Enhancing Adult Education Through New Media and Social Networks: Challenges and Opportunities

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3. Challenges Howcanweusenewmediaorsocialnetwork in thefieldof adult education in thecontextoflifelonglearning? Whataretheneedsof a learningplatform or a learningenviroment in a socialnetwork? Whataretheneedsforthestructureandorganisation of such a learningenviroment? Whataretheneedstorun a evaluationanddocumentation abouttheoutcomeofthelearningprocess?

4. Activitiesand Tools Different internetplatformsforinternalandexternaldissemination weretested Workshops anddiscussionsatmeetings Digital documentariesbyvideosandphotographs Evaluation andanalysingbyusingsurveys

5. Usedplatforms Huddle – internetstorageandteammanagement Facebook – socialnetwork Google docs – internetstorageandworkingarea Cytrixwebinar – realtimelearningenviroment Busuu – languagelearningplatformandsocialnetwork

6. Workshops New Media – Challengesandperspectives in lifelonglearning Socialnetworks – measuringofresults Campus Radio – a visual web radiocooperation Maritime crossmedia Cytrixwebinar – realtimelearningenviroment Resume – challenge, risksandoutcomes

7. Results New Media forceslearnersandteachers in ITC knowlegde Different platformsandsocialnetworks will challengetheusers toimprovetheirknowledgeandchangetheirlearningattitudes Thereis a needtoimplement links betweenplatforms whicharespecialised in termsofusageandmedias Different learningtargets will need different inviroments toolsanddisseminations Documentationhastobedoneaboutthedevelopment andtheresultsofthelearningprocesses There must bethepossibilitytoconnecttheplatformswith a teamerarea in theroleasadministrators

8. Overviewandresume Educational processeschangedand will furtherchange withtechnicaldevelopements Thiscauses a challengefor all participantsofeducationprocesses New toolsandtechnicsarealreadyimplementated in education There will be a changeofthecultureofeducation andeducationofcullture Thereis a needtothinkaboutthe design ofthelearningplatforms Thereis a needtoimprovetheoverall ITC knowledge Thereis a needtosetuptoolstoimprovetheinterestandeffects

9. Overviewandresume Linking platforms will force a lotofproblems in termsofdatasecurity, sensitivityand ITC knowledge Different hardwaresystems will causefurtherproblems but also furtherperspectives Everybodyshouldbeabletoparticipate The contentoflearningcouldbepartoftheoutcome ortheproductitself The contentoflearningshouldbedelivered withinthe European contextandrepresentthe European dimensions

10. Overviewandresume All participantslearned a lot in termsofinterculturalknowledge as well astechnicalandcreativeknowledge The ITC knowlegdeandtheexperienceswithseveralinternetplatforms was a mainissueand was noticedas an effortfrom all partners Forsomepartnersit was thefirstexperience in thisworkingarea in an European context The European perspectiveopensupthemindandisworthtogofor The Learning Partnershiphasdeveloped a lotof different ideas whichhadinfluencedand will furtherinfluencethedailyworkofeverypartner

11. Future tasks The partnerswanttodevelopefurtherpartnerships andprojects The aimsoffurther Projects shouldbedefinedbetterormorespecific Thereare different workingareas in discussion Oneinterestingthemeisaboutthecomplexityand newdevelopementsinbehalfsofinternetasbroadcastschannels Onetaskcouldbeto find easy goingwaystocombinethecomplexityof newmediaandsocialnetworksfortheconsumer

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