scholarly journals Training of Adult Trainers: Implementation and Evaluation of a Higher Education Program in Greece

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Azarias A Mavropoulos ◽  
Aikaterini Sipitanou ◽  
Anastasia Pampouri
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Educational Material ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Implementation Methodology ◽  
High Level

This article presents the implementation and the evaluation of the blended learning program Training of Lifelong Learning Adult Trainers, which was organized by the Center of Training and Lifelong Learning of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, during the last two years (2016-2017). The aim of the training program was to give the opportunity to adult trainers to certify their educational competence and update their knowledge in the field of adult education, enhancing their employability. After the completion of the program, the trainees assessed the implementation methodology, the educational content, the microteachings, the quality, and the organization of the program. The results of the evaluation showed that the program was of a high level, flawlessly organized, and with excellent educational material, while the blended learning model worked effectively, receiving positive reviews by the participants. It was concluded that blended learning is indeed adequate in adult educational programs increasing the participation and facilitating adult trainees to better integrate their learning experiences.

Training Teachers for E-Learning, Beyond ICT Skills Towards Lifelong Learning Requirements

2011 ◽  
pp. 83-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Díez
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Ict Skills ◽  
E Learning

This chapter describes an experience in teacher training for e-learning in the field of adult education. It takes into account the models offered by flexible lifelong learning as the proper way to develop training for teachers in service, considering the advantages of blended learning for the target audience. The chapter discusses the balance between mere ICT skills and pedagogical competences. In this context the learning design should always allow that the teachers in training integrate in their work ICT solutions that fit to the didactic objectives, renew teaching and learning methodology, facilitate communication, give place to creativity, and allow pupils to learn at their own pace. By doing so, they will be closer to the profile of a tutor online, as a practitioner who successfully takes advantages of the virtual environments for collaborative work and learning communication.

Eportfolios and Open Badges for Open Recognition of Lifelong Learning Outcomes

2020 ◽  
pp. 59-83
Author(s):  
Olga Smolyaninova ◽  
Bezyzvestnykh Ekaterina
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
School Of Education ◽  
Master's Students ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
High Level ◽  
Education Psychology ◽  
Teachers Training

The Chapter presents strategies for training Masters of Еducation students for the development of digital ecosystems in the open educational environment of Yenisei Siberia with the use of e-portfolio and Open Badges technologies through a special electronic course for students of blended learning model. The preliminary results obtained by the authors based on a Google-survey showed that students demonstrated a high level of satisfaction with learning using e-portfolio and Open Badges technologies in the multicultural digital environment of the Siberian region. This Chapter describes the experience of the School of Education, Psychology, and Sociology in use of e-portfolio technology in the evaluation of educational outcomes, reflection, professional development in the lifelong learning process of future teachers, and the introduction of Open Badges integrated with e-portfolio in the teachers' training course for Bachelor and Master's students.

Lifelong Learning in Europe

2013 ◽  
pp. 387-404
Author(s):  
Harun Yilmaz ◽  
Sami Sahin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
European Union ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Leonardo Da Vinci ◽  
Formal Schooling ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Economic Competitiveness ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Learning Programs

Lifelong learning has become an indispensable concept in our lives in the 21st century with the advent of technologies and the development of knowledge-based economies and societies. This concept has given a variety of names, such as lifelong education, recurrent education, and adult education. With the establishment of the European Union (EU), economic and civic issues have become more important in terms of social integration and economic competitiveness in Europe in 1980s. As a solution to these challenges, several lifelong learning programs were launched by the EU, including Erasmus, Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, and Grundtvig. Since the Erasmus program covers university students in terms of a formal schooling period and staff in the higher education setting and people employed by private businesses, it seems a hybrid and prominent solution for lifelong learning in Europe. Therefore, after some information about lifelong learning and adult education are provided, how the Erasmus program works is explained, and some statistics are given to emphasize its importance for Europe.

scholarly journals Globalisation and europeanisation of adult education

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-18
Author(s):  
Mikulec Borut
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
Thematic Issue ◽  
International Attention

This thematic issue of Andragogic Perspectives brings to the fore a topic which has, since the turn of the century, enjoyed considerable international attention in the field of (adult) education and lifelong learning. In Slovenia, however, the influence of globalisation and/ or Europeanisation on adult education has not in fact been systematically addressed. The editorial board made the decision to encourage a wide-ranging discussion about the influence and impact of globalisation and/or Europeanisation processes on adult education and learning, lifelong learning and higher education, hence the current thematic issue.

scholarly journals Canadian Adult Education: Still a Movement

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Nesbit
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Adult Educators ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Canadian Society ◽  
Education Movement ◽  
Collaborative Activities

Writing recently in this journal, two of Canada’s veteran adult educators contemplated the “death” of the Canadian adult education movement. I disagree and argue that adult education in Canada is as vital an activity as ever and one that still fully justifies being called a movement. Specifically, Selman and Selman (2009) list five trends that they assert have brought about the adult education movement’s demise: a general retreat from collaborative activities and collective action; a concern about “missionary” activities; the structure, values, and rewards within universities and other institutions of higher education; a shift toward “lifelong learning” as an organizing concept; and the movement somehow becoming less Canadian. In this paper, I consider each trend in some detail and provide examples to counter the Selmans’ analysis. Instead, I show that adult education continues to be a critical and vital movement in Canadian society and one very far from dead.

scholarly journals Lifelong Learning at Universities: Future Perspectives for Teaching and Learning

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Cendon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Teachers Perspectives

This paper examines practices of teaching and learning in the era of digitalization. More specifically, it addresses practices of teaching and learning for students with professional experience who work alongside their studies. Based on the assumption that digitalization is a means of allowing more open and flexible pathways for teaching and learning in higher education, the paper focusses on the perspectives and perceptions of both students and teachers in digital supported teaching and learning environments as forms of blended learning. It brings together findings from two qualitative empirical studies: one focused on students’ perspectives of their development over the course of their studies; the second addressed teachers’ perspectives and their teaching strategies and activities. Based on the findings of these two research studies, the paper outlines future perspectives for teaching and learning and the role of digitalization, with a particular emphasis on programs of lifelong learning at universities.

scholarly journals Institutions of higher education and the idea of lifelong learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-18
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Marcinkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
European Commission ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Management Styles

The idea of lifelong learning is very popular in the XXI century. This paper presents how Polish universities reflect this idea. The main theories of andragogy were compared with each other and a relationship was shown, between this concept and adult education. Moreover, it analyses the effectiveness of different management styles continuing education in Polish universities and their implications for institutions of higher education. It also describes the main programs of the European Commission to promote lifelong learning in Europe.

scholarly journals A Conversation with Sharan Merriam: Globalization and Adult Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Gene Saudelli ◽  
Dolana Mogadime ◽  
Nancy Taber
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Impact

On September 22, 2011, Sharan Merriam visited Brock University to give a Distinguished Speaker Lecture entitled "Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities for Adult Education." Based on her research about the future of adult education within a global context, Merriam’s lecture sets the tone for this special issue on the impact of globalization for adult education and higher education. Merriam (2010) unpacked the phenomenon of globalization, connected it to the knowledge economy, and situated it within a contemporary, political, social, cultural, and educational context. Merriam (2010) highlighted the need for consideration of the trends and trajectories in adult education related to globalization as "adult education does not occur in a vacuum" (p. 408). She emphasized the need to consider research on lifelong learning that has been impacted by global education. Merriam’s work further highlighted the need for the sharing of knowledge among international educators in a global context.

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