Lifelong learning, with the help of digital technology, possesses the capacity to offer individual significant advantages to individual learners. This paper examines both the diverse approaches to lifelong learning and the digital tools available to promote these strategies. The paper contains a review of some of the main articles pertaining to the fields of constructivism, digital technology, and the process of lifelong learning. Specifically, the authors intend to critically evaluate the utilization of rapidly developing digital technologies, such as computers, tablets, and mobile devices, within lifelong learning and their role as tools in promoting access to both practical and theoretical knowledge and in facilitating the communication of ideas within a global network, as per the constructivist approach. Hence, this article relies upon a specific definition of lifelong learning and an exploration of the notional foundation of what comprises lifelong learning and the environment in which their knowledge acquisition occurs. Thus, a framework for the present research is established wherein peer-reviewed studies concerning the use of social media by lifelong learners is explored, and extrapolating from the dual tenets of professional development and adult learning theory. Moreover, the authors additionally examine approaches to the notion of PLEs (personal learning environments) and PLNs (personal learning networks) as related to the selection of relevant lifelong learning strategies. The discussion is exemplified by cases ranging from video platforms to blogs and is simultaneously multidisciplinary and spanning diverse fields. Each example has applicability for lifelong learning and represents the characteristics of constructivism and its support within a web-based learning environment. It is thereby suggesting that effective and meaningful strategies supportive of the lifelong learning lifestyle can be achieved via welldesigned PLEs and PLNs.

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建构主义理论作为利丰学习过程中数字技术应用的基础

在数字技术的帮助下，终身学习具有向个别学习者提供个人显着优势的能力。本文研究了终身学习的各种方法以及可用来推广这些策略的数字工具。本文包含与建构主义，数字技术和终身学习过程有关的一些主要文章的综述。具体来说，作者打算在终身学习中严格评估快速发展的数字技术（例如计算机，平板电脑和移动设备）的利用率，以及它们在促进获取实践和理论知识以及促进思想交流方面作为工具的作用。在全球网络中，按照建构主义的方法。因此，本文依赖于终身学习的特定定义，并探讨了构成终身学习和其知识获取环境的概念基础。因此，建立了本研究的框架，其中探索了关于终身学习者对社交媒体的使用的同行评审研究，并从专业发展和成人学习理论的双重宗旨中推论得出。此外，作者还研究了有关PLE（个人学习环境）和PLN（个人学习网络）概念的方法，这些方法与选择相关的终身学习策略有关。讨论以从视频平台到博客的各种案例为例，并且同时涉及多学科和跨领域。每个示例都适用于终身学习，并代表了建构主义的特征及其在基于Web的学习环境中的支持。因此，这表明可以通过精心设计的PLE和PLN来实现支持终身学习生活方式的有效且有意义的策略。