A very cool new website devoted to lifelong learning and higher education is now live, and it's pretty fabulous. The evoLLLution, three Ls for LifeLong Learning, is a grassroots online newspaper that is, essentially, a gathering place for people who care about "retooling, reorganizing and rethinking their way into the 21st century."

You'll find all kinds of great stuff there whether you're the student, teacher, administrator, or lover of lifelong learning. And there are plenty of chances to participate. Take a look: evolllution.com.

The EvoLLLution Is Live! originally appeared on About.com Continuing Education on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 12:17:16.

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Be sure to nominate your favorites in the 2012 Readers' Choice Awards. It takes just a minute. Less, really. It's common to assume someone else has already nominated your faves. Don't make that mistake.

Take time right now to Nominate Your Faves. Nominations are open until February 15. The categories again:

• Best School for Adult Students
• Best Scholarship for Adult Students
• Best GED Study Guide
• Best Free Online Education
• Best Learning Vacation

Nominate Your Faves. Don't Assume Someone Else Already Has! originally appeared on About.com Continuing Education on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 at 07:18:48.

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Sarah from College Success Central posted on my About Continuing Education Facebook page yesterday, and I went in search of her organization. I love it when something crosses my path, piques my curiosity, and sends me in search of this new thing.

Sarah is a college librarian and doctoral student in higher education administration. You'll find some really great stuff in her blog, including how to form a successful study group in college and how to let your college librarian help you. Sarah says, "I'm a librarian. If anyone can say they were born to a profession, I was born to teach people how to find the information they need to succeed in school and/or life."

Sarah can tell you how to get access to the $40 papers you'd love to use for your research but don't want to buy. She also has a photo of a librarian doll that shushes. Really! I'm guessing it's her doll. Gotta love a girl like that!

Love a librarian today.

While our articles are no substitute for a real, live librarian, we do have some pieces that will help you with your writing assignments:

• Writing a Research Paper
• 10 Places to Research Papers -- including libraries!
• How to Write an Essay in 5 Steps
• 10 Paper Topics Concerning Women
• The Importance of Understanding the Hero's Journey

Today I Learned...About College Success Central originally appeared on About.com Continuing Education on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 at 08:36:48.

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I used to love the Do's and Don'ts in Glamour magazine, the ones where they put black boxes over the eyes of the women in street photos. I wasn't brave enough to go out and get photos, but I think you've all seen people on our list of What NOT to Wear to School as an Adult Student.

To keep everything all nice and balanced, we also have a positive list of What to Wear to School as an Adult Student.

I got some good fashion advice from About Fashion Guide Cynthia Nellis. If we come up with some great photos, we'll let you know.

What are you wearing to class today?

What to Wear to School as an Adult Student...or NOT originally appeared on About.com Continuing Education on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at 11:14:37.

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GED earners tend to face a lot of discrimination, so it's incredibly inspiring to see how many celebrities, from astronauts to presidential candidates, dropped out of high school and later earned a GED. We've got two new lists, including photos:

• 25 Celebrity Dropouts Who Earned a GED
• 25 More Celebrity Dropouts Who Earned a GED

GED help:

• GED Overview
• The GED Test
• 10 Ways to Study for Your GED at Home

Image: MANCHESTER, NH - JANUARY 07, 2012: Republican presidential candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. participates in the ABC News, Yahoo! News, and WMUR Republican Presidential Debate at Saint Anselm College. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

2 New Lists! Celebrity Dropouts Who Earned a GED originally appeared on About.com Continuing Education on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 10:00:48.

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Paying for school is one of every student's concerns. You can make arrangements to fit class into your already busy schedule, commit time for studying, dream about a better job after graduation, but if you can't pay for your schooling, it's all a bust.

Fortunately, there are financial aid options for almost every student. Start with 10 Facts About Financial Aid.

Do you have other questions about paying for school? Ask us, and we'll help you find answers.

What's Hot Now? 10 Facts About Financial Aid originally appeared on About.com Continuing Education on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 10:01:54.

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Nominations in the Readers' Choice Awards are coming in. Be sure to nominate your favorites before February 15. See the categories in Wednesday's post.

Thanks to all those who have posted nominations!

Keep the Readers' Choice Awards Nominations Coming! originally appeared on About.com Continuing Education on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 12:16:12.

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As a lifelong learner, I'm still learning...every day! I discovered this morning that the nomination forms for the Continuing Education Readers' Choice Awards were not allowing you to make just one nomination.

That is fixed! In all of our five categories, you can now make from one to three nominations for your favorites. Here are the categories:

• Best Scholarships for Adult Students
• Best Schools for Adult Students
• Best Free Online Education
• Best GED Study Guide
• Best Learning Vacation

If you tried to make a nomination and had a frustrating experience, I'll hope you'll try again. If there are any other problems, holler! We might learn something else new!

You Can Now Make Just One Nomination in Readers' Choice Awards originally appeared on About.com Continuing Education on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 08:37:53.

