Lifelong learning has become an imperative for people living in the 21st century. This CDTL Brief on Lifelong Learning discusses various issues on the subject and why it is a necessity for self-preservation and survival.
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| Lifelong Learning and the Virtual University | ||
| Associate Professor Daphne Pan | ||
| Director, CDTL | ||
| Learning did not begin at school and it should not end there. Living in the twenty-first century requires us to constantly update our knowledge and develop new skills to keep up with a rapidly changing environment. Continue reading | ||
| Lifelong Learning: Continuous 'Nourishment' for the Mind | ||
| Professor Matthew Gwee | ||
| Department of Pharmacology & Medical Education Unit Associate Director, CDTL |
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| The notion that learning should be lifelong is not new. According to Henry Ford, continuous learning, and not the real age of a person, is necessary to "keep [the] mind young". However, the need for lifelong learning has gained much greater prominence in more recent years. Continue reading | ||
| Lifelong Learning and the Study of Cell Biology | ||
| Dr Tang Bor Luen & Dr Yeong Foong May | ||
| Department of Biochemistry | ||
| When we were undergraduates, cells seemed much less complicated than they are now. In reality the subject was not any simpler 10-15 years ago, but the burst of knowledge in recent years has made the current image of cells more sophisticated. Continue reading | ||
| Lifelong Learning: The New Imperative for Living in the 21st Century | ||
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| Like most North Americans, Japanese and North Europeans retirees, the post-war baby boomers in Singapore retiring from the workforce in 20-30 years are of relatively good health and mentally active. Continue reading | ||