Grundtvig Learning Partnership Conference
October 6th to 9th 2009, Stockholm, Sweden |
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Title and objectives
The title of the conference is “Support for flexible and self-directed learning”. The aim is to investigate innovative and creative efforts made in Europe and in the Grundtvig Learning Partnerships to meet the individual needs of adult learners.
Adult learners are a diverse group and focus will be on disadvantaged learners where support in a wide context becomes even more important when creating learning opportunities. Partnerships dealing with learner support in various ways – through outreach activities, information, guidance, counselling, coaching etc – will be invited to the conference.
The quality of staff is crucial in motivating and supporting disadvantaged learners; hence will also projects dealing with staff development be invited. A special attention will be given to different ways of involving learners in the Learning Partnerships.
Methodology
- Plenary sessions
- Workshops (three different workshop topics in three sessions – case-studies/good practices)
- Study visit to the Adult Education centre, Municipality of Nacka
- Cultural programme
Topics for the workshops
The conference offers three workshop sessions with a "time-line" perspective; support and guidance before studies are commenced, support and guidance throughout the ongoing studies and lastly support and guidance for continued studies and/or re-integration in society and in the labour market.
Read more about the workshops on the invitationpage
Tuesday, October 6th
16h00 Arrival and registration of participants
17h00 Setting up the European Fair
18h00 Meeting for the facilitators and rapporteurs from the National Agencies
19h00 Opening of the European Fair
20h00 Dinner and official opening of the conference – Mr Ulf Melin, Director General, International Programme Office for Education and Training
Wednesday, October 7th
09h00 Mr Alan Smith, Deputy Head of Grundtvig Unit, European Commission
09h30 Ms Amelie von Zweigbergk, State Secretary, Swedish Ministry of Education
10h00 News in Swedish Adult Education - Swedish National Agency for Education
10h20 Coffee Break with refreshments
10h50 Learner’s perspective
11h10 On the way to new infrastructures for Adult Learning
Mr Carl Holmberg, International Council for Open and Distance Education
11h30 Project presentation and introduction to study visit
Mr Staffan Ström, Head of the Adult education and Swedish for immigrants office, Nacka Municipality
12h00 Lunch
13h30 Introduction to workshops
14h00 Workshop first session (coffee and refreshments during work session)
17h00 Possibility to make use of the bathing facilities at the Japanese Spa
20h00 Dinner
Thursday, October 8th
09h00 Workshop second session
10h45 Coffee Break with refreshments
11h00 Workshop third session
12h30 Lunch
13h30 Feedback from workshops – Facilitators and rapporteurs
14h15 Study-visit to adult education providers, Nacka Municipality/Tollare Folk High School
16h00 Reflections from the study visits
17h00 Cultural visit to "Skansen" the oldest open-air museum in the world, located on the island of Djurgården, a royal park near the centre of Stockholm which also provides insights into Sweden’s heritage and natural history relative to the present day and with an eye on the future
19h00 Farewell Dinner/Closing of the conference, Restaurant Högloftet, Skansen
Friday, October 9th
08h00-10h00 Breakfast
Departure