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Lifelong Learning: Issues of Effective Implementation Lee S.T. 1 , Chia B.C. & Dr Nik Hasnaa Nik Mahmood 2 1 Center for Graduate Studies, Open University Malaysia, Malaysia. 2 University Teknoligi Malaysia.
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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
World Population on 14/11/2011: 7,003,082,000
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 • 7b 2011, +2.2b by 2050 • +1.4b Asian, + 1b African, • -0.2b European & N American) • 25-59 cannot support 60+ • Need to extend working age • Need to re-train and re-skill
Increasing Pace of Change
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
Types of Lifelong Learning • Academic / Non-academic • Pre-employment / Post employment • Formal / Semi-formal / Informal
Four Pillars of Lifelong Learning • Learning to Know • Acquire instruments of Learning; Learning to learn • Learning to Do • Act creatively on one’s environment • Learning to Live Together • Participate and co-operate with other people in all human activities • Learning to be • Develop one’s 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.
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
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
ODL Delivery Modes Delivery Modes at OUM (Ali, 2005)
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
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
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
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
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
Second Life Education Successfully used for collaborative global workplace training