Luminaria: Volume 1, Issue 9
by Nathan Schiller on November 13, 2012 in LuminariaIN THIS ISSUE
- Letter from the Editor
- Learning the Tricks to College Life
- Learning How to Learn: Academia’s Best Kept Secret
- Learners Who Inherit the Future
- Study Skills
Letter from the Editor
Sujey Batista, Writing Specialist
“The future belongs to those who are capable of being retrained again and again.”
—Daniel Burns
Salutations Readers,
Our latest issue discusses one of the most valuable skills one can possess as a student and working professional: the ability to learn. Lifelong learning is vital for those who seek success throughout their working lives. Those who can successfully acquire and apply this part skill, part survival tactic are more likely to thrive in today’s dynamic and fast-paced world. Lifelong learners embrace the idea of learning as a mechanism for improvement as professionals and human beings.
The submissions from our team explore this topic from a variety of angles. Aside from providing readers with a conceptual understanding of the skill, we discuss the relevance of this ability in correlation with current workforce trends and its connection to Purpose-Centered Education. The issue features an interactive piece that explores the benefits of study skills as an effective learning strategy. Another section, dedicated to the student reader, provides insight on skills that, when mastered, can ease the challenges of college life. We’ve provided our readers with valuable insight that, in combination with a self-directed attitude and open-mind, can help anyone accomplish their most valued goals. Enjoy!
Sujey
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