EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Laszlo Andor, in his speech at the seminar organised jointly by the European Parliament, Cedefop, ETF, EU-Osha and Eurofound, congratulated the four EU agencies on their contribution to the European social model adding that the event was an ‘excellent illustration’ of their work. The event prompted a debate by MEPs of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, senior European officials, social partners’ representatives and the agencies’ directors on how the social model needs to evolve in order to be sustainable.
Link: Press release .
For youth employment in Europe - Training concepts, projects, quality standards
17th International Conference of EVBB: "For youth employment in Europe - Training concepts, projects, quality standards"
The European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training (EVVB) is the European umbrella association of free and non-profit educational providers.
Its objective lies in the qualitative improvement of vocational education and training in European countries and an increase in the efforts being carried out in education at a European level.
Link: For youth employment in Europe - Training concepts, projects, quality standards.
UIL Publishes Research Study on Women’s Literacy and Empowerment
The study describes promising approaches to developing literacy and learning for women, who are the majority of the world’s non-literate adults. Key success factors are identified to outline concrete recommendations on how to achieve literacy and empowerment of women, thus making it a valuable resource for policy makers, programme providers and facilitators in the field of lifelong learning.
For more information on best practices on women’s literacy and empowerment, UIL invites you to visit the UNESCO Effective Literacy and Numeracy Database which features a large selection of inspiring case studies from around the globe.
DOWNLOAD: Literacy and Women’s Empowerment: Stories Of Success And Inspiration (PDF).
Linguaviva, un blog per studenti di italiano LS
By Paola Iasci. È un blog che aggiorno dal 2006 e in cui posto esercizi, attività, informazioni su eventi culturali, novità editoriali e tutto ciò che considero pertinente per apprendenti di italiano LS
www.linguaviva-parola.blogspot.com.
Site gratuit de préparation à l'épreuve de culture générale aux concours et aux examens
Par Karine Bach. MaCultureGenerale.fr est le site gratuit de préparation à l'épreuve de culture générale aux concours et examens de culture générale, quel que soit le format de l'épreuve (QCM, dissertation, oral). Présenté sous 13 rubriques différentes (arts, littérature et philosophie, géographie, histoire, Europe, politique et institutions, économie et société, sanitaire et social, monde végétal, monde animal, religion et mythologie, environnement, anatomie et biologie), le site offre des centaines de fiches de révision ainsi que des outils pédagogiques aidant à mieux comprendre et mieux retenir l'essentiel.
Chaque mois, MaCultureGenerale.fr offre également une rétrospective de l'actualité dans les divers domaines de culture générale.
http://www.maculturegenerale.fr.
Educacíon y Medios Audiovisuales
By Gonzalo Carretero. Lo que pretendo con este blog es estudiar e inculcar la Educación en Valores y la preservación de los Derechos Humanos a través de los Medios audiovisuales, mediante el desarrollo y la hermenéutica de una serie de recursos , profundizando a su vez en el desarrollo del lenguaje audiovisual y la creación del mismo.
Blog: http://kritodesign.com/educacionymediosaudiovisuales/.
Students speak out about their experiences in MOOCs
A new e-book called Learner Experiences with MOOCs and Open Online Learning has just ben published by Hybrid Pedagogy, a digital education journal. The book contains ten student essays about their first-hand experiences in open education, particularly MOOCs.
The rise in popularity and availability of MOOCs has created an abundance of data about learner behaviour in open online learning environments. According to Prof. George Veletsianos, however, there is a lack of student voices in the conversations around educational innovations such as MOOCs. To address this gap, he approached Hybrid Pedagogy about publishing a book of student essays on their experiences in a variety of MOOCs. The result, Learner Experiences with MOOCs and Open Online Learning, is now available online as a free e-book. More...
Online journal/magazine 'Lifelong Learning in Europe'
Lifelong Learning in Europe (LLinE) is a unique combination of academic journal and magazine that focuses on adult and lifelong learning. It targets the whole adult education field, including researchers, decision-makers, advocates, and educators. The current issue of the journal explores the theme of mobility and migration.
LLinE aims to further the status of lifelong learning in society. The core mission of the journal is to publish top quality articles on adult education research, policy and good practices. LLinE also comments on topical events and phenomena, meets and talks to interesting colleagues, offers resources for education advocates and reviews literature. The writing is clear and non-technical, so anyone can understand and gain insight from the articles. More...
Speed learning : Apprendre en travaillant
IPS, ingénierie en pédagogie de formation auprès des utilisateurs de logiciels informatique créée en 1996 propose une solution de speed Learning ou apprendre en travaillant, simple, efficace et disponible en on line.
A l'heure des bureaux partagés, de l'arrivée de la génération Y, des collaborateurs connectés et des temps de travail compressés, il est indispensable de penser autrement les formations, moteur indispensable d'une adaptation économique réussie. More...
Imposer des quotas d'entrée en IUT est la pire des méthodes !
Propos recueillis par Charles Centofanti. La loi sur l'enseignement supérieur et la recherche (ESR), votée en juillet dernier, impose aux IUT des quotas de bacheliers technologiques. Guillaume Bordry, président de l'Association des directeurs d'IUT (ADIUT) salue l'objectif mais critique la méthode.La loi ESR prévoit des quotas d'admission en IUT, fixés par les recteurs d'académie et obligatoires à la rentrée 2014, pour les bacheliers technologiques. Cette mesure va-t-elle dans le bon sens?
L'objectif visé, qui est de permettre la réussite du plus grand nombre de bacheliers technologiques, est tout à fait louable. Mais nous n'avons pas attendu la loi pour œuvrer dans ce sens : la preuve en est que les IUT ont adapté tous les programmes de la rentrée 2013/2014, avec un accompagnement spécifique pour les bacheliers technologiques. La méthode utilisée, qui consiste à imposer des quotas d'entrée en IUT, est la pire de toutes ! Suite de l'article...