* Is not limitted to formal school education. * It starts from the moment we are born and ends in our death.

* Lifelong learning needs to promote effective educational opportunities in the many learning settings through which people pass, including home, school, work, and the larger political community.

* CONTIUNING EDUCATION

* Learning is education. Learning is natural and continuous process of brain actively or passively. So far the life time, brain keeps on learning, till is functioning. When brain stops functioning (brain death) the process of learning or education stops.

* Self-aware and reflective of her or his on-going learning needs. * Self-assesses for knowledge and skill deficiencies and sets appropriate learning goals and tasks. * Can find appropriate resources and learning opportunities. * Understands her or his learning preferences and knows how to adapt them to maximize learning under different circumstances. * Sufficiently motivated to do so

LIFELONG LEARNING IN ENGINEERING

* Lifelong learning is as essential as initial training and certification for professional engineers. * Many studies of engineering education and skills required of practicing. Learning over a lifetime is a necessary ingredient for success.

 constantly learn  upgrade their skills  adapt to new situations

an engineer occupational requirements employer to employee relations economy information

→ curious/motivated → methodical/disciplined → logical/analytical → reflective/self-aware → flexible → Interdependent/interpersonally competent → persistent/responsible → venturesome/creative,confident → independent/self-sufficient

* critical thinking * research skills, particularly in regard to information use, retrieval * basic interpersonal skills (i.e. communication)

Engineering educators can provide lifelong learning information to their students through ● lectures ● reference materials ● internet resources

ENGINEERING EDUCATION LEARNING IN SCHOOL LIFELONG LEARNING

Training Conceptualized as School Learning Lifelong Learning conceptualized as Workplace Laerning emphasis‘basic’ skills education embedded in ongoing work activities Potential drawbacks decontextualized, not situated important concepts are not encountered new topicsdefined by curricula arise incidentally from work situations structure pedagogic or ‘logical’ structure work activity rolesexpert- novice modelreciprocal learning teachers/trainersexpound subject matterengage in work practice modeinstructionism(knowledge absorption) constructionism(knowledge construction)

* A decade ago, a group of experts estimated the half-life of an engineer's technical skills-- how long it would take for half of everything an engineer knew about his or her field to become obsolete. * For mechanical engineers it was 7.5 years. For electrical engineers it was 5. And for software engineers, it was a mere 2.5 years, less time than it takes to get an undergraduate degree. Today, those numbers are surely even smaller.

HOW TO CREATE A LIFELONG LEARNING HABIT?

Create a to learn list about things are interested and you want to learn about Spend time with individual who are more intellectual Use the correct time to learn or practice a new skill Make lifelong learning a priority in your life Try to carry a book every where you go

* WHAT ABOUT THE ENTIRE LIFETIME LEARN MORE ABOUT ENGINEERING? * Follow academic publications related to your profession * Follow technological developments regularly

* Participate in certification programs * Aiming at different fields in your profession and developing yourself * Participate in training programs in different disciplines

Some forward-looking firms are already trying to create such a new engineering culture. These companies recognize that the effort and expense of turning their engineers into perpetual learners will be paid back many times in productivity and quality. Boeing, for example, offers a variety of in-house graduate programs in such areas as technical management and engineering design and analysis.

* In the 21st century knowledge economy, we are witnessing ever-increasing knowledge formation in science and engineering. * Dr. Charles Vest, President of the NAE, during a speech (University of Michigan, October 15, 2007) simply stated that enrichment in the information age requires people with knowledge.

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