21st CENTURY APPROACH TO ADULT EDUCATION 10 DAYS
This course is aimed at teachers and school staff from vocational and adult education, staff of non-government organizations as well as students and all those who are interested in competence based approach to adult education. The coruse will focus on competence framework and will introduce several engaging methods. Participants are expected to have at least B1 level of English proficiency.
Description
The course consists of 50 didactic hours and includes the following moduels:
- Introduction of participants
- Cultural exchange
- Warm-ups and ice breakers
- Outline of the programme
- The anatomy of the first meeting
- Introduction to adult education
- Characteristics of adult learners
- Barriers to learning
- Adult learning theories:
- The Model of Andragogy
- The Theory of Social Change through Education
- The Theory of Transformative Learning
- Educational visit to a local adult education school or institute
- Teambuilding and networking activities with a city tour or a cultural trip
- Communicational skills and group dynamics
- Roles in the group
- The role of Adult Educator
- Effective Adult Teaching Techniques
- Transformative learning Through Aesthetic Experience
- Distance learning in adult education
- Microteaching
- Individual support
- Presentation of outcomes, discussion, evaluation and closing session
Learning objectives
- Improving the participants’ pedagogical competences.
- Familiarizing with the innovative adult education theories.
- Understanding of student centered, emancipatory methods in adult education.
- Mastering participatory techniques suitable for adult education.
- Understanding of group dynamics and group roles.
- Developing communication, collaboration, presentation, problem solving, negotiation, critical and creative thinking skills.
- Providing and exercising creative ideas and practical resources for successful implementation of student centered and emancipatory methods in adult education.
- Improving English fluency (official language of the course).
- Promoting intercultural awareness.
- Sharing experiences of student centered and emancipatory methods in adult education from different organizations in order to help each of us to be more effective in our work.
- Strengthening the European collaboration among people involved in adult education in different contexts.
Methodology & assessment
Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
All the materials will be made available to the participants in digital form upon completion of the course.
Certification details
Certificate includes the topic, dates and location of the course. We can list the record of learning outcomes on the Europass Mobility Document on request of participants.
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:800Euro
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Course package content:
The course fee includes tution and materials for the course. Accommodation, meals and transportation are not included and participants are expected to organize and cover for these expences by themselves.
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Additional information:Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
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Cancellation & changes:
Free cancellation up to 30 days before the start. After that, the reservation is not refundable. Changes in name and profile of the participant are possible any time before the start of the course. In case the school/org doesn't find a replacement, we will still offer a place at any of our confirmed courses later in the year without any additional costs but we can not guarantee that every course session will be confirmed and the school/org will only be offered to choose from already confirmed co
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Additional information:The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).
Additional information
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Language:English
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Target audience ISCED:Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)Post-secondary non-tertiary education (ISCED 4)Other
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Target audience type:TeacherCareers CouncillorNot-for-profit / NGO staff
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Learning time:25 hours or more
Upcoming sessions
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