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Conference: Development of Adult Education Strategies: Trends and Priorities in Cyprus and Europe

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth and CARDET, are organising the conference ‘Development of Adult Education Strategies: Trends and Priorities in Cyprus and Europe’. The conference aims to present, explore and analyse data, developments and opportunities in the field of adult education and lifelong learning in Cyprus and Europe.

For this purpose, representatives of leading European Organisations and Networks in the field will be taking part in the conference:

  • Gina Ebner, European Association of the Education of Adults
  • Charalambos Vrasidas, Executive Director, CARDET
  • Representatives from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Youth
  • Local experts

Through the works of the conference, the exchange of knowledge, views and experiences between experts, researchers and professionals from the field will be encouraged.

The conference will be followed by lunch and a networking opportunity for all participants.

Registrations: https://forms.gle/3aMoD83fn2kCXpQT6

Agenda: http://cardet23.innovedu.com/wp-content/uploads/https://www.cardet.org/resources/DIMA/DIMA_2.0_Conference_Agenda_EN-877.pdf

The conference is organised in the framework of the DIMA 2.0 project which is implemented in Cyprus by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Youth, CARDET, and Innovade LI Ltd with the support of the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. The project aims to support adult education providers to improve and expand the provision of quality learning opportunities, tailored to the needs of low-skilled and low-qualified adults. As part of this effort, the conference will promote the exchange of knowledge, views, and experiences between experts, researchers, and professionals from the field.

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Developing Strategies for Adult Education Providers: Training for professionals in Cyprus

On the October 13th and 15th, 2021, CARDET and Innovade LI, with the support of the MOECSY, hosted a two-part online training for adult education providers to develop adult education strategies targeting low-skilled and low-qualified adults

The training was offered free as part of the Erasmus+ project DIMA 2.0, with a number of professionals attending the sessions, gaining valuable insights, and providing valuable feedback on the project’s deliverables. Participants included educators and staff from some major adult education providing stakeholders in Cyprus, as well as adult trainers, and adult educators working with low-skilled/ low-qualified adult learners, and VET providers and trainers.

Participants had the opportunity to go through the DIMA 2.0 Training Modules and to navigate the DIMA 2.0 Online Learning Platform. The feedback provided by them showed their satisfaction with the quality of the content and easy navigation, while it gives the opportunity to the consortium to upgrade the platform where needed.

Active participation in the two sessions was highly encouraged and gave the opportunity to those who attended not only to learn from the facilitator, but also to share their tips and tools with the rest of the group.

You can access the resources of the DIMA 2.0 Curriculum and the full DIMA 2.0 self-paced Online Courses at the project’s website that follows. For more information, visit the project’s website at dima-project.eu.

 

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Διαδικτυακά σεμινάρια: Αναπτύσσοντας στρατηγικές για Παρόχους Εκπαίδευσης Ενηλίκων

Το ερευνητικό κέντρο CARDET, σε συνεργασία με το Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Πολιτισμού, Αθλητισμού και Νεολαίας, διοργανώνουν εκπαιδευτικά σεμινάρια για παρόχους εκπαίδευσης ενηλίκων και εκπαιδευτές ενηλίκων. Τα σεμινάρια θα πραγματοποιηθούν διαδικτυακά στις 13 και 15 Οκτωβρίου από τις 09:00 μέχρι τις 12:00.

Τα δύο σεμινάρια θα εστιάσουν στην ανάπτυξη των γνώσεων και δεξιοτήτων των παρόχων εκπαίδευσης ενηλίκων με, ώστε να ανταποκριθούν στις ανάγκες και τα χαρακτηριστικά των ενηλίκων χαμηλής ειδίκευσης και με χαμηλό επίπεδο προσόντων, εξυπηρετώντας παράλληλα τόσο τις τοπικές και άλλες ανάγκες των ιδρυμάτων τους, όσο και τις εθνικές προτεραιότητες της χώρας τους.

Τα σεμινάρια θα διεξαχθούν στο πλαίσιο του έργου «DIMA 2.0 – Developing Strategies for Adult Education Providers and Adult Educators» το οποίο υλοποιείται σε πέντε ευρωπαϊκές χώρες από επτά οργανισμούς με στόχο την υποστήριξη των παρόχων εκπαίδευσης ενηλίκων για τον σχεδιασμό, την εφαρμογή και την παρακολούθηση αποτελεσματικών στρατηγικών για την προσέγγιση ενηλίκων χαμηλής ειδίκευσης.

Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες και δηλώσεις συμμετοχής μπορείτε να επικοινωνήσετε με τον υπεύθυνο του έργου Μάριο Ζίττη μέσω e-mail στο marios.zittis@cardet.org ή τηλεφωνικώς στο 22002100.

DIMA 2.0 Newsletter 3

In the summer, we were proud with the launch of the IO3. E-learning Platform & OERs, an e-learning space with a training course for adult educators and adult education providers. This new deliverable adds to the training material we had already developed; the e-learning space features a fully selfpaced e-learning course for adult education providers and educators, with online training modules that focus on strategies that will cover the needs of low-skilled adults.

Find out more about the project’s progress in the third newsletter of DIMA 2.0.

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DIMA 2.0 launches e-learning platform for adult education providers

The DIMA 2.0 consortium is extremely proud to announce the launch of the DIMA 2.0 e-learning platform. The e-learning space features a fully self-paced e-learning course for adult education providers and educators, with online training modules that focus on strategies that will cover the needs of low-skilled adults. The E-learning space also hosts an e-Library with useful resources related to Adult Education needs and priorities.

The DIMA 2.0 team worked very hard in the past year to draft the content of the modules and the Innovade LI e-learning-platforms experts developed it online. In the next months, the DIMA 2.0 partners in Cyprus, Spain, Ireland will pilot test the e-learning space and the online course with adult education providers and adult educators in order to collect their valuable comments to finalise this output.

The online training course consist of 11 interactive units, separated in the three following modules:

  1. Outlining the strategy
  2. Mapping strategy to target groups
  3. Designing and Implementing Your Strategy
  4. Digitalising your strategy

The e-learning platform and training course is currently under translation and will soon be available in English, Greek, and Spanish. The platform and training course can be accessed both on a PC or a mobile device, on the project’s platform at: elearning.dima-project.eu/

Digital Youth meet in Athens to discuss Handbook development

On July 18th 2022, partners of the Digital Youth project met in KMOP premises in Athens, Greece for the project’s first face-to-face meeting. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss the results of the focus groups with youth workers and youth trainers and the next steps of the project. The consortium discussed the development of the handbook for youth workers, as well as the e-learning platform and the recommendations report which will be produced in the project to promote and improve digital youth work across Europe.

Digital Youth aims to empower and support youth workers to develop their digital skills and knowledge, in order for them to be able to effectively engage in digital youth work. To achieve the best results, the project regularly incorporates youth workers and young people in the development of the materials.

For more information on the project, please visit: www.digital-youth.eu

UNIC and CARDET offer two PhD Scholarships in Education Sciences

The University of Nicosia and the international research centre CARDET announce two (2) fully funded PhD Scholarships for the Academic Year 2021-2022.

Selected candidates will work in one or a combination of the following research areas:

  • XR, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, computational thinking, and data analytics in digital learning environments: Implications for learning design.
  • STEAM education, non-formal and informal learning for sustainable development.
  • Systemic education reform with focus on teacher professional development, PBIS, positive education, resilience, and well-being.

Research Supervisor: Prof Charalambos Vrasidas
Email: vrasidas.c@unic.ac.cy

Part of the scholarship entails that candidates will work on international research projects under the joint supervision of the CARDET team and UNIC faculty. A stipend will be provided, depending on hours of engagement and experience.

The prospective doctoral students will need to apply to the School of Education, follow the University of Nicosia application process and regulations, and indicate on their application that they are interested to be considered for one of these scholarships.

Deadline for applications: 30 April 2021

For more information on how to apply and admission requirements, please visit the programme page

Online Event – Youth Radicalization in the Digital Era

CARDET is hosting an online discussion to explore the threats of violent extremism and youth radicalization online.
The event, organized as part of the project HYPER, will examine the effect digital tools have on the radicalization process and how do radicals use the internet to engage and influence young people.
Speakers of the Event:
Dr Hilary Pilkington – Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester and Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences. She is currently coordinator of the H2020 DARE (Dialogue about Radicalisation and Equality) project (http://www.dare-h2020.org/), which considers the social origins and effects of radicalisation, focusing on young people and on both Islamist and anti-Islam(ist) (extreme right) radicalisation.
Petros Petrikkos – Doctoral Candidate (International Relations and European Studies) at the University of Nicosia, Department of Politics and Governance and Research Associate at the Diplomatic Academy. His research focuses on questions of societal insecurity and resilience, misinformation, hybrid threats, and foreign policy in small states.
Nicholas D. James – DPhil Student a the University of Oxford, Department of Politics and IR; and Doctoral Fellow Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right
The event will be in English and participation is open and free.
To participate please register via the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZ0ocOigqzsvHdG…