E-Learning course on Mobile Robotics for Adult Education: the fourth industrial revolution. The concept of The Fourth Industrial Revolution was presented in 2016 by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, at the Davos conference in Switzerland, to designate the current era, characterised by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds. …
“INCrEAsE” Intercultural Competences for Adult Educators.
Intercultural Competences for Adult Educators working with Multicultural and Multilingual Learners. The main objective of intercultural education lies in preparing people to perceive, accept, respect, & experience alterity. The theme of interculturality has emerged in the last decades as an educational response to phenomena of increasing interconnections. It is known that many conflicts, challenges such as the migration/ refugee crisis, the “Brexit”, the globalization , all these phenomena …
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ART MEETS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Digital technology is at the core of significant change in many areas of our lives also in the creative sector made up of concrete and tangible pieces of art. Contemporary art is influenced by the rapid development in digital technology and by the progression in the introduction of new, more attractive and tougher materials that artists can work with. New forms such as net art, digital installation art, and virtual reality, swiftly had risen and became recognized artistic practices. Therefore …
Gaming in Action
The project builds on the aim to highlighting the need for quality pedagogical training on a new technologically digital Era where education has less to do with reproducing information passively and has more to do with the development of creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making. Regarding adult education these considerations are even more evident. Many times, adult education is seen as a less important training for unmotivated learners and with high dropout rates. Most …
NEW LIFE – Reshaping Life in a Generous Country
Migration and refugee movements in the Mediterranean countries have gained unprecedented momentum in recent years. The situation along migratory routes to Europe is changing faster than ever before. Directly to Turkey from the borders, to Turkey and the islands in Mediterranean from “Eastern Mediterranean Route”, to Malta and Greece from “Central Mediterranean Route”, to Portugal from the “Western Mediterranean Route”. An estimated 11 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of …
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Workplace Inclusion 4.0
Workplace Inclusion in general Workplace Inclusion means to build up a workplace culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, promotes diversity and embraces the unique skills and qualities of all employees of a company. Workplace Inclusion encompasses many positive aspects of life. It is about acknowledging the diverse skills and perspectives that people may bring to the workplace because of their cultural background or their disability. The aim is to remove barriers to ensure all …
