Online communities are shifting our means of learning
Spot on. More people are moving to online environments to create their own learning communities beyond institutional structures, writes Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard.
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Spot on. More people are moving to online environments to create their own learning communities beyond institutional structures, writes Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard.
World of research. Irene-Angelica Chounta explores how hackathons and other types of “digital making” can make academic learning a more hands-on experience.
Three Voices. We talked to people involved in maker communities across Europe. Whatever the activity is, being creative together is what really matters.
Three quick ones. Play is often cited as ‘the work of children’, but play does not leave us when we become adults, says Dr Peter King.
Digital Storytelling helps people visualise their personal stories in a simple but creative way. At the same time, they learn important digital skills.
Spot on. Since the beginning of the pandemic, many higher education students struggle with Zoom fatigue, feelings of isolation and lack of motivation. Kätlin Armei is one of them.
Spot On. Humour in education can be tricky to get right. In online training however, it is necessary for group cohesion and motivating learners, argues Toula Giannakopoulou.
We still know little about the adults who dropped out of learning during the pandemic. Educators across Europe worry that re-engaging these “lost” learners will be a challenge.
Essay. The recent UNESCO report is calling us all to rethink our understanding of what education and lifelong learning mean, writes Jon Torfi Jonasson.
Interview. Two education experts share their visions on the democratic potential of the open online education and resources.
Interview. For digital education to get better, it needs to be more focused on people and critical thinking, Sean Michael Morris argues.
Editorial. If resilience has been appropriated and misused, it is up to us to reclaim and redefine it.