scholarly journals Reflexivity and technology in adult learning

Seminar.net ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Selwyn

  It is argued by influential commentators such as Ulrich Beck and Scott Lash that we now live in a ‘reflexively modern' age. People are seen to now be free of the structures of modern society and driven instead by individualised opportunities to reflexively engage with their fast-changing social worlds and identities. Taking the notion of reflexive modernisation as its starting point, this paper explores the roles that information technologies (ITs) may play in supporting adults' reflexive judgements about, and reflexive engagements with, education and learning. Through an analysis of interview data with 100 adults in the UK the paper finds that whilst a minority of interviewees were using ITs to support and inform reflexive engagement with learning, the majority of individuals relayed little sign of technology-supported reflexivity when it came to their (non)engagement with education. For most people ITs were found, at best, to reinforce pre-established tendencies to ‘drift' through the formal education system. The paper concludes by considering the implications of these findings for ongoing efforts in developed countries to establish technology-supported ‘learning societies'.

Author(s):  
Ellen Hazelkorn

In 2015, the Welsh government commissioned a review of its postcompulsory education system. Recommendations included the creation of a single regulatory, oversight, and coordinating authority bringing together further, higher, and adult learning. By its swift endorsement of the report’s principles and recommendations, the Welsh government conspicuously diverged from the market–demand drivenapproach adopted by the UK government for England.


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferencz Tátrai ◽  
Kriszta Mihályi

The article gives an overview of open badges, a type of micro-credentials spreading lately in Europe applied to recognize non-formal and informal learning actions and outcomes. Open badges are viewed by many experts as the greatest potential for a reliable presentation of skills gained outside the formal education system, in many cases in adult learning. Specifically, open badges very often record and prove the acquisition of so called 21st century skills (i.e. communication, creativity, cooperation and critical thinking) considered by a large majority of the employers as a significant aspect of selection.What exactly digital open badges are? How, by whom and to whom are they awarded? How is the validity of information and the quality of content represented by the badges assured? To what extent are the employers aware of the value of open badges, and how much individuals know how they can capitalize on the collection of their badges?The article attempts to offer some views on the above questions by structuring the relevant findings and outcomes of the Open Badge Network and the ReOpen projects.


THE BULLETIN ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (387) ◽  
pp. 253-258
Author(s):  
S. Sh. Gussenova ◽  
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D. B. Babaev ◽  
E. Zh. Smagulov ◽  
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Currently, there is a rapid development of information technologies, the restructuring of the system of education and upbringing of the younger generation to a new level. All this forces modern society to move forward, keep up with scientific and technological progress and time. Today, the key issue of modernizing education is to improve its quality and bring it in line with international standards. The emphasis is not on the acquired knowledge, but on the process of applying this knowledge. The article deals with the main directions of development of the education system and theoretical aspects of the development of the information and educational environment in the context of updated education. A new generation of school children can easily master any new digital and multimedia technology. Teachers are tasked with directing the student's development vector in the right direction. To do this, methods of working with students are being improved. The article describes pedagogical technology as information technology, since the basis of the technological process of learning is the acquisition and transformation of information. The paper considers a single information and educational space that can provide students with the opportunity to use a wide range of educational content (electronic textbooks, video courses, etc.), using interactive technologies to compensate for gaps in education, to realize their creative abilities through participation in various competitions, olympiads, festivals, conferences. Use the system of additional education without interrupting training due to various factors. The Internet environment for teenagers has long been clear and close, and it is believed that it can become a productive platform for improving education. As one of the areas of relevance of the research, the authors will determine the current trends in the development of computer science as a science, in particular, the transition to e-learning in the framework of updated education. The developers of modern educational standards emphasize the need to create an information and educational environment (IEE) in educational organizations that ensures the formation of universal educational actions of students. Thus, the understanding of the environment as a field of obtaining information is replaced by the understanding of the environment as a field of constructing ways of students ' activities. Such an environment from the point of view of the conducted research should be created on the basis of the system integration of ICT tools into the traditional educational environment. The complexity of the work of teachers is due to the lack of a unified model of integrative IEE in educational organizations. The search for effective ways to integrate traditional and innovative environments largely depends on the activities of subject teachers, who are able to turn the potential of the subjectoriented IEE to achieve qualitatively new educational results. The article presents a theoretical description of integrative activity-based IEE, which can serve as a basis for innovative activity of teachers. The article reveals the content and structure of the information and educational environment. The leading approaches to defining the concept of information and educational environment in pedagogical science are substantiated. The features of creating this environment in a secondary school are revealed. The authors conclude that the creation of an information and educational environment is one of the most important indicators of the quality of the education system.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 304-313
Author(s):  
Viktoriia Blyzniuk ◽  
Yaryna I. Yuryk ◽  
Liudmila Tokar ◽  
Irina M. Serebrianska ◽  
Olena Bezpalko ◽  
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This article is based on a quantitative study using methods of statistical analysis of indicators of online education during adult life (25-64 years) within the EU. It has been revealed the relationship of changing forms of adult learning through the transformation of labor market requirements. The study confirms the link between employment in production and the provision of adult education by employers. This is well seen in the socio-economic development of the country, which determines the needs, regional specifics of the labor market, affects adult learning throughout life. The regional specificity of the labor market is a prerequisite for adult lifelong learning and determines the level of involvement of the population in online lifelong learning. There is a significant differentiation between formal and non-formal education (3.7% and 13.2%) within the EU. Online education is more common in the most developed countries with a highly developed economy of knowledge and creative economics. The latest trend in online employee education is the integration of training systems into software.    


