Towards the digital support of lifelong learning for all

Abstract

The presentation shows that lifelong learners need a different kind of learning support than do ordinary students. We need to teach students to acquire and practice these skills. And we need to develop a set of support tools for lifelong learners. It is argued that these can best be developed in the context of networked learning, using the Internet in general and social networks, generic or custom-made, in particular. the presentation finishes with two caveats.