Lifelong Learning and Technology

Horrigan, J. B. (2016, March 22). Lifelong Learning and Technology. Retrieved June 10, 2016, from http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/03/22/lifelong-learning-and-technology/

Lifelong Learning and Technology: A large majority of Americans seek extra knowledge for personal and work-related reasons. Digital technology plays a notable role in these knowledge pursuits, but place-based learning remains vital to many.

There are two type of learners:

Personal

Professional

The two type of learners have many reasons for being a lifelong learners:

Personal 

87% helped them feel capable and well rounded
69% opened up new perspectives about their lives
64% helped them make new friends.
58% feel more connected to community
43% get more involved in volunteer opportunities

Professional

65% expanded their professional network
47% training helped them advance within their current company
29% enabled them to find a new job with current or new employer
27% helped consider a different career path

The lifelong learners have many ways to learn such as:

 digital badges

 massive open online courses

online learning

how to videos of various subjects

http://khanacademy.org

Favorite Tweets from Leaders in Educational Technology

The following post will highlight a favorite tweet from the following:

Linda Braun @lbraun2000

There r some really gr8 @yalsa learning opportunities coming ur way this summer - chk them out - https://t.co/Z65Q6o2A3m

— Linda W Braun (@lbraun2000) June 9, 2016

Tony Vincent +Tony Vincent @tonyvincent

🕹 Create games, quizzes, and activities with your own content (some require Flash, some do not)... pic.twitter.com/7yCVehVHoz

— Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) June 10, 2016

Buffy Hamilton @buffyjhamilton

In the #brain, one area sees familiar #words as pictures, another sounds out words https://t.co/xQHf2eCFd8 @gumedcenter

— Medical Xpress (@medical_xpress) June 9, 2016

The Daring Librarian @GwynethJones

Ridiculously Humble. https://t.co/SDyaoyAf8l

— Gwyneth Jones (@GwynethJones) June 3, 2016

Jim Lerman @jimlerman

10 Tools for More Interactive Videos -- Campus Technology https://t.co/FcOBpCcAFh pic.twitter.com/eT5BXr8mmc

— Jim Lerman (@jimlerman) June 8, 2016

Kathy Schrock @kathyschrock

Updated my Copyright and Fair Use for School Projects poster. https://t.co/fCcpL9cYX5 #ks

— Kathy Schrock (@kathyschrock) June 5, 2016

The library pages on Facebook are posting about issues concerning the environment, programs that are being presented at various locations, new library openings, library connection with education issues in the school, awards by different library organizations, compliments to other librarians, inspiration sayings, events that are taking place in the library, and suggestions for programs to run in the library.

The advantages are anyone can access without any charge, attracts a wide audience of different type of people, the ability for other librarians to network. The disadvantages are may not reach your specific audience, some people do not like to use Facebook, and younger audience are moving away from using Facebook as primary social media.

There Facebook pages do not seem to have many comments. The pages had more likes without comments. 

Samuel Houston Gates Library Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/samuelhouston.gates