Where do you go to learn? Anywhere you want to!

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For the most part, information is free these days. And it’s pretty accessible. There is not much you cannot learn from your laptop.

As I already mentioned in a previous post, one of my favourite places is the library. As a taxpayer, I love the value we get from it. Not only can we get books but also audio cd’s and downloadable files as well. How cool is that?

I tell folks all the time, YouTube is one of the greatest teachers these days. You can learn how to play guitar or even some new running tips. Want to learn how to do something? I bet you YouTube has a video to teach you!

Have you ever heard of Coursera? It’s a 2012 start-up which works with top universities  to make courses available online and usually for free. They’re working with some really prestigious institutions including including Stanford University, the University of Michigan and Princeton. And you can get actual credits for those courses. And Wikipedia? If it was an actual book, it would be almost 2.5 million pages long.

I also see a pretty cool trend with children and Ipads. My Godson’s older brother, who’s five years old, can do wonders with that thing. He can also beat me at Angry Birds! They can play, learn and interact all their index fingers. Pretty cool indeed.

And as I mentioned during a recent talk to a local high school class about how social media has changed my life, we live in a pretty amazing era. With just a few clicks, we can go to infinity and beyond!

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I’m excited to host the most anticipated Health & Fitness TweetUp ever in Ottawa! We will be listening to to Simon Donato about living the life of adventure. Simon will talk about his TV show, life & Stoked Oats, his new gluten-free oatmeal company! It will be on Tuesday, March 28 at 7pm in the Community Room at the Rama Lotus Yoga Centre.