About the Event
The 2021 edition of The Adult Learner explores The Impact of COVID-19 on Adult, Community and Further Education. This publication provides a space to reflect on what the COVID-19 crisis has meant to the sector. How has it changed the educational landscape? How has adult, community and further education responded to the crisis?
The launch will feature a number of inputs focused on the theme: The Impact of COVID-19 on Adult, Community and Further Education.
AGENDA
- 2.00pm – Welcome and Introductions – Niamh O’Reilly, AONTAS CEO
- 2.05pm –The Adult Learner 2021: Overview of Contributions – Rosemary Moreland, Editor of The Adult Learner journal 2021
- 2.15pm – My Story of Learning During COVID-19 – Adult Learner, Karen O’Donovan
- 2.25pm –The Adult Learner journal Authors Panel Discussion – Chaired by Niamh O’Reilly, AONTAS CEO
- 2.45pm – Keynote Address: COVID-19 and Adult Learning: Where do we go from here? – Koen De Pryck, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and University of Twente
- 3.05pm – Discussion Session, Breakout Groups – COVID-19 and Adult Learning: Where do we go from here?
- 3.20pm – Closing Remarks – Rosemary Moreland, Editor of The Adult Learner journal 2021; Niamh O’Reilly, AONTAS CEO
For more information about The Adult Learner and to access previous editions, click here.
