{"id":5893,"date":"2010-10-25T09:38:11","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T14:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=5893"},"modified":"2010-10-25T14:51:41","modified_gmt":"2010-10-25T19:51:41","slug":"think-of-it-as-continuing-education-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2010\/10\/think-of-it-as-continuing-education-20\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Think of it as Continuing Education 2.0’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cWe want to inspire people to be aware, curious, and interested in learning about their world and how it works," says director Kate Cassidy, left, with program co-ordinator Michelle Schurer.<\/p><\/div>\n

Gone are the days when continuing education means classrooms, books and tests to pore over. Brock has launched an initiative that offers a new take on lifelong learning, where people have a chance to explore, meet their neighbours and speak their minds.<\/p>\n

Rather than the usual types of programming \u2014 like learning a new language or enhancing your accounting skills \u2014 the goal of Community Learning<\/a> is conversations and an exchange of ideas in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThink of it as Continuing Education 2.0,\u201d said Kate Cassidy, director of Community Learning.<\/p>\n

Rather than traditional lectures and classrooms, Community Learning creates “inclusive learning opportunities where people think, explore and connect with others,” she said.<\/p>\n

There are three program streams.<\/p>\n