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Feature. What if the whole city was a lifelong learning space in itself? The Finnish capital Helsinki is aiming to lead the way in this.
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Feature. What if the whole city was a lifelong learning space in itself? The Finnish capital Helsinki is aiming to lead the way in this.
Editorial. As more and more people become packed into cities, all aspects of our lives, including learning, will be urbanised. But does the environment have any effect on learning at all?
Spot on. The digital transformation has revolutionary consequences also for our continuing education system. It is the trainers that should lead the way, not the students.
Editorial. The pace of change in the world is already so fast that nobody can avoid lifelong learning.
Reportage. The EU has invested a lot of money and human resources in an ePlatform for Adult Learning in Europe, EPALE. How does it work? In honour of the five-year anniversary, Michael Sommer listed ...
Spot on. It is time to update traditional ideas about the recognition of learning, and to adopt a model from the world of children and young people, writes Lauri Tuomi, CEO of the Finnish Lifelong Lea...
Three quick ones. What are OERs and why should an adult educator care about them? Jan Koschorreck, a research assistant working with the German OER Information Hub, answers three questions.
News story. To fight climate change, an alternative to selfish "homo economicus" is needed.
Editorial. The media literacy skills of school children are a hot topic at the moment. However, the ones most in need for such skills seem to be we adults, who are even more lost in the digital era. T...
Essay. The increasing occurrence of internet-related addictions must not be addressed in medicine alone but should be discussed broadly in society and politics - and in the educational sector.
Feature. In the era of misinformation, digital literacy skills are needed more than ever before. Most countries around the world have adopted media literacy education at various levels. However, despi...
News story. Due to rapid technology advancement in India, digital literacy has had too little time to develop. Now both the government and social media platforms have woken up to the massive problem o...
Spot on. By giving everyone a voice on the net we assumed that people would use this new power wisely, but we greatly underestimated our potential for hate and manipulation, writes e-learning speciali...
News story. The US-based Institute of Play wants to unlock the power of games and play to transform 21st century education.
Interview. Wikipedia events demonstrate that heritage institutions are not dusty throwbacks or exclusive clubs for academics but are vibrant, modern, welcoming community hubs, says Jason Evans, Nation...
Reportage. Is transformative education the path to active citizenship, both old and new, for people in English and Welsh prisons?
Reportage: The video-sharing website, YouTube, has become an increasingly popular educational platform. One company employing this medium is The School of Life who offer something rather appealing to ...
Essay If books are dying, what does it mean to be literate in a social media-laden world?
Toolkit. Introducing game elements into the learning process may work wonders for the learning experience. Gamification designer Oliver Simko explains how.
Brain researcher Manfred Spitzer claims that digital media is destroying the brains of the young generations.
Debate Net theorist Geert Lovink and broadcaster Marianna Fridjonsdottir both make their living on the web but are worlds apart in their appreciation of social media’s learning potential. Elm ch...
Interview. Using social media as a learning platform could be an outreach strategy for low-skilled adults.