In October 2009, I was invited by the Canadian High Commission (Botschaft von Kanada) to present to Berlin, Germany as the Canadian representative at the International Dialogue In Education, Exploring Difference – Integrating Lifelong Learning into Universities’ Missions
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This is the outline of that presentation:
OVERVIEW
- Broad Canadian Context
- Institutional Requirements for Lifelong Learning
- Balance: University Supply versus Market Demand
- Societal and Educational Pre-requisites
8 Goals Identified by the Canadian Council for Learning
- A skilled and adaptable workforce to meet the human resource needs of the country
- Capacity for innovation, knowledge creation, and knowledge transfer
- Active, healthy citizenry
- Quality PSE and training
- Access for all Canadians
- Participation and success of under-represented groups
- Lifelong learning
- Affordable and sustainable PSE and training
What is Lifelong Learning in Canada?
• Degree (Undergrad, Grad)
• Credit
• Non-credit
• Certificate/ Professional Development
• Face-to-Face / online
Institutional Requirements University Mission Statements
- Overview summary
- Adult Learner Friendly Institutions Canada
- Activity
Institutional Requirements – Policies
- Intellectual property
- P&T acknowledgements – service (SoE)
- Faculty Development & Support
- Autonomy & Academic Freedom
- Programming ( PLA, challenge for credit, advanced academic standing, Laddering & Bridgin)
Institutional Requirements Administration – Funding Models for CE
- Cost recovery – revenue share
- Institutionally supported
- Private sector supported
- Worker Union supported
- Combination
Institutional Requirements Organizational Structure
- Central unit
- Partnerships
- teaching/faculty dev, IT, Library, etc.
- academic units
- Use of faculty
Institutional Requirements Administration – Governance
Models
- Praxis & Matrix
- Activity
Institutional Requirements Research, Teaching & Learning
- Identify cross-sections (SoE)
- Research related to andragogy and best practices
- Support for faculty/instructors related to teaching adults, teaching online Institutional
Requirements Student Support
- Flexibility for adult learners
- – Registration
- – Prior Learning
- – Scheduling
- – Accessibility of an aging population
- – AODA
Balance: University Supply versus Market Demand
- University supply = university research/academic strengths
- CE can be more flexible
- Online delivery
Balance: University Supply versus Market Demand
- Essential Partnerships
- – Academic Depts
- – Other institutions
- – Healthy Communities
Societal and Educational Pre-requisites for Lifelong Learning Success
- Culture of innovation and risk-taking
Societal and Educational Pre-requisites – Policies
- Role of Government, Provinces,
- CMEC
- COU, Universities
- DLE – undergraduate and graduates
- Articulation agreements between institutions
- degree-granting colleges increasing,
- pathways between college and university
Societal and Educational Pre-requisites: Learner Support – Funding Models for Students
- Government (Second Career, OSAP)
- Private Sector (Employee sponsored)
- Individual Learning Accounts
- Out of pocket
Utility of CE: Employability vs. Citizenry
- Activity
Elements Crucial to the Development of Lifelong Learning
- Overarching regulatory, financial, and cultural/social frameworks
- Strategic partnerships and linkages
- Research
- Teaching and learning processes
- Administrative policies and mechanisms
- Student support systems and services