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Not only can you apply for one of Linfield College's adult degree programs for free until February 20 (a value of $100), if you do, you'll also be eligible for the school's Path to Scholarships Workshop. The school is also waiving its $50 application fee for certificate programs.

"On average, students that participated in these sessions last year won an average of $6,000 in scholarships," the school says.

Linfield offers the following adult degree programs:

• Accounting
• Management
• Social Science
• RN to BSN
• International Business
• Accounting certificate
• HR Management certificate
• Marketing certificate

Linfield offers three hybrid format programs, combining online courses with in-classroom instruction. Visit the school's website for more info: linfield.edu.

Linfield College Waives Application Fee Until Feb. 20 originally appeared on About.com Continuing Education on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 at 09:00:35.

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The Internet has made learning another language so much easier. I've written about busuu.com here before, and I'm happy to help spread the word that you can now learn Japanese on their site.

Japan has the third largest economy in the world, according to busuu, and more than 130 million people, around the world, speak Japanese. Maybe you'll be one of them?

Learning a new language can make you more attractive to employers, especially those with international business. Busuu.com can help. Try learning Japanese, or one of the site's 10 other languages.

Related:

• 5 Methods of Language Learning
• Which Language Learning Methods Do You Use?

Busuu.com Adds Japanese originally appeared on About.com Continuing Education on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 15:00:57.

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Education Network Australia (edna) was a collaborative project between all Australian governments, states and territories and sectors of education and training. The project was partly funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Initiated in 1994 as a means to facilitate access to the internet for schools and vocational education providers, edna developed as a national framework for all levels and sectors of education. Technical development began in earnest in 1996 with an online directory being created. It was considered to be amongst the first database driven website of its kind in Australia and considered to be very much ?state-of-the-art.? edna underpinned key government strategies and policies of national and jurisdictional governments in Australia by providing infrastructure, resources and support in a cost-effective model of service delivery. Over its life edna has historically played an important strategic role in supporting the uptake of ICT in education and training, supporting practitioners in implementing current technologies and showing leadership and best practice in addressing emerging needs that come with advancement in technology. Today marks the end of an era. Education Services Australia would like to acknowledge all those innovative, Information Management and Education professionals who have worked on edna over the years and wish them well for the future.

The Federal Government has announced the recipients of a $96 million investment across 150 projects to improve teaching and learning in the community education and training sector. The funding will help support training and jobs by providing up to $1.5 million per project for community education organisations to build new training infrastructure and upgrade their existing facilities. The new and upgraded infrastructure will support and improve training in employability, literacy and numeracy skills and help 'second chance' learners to get work or further training.

Many sectors of Service Skills Australia's service industries depend heavily on volunteer/ unpaid labour in management, development and support roles. Key issues are: attracting, recruiting and retaining volunteers; barriers to volunteering (eg. governance and regulatory requirements); support and resource delivery to volunteers; education and training for volunteers; and skills recognition for present and future learning pathways. A consultation paper has been prepared; and a survey is available based on questions raised in the paper.

The Centre for Leadership for Women (CLW) Leadership Achievement Award has been established to recognise women in the community who use their own initiative to create and implement projects for the benefit of the community and in collaboration with the community. It aims to encourage leadership of Australian women and to advance the rights and status of women in Australia. Applications close on 22 December 2008 with winners being announced on 22 May 2009.

This program examines questions such as : What are the newly retired looking for in their volunteering roles? Are they more discriminating than older seniors? Is there a connection between volunteering and good health?

The ABC is looking for short stories that will make great radio from people who live outside metropolitan areas (but including residents of Hobart and Darwin). All stories must be original, previously unpublished and less than 800 words in length. Entries close closes at 5pm AEST on Friday 17 August 2007.

The Linking of Young people into Employment and Training (LYPET) aims to link trained community mentors with young people who are currently not involved in education, employment or training or who are 'at risk' of becoming early school leavers. The objective of the program is to provide an opportunity for disengaged young people to be matched with an adult in their community who will assist them to become reconnected and work ready.

The National Centre of Vocational Research and Education (NCVER) has recently released a report entitled 'Men's sheds in Australia: learning through community contexts'. It examines the educational role of men's sheds and the communities which develop around them.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA), the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HRECO) is putting together 'Voices of Australia' - a magazine and audio CD of real-life stories about diversity and living together in contemporary Australia. 'Voices of Australia' will be distributed to community groups, schools, libraries, local councils, religious groups, government agencies and other groups around the country. Australians of all backgrounds are invited to submit stories on a range of themes including: Australia our home; Breaking down barriers; and Racism. Stories should be submitted no later than 22 July 2005. More information is available on the HREOC website.

Older Australians wanting to gain basic IT skills and familiarity with computers, the Internet and email, now have assistance through a new 'how to' video, Connecting with Computers. The video and DVD target those who are 45 and over, with limited or no computer experience. They cover basic information including a range of topics from file management to the benefits of digital photography. The video and DVD will be distributed free of charge to a range of organisations including Adult Learning Australia, the National Seniors Association, Association of Independent Retirees Inc, Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association, Australian Library and Information Association, National Farmers Federation, and the Smith Family.