Learning & teaching
This category offers articles on best practices in learning and teaching, as well as the benefits and challenges of adult education and lifelong learning. These articles also explore global societal phenomena and their connections to lifelong learning.
Teaching in a stressful living environment requires sensitivity
Ilona Taimela taught Finnish children who were living in the Al-Hol camp in Syria. It was also important to support the children’s parents in a situation where families lacked all safety nets.
Can non-formal education be the future of lifelong learning?
Coming out of the pandemic, adult education needs to find ways to transition forward in a way that is democratic and accessible. Resilient adult education leaves no-one behind.
Elm examines learning resilience with OEB
Elm Magazine partners up with Online Educa Berlin for a theme issue in which Elm Magazine examines what resilience in adult education means right now and in the future.
Curiosity led Bjarne Wahlgren to work at the intersection of two worlds
For Bjarne Wahlgren, it was a natural choice to have one career line in education practice and one in academia. More focus on learning transfer is urgently needed, he argues.
Talking senior language students out of insecurities
The older you get, the harder it is to learn a foreign language. Some would say almost impossible. But not Hungarian researcher Emese Schiller.
Bringing Bildung ideal to life: Q&A with Michiel Tolman
The Bildung Academy translates classical bildung theory into contemporary education programmes. The founder, Michiel Tolman, wanted to create a broader approach to educating adults.
Outdoor study sessions brought surprising benefits to university and elderly students
With the outbreak of Covid-19, younger and older students in Italy and Slovenia found a surprising solution to isolation: classes outdoors.
Learning holidays: the magic of real-life interaction
Meet three Europeans who became outdoor educators through their passion for the people, cultures and the nature of their adopted countries of Spain, Italy and Vietnam.
Blissful bathing among mushrooms and leaves
“Forest bathing” has become a popular relaxation technique in Europe in recent years. The positive effects of this method have been scientifically proven.
Community gardens as a playground for social inclusion
Urban gardening has exploded in popularity during the past year. Particularly for people from immigrant backgrounds, community gardens can offer an important space for participation.
