Lifelong Learning Collaborative

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The 大象传媒 Lifelong Learning Collaborative exists to foster continued growth, curiosity, community engagement, and personal fulfillment serving a population of adult learners, including new graduates to senior citizens.

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Lifelong Learning Collaborative

The Lifelong Learning Collaborative at 大象传媒 improves and enriches the lives of adults by providing access and lowering barriers to educational opportunities for all from recent graduates to senior citizens, connecting 大象传媒 faculty and lifelong learners, both locally and around the globe. There are no tests, no grades, and no degree requirements, creating opportunities to explore new topics with others who share your intellectual curiosity.

Join us on 大象传媒’s campus June 2鈥�5, 2025 for our annual Summer Spark Week. Choose from over 40 workshops, lectures, and behind-the-scenes experiences to ignite your curiosity, in addition to wellness activities, social events, and more.

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Lifelong Learning Collaborative Courses

Expand your horizons with new knowledge and skills gained through our year-round course offerings. 大象传媒’s Lifelong Learning Collaborative offers Minicourses, One-Hour Talks, and Behind-the-Scenes sessions in both in-person and virtual formats.

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What Is Lifelong Learning and Why Is It Important?

Lifelong learning is the practice of continuous, voluntary, and self-motivated quest for knowledge. Those who engage in lifelong learning report that these activities helped them to feel more capable and well-rounded, opened new perspectives, feel more connected to their local communities, and have helped them make new friends. ()

Continuous learning keeps you up with a constantly changing world
Builds new skills, and improves on skills you already have
Improves memory
Increases self-esteem and self confidence
Improves decision-making
Helps develop a more positive attitude
Creates opportunities for personal and professional development
Increases wisdom
Creates a thirst for more knowledge
Prevents cognitive decline

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What Is Lifelong Learning and Why Is It Important?

鈥淚ntellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.鈥� 鈥擜lbert Einstein