I just have to share this short video Piano Stairs - posted on the NIFL (National Institute for Literacy) PD discussion by the inimitable David Rosen – it is really thought-provoking – I wonder what would happen to our willingness to change our behaviours and our openness to new ideas and learning if we remembered [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Adult Learning'
Profiles in Learning
October 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Literacy
I just found this amazing series of short videos – Profiles in Learning – in which adult literacy students in Toronto talk about their learning journeys. The videos appear on the ABC Canada web site and you can also watch them on YouTube.
We don’t often get to hear the voices of students so this [...]
Tags: Adult Learning·Ont
Adult learning is good for you
June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Literacy
Here’s a link to a thought provoking study Well-being, happiness and Lifelong Learning just released as part of the U.K. based Independent Inquiry into the Future of Lifelong Learning (IfLL) and sponsored by NIACE . The study challenges the adult learning field and policy makers to consider that the scope of learning opportunities for [...]
Tags: Adult Learning·adult literacy
