The Talloires Network enjoys a high profile and is among the several national and international bodies encouraging universities worldwide to adopt a more centrally-focussed universities' 'third mission' commitment to community service in its different senses and settings.
A wealth of information on the current state of online education has just been published in the Infographic Journal entitled The Rise of Online Education. Referred to in the infographic is the Forbes Impact 15, also of interest:
More than one quarter of adults in the ACT don’t have the skills they need to cope with the demands of everyday life[1].
You are invited to A Learning Agenda, a workshop exploring solutions to this issue.
In the ACT, 31% of adults are functionally illiterate. While they can read and write some, they do not have the skills to follow a recipe, or accurately read a medicine label.
Learning to love learning throughout our lifespan (and across lifewide ages and stages) is something that inspires us to become more versatile, accomplished, sociable, empowered and to achieve well being. This is something we also facilitate within those we teach, instruct, tutor and assist as educators, whether formally or informally.
The Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education has just published its latest issue. This is a Special Issue exploring adult education within faculty of education contexts, guest edited by Colleen Kawalilak and Janet Groen.
We invite you to review the Table of Contents featured here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest.
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