The Adult Learner 2021 – Launch Event

This publication provides a space to reflect on what the COVID-19 crisis has meant to the sector. How has it changed the educational landscape?

How has adult, further and community education responded to the crisis? The launch will feature a number of inputs focused on the theme: COVID-19 and Adult Learning: Where do we go from here? Contributors from this year’s journal will also share some of the key messages from their articles. The audience will be diverse, including learners, academics and policy makers.

AGENDA

• 2.00pm - Welcome and Introductions - Niamh O'Reilly, AONTAS CEO
• 2.05pm -The Adult Learner 2021: Overview of Contributions - Rosemary Moreland, Editor of The Adult Learner journal 2021
• 2.15pm - My Story of Learning During COVID-19 - Adult Learner, Karen O’Donovan
• 2.25pm -The Adult Learner journal Authors Panel Discussion - Chaired by Niamh O'Reilly, AONTAS CEO
• 2.45pm - Keynote Address: COVID-19 and Adult Learning: Where do we go from here? - Koen De Pryck, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• 3.05pm - Discussion Session, Breakout Groups - COVID-19 and Adult Learning: Where do we go from here?
• 3.20pm - Closing Remarks - Rosemary Moreland, Editor of The Adult Learner journal 2021; Niamh O'Reilly, AONTAS CEO

For more information about The Adult Learner and to access previous editions, click here.