Teach Yourself Anything Lifelong Learning for Professionals

Learning Objectives

• To distinguish between true and false claims about how people learn.
• To list and explain the major ways to get more out of the time you spend learning.
• To identify and distinguish among different kinds of learning (e.g., factual learning, learning new languages and vocabulary, learning skills, thinking, and problem-solving).
• To create an actionable, personalized plan to manage and optimize learning in your own life.

Course Description

Lifelong learning can be the difference between success and failure in a rapidly changing, information-driven world. The importance of lifelong learning is that whether it is personal pursuits and cravings or the pursuit of professional goals, lifelong learning can help us achieve personal satisfaction and contentment

This CPE/CPD course draws on research in memory, attention, and andragogy (teaching techniques geared to adults) to develop participants’ ability to quickly and effectively master the knowledge and skills of their choosing.

Major Topics Covered in this Personal Development CPE/CPD course:

• Myths and facts about how we learn
• The role of attention and memory in learning
• Different types of learning and techniques best suited to each
• Increasing the payoff, you get for the time and effort invested
• Practical issues in organizing and planning your learning life
• Applications, tricks, and techniques that are useful for different kinds of learning

Join this highly interactive CPE/CPD webinar, research psychologist, author, and award-winning teacher Dr. Michelle Miller will draw on her experiences and research to address these timely and pressing issues. Participants will learn techniques, strategies, and shortcuts they can begin using right away to learn more in less time.

You may be interested in our Certification Course Memory and Attention for Professionals (CMAP).

Overview

• Why is learning to learn important - Once you're out of school?

  5 mins
• What do you know about how people learn?

  9 mins
• The power of a framework for understanding

  20 mins
• Maximizing return on time

  27 mins
• Other powerful principles

  36 mins
• Anatomy of an ideal study plan

  43 mins