EPALES's EBSN latest podcast addresses 2 notions impacting adult learners' motivation: the stigmatisation of adult with basic skills needs & microcredentials.

EPALE podcast: Learner - Centred Approaches To Boost Motivation

On this special EPALE podcast, Gina Ebner, Secretary General of the European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA), interviews Oleg Smirnov, Board member of EAEA and representative of the Ukrainian Adult Education association.

Oleg is still in Ukraine and his voice reached us, on 12 April 2022, directly from Kyiv. His precious words give us a glimpse of real life in a city where raid sirens mark the rhythm of the days; where citizens reclaim their spaces; where adult educators, despite everything, continue their activities, providing help to deal with the war.

EPALE Podcast The war in Ukraine and adult education. A voice from Kyiv

EPALE Podcast The War In Ukraine And Adult Education. A Voice From Kyiv

Learning communities are an increasingly popular and valued form of learning, particularly for adults. This increased attention to informal learning approaches stems from the desire to no longer visualize life as a three-stage model: school-work-retirement. As a result, questions regarding the value of and support given to learning communities are being addressed. Stefan Jahnke, who holds a substantial understanding of lifelong learning, education and culture, sits down with the Lifelong Learning Platform to dive into some of the most thought-about questions.

EPALE Podcast - Learning Communities And Their Added Value

The Seventh International Conference on Adult Education, CONFINTEA VII, took place in June in Marrakech. In this podcast, Katarina Popović, Secretary-General of ICAE tells us which are the key achievements of the Conference, and the challenges that lie ahead.

EPALE Podcast - Adult Learning Is A Human Right. Insights From CONFINTEA VII

The Lifelong Learning Platform, in collaboration with EPALE, invites Tatjana Babrauskiene to discuss the needs of the adult population in education and how they can be addressed by a holistic approach of skills that includes workplace and personal development.

EPALE Podcast - The Links Between Adult Learning And Skills

How does a makerspace in the library help foster new learning communities? Why is a gaming studio important part of providing equal and accessible learning spaces for all? And what does the future of public libraries look like? Listen to the podcast to find out more.

EPALE Podcast - Re-imagining public libraries as learning communities

In everyday discussions, empathy is often seen as an individual character trait or a feeling. But empathy is an essential mechanism in our society, and lack of it has a real impact on many aspects of life. What exactly does developing empathy skills mean in practice, and how can we develop more empathy-enabling environments?

EPALE Podcast – Do we need more empathy education for adults?

EPALE Podcast – Do We Need More Empathy Education For Adults

In the latest EPALE Podcast Christin Cieslak speaks to Licínio Lima from the University of Minho, Angeliki Giannakopou from EAEA, and David Samuelson from the Swedish Adult Education Association about skills for a democratic life: what they are, what we need to better foster them and what challenges we are going to face in doing so.

EPALE Podcast - Life skills of the 21st Century. How to foster democratic engagement

Key policies on micro-credentials and individual learning accounts help adults with basic skills challenges find the way back to learning!
This podcast takes a closer look at relevant EU (and non-EU) initiatives addressing social inclusion, employment, and skills to see how they can empower adults with low-, (or no) qualification.

EPALE Podcast - Empowering adults with basic skills needs through flexible initiatives

In the framework of the ongoing European Year of Skills in 2023, join us as we discuss how digital skills are a crucial enabler for all citizens.

Experts discuss the risks of conflating education to its gateway to labour market participation alone; but recognise that in our fast-paced technological progress it has become indispensable to train attitudes and mindsets before hard, job-specific skills.

EPALE Podcast - Digital Skills To Empower Citizens

In the latest EPALE Podcast Christin Cieslak speaks to Isabelle Palanchon, Deputy Director for CEMEA France (Centres d’Entraînement aux Méthodes d’Education Active), Maja Maksimovic from the University of Belgrade, and Fergal Finnegan from the National University of Ireland in Maynooth, both also representing ESREA, European Society for Research on the Education of Adults. Christin and her guests talk about how Safe Spaces in Adult Learning and Education (ALE) play a crucial role in enhancing engagement and understanding of direct democratic processes.

EPALE Podcast - Safe Spaces For Learning And Education

The Lifelong Learning Platform, in collaboration with EPALE, invited Georg Pirker, President of the Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe Network, and Jonas Abrahamsson, Project manager at the project office of Region Västra Götaland - the administration of folk high schools -  to discuss inclusion in policies related to skills provisions. 

How do these policies impact inclusion? 
How can we best tackle inclusion in society of those that are neither employed or in training? 
These and other questions spurred during the conversation.

EPALE Podcast - Overcoming Barriers, In Education And Society

In this episode of the EPALE Podcast titled "Greener Horizons: Exploring the Power of Sustainable and Green Skills" Christin Cieslak of EAEA discussed with experts Arine Huijboom and Narjisse Ben Moussa. Together, they looked into the vital role of green skills within adult learning and education (ALE) and their profound impact on fostering sustainable development.

EPALE Podcast - Greener Horizons Exploring The Power Of Sustainable And Green Skills

EPALE invited Mika Saarinen (Director of the Finnish National Agency for Erasmus+) and Katerina Sir (from the cultural association ASTO), to discuss adult learning mobility, between opportunities and sought-after improvements.

EPALE Podcast - Adult learning mobility: how and why

Poverty remains a significant challenge globally, but innovative strategies offer hope for change. In this episode, we dive into the complexities of poverty alleviation, focusing on the real-world challenges faced by individuals and communities.

EPALE Podcast - Innovative Strategies For Poverty Alleviation In Modern Society

EPALE, in collaboration with the Lifelong Learning Platform, invited Prof. Dr. Regina H. Mulder, holder of the chair for educational science at the University of Regensburg and Dr Maria Kyriakidou Zeniou, Assistant Professor in Educational Innovation and Research at the UCLan Cyprus to discuss the challenges that adult educators face today.

EPALE Podcast - Adult learners and their educators

In this podcast episode, we are celebrating EPALE’s 10th anniversary. EPALE was created as a multilingual, open-membership community for everyone interested in adult learning: adult educators and trainers, guidance and support staff, researchers and academics, and policymakers. The community’s aim has always been to provide high-quality, accurate information relevant to adult learning practitioners and to enable members to connect with and learn from each other.

We believe anniversaries are a valuable opportunity to take stock—to reflect on the past and look towards the future. So, we asked three individuals with diverse perspectives on adult education across Europe—Isabell Kempf, Raffaela Kihrer, and Lidwien Vos de Wael—to do just that. Through voice notes, they shared their thoughts on the fundamental changes they have observed in adult learning over the past decade, as well as the key opportunities and challenges they foresee in the years ahead.

EPALE Podcast - 10 years of EPALE

EPALE Podcast - Exploring the Futures

EPALE Podcast - What does AI really mean for learning?

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Adult Skills Conference 2016: Day 1, part 1

When looking at AI and adult learning, the link between them is still blurry and its capitalization remains unexplored ground for many adult educators and ALE providers.

During this EPALE podcast, EPALE Thematic Expert Gina Ebner and her guests reflect on the opportunities of AI for adult education, from validation of prior learning to transformative learning.
They also discuss why AI still feels like a sci-fi movie, even though it has already become part of our lives, and how adult learning can demystify it.

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