Objective
This course presents, in theory and practice, the way to design and implement learning programs for adults which follow the EU and national policies for lifelong learning. It aims at helping students acquire knowledge and skills about how to creatively design (in groups or alone) adult learning programs based on modern teaching methods and networked technologies as well as developing stimulating learning resources that comply with learning technologies standards (e.g. IEEE LOM) and specifications (e.g. SCORM, IMS LD). They will also gain knowledge and skills in evaluating the quality of lifelong learning programs.
Course Contents
- Historical and Social Issues in lifelong learning
- Principles of teaching adults
- Program Planning in lifelong learning
- Role of instructor/tutor of lifelong learning programs.
- Design of educational material for lifelong learning programs.
- Greek policies & opportunities in lifelong learning.
- Quality evaluation in lifelong learning.
- Collaborative learning – learning communities
- E-portfolios
- Advanced technologies for lifelong learning programs (Ι): M-learning, Adaptive Learning, Games for Social Change
- Knowles, M. S, Holton, E. F. & Swanson, R. A. (2011). The adult learner: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development – 7th ed., London: Elsevier, 2011
- Cambridge, D. (2010). Eportfolios for Lifelong Learning and Assessment, Jossey-Bass, 2010
- Jarvis, P. (2010). Adult education and lifelong learning : theory and practice, New York: Routledge,2010
- Knowles, Malcolm; Holton, E. F., Swanson, R. A. (2005). The adult learner: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development, 6th ed., Burlington, MA: Elsevier, 2005