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Spring 2020: The Learning Curve

Lifelong learning has become essential - and is changing how we acquire and use knowledge
The Learning Curve

Today, the growing demand for problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills—combined with the rapid pace of technological change, longer life spans, and an increasingly global economy—gives new urgency to how effectively we train ourselves to learn. And when circumstances change—to rethink, process new knowledge, and start again.

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Lifelong Learning

Most Americans consider themselves lifelong learners, whether that means gathering knowledge for “do it yourself” projects, reading up on a personal interest, or improving their job skills. Digital technology plays a role in these pursuits, but place-based learning—at work, conferences, or libraries—remains vital.

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Learning Is a Science

Formal education was a transformational idea and needs no introduction or defense. It was so good that, down through the generations, its language, culture, and schedules came to define how people presume the brain works most efficiently, or should work. Only it doesn’t, not even close.

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Putting Neuroscience in the Classroom: How the Brain Changes As We Learn

The more we know about how the developing brain changes as we learn, the better we can support young learners.

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Americans and Lifetime Learning in the Knowledge Age

The shifting economic landscape is reshaping work and society and affecting the way people think about the skills and training they need to get ahead.

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