Author(s):  
Sergey A. Korchagin ◽  

The article discusses the main trends in the field of artificial intelligence in relation to the educational sphere. The analysis of the use of artificial intelligence technologies and their impact on the higher education system was carried out. The attitude of the citizens of the Russian Federation to artificial intelligence in education was investigated. The main reasons for the fears of the respondents about the use of intelligent information systems in the educational sphere were identified. The proposals for the implementation of the models and methods of artificial intelligence in the higher education system of the Russian Federation were developed. The potential of the possibilities of the influence of new information technologies on the modern society was indicated.


2018 ◽  
pp. 22-24
Author(s):  
Ellen Hazelkorn

In 2015, the Welsh government commissioned a review of its postcompulsory education system. Recommendations included the creation of a single regulatory, oversight, and coordinating authority bringing together further, higher, and adult learning. By its swift endorsement of the report’s principles and recommendations, the Welsh government conspicuously diverged from the market–demand drivenapproach adopted by the UK government for England.


2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
F. T. Agayev ◽  
G. A. Mammadova ◽  
R. T. Melikova

Purpose of the study. The aim of the study is to develop recommendations for improving educational curricula for ICT specialties taught to students in universities of the Azerbaijan Republic.The urgency of the problems outlined in this article is determined by the urgency of the transition to the modernization of the national education system and its integration into the global and world educational space, the requirements of creating an information society in Azerbaijan.Modern society needs qualified personnel who own new information technologies and are able to apply them in various fields of activity. Therefore, the process of modernization of the ICT education system is necessary; curricula should comply with international standards and specialization profile.Materials and research methods. The article provides a comparative analysis of higher professional ICT education in the developed countries of the world, shows the similarities and differences of the educational systems of the United States, European countries, Russia and Azerbaijan, analyzes the trends and features of the educational systems of developed countries, provides a list of IT specialties in demand today and in the near future. . The article also outlines the problems facing higher education institutions that train IT profile specialists.As research materials are used:policy documents of the governing bodies of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the field of higher vocational education;training programs of ICT specialties of universities of the Azerbaijan Republic;study programs of ICT specialties of leading foreign universities;scientific works of domestic and foreign authors in the field of ICT education;recommendations of international organizations ACM (The Association for Computing Machinery) and IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) on the development of curricula for various areas of IT profile.Results. Taking into account the analysis of the curriculum of the IT profile of foreign universities, recommendations of international organizations of standardization, monitoring of the labor market, methodical recommendations were developed to improve ICT education in Azerbaijan. The necessity of modernization of the education system and bringing it into line with modern requirements is shown.Conclusion. In modern conditions of the formation of the information society in Azerbaijan, the educational program of the university should take into account the results of monitoring the labor market and the dynamics of macroeconomic changes, the disappearance of old and the emergence of new activities related to the use of ICT. Therefore, an important task is to prepare highly professional specialists in the country who are able to use and implement the advanced development of information technologies in practice.The recommendations outlined in the article can be used by university professors to improve the educational programs of ICT specialties in Azerbaijan.


