Potential references: Papers by Gerhard Fischer

Gerhard Fischer's Publications
A complete list of publications online.

Lifelong Learning - More Than Training
Learning can no longer be dichotomized into a place and time to acquire knowledge (school) and
a place and time to apply knowledge (the workplace). Today's citizens are flooded with more
information than they can handle, and tomorrow's workers will need to know far more than any
individual can retain.

Lifelong Learning: Changing Mindsets
Lifelong learning is an essential challenge for inventing the future of our societies; it is a necessity
rather than a possibility or a luxury to be considered. Lifelong learning is more than adult
education or training — it is a mindset and a habit for people to acquire.

LIFELONG LEARNING AND ITS SUPPORT WITH NEW MEDIA
Lifelong learning creates the challenge to understand, explore, and support new dimensions of learning such as: (1) self-directed learning, (2) learning on demand, (3) informal learning, and (4) organizational learning.

Symmetry of Ignorance, Social Creativity, and Meta-Design
Complex design problems require more knowledge than any one single person can possess, and the knowledge relevant to a problem is often distributed and controversial. Rather than being a limiting factor, “symmetry of ignorance” can provide the foundation for social creativity.