Innovative approa­ches to e‑learning: International Good Practices in Adult Education

The rapid push for digi­ta­li­sa­ti­on since the beginning of the pandemic offers new oppor­tu­ni­ties for adult education providers, but also poses dif­fi­cul­ties depending on the target group and edu­ca­tio­nal sector. In order to gain new per­spec­ti­ves and find inspiring approa­ches, the Vienna Adult Education Centres have com­mis­sio­ned a research project. They are looking for inter­na­tio­nal good practice examples for the use of e‑learning in adult education. The aim is to create a coll­ec­tion of selected examples that can serve the orga­ni­sa­ti­on and its trainers as inspi­ra­ti­on for inno­va­ti­ve edu­ca­tio­nal offers.

Special attention is paid to the pedago­gi­cal-didac­ti­cal support of the trainers as well as to examples that are trans­fera­ble to the con­di­ti­ons of the Adult Education Centres, for example address similar target groups. Access for dis­ad­van­ta­ged groups who do not have access to a PC or laptop is also taken into account by describ­ing e‑learning models that enable par­ti­ci­pa­ti­on via mobile phones or smart TV devices.

The research focuses mainly on examples from non-German speaking European countries, such as France, the UK and the Nordic countries. In addition, expe­ri­ence from the USA, Canada and Australia is also included, which, due to their geo­gra­phi­cal cir­cum­stances, have long tra­di­ti­ons in the field of distance learning. In addition, examples from selected Asian countries such as Singapore and South Korea are examined.