2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolás Didier

This article aims to present the lifelong education system of Chile from a functional and institutional point of view, in an attempt to describe its strategy. This paper covers both formal education and graduate studies, which were analyzed systematically from the institutional framework and experience of Chile. A comprehensive review of open access data of Chilean higher education was performed, analyzing human capital investment and access to post-secondary education. The main findings are based on the lack of coordination between the educational levels and postsecondary education which make career progression and integration difficult, obstructing tenure and qualifications valuation by employers. In an ageing society such as that of Chile, workers may be forced to take up continuously training courses to sustain their situation inside the labour market. If there is no coordination between training and educational system, workers will face major difficulties in being considered as employable. This work opens the question of lifelong education policies in less developed countries such as Chile, which is facing the same demographic phenomenon as developed countries, but without the same level of resources or institutional development. This article concludes with the requirements for the design of this kind of educational policy.


Author(s):  
Rabindra Ku Jena ◽  
Amruta Gahlod

Education plays a vital role in developing a nation culturally, economically, and socially. That is why every nation focuses on this sector. For its improvement, all endeavors are made through formal education, non-formal, and distance education. The trend of education, particularly distance education, has developed considerably in developed countries and developing countries. Information technology plays a pivotal role for the development of education. This chapter introduces Indian Ancient Education System and structure of Indian Education System, and argues on distribution of schools throughout all categories of middle management, senior management, from state level to central level. The chapter focuses on all forms of education systems and ICT in school education systems with accreditation systems supported to nurture the Indian education system globally.


2021 ◽  
pp. 124-128
Author(s):  
A. B. Kostyshyn ◽  
Z. T. Kostyshyn ◽  
U. R. Lukach ◽  
O. G. Boychuk-Tovsta ◽  
O. M. Repetska ◽  
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One of the main tasks of modern higher education is to train specialists with a high level of competence who can constantly work on themselves. The relevance of the research topic is due to the need for continuous professional development of future dentists and the motivation of their training, and the development of an active life position in modern society. The purpose of our work is to study aspiration peculiarities of IFNMU students and interns to the successful and versatile improvement of personality. The personal qualities of the doctor provide comfortable psychological contact with the patient and maintain professional activities dedication. Communicative competence is the subject of special research in the field of future doctors' training. Professional communication is considered to be one of the components of the general culture of relations and contributes to the successful career of a specialist in any sphere of activity, especially the medical one. The problem of forming and maintaining educational interest to master the future specialty of students and interns continues to exist. Motivational components and factors that affect the professional and personal development of the future doctor increase with each year of study, and this process should not stop for life. It’s effectiveness depends on the forms of the material presentation. The presence or absence of positive motives in students and interns have a significant impact on educational activities. Insufficient motivation cannot contribute to the formation of their high professional realization. Therefore, a genuine and persistent desire to acquire knowledge and skills should be the starting point in the formation of a highly qualified healthcare professional. The main factor influencing the interest in the education of students and interns is the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and abilities, which will form the foundation of professional activity in the future. The following factors contribute to increase the motivation of learning: the method of learning the material, its content, teaching methods; usage of problem tasks at each stage of the class; application of interactive technologies. Our analysis showed that gaining knowledge among students and interns is dominated by professional motives: to become a highly qualified dentist and to find a job that meets personal desires in the occupation of their choice. Thus, learning is more effective when it is motivated, and the activities of students coincide in direction and purpose. As a result, the graduate's professional training becomes successful. The effectiveness of the educational process depends on the variety of forms and methods of presenting scientific and practical material. The directions of increasing motivation are as follows: constant improvement and updating of material, the use of interdisciplinary links to understand the importance and practical necessity of each subject in a higher educational establishment, the use of multimedia presentations during practical and lecture classes, work in simulation centers, implementation in the educational process of situational tasks "patient-doctor and doctor-patient" with further discussion and recognition of the flaws of each participants' work. The usage of the latest information technologies and simulation centers helps not only to memorize a large amount of theoretical material but also to obtain practical and communication skills which are necessary for a modern doctor.


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