, Blended ODL
• Applications
• Khanacademy, MIT Opencourseware, Second Life

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ODL Delivery Modes
Delivery Modes at OUM (Ali, 2005)
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Self-managed Learning

• Learner empowerment
• Learner manages learning process
• What to study, where to study, when to study and
  how fast to acquire the knowledge
• Obtain lectures coursework materials on-demand
• Learner manages own learning progress
• Learner manages balance between work and study

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Implementation Issues and Challenges

• Literacy
• Indispensable foundation and pre-requisite
• English Language
• Essential for accessibility, efficient and timely
  global delivery and obsolescence avoidance
• Poor participation
• Due to poor accessibility and attitude problems
• Overcome by incentives and personal commitment
• Lack of Structure, Policy and Funding
• Government and private sector CSR
• Assessment Recognition
• Accreditation Recognition of prior learning

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Implementation Issues and Challenges

• Continuous Improvements in LLL Materials
• Improvements in ICT capabilities, devices,
  presentation (Smartphones, iPads, blogs,
  facebook, twitter)
• Improvements in contents available (Wikipedia,
  khanacademy, MIT Opencourseware)
• Learner/Teacher Incompatibilities
• Learners exposed to expects modern mode of
  delivery and materials
• Improving Skill of Instructors
• Use of latest ICT tools especially multimedia

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Khanacademy
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Khanacademy

• Watch, practice with 2,700 educational videos for
  free
• 10-minute youtube videos
• Topics include
• Algebra, Arithmetic, Calculus, Developmental
  Mathematics, Differential Equations, Linear
  Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics,
  Chemistry, Physics, Biology
• History, Art History, Banking, Finance, Valuation
  Investing
• Excellent tutorial/supplementary teaching
• Suitable for self-directed learning remedial
  teaching
• Ideal for lifelong learning

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MIT Opencourseware
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MIT Opencourseware

• Over 2,000 courses available
• From Aeronautics to Writing Humanistic Studies
• Syllabus, readings, lecture notes assignments
• No support from faculties
• Useful for supplementary /complementary
  /benchmarking materials
• Ideal for lifelong learning

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Second Life Education
Successfully used for collaborative global
workplace training
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Thank You