Adults with a Learning Disability – Observatory of..
Adults with a Learning Disability – Observatory of Best Practice
Start date: Jan 1, 2014,
The aims of the project are (1) to support improvements in the quality and accessibility of education and training for adults with a learning disability by identifying and validating best practice approaches; (2) to promote increased use of the best practice resources identified by raising awareness of the resources and presenting them in one central online portal or observatoryThe objectives of the project are;• to identify innovative best practice approaches to the provision of education and training for people with disabilities • to highlight the different possibilities and potential benefits of applying ICT in a variety of ways in different educational contexts and settings for people with disabilities• to identify the required continuous professional development supports for tutors and trainers working with disabled adults that will facilitate the integration of the best practice models selected into core service provision at all relevant educational levels and in all appropriate educational settings• to create an online best practice observatory where all materials are presented, discussed and accessible to education staff• to support national and transnational interaction between tutors and trainers supporting the learning needs of adults with a learning disability through the provision of a dedicated social media environment • to promote a focus on recycling best practice methodologies and philosophies encouraging experts and professionals to engage in critical reflection on past achievements on which to build future interventionsIn order to achieve these aims and objectives a series of best practice examples from a range of geographical and educational situations will be identified, assessed and considered. As a large proportion of adult learning takes place in non-formal and informal learning environments examples from ‘non-traditional’ educational settings will be identified as far as possible.
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Education and training\Life long learning (2007-2013)\DISSEMINATION AND EXPLOITATION OF RESULTS, AND EXCHANGE OF GOOD PRACTICE (KEY ACTIVITY 4)\Multilateral projects