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The 9 Best Language Learning Apps for 2021

Reading from a textbook isn’t the only way to learn a foreign language – and it’s far from the best way. There are now many websites and apps – many of them free or very low cost – that

How to Curate Lifelong Learning

Learning Habits
/ By Jeff Cobb

For the individual lifelong learner, one of the greatest opportunities of our age is the sheer volume of content we now have access to through the Internet. If we want to expand our knowledge on any topic,

What is unlearning and what does it require?

Learning Habits
/ By Jeff Cobb

I’ve defined learning before as “…the lifelong process of transforming information and experience into knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes.” I stick by this definition, but I’ve also

7 Characteristics of a Fertile Learning Context

Trends & Insights
/ By Jeff Cobb

Weeds can can emerge from just about any piece of ground where their roots can crack the earth, but producing a bountiful harvest of nutritious plants requires careful attention to and cultivation of the

5 Tips for Attending a Virtual Conference (and Getting Real Value)

Trends & Insights
/ By Jeff Cobb

I’ve written before about how to get the most out of a traditional face-to-face conference, but more and more people are seeing the benefit – and, in many cases, necessity – of attending

The 7 Archenemies of Learning

Learning Habits
/ By Jeff Cobb

These are: Excess Perhaps most blatantly seen these days in our excessive consumption of information via the Internet. The constant clicking and needless mental processing doesn’t allow enough space

Are you showing your work?

Learning Habits
/ By Jeff Cobb

A lot of learning happens the hard way or – much worse – is lost because people don’t do a good job of showing their work. They don’t document how they got from point A to point B in performing

Ready to jump the curve on your lifelong learning journey?

I’ve had the experience before in life – as I am sure you have – of becoming absorbed in a new skill or topic, learning a tremendous amount, but then hitting a plateau at some point and

Learning vs. Education

I too often read articles or hear people talk about “learning” when what they are clearly referring to is education. The two are not the same, and I believe that recognizing and appreciating the difference