Upcoming events
WEBINAR: Presentation and discussion of the North and Southern Africa studies on the Use of Social Media for Adult Learning and Education in Africa
| Africa Webinar
Join us for an insightful webinar reporting back on the findings of a research study on the use of social media in Adult Learning and Education across North and Southern Africa.
- Speakers: Chouaib EL Hajjaji (North Africa), Linda Daniels and Anna Weekes (Southern Africa)
- Date: Thursday, 13 February 2025
- Time: 14:00 – 15:30 (SAST) / 15:00 - 16:30 (EAT)
This webinar will be in English and French.
Call for Papers, Special Issue on Adult Education in the Context of Work
| Global Other
The Journal for Research on Adult Education is still calling for papers for its Thematic Issue 3/2025
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 January 2025
Paper submission Deadline: 31 March 2025
Full Call available at: https://www.die-bonn.de/docs/ZfW-CfP-03-2025-EN_31102024.pdf
Past events
International Education Day Webinar ‘Lifelong learning in the age of AI’
| Global Webinar
You are warmly invited to the International Education Day webinar 'Lifelong learning in the age of AI' on 24 January 2025.
The webinar will bring together policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to revisit the idea of lifelong learning in the age of emerging technologies, with thematic focus on lifelong learning as a concept, workplace learning, digital competencies of adult educators, and bridging the grey digital divide.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to address some of the biggest challenges in education and lifelong learning today, innovate teaching and learning practices, and accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4. However, rapid technological developments inevitably bring multiple risks and challenges, which have so far outpaced policy debates and regulatory frameworks.
Current policies on AI and lifelong learning often adopt an instrumental and technologically deterministic approach, prioritising efficiency over human development and agency. UNESCO is committed to supporting Member States to harness the potential of AI technologies for achieving the promise of lifelong learning opportunities for all, while ensuring that its application in the learning contexts is guided by the core principles of inclusion and equity.
Objectives
- Discuss current trends, in policy, research, and innovative practices in emerging technologies such as AI and its relation to lifelong learning and the concept of agency.
- Highlight the role of adult learning and education, in fostering digital competencies with a focus on adult educators and bridging the grey digital divide.
- Engage educators and participants in interactive discussions and activities to foster a deeper understanding of AI and emerging technologies in adult education settings.
Times shown below are Central European Time.
13:00 – 13:15: Opening Remarks
Moderator: Ms Annapurna Ayyappan, Assistant Programme Specialist, UIL
- Ms Isabell Kempf, Director, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
13:20 – 14:20: Session: Lifelong Learning in the Age of AI
Moderator: Ms Rakhat Zholdoshalieva, Team Leader, Quality Learning Ecosystems, UIL
Reconfiguring Lifelong Learning in the Age of AI: Insights from policy and research
- Ms Rebecca Eynon, Professor of Education, the Internet and Society, University of Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Workplace Learning in the Age of AI: Challenges and Opportunities
- Mr Martin Dougiamas, Moodle Founder and Head of Research, Moodle, Australia
Bridging the Digital Divide for Older Adults: Lessons from Chile and Beyond
- Ms Virginia Rodés Paragarino, Research Professor on Lifelong Learning, Institute for the Future of Education – Europe, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
Capacity building: Strengthening AI and Digital Competencies of Adult Educators (new training)
- Ms Annapurna Ayyappan, Assistant Programme Specialist, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
Discussion and moderated Q&A
14:20 – 14:30: Closing remarks
Ms Isabell Kempf, Director, UIL
ELOA-Online Round Table on “Learning and Aging in Organizations"
| Global Workshop
The ELOA network offers you the opportunity to attend an online round table which is part of its upcoming conference https://www.uha.fr/fr/actualites-agenda-1/agenda/th-esrea-eloa-conference.html (Mulhouse, 15-17 Jan.)
Full Title: “Learning and aging in organizations: Transformation, transitions and research challenges FOR the next decade”.
