How to use competence frameworks?

G. Pirker, N. Zimmermann, R. Martínez (2021) in: Patricia Hladschik, Claudia Lenz, Georg Pirker (Ed.) (2021). The Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture and the Non-formal Education Sector. With articles of O. Jantschek, L. Meijer, S. Oesterle, H. Lorenzen, T. Nieselt and contributions from P. Carega, N. Zimmermann, R. Martínez. 91 pages, DARE network…

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Handbook for Facilitators: Learning the Digital

Digital transformation and digital competence from the practice of Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education. M. Oberosler (ed.), E. Rapetti (ed.), N. Zimmermann (ed.), G. Pirker, I. Carvalho, G. Briz, V. Vivona (2022). Competendo Facilitator Handbook, Brussels, 176 pages Our notions of digital competence must respond to the deep roots of digital transformation…

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A Healthy Digitalisation for Digital Wellbeing

A debate in the Lifelong Learning Week 2021 at 30 November 2021. With Elisa Gambardella, Lifelong Learning Platform (VicePresident) and Education and Lifelong Learning Coordinator at SOLIDAR Foundation Nils-Eyk Zimmermann, DARE Network and Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstätten (AdB) Pascal Gascoin, International Federation of Centers for Training in Active Education Methods (Ficeméa) and Zourit.net Estel·la Oncins Universitat…

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“We need rights-based learning about digitalisation”

An interview with the European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) about the project DIGIT-AL, a holistic pedagogy of ‘the Digital’ and the specific potential of democracy and Human Rights-related learning about the digital transformation: What was the main purpose of the initiative? “We think that many Europeans have the feeling that digitalisation is…

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Context Paper: Digitalisation and Democracy

Authors: Christin Cieslak, Angeliki Giannakopoulou, Daiana Huber, Dina Soeiro, Hélder Touças, Nils-Eyk Zimmermann, Susanne Lattke, Thomas Fritz. Published by: European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA), Brussels, 2021. About As the world is moving to a digital-first society, like relationships, institutions and workplaces are increasingly becoming mediated by technology, and digital technologies have the…

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Digitalisation and the Environment

F: Nathaniel Stern: Tiny Fan (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Energy, efficiency, sustainability, conscious consumption and global impact as topic for education and learning. For a long time, little attention was paid to the effects of digitalisation. People often look primarily at the potential benefits of new digital infrastructures. These are designed to distribute water, electricity, light,…

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Grundtvig Award 2021

The European Association for the Education of Adults awarded the project DIGIT-AL with the Grundtvig Award 2021 in the category “Transnational Project”. The award ceremony took place in the frame of the EAEA Annual Conference 2021: Learning to exercise democracy in a digital world on November 17/18, 2021. More: EAEA Media Release The Grundtvig Award…

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Proactivity, civil engagement, entrepreneurship – for a common pedagogy.

Proactivity and innovation are important for the development of resilient democratic societies. Civic engagement and participation are important elements of active citizenship, a basic prerequisite for an innovative and democratic Europe. The Council of Europe Charter on Democracy and Human Rights Education therefore focuses on this active component of civic education, learners should “play an…

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Bilder von der Digitalisierung – verändern?

Eine ausgewogenere öffentliche Debatte über Digitalisierung braucht Alternativen und Ergänzungen zu den weit verbreiteten Bildern vom Digitalen. Veröffentlicht bei Politischbilden.de Der Zwiespalt zwischen Neugier, Nervenkitzel, Euphorie und Unbehagen, den viele Menschen im Hinblick auf Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) und Digitalisierung empfinden, wurzelt in der Ungewissheit, wie das Verhältnis von Mensch zu Maschine, bzw. von Individuen zu…

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Digital transformation in Education for Democratic Citizenship: Challenging digital competence

Discussion in the Lifelong learning Week 2020 at December 2nd, 2020, 3pm with MEP Victor Negrescu (S&D, Romania) MEP Rasmus Andresen (Greens/EFA, Germany) Nils-Eyk Zimmermann (DARE Network Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe) Moderator: Oonagh Aitken, LLLPlatform Steering Committee Digital transformation is a cultural, social, and economic process. It is challenging citizens, civilsociety and…

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