The higher education industry is evolving rapidly, requiring colleges and universities to adopt new approaches to serve a shifting audience. The traditional market of 18-year-old high school graduates isn’t disappearing. More...
18 avril 2019
7 avril 2019
Slovakia: major events promoting lifelong learning
Important events took place during the last week of November 2018 on the occasion of the 18th Lifelong learning week, organised by the Association of Adult Education Institutions (AIVD). International experts were also attracted by the fifth international conference of the Programme for the international assessment of adult competencies (PIAAC), held in Bratislava from 27 to 29 November, after the meeting of the board of participating countries in PIAAC. More...
21 mars 2019
Content and continuous learning: The cornerstones of a learning architecture
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Content and continuous learning: The cornerstones of a learning architecture
Melanie Moffett, Dawn of Learning Blog, 2014/08/14
I sort of wonder about this observation: "What separates powerful learning and development organizations from the middling crowd? A May 2014 report... identifies what high-impact learning organizations (HILO's) are. In short, they actively make use of their technology, modalities and learning architecture in support of L&D objectives." I doubt that this is what distinguishes them. More...
9 mars 2019
Cedefop forum to explore community lifelong learning centres' role
Cedefop, in cooperation with the Lifelong Learning Platform, is organising a policy forum to explore the potential of community lifelong learning centres as one-stop shops for preventing young people at risk and early school leavers from disconnecting. The event will be hosted by the Romanian EU Presidency in its permanent representation to the EU on 29 May in Brussels. More...
27 février 2019
Taking the Testing Effect Beyond the College Freshman: Benefits for Lifelong Learning
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web.Taking the Testing Effect Beyond the College Freshman: Benefits for Lifelong Learning
Ashley M.D. Meyer, Jessica M. Logan, Psychology and Aging, March 7, 2013
I've been seeing research recently pointing to the utility of testing, such as this item (cited here). I don't see this so much as evidence in favour of testing per se but rather as an instance of the 'use-it or lose-it' phenomenon: tests are a way of using knowledge, and hence constitute a form of practice with that knowledge. More...
27 février 2019
If we’re serious about lifelong learning and re-framing learning around the creation of new knowledge through action...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. If we’re serious about lifelong learning and re-framing learning around the creation of new knowledge through action, it will require us to re-think our educational institutions from the ground up.
John Hagel, Edge Perspectives, 2018/12/21
"If we’re serious about lifelong learning and re-framing learning around the creation of new knowledge through action, it will require us to re-think our educational institutions from the ground up," writes John Hagel. More...
24 février 2019
How to Use Tech to Develop Lifelong Learners
Students may not be aware of the kinds of resources that are available to them online—and for free–that they can use to continue to learn beyond the walls of their classroom. More...
15 février 2019
Norway’s Prime Minister makes the case for lifelong learning
Lifelong learning is a right not a privilege, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg told delegates at a key international conference this week. More...
14 février 2019
EU’s just transition demands life-long learning
The spectre of digitalisation casts a growing shadow over the world of work, presenting a range of challenges to professionals and managers. And as Europe moves to a more green, low-carbon economy, employment markets are facing another set of difficulties. More...
11 février 2019
Cedefop Developing lifelong learning - Validation of non-formal and informal learning
The project reviews trends in Validation of non-formal and informal learning - i.e. of learning that takes place outside formal education and training bodies – and supports the development and implementation of validation systems in Member States. More...
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