By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. European guidelines for validating non-formal and informal learning
Cedefop, 2016/07/22

This document (64 page PDF) is more of a framework than a final statement on the topic of recognizing individual achievement, but as such it's a great start and will likely become a document of reference in the field. More...

Despite the high popularity of personal use of online social media, a low percentage of students and instructors use them for educational purposes. This qualitative study explores the use of social media among faculty in the discipline of public administration in the United States. Eight instructors participated in telephone interviews about their experiences and perceptions of using social media for teaching and learning. More...

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Validation of non-formal and informal learning (VNIL) represents a fundamental opportunity for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to become Lifelong Learning (LLL) organisations. VNIL can be very useful when people want to invest in themselves with the aim to improve their possibilities in the labour market or simple for widening their knowledge. It would be very helpful if HEIs could offer tailor-made and affordable VNIL services for individual design of portfolios, assessment and LLL activities. 
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The project partnership is built around an inner circle of 5 European networks covering the fields of Socrates, Leonardo and Youth: eucen (lead partner), EAEA, FIEEA, AEFP, SEFI. The contractor is the Université de Sciences et Technologies de Lille and the project is coordinated by eucen. More...

The aims of Refine are: to test the tools for a European methodological framework for the recognition of non-formal and informal learning (as recommended by the Transfine project funded under the first Joint Action call); to foster trans-national and trans-sectoral collaboration; to build mutual trust in the practices and procedures. More...

VALERU aims to establish mechanisms and human resources for the validation of non-formal/informal learning (NIL) in Russian Higher Education in order to ensure sustainable development of Russian HE. More...