AONTAS Membership Webinar Focuses on Best Practice in Online Learning
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact on the provision of learning, AONTAS members have expressed the need to learn new teaching methods and best practices for engaging with learners and supporting peer collaboration during emergency response online teaching. In a recent weekly membership webinar AONTAS Head of Advocacy, Dearbháil Lawless, outlined innovative activities for delivering programmes online while staying focussed on the principles of adult learning. 78 members from adult education organisations nationwide joined us to share creative ideas for teaching and learning online.
Launch of The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education: The Adult Learner, 2020
On Wednesday, 23rd September, over 80 participants gathered online to celebrate the launch of the 34th issue of The Adult Learner journal. Since 1985, it has been the only peer-review journal focused on adult, community and further education in Ireland. This special edition brought together a range of perspectives on adult learning to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of the English language version of Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed.
AONTAS members lead the way in tackling poverty and social exclusion via partnership and collaboration
Each Wednesday, AONTAS members meet for a membership update and engagement webinar. This blog post shares some key takeaway points from our 20th webinar in which Clare Local Development Company, an AONTAS member organisation, shared a presentation highlighting SICAP (Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme) in Co Clare. Their input focussed on how they have continued to deliver their courses with a learner centred approach despite the COVID-19 restrictions, and showcased collaboration in their community.
AONTAS Launch the Adult Learner Journal 2020
AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation launched the 2020 edition of The Adult Learner Journal at an online event today (23.09.2020). The launch was attended by over 80 people from across the globe including Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Spain, Norway, Belgium, Serbia, Portugal, the US and Pakistan. Founded in the mid-1980s, The Adult Learner is […]
AONTAS Membership Growth in NI as part of NALAB Expansion Brief – Tender
AONTAS Membership Growth in NI as part of NALAB Expansion Brief – Tender
AONTAS Membership Growth in NI as part of NALAB Expansion Brief – Tender
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Black Lives Matter and Anti-Racism: What can you do?
On Thursday, 20th August, AONTAS and EPALE came together to host an online workshop on why Black Lives Matter still matters, and why it matters in Ireland in 2020. The workshop was delivered as part of the ‘Adult and Community Education: Supported Learner Pathways 2020-2021’ project under the European Agenda for Adult Learning (EAAL), funded by SOLAS and the European Commission.
The Adult Learner: Editorial Board Member Call
The Adult Learner is an Irish peer-reviewed journal for the adult and community education founded in the mid-1980s. As a joint initiative between AONTAS and the AEOA, the aim of the journal is to serve the needs of the adult education and lifelong learning sector by providing a forum for critical discussion and reflection. It […]
Recruiting Learners in a Time of COVID-19
Part of AONTAS’ communications with members since the move to remote working includes a weekly membership update and engagement webinar. This offers a space for shared learning and regular feedback. This blog post shares some takeaway points from our 19th membership webinar on the use of social media for course promotion and the recruitment of learners.
AONTAS Community Education Network (CEN) Survey 2020
The 17th online instalment centred on the results from the recent survey of AONTAS Community Education Network members as they prepare for a return to work and learning next month.