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Copyright matters are tricky. To know and deal with questions regarding copyright with expertise will protect you and your educational institution from legal complications and claims of third parties. What is copyright all about? What is covered by the copyright law? What is necessary to know in teaching contexts? These and further questions are dealt with in this book.
The author covers definitions and dissemination of »Open Educational Resources (OER)« marked by Web 2.0, particularly issues of copyright and licensing law as well as the problems of financing free material. At the same time, the potential adult education surplus value of OER is pointed out and the prerequisites of high-quality learning and teaching processes are discussed. The article concludes with an agenda for teachers aimed at the sustainability of the OER.
Educational training frameworks constitute an intervention in the context of strategies of the European Space for Lifelong Learning. It poses critical questions regarding the consistency of initiatives seeking to create transparency of activities, skills and qualifications in different fields of policy independently of one another.
Netzwerke bekommen in der Weiterbildung eine immer größer werdende Bedeutung. Nicht zuletzt wird durch verschiedene bildungspolitische Förderprogramme der vergangenen Jahre die Annahme gestärkt, dass Netzwerke zur Realisierung des Lebenslangen Lernens einen wichtigen Beitrag leisten. Netzwerkbildungen können allerdings nicht nur als Strategie zur Förderung des Lebenslangen Lernens gesehen werden, sondern auch als ein Faktor, der die an den Netzwerken teilnehmenden Weiterbildungseinrichtungen be…
Learning at the workplace – an “intimate” event The author takes the example of two female employees with a background of migration to show how strongly adults’ motivation to learn and their learning decisions are influenced by personal, deeply private motivations, even when they are pushed into learning by an external influence, as is often the case in companies. The theoretical basis on which the author interprets the case examples in the light of the “intimacy of lifelong learning” is th…
Working at companies in old age – problem or opportunity? Company strategies for dealing with demographic change Demographic change usually confronts companies with a double challenge. Enterprises have to work with ageing staffs, while a veritable “war for talent” is underway to attract young skