Lifelong learning and LIANZA paper

I have a talk do to at the LIANZA conference on wednesday . The initial idea was to repeat the one I did in Sydney but the focus in Christchurch is

"He tangata He tangata He tangata
(You ask me, what is the most important thing on earth?
My reply is it is people, it is people, it is people)"

very different to the Next Chapters one in Sydney which focussed on the "Next stage of library users-- older adults. The LIANZA conference is not focussing as much on older people but on all people. So the content is still very relevant -- just needs to be tweaked a bit.

The subject area is particularly relevant as the adult education sector has been hammered with the loss of a lot of funding.We need to ensure that what we are providing are the most relevant programmes we can in the right place, on at the right time , for the right people and for the right price. If people don't come is that because the programmes are not the right ones, or because they do not know about them or something else entirely!


So as I did a brain and presentation refresher I found some articles which are worthwhile.
One is Lifelong learning and the new social order by John Field . The link only gives you bits of it but is still worth reading. IT mentions the aspects of the permanent learner which is an important part of my talk. Some people can't be bothered to keep on challenging their brains, Others can and do and the ones who attend our programmes are examples of this group. .

Use it or lose it applies as much to brain stuff as physical body stuff --- says she whose body is feeling quite good after a few days in Central Otago on the rail trail.