Venue/Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025,
Time: 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Place: University of Haute Alsace, ENSISA Lumière, room “Petit Amphithéâtre”
Remote participation via: link<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NjcwNWNkMTMtMmY2Ni00YWM2LTk5MGQtMjQ3ZjdlMGY1YjJk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22158716cf-46b9-48ca-8c49-c7bb67e575f3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2264e6467e-9887-47db-ab23-a6538c7f6351%22%7d>
First East African Conference On Recognition of Prior Learning
| East Africa Conference
Research Meets Practice - Joint Webinar of the LLL Platform and Authors of Third International Handbook of Lifelong Learning
| Global Webinar
Research Meets Practice - Joint Webinar of the LLL Platform and Authors of Third International Handbook of Lifelong Learning - 22 Nov. 2024
The Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP), in cooperation with Springer’s International Handbook of Lifelong Learning, launched a new series of webinars to present cutting-edge research on lifelong learning to an interested audience. In a compact format, individual research findings and critical reflections on burning issues, such as the ecology of lifelong-lifewide learning for sustainable generative futures or learning for climate justice will be presented and discussed in the focus of social/political and the economic.
On 22 November, 2024, the second round of webinars entitled 'Research Meets Practice' will focus on a specific topic by Norman Jeffrey Jackson (LifewideEducation, Betchworth, UK) : A Lifewide-Ecological Concept of Lifelong Learning: Requisite for a More Sustainable Future?
Also, Jörg Markowitsch as co-host of this event (3s, Austria) will shortly reflect come up with a specific aspect of the International Handbook of LLL : Roles of Policies in Promoting Quality Lifelong Learning
This event will be opened by Elisa Gambardella, as President of the European LLL Platform and will be moderated by Balázs Németh as Vice-president of LLLP and co-host. Associate partners of this event are: eucen, PIMA Network and ASEM LLL HUB In case you are interested in this special aspect of lifelong learning please join us for the webinar by registering at this link: Register here
More details can be found here at LLLP website: Research Meets Practice The Third International Handbook of Lifelong Learning | Lifelong
WEBINAR: Regional Africa preparatory meeting ahead of the Sixth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 6)
DATE: 12 November 2024
TIME: 13:00 to 15:00 (SAST) 14:00 - 16:00 (EAT)
Background
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), in collaboration with Jubail Industrial City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a member of the Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), will host the Sixth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 6) from 3 to 5 December 2024.
ICLC 6, like its predecessors, will provide an opportunity for GNLC members and learning city stakeholders to gather, strengthen ties and share experiences in learning city development. This year’s conference theme, ‘Learning Cities at the Forefront of Climate Action’, focuses on promoting climate consciousness and equipping local residents with the green skills needed to live in and support a sustainable society.
Participants will discuss strategies for unified climate action and explore how cities can work together to address climate change. The conference will also provide a platform for cities to exchange knowledge on climate initiatives and to showcase projects aimed at promoting community resilience to environmental crises.
The outcomes of the ICLC 6 will include an output document, outlining future policies and programmes to promote climate action in cities through lifelong learning, and a new operational strategy for the GNLC, developed through member city deliberations.
As part of the preparatory process for ICLC 6, the GNLC is encouraging members to hold regional or sub-regional meetings in advance of the conference.
Main objectives:
This regional preparatory meetings will offer an opportunity to strengthen existing regional networks or establish new ones. Held in the lead-up to ICLC 6, these meetings can provide a platform for structured dialogue and for strengthening the collaborative efforts of GNLC member cities within a UNESCO region or sub-region.
- addressing broader sustainable development issues relevant to the region, such as economic development, environmental protection, health and well-being, social inequality, poverty, migration, citizenship, digital learning, access to education and gender equality, among others, with targeted educational responses;
- collaborative efforts in the region, such as establishing regional networks, developing joint strategies and coordinating joint communications.
- agreeing on action points and to allow for assessing progress, exchanging experiences and good practices on regular basis.
Partners:
- UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
- UNESCO Nairobi Office
- DVV International MOJA platform
- International Council for Adult Education/ PAMOJA
Participants:
- Learning city governmental representatives/focal persons, experts from NGO and civil society
International Literacy Day Symposium - Tanzania
| East Africa Workshop
We are having an Academic Symposium to celebrate International Literacy Week 2024. Our distinguished guest of honor will be Prof. Carolyn Nombo, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology. This year's theme is "Inclusion in Lifelong Learning for Skills, Resilience, Peace, and Development." Please check the flyer for further information.
