Dear EPALE colleagues,
EPALE’s March theme was Digital and E-learning where we focused on the role of technology in transforming the way people learn. During this time EPALE’s national teams and the community published a number of inspiring case studies, articles, reports and other resources.
View a summary of our last month’s focus (EN)
On 23 March EPALE hosted an open written discussion, moderated by Thematic Coordinator Simon Broek, on the topic of how digital learning can be used in the Upskilling Pathways initiative. Members of the community, EPALE’s national teams and the European Commission exchanged views, experiences and best practices in almost 200 comments.
Read a summary of EPALE’s March discussion (EN)
Blog posts
EPALE's Thematic Coordinator for Life Skills, David Mallows, reflected on the importance and process of digital inclusion of adults. The blog post includes three short video interviews with members of the European Basic Skills Network.
ICT in adult education: still failing to deliver optimal and sustainable solutions?
Eva Andersson from Gothenburg University’s Department of Education and Special Education, argued that we still don't have the ICT tools we need in adult education.
Digital skills for learners and teachers
Susan Easton from the Learning and Work Institute shared some interesting European initiatives for boosting the digital skills of adult learning staff and learners.
The IMPACT project – assessing and validating competence-oriented learning through IT
Dr Tim Scholze told us more about the IMPACT project and how learning technologies can promote innovative and holistic learning approaches.
News from around Europe
A lot happened in March in the adult learning sector across Europe:
- Turkey organised professional development seminars in twelve provinces as part of the Implementation of the EU Agenda for Adult Learning (EN).
- Scotland has announced a new Digital Growth Fund worth £36 million to support the training and development of 6,000 people per year (EN).
- The National Agency for Adult Vocational Training in France organised its second MOOC for adult migrants (FR).
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