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Lifelong Learning

There are lots of ways to make life more satisfying, and many of them have to do with lifelong learning. Explore the opportunities available in your community, on the Internet, at your library, even on your television. From audio to video, from social to online, you'll find myriad ways to learn whatever you want to know. Continue your education forever.
8 Gift Ideas for Non-Traditional Students
Gift ideas for the non-traditional student in your life abound, and they don't have to cost a lot unless you want them to.
What Are Your Gift Ideas for Adult Students?
What do you buy the non-traditional students on your holiday gift list? Share! We need ideas!
Service Learning - Service Learning through Learn and Serve America
Service learning is a wonderful combination of learning while you serve. You can do it all by yourself, of course, or join an organized group dedicated to a specific cause. The number of local and national groups is growing, thanks in part to Barack and Michelle Obama's attention to service learning.
Service Learning - Share How You Engage in Service Learning
Service learning is a wonderful combination of learning while you serve. You can do it all by yourself, of course, or join an organized group dedicated to a specific cause. We'd like to hear how you engage in service learning. How do you serve and what do you learn by doing it?
One Day University - Be a Student of the Greatest Teachers for Just One Day
Would you like to be a student of the greatest teachers for just one day? One Day University gives you that chance.
Share Your One Day University Experience
Have you attended One Day U? Tell us your story. Where did you attend? Which lectures did you hear? What was your reaction? What did you learn? Did you make new friends? Are you planning on attending again?
Teach What You Learn - How Do Teach What You Learn?
When you teach what you learn, you deepen your understanding. Tell us how you teach what you learn.
Goal - Reach Your Goal with a Personal Development Plan
A goal is so much easier to reach when you have a plan, a personal development plan. Whether your goal is related to being a better employee, getting a raise or promotion, or is just for you as a person, this plan will help you succeed.
Goals - Reaching Goals with a Learning Project Plan - LPP
Make setting and reaching goals easier than ever with a learning project plan. Ron Gross explains how to make a learning project plan that fits in your wallet.
Gift Ideas - 10 Gift Ideas for Adult Students
Do you need gift ideas for the adult student on your list? Whether the economy is good or bad, it's nice to have some ideas for affordable gifts for the people you know who are balancing life and school.
Take a Class, Tweak Your Career by Marci Alboher
Marci Alboher writes a New York Times article about teaching a writing course at her local community center. She's the author of One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success.
The Learning Annex
Find classes of all kinds at The Learning Annex, from personal to business, and online to local.
Fred Pryor Seminars and CareerTrack
CareerTrack offers a full array of programs for both professional and personal development.
A Personal Development Article Library
A collection of articles covering a range of personal development topics, from happiness and well-being to health and fitness.

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