lifelong learning

Back to the Future: The Educational Returns of Lifelong Learner Avatars

Pete Burkholder and Bruce Peabody February 1, 2021

Financial experts have long known that various “nudges”—techniques and policies that influence people while still leaving them with freedom of choice—can induce people to save more of their income. One such technique uses visualization: technology can create imagined images or avatars of our older selves,

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Taking a Look at the Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory

Maryellen Weimer April 2, 2014

The Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory, developed by a research group at the University of Bristol in the UK, is a self-assessment tool that helps learners develop an awareness of how they learn and encourages them to take responsibility for their learning. It contains seven

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students working in a group

Seven Characteristics of Good Learners

Maryellen Weimer January 22, 2014

I’ve seen lots of lists that identify the characteristics of good teachers. They’re great reminders of what we should aspire to be as teachers. I haven’t seen many corresponding lists that identify the characteristics of good learners. I decided to put one

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