Continual Learninghttp://wgcu.org/Connect/blogs/continual_learning/atom.aspxCommunity Server2008-02-18T10:05:00ZContinual Learning - Audio Livehttp://wgcu.org/Connect/blogs/continual_learning/archive/2008/02/18/continual-learning-audio-live.aspx2008-02-18T16:34:00Z2008-02-18T16:34:00Z<p>Join host Jim McLaughlin to learn more about High Tech North’s Culinary
Arts program. This top notch school offers a lot more than you might
expect. Its students are trained in all aspects of the culinary
arts…and it all happens in an extremely modern kitchen, just like one
you’d find in a first-class restaurant. We’re joined by an instructor
and two students for a closer look at this unique adult education
opportunity.</p><img src="http://wgcu.org/Connect/aggbug.aspx?PostID=114" width="1" height="1">adminhttp://wgcu.org/Connect/members/admin.aspxContinual Learning - Renaissancehttp://wgcu.org/Connect/blogs/continual_learning/archive/2008/02/18/continual-learning-renaissance.aspx2008-02-18T16:23:00Z2008-02-18T16:23:00Z<p><b>Writer/Producer: Janina Birtolo</b></p>Want to learn about pirates? Watch a foreign film and discuss it? Get instruction on how to do tai chi or explore the environment of Southwest Florida – or the Arctic? Florida Gulf Coast University’s Renaissance Academy offers so many different courses that it just might have something of interest for everyone. Find out about this lifelong learning program that attracts thousands of people every year – and find out how to get in on the fun.
<p><b>Resources:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Renaissance Academy: </font></font></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';">239-590-1095 or 239-434-4737 or <a href="http://www.fgcu.edu/racademy">www.fgcu.edu/racademy</a> </span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.collieradulted.com" class="">Collier County Adult Education</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.lee.k12.fl.us/dept/ace/" class="">Lee County Adult Education</a> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.naplesplayers.org" class="">Naples Players</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.thephil.org" class="">Philharmonic Center for the Art</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.hodges.edu/lifelongLearning/" class="">Hodges University</a></p>
<p><b>Forum Topics:</b></p>
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<li><a href="http://wgcu.org/Connect/forums/t/81.aspx"><span style="font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';"><font size="3">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';">Why is it important to continue learning throughout your life?</span></p></font></span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';"><font size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><a href="http://wgcu.org/Connect/forums/p/82/125.aspx#125"><span style="font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';"><font size="3">What has been your experience with continuing education programs?</font></span></a></p></span></li></ul><img src="http://wgcu.org/Connect/aggbug.aspx?PostID=109" width="1" height="1">adminhttp://wgcu.org/Connect/members/admin.aspxContinual Learning - Culinary Artshttp://wgcu.org/Connect/blogs/continual_learning/archive/2008/02/18/continual-learning-culinary-arts.aspx2008-02-18T16:14:00Z2008-02-18T16:14:00Z<p><b>Writer/Producer: Rod Clarke</b></p>Considering a career change? Or just looking for a chance to sharpen up your kitchen skills? Either way, the Culinary Arts program at High Tech North in Cape Coral may have some ideas. But be forewarned, The knives are sharp, the fire hot, the work hard and a culinary career may not be for everyone.<span style="color:black;font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';"></span>
<p><b>Resources:</b></p>
<p><a href="http://www.lee.k12.fl.us/schools/nvt/site/main.htm" class="">Lee County, High Tech North</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.leeschools.net/schools/voc/commercialfoods.htm" class="">Lee County, High Tech Central</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.ccps.k12.fl.us/Centers.cfm?PageID=CTC" class="">Charlotte County</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.lwit.edu/LWIT/Programs/Classes/" class="">Collier County</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.jwu.edu/" class="">Johnson and Wales University</a></p>
<p><a href="http://neculinaryinstitute.com/&ctk=2&kid=GOG0011575963" class="">New England Culinary Institute</a></p>
<p><b>Forum Topics:</b></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';"><font size="3">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;"><a href="http://wgcu.org/Connect/forums/p/83/126.aspx#126"><span style="font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';"><font size="3">Know of any other culinary programs in the region?</font></span></a></p></span></li></ul><img src="http://wgcu.org/Connect/aggbug.aspx?PostID=108" width="1" height="1">adminhttp://wgcu.org/Connect/members/admin.aspxContinual Learning - Technologyhttp://wgcu.org/Connect/blogs/continual_learning/archive/2008/02/18/continual-learning-technology.aspx2008-02-18T16:05:00Z2008-02-18T16:05:00Z<p><b>Writer/Producer: Kristy Vaughn</b></p>
<p>Find out how Share Club computer classes ease beginners into technology through step-by-step instruction of basic PC operation and photo-editing.<span> </span>In the computer class, instructors teach students how to email friends and family, look up hobbies on the internet, as well as edit and download digital photos.<span> </span>The classroom setting provides students individual attention from an instructor and interaction with others interested in learning computer skills.</p>
<p><b>Resources:</b></p>
<p><a href="http://www.leememorial.org/swfrmc_gc/sw_h2u_shareclub.asp" class="">Share Club</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.lee-county.com/library/progserv/programs.htm" class="">Lee County Libraries</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.collieradulted.com/" class="">Collier Adult Education</a></p>
<p><b>Forum Topics:</b></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://wgcu.org/Connect/forums/p/84/127.aspx#127"><span style="font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';">Do you know of any other free or low-cost computer classes in Southwest Florida?</span></font></span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';"><font size="3"><span style="font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';"><a href="http://wgcu.org/Connect/forums/p/85/128.aspx#128">If you have ever taken a computer class, how are the classes different than just reading a how-to manual?</a></span></font></span></li></ul><img src="http://wgcu.org/Connect/aggbug.aspx?PostID=107" width="1" height="1">adminhttp://wgcu.org/Connect/members/admin.aspx