elearning_label_learning_and_society

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A Grundtvig Thematic Network

31 Януари 2003
The project aims at developping a web-based network to promote lifelong learning and adult education
- The main idea of this thematic network New TELS (Towards a European Learning Society) is to run Lifelong Learning and Adult education seminars in 16 countries to kickstart the creation of European networks.
Participants will be: elected representatives, professionals, community leaders, adult educators, learners and others.

- To create a tool for implementing the project and a template for adult educators in order to identify their strengths and weaknesses within lifelong learning.

- To create a sophisticated and user-friendly web communication system for knowledge on lifelong learning and adult education

- To create expertise groups in the field and to run a European conference on the project results.
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Exploring the possibilities of the flexible open classroom in adult learning

30 Януари 2003
The project aims at improving adult learning by sharing experiences and developping new ideas through a network of teachers and learners.
Thematic Network
The changes in the recent years within economy, technology and social patterns will influence the methods for and organisation of adult learning in the future Europe. In different parts of Europe different approaches prevail. Technology has now made it possible to share these ideas to a much greater extent than before.

Therefore the project is aimed at establishing a network in order to expand and enrich the national and regional focus within adult learning to be able to share experiences, develop new ideas and investigate similarities and differences.

The main idea in this pedagogical approach is that the students on an independent, voluntary basis get the possibility to learn at their own speed and based on their individual qualifications and experiences. This will normally also lead to a change in the teacher's role, as this person will be obliged to step out of his or her traditional role and give advice and help based on the individual student's needs and wants, and become more of a partner than an authority speaking from above.
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Benchmarking for the Educational, Social and Cultural Inclusion of European Immigrants

30 Януари 2003
The project aims at facilitating learning processes of adult immigrants by means of the ICT
The objective of the Migranet project is to benchmark national systems and share examples of good practice related to :
- facilitating the learning process and social inclusion of adult immigrants ;
- encouraging the host population to be involved positively in the process ;
- working towards a Europe-wide approach to ensuring equal access of immigrants to life long learning.

The project will have a wide target group, consisting of both teachers, social workers and other professions working in direct contact with adult immigrants. The consortium will gather information available in the different participating countries and make it available to the European public through the migranet Portal, an Internet homepage which will contain both information and a discussion forum open to all relevant European institutions, educators, social workers, etc.

Project contents:
- compiling information available in different countries;
- creation of migranet Portal for information, dissemination of results and further enlargement of the network;
- benchmarking through study visits;
- assessment of collected data through joint meetings;
- drawing of conclusions : proposals for further action.
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European Methodology for Accreditating Prior Experiential Learning in Lifelong Learning

30 Януари 2003
The project promotes adults' demand for lifelong learning through the accreditation of prior experience and learning bye mens of the ICT.
The project:
- Improves the employability of adults by acquiring or updating their general skills, enhances their capacity to enter or re-enter formal education and increases their capacity to play a full and active role in society and develop their intercultural awareness in the circumstances of each Member State and its regions, and Accession Countries.

- Improves the supply of lifelong learning which will expand lifelong learning by encouraging and facilitating access to programmes of learning, developing a skilled workforce; increasing participation of non-traditional adults and the poorly qualified; validating and recognising skills, especially those developed in the workplace.

- Develops and tests a flexible accreditation and certification system based on the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) for lifelong learning which will facilitate mobility between the formal and non-formal educational sectors, and provide effective and efficient means of recording reliable and valid information on individuals' achievements.

- This system will develop criteria to differentiate between the learning levels, defining quality criteria, defining the reasons for learning, and which assesses learning outcomes.

- Develops training resources, using on-line learning, to promote this framework among lifelong learning providers.
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Participing in Education Through Sport

30 Януари 2003
It aims at developping a learning package for disadvantaged adults dropped out of the education system, using sport as a means and promoting lifelong learning at European level
Objectives:
- Develop a learning package for disadvantaged adults who have dropped out of the education system, using sport as a medium for developing basic skills and promoting lifelong learning at European level
- Facilitate product accreditation by City & Guilds, thus ensuring widespread validation
- Attract adult sports spectators/players, using sport interest to re-invest in personal/social development
- Use innovative ICT methodology to attract learners and promote good practice.

Target groups:
- Adults lacking basic education/qualifications and those belonging to 'hard to reach' groups who do not take part in learning/educational activities.

Main activities:
- Confirming of research on European sports and structure of learning materials/ICT related concepts
- Analysis by partners to form basis of learning materials
- Production of paper based/on-line material
- Piloting, review and assessment of materials by target group
- Validation and translation of materials
- Evaluation and dissemination.

Expected outputs:
- Paper based/on-line learning materials in basic skills using sport as the programme theme
- European focused accredited modules
- Internet promotion of project and product
- Report on availability of European accredited basic skill and sport qualifications
- Synthesis of pedagogical methodology/training modules
- Summative report evaluating skills validation
- Increased skill levels among adult learners.
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Adult Study Net

30 Януари 2003
The main idea of the thematic/project network is to spread the use of ICT in adult education.
The objectives will be reached by means of:

· testing national, regional and local ICT-networks for studies, meetings/discussions and information;
· testing the conditions for a European ICT/network for adult education.

An already functioning format for an ICT-co-operation network will be tested during this project in other countries incorporating the following principles:

· horizontal structure;
· a simple form, user-friendly, available and cost-efficient;
· used for studies, a meeting place and information message board;
· with the possibility of creating local, regional and national networks and facilitating cooperation between partners.

Besides this, the corresponding transnational applications will be tested by forming a study/discussion group on a common platform as part of testing the basis for a future European adult education ICT-network.
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European Association of Cities for Second Chance Schools

30 Януари 2003
On behalf of the target group of youngsters at risk of social exclusion, the project promotes a network for the European concept of Second Chance Schools.
The project stimulates methodological development by:
- organising exchange of information and experience between the existing SCS cities and emphasising need for other new cities to be involved
- assisting cities and collective bodies who wish to set up a SCS
- creating a sub-network of SCS, under the name of "Network Methodology Transfer".

The main aims of this sub-network are to co-ordinate pedagogic activities and stimulate the development of innovative methodological approaches by:
- creating a platform of various fields of expertise in the development of new methodologies
- organising an active exchange of good practices between the SCSs
- organising the debate on pedagogical and didactical questions between the teachers/trainers/tutors of the SCS by means of the forum on the website.

New technologies in particular are integral part of this project as training as well as a communication tool. In addition, special attention will be given to Simulation for New Opportunities for Work, a new approach in bridging the gap between schooling and work.
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Parent Empowerment for Family Literacy

30 Януари 2003
The project empowers adults and children to enter a symbiotic learning experience, thus
breaking the cycle of helplessness and marginalisation by means of the ICT
PEFaL (Parent Empowerment for Family Literacy) is aimed at marginalised families who are lacking in the basic skills necessary for active participation in today's society.

PEFaL's objectives are to develop:
- Parents' literacy, numeracy and social skills whilst helping their children achieve the same skills
- Parents' ICT skills as they communicate with parents in other European countries about the project
- Children's literacy, numeracy and social skills, fuelling their parents' sense of achievement and will to perservere.

PEFaL will develop appropriate resources and adapt existing family literacy an numeracy strategies, making them culturally multivalent and enhancing their adult empowerment component.

PEFaL will train parent trainers from the participating countries trough ICT-mediated mentoring and contact sessions. These trainers will set up basic skills courses in their communities.

Parents involved will be able to share experiences with participants from other countries within PEFaL. The project will close with a European conference on family-mediated basic skills acquisition.

Expected outputs :
- parent trainer training programme with related resource pack
- culturally differentiated parent and child basic skills programmes with related resource packs based on EU transversal policies
- Formative and summative assessment protocols
- Concluding European conference
- A core team of experienced parent trainers in eight different countries
- Publications at different levels, from academic to general manuals
- Website for parent trainer training, participant interaction and access to PEFaL experience, programmes, tools and resources
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Right to Learn

30 Януари 2003
It' is a co-operation project which aims to promote individual demand for life-long learning among the adult population with at the most 10 years of schooling via Internet
Partner institutions from Austria, Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy, Romania and Slovenia are pooling their expertise in adult education.

The target group of the project is defined as adults with at most 10 years of schooling, who are weak in writing, reading, calculus and social communication as well as general
knowledge.

The main task is to help this population to improve their situation by awakening the awareness and motivation for education. This task will be carried out by using education in the field of basic human rights as a medium for developing their basic skills.

Partners involved in the project will develop and implement new pedagogical methods, materials and training modules for learners and trainers in the field of basic human rights by supposing that this will help the target population in developing basic skills and improve their situation.

Outcomes and products: New pedagogical methods and materials will appear as a printed brochure and on CD-rom, training modules for learner and trainers and the website of the project.

Main stages of the project include: analysis of concepts in practice in adult education for the target group, set-up the common system to develop pedagogical methods and materials and training modules for learners and trainers, creating pedagogical methods and materials and training modules for trainers, implementation of them within the educational process, analysis of the implementation and dissemination of the results
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Educational Programme which Directly Meets the Needs of Adults in European Countries

30 Януари 2003
FHS combines traditional, original and creative methods for adult education by means of the ICT
Today, we come across increasing difficulties between current methods and current needs, particularly for so-called excluded and alienated groups.

The objectives of this project are to combine the resources of FHSs in PL, DK, DE and SE and to develop, (by using systematic research, brainstorming, seminars, workshops and conferences, new and appropriate methods in adult education).

The aim is to include these excluded and alienated groups so they can play an active part in society and contribute rather than be marginalised from it.

The outputs of the project will be in the form of lectures and a series of training courses.
There will first be pilot courses and the knowledge and experiences gained will be used for further dissemination throughout the whole Europe.

There will also be books published, and information distributed via CDs, websites and TV programmes.

The project will practically demonstrate that it is possible to create modern ideas in adult education by using comparative analysis of current educational needs and finding the best solutions. This ''School for Life'' will provide valuable and practical answers to the XXI century challenges in civic and self-education.