Receptive or hostile to continuing education? Course tutors caught between the pressure to conform and resistance This article presents the results of a qualitative dissertation. The author has investigated the acceptance of adult education teacher training courses among part-time and freelance teachers based on the example of the initial adult education teacher training qualification offered by the North Rhine Westphalia VHS (adult education centre) regional association. For the issue of a…
The aspect of relations in the relationship between teacher and learner as resource and determinant for lifelong learning In addition to the work with the subject being studied there also exists a personal relationship between the learners and their trainers. The communication science has shown the relevance of relationships in every type of interaction. Therefore, it has to be assumed that the quality of relationships has impacts on learning success. This means for the idea of lifelong lear…
Bildungstechnologie, so Isabell Grundschober im Stichwort, sollte didaktisch so ausgerichtet und eingesetzt werden, »dass Lernprozesse unterstützt werden und die Lernenden ihr Wissen, ihre Fähigkeiten und Kompetenzen in konkreten Situationen besser einsetzen können.« Neben Beiträgen zur Qualitätsfrage von digitalen Technologien (Schmidt-Hertha), zur Situation der EdTech-Branche (Schmid), zur Professionalisierung der Bildungstechnologie (Weinberger & Niegemann) und zur Zukunftstechnologie Blockc…
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