Adult Literacy

Learner centred approaches to adult education in Scotland

The Adult Learning in Scotland Statement of Ambition states that adult learning should be lifelong, life-wide and learner-centred. This interactive workshop will explore what we understand by a learner centred approach to adult learning and how it impacts on our practice.

The key address will be from Professor Michele Schweisfurth who is Professor of Comparative and International Education at the University of Glasgow. Her research interests include an analysis of learner centred education.

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Tuesday, 10 May, 2016

Nexus Jan-Mar 2016 - the Newsletter of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)

Please find featured below the latest issue of Nexus, the quarterly newsletter of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL).

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Wednesday, 30 March, 2016

How do we teach adults to read and write? Seminar by Diane Gardner

On 31 March, Diane Gardner, Senior Lecturer at the City of Glasgow College, conducted a workshop at the University of Glasgow. Diane outlined her system of synethetic phonics, based on the critical pedagogy of Paulo Freire, that she uses in her teaching practice.  She is currently in working in partnership with the BBC Skillswise programme.

The lively and informative workshop was well attended by literacy practitioners, graduate students and faculty.

 

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New Draft of UNESCO Recommendation on the Development of Adult Education

A recent process of international consultation have come to a phase for UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) to provide a Draft text of a New Recommendation on the Development of Adult Education to follow the very well-known 1976 Nairobi Recommendation.

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Wednesday, 13 May, 2015

Tweeting Britain’s #hashtag election

CR&DALL associate, Philip Habel, within the School of Social and Political Science, and colleagues within the University of  Glasgow's Urban Big Data Centre and School of Computing Science have been doing social media analysis of the recent UK general election.

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Tuesday, 12 May, 2015

Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe - Live Stream - 15 April

On 15th of April, the European Commission will have the pleasure to launch officially EPALE, the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe, during a one-day event in Brussels, and we would very much like to welcome you as a virtual participant!

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Friday, 10 April, 2015

How do we teach adults to read and write therefore improving their life chances?

This hands-on seminar will be delivered by City of Glasgow College Adult Literacy and Community Senior Lecturer, Diane Gardner who will highlight how a synthetic phonics based reading and writing scheme can help native English speaking adults and those from an ESOL background learn to read.

City of Glasgow College are now in partnership with BBC Learning’s Skillswise to further develop phonics as a learning tool by creating suitable and relevant resources to help reduce the number of those who cannot read or write in the UK today.

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Tuesday, 17 February, 2015

An Introduction to the Behavioural Research Centre for Adult Skills and Knowledge (ASK)

Following our recent visit to meet colleagues in CR&DALL, I have been asked to provide some information on Behavioural Research Centre for Adult Skills and Knowledge (ASK).  In March 2014, the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) and the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) jointly set up the Centre.

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Monday, 5 January, 2015

The second volume in the ESREA new book series with SENSE Publisher is out!

Learning across Generations in Europe. Contemporary Issues in Older Adult Education, edited by Bernhard Schmidt-Hertha, University of Tübingen, Germany. Sabina Jelenc Krašovec, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and Marvin Formosa University of Malta, Malta.

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Wednesday, 17 December, 2014

PhD opportunity in Adult Literacy with the Behavioural Research Centre for Adults Skills and Knowledge in London

Please find below details of a PhD opportunity in Adult Literacy with the Behavioural Research Centre for Adults Skills and Knowledge in London at this link.

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Wednesday, 3 December, 2014

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