We live in the technology age.  Also known as the information age.  Thus, we have more and easier ways to educate ourselves each day.  As Apple says, “there is an app for that.”  However, we need to be intentional in our approach to continuing education.  Moderation is best and a roadmap will help us reach our goals.

Continuing Education Via the Internet

A core strength of the Internet is the delivery of news all the time.  Not only that, the news can be on any topic you choose.  Content is not only readily available, it is always growing.  This flood of information can be daunting.  However, there are several tools available to organize your content and build good habits of information consumption.

Learn By Osmosis

The best tools available provide ways to learn while doing other tasks.  These include digital mediums like audiobooks and podcasts.  When you combine these with the ocean of gadgets available to consume them there is no excuse for not trying them out.  These options allow us to learn while exercising, cooking, running errands, or going to work.  Heck, we can even learn while we work by listening to content rather than our favorite tunes.

Rob Broadhead

Rob is a founder of, and frequent contributor to, Develpreneur. This includes the Building Better Developers podcast. He is also a lifetime learner as a developer, designer, and manager of software solutions. Rob is the founder of RB Consulting and has managed to author a book about his family experiences and a few about becoming a better developer. In his free time, he stays busy raising five children (although they have grown into adults). When he has a chance to breathe, he is on the ice playing hockey to relax or working on his ballroom dance skills.

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