Upcoming events
WEBINAR: Presentation and discussion of the North and Southern Africa studies on the Use of Social Media for Adult Learning and Education in Africa
Join us for an insightful webinar reporting back on the findings of a research study on the use of social media in Adult Learning and Education across North and Southern Africa.
- Speakers: Chouaib EL Hajjaji (North Africa), Linda Daniels and Anna Weekes (Southern Africa)
- Date: Thursday, 13 February 2025
- Time: 14:00 – 15:30 (SAST) / 15:00 - 16:30 (EAT)
This webinar will be in English and French.
Past events
International Education Day Webinar ‘Lifelong learning in the age of AI’
You are warmly invited to the International Education Day webinar 'Lifelong learning in the age of AI' on 24 January 2025.
The webinar will bring together policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to revisit the idea of lifelong learning in the age of emerging technologies, with thematic focus on lifelong learning as a concept, workplace learning, digital competencies of adult educators, and bridging the grey digital divide.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to address some of the biggest challenges in education and lifelong learning today, innovate teaching and learning practices, and accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4. However, rapid technological developments inevitably bring multiple risks and challenges, which have so far outpaced policy debates and regulatory frameworks.
Current policies on AI and lifelong learning often adopt an instrumental and technologically deterministic approach, prioritising efficiency over human development and agency. UNESCO is committed to supporting Member States to harness the potential of AI technologies for achieving the promise of lifelong learning opportunities for all, while ensuring that its application in the learning contexts is guided by the core principles of inclusion and equity.
Objectives
- Discuss current trends, in policy, research, and innovative practices in emerging technologies such as AI and its relation to lifelong learning and the concept of agency.
- Highlight the role of adult learning and education, in fostering digital competencies with a focus on adult educators and bridging the grey digital divide.
- Engage educators and participants in interactive discussions and activities to foster a deeper understanding of AI and emerging technologies in adult education settings.
Times shown below are Central European Time.
13:00 – 13:15: Opening Remarks
Moderator: Ms Annapurna Ayyappan, Assistant Programme Specialist, UIL
- Ms Isabell Kempf, Director, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
13:20 – 14:20: Session: Lifelong Learning in the Age of AI
Moderator: Ms Rakhat Zholdoshalieva, Team Leader, Quality Learning Ecosystems, UIL
Reconfiguring Lifelong Learning in the Age of AI: Insights from policy and research
- Ms Rebecca Eynon, Professor of Education, the Internet and Society, University of Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Workplace Learning in the Age of AI: Challenges and Opportunities
- Mr Martin Dougiamas, Moodle Founder and Head of Research, Moodle, Australia
Bridging the Digital Divide for Older Adults: Lessons from Chile and Beyond
- Ms Virginia Rodés Paragarino, Research Professor on Lifelong Learning, Institute for the Future of Education – Europe, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
Capacity building: Strengthening AI and Digital Competencies of Adult Educators (new training)
- Ms Annapurna Ayyappan, Assistant Programme Specialist, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
Discussion and moderated Q&A
14:20 – 14:30: Closing remarks
Ms Isabell Kempf, Director, UIL
ELOA-Online Round Table on “Learning and Aging in Organizations"
The ELOA network offers you the opportunity to attend an online round table which is part of its upcoming conference https://www.uha.fr/fr/actualites-agenda-1/agenda/th-esrea-eloa-conference.html (Mulhouse, 15-17 Jan.)
Full Title: “Learning and aging in organizations: Transformation, transitions and research challenges FOR the next decade”.
Venue/Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025,
Time: 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Place: University of Haute Alsace, ENSISA Lumière, room “Petit Amphithéâtre”
Remote participation via: link<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NjcwNWNkMTMtMmY2Ni00YWM2LTk5MGQtMjQ3ZjdlMGY1YjJk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22158716cf-46b9-48ca-8c49-c7bb67e575f3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2264e6467e-9887-47db-ab23-a6538c7f6351%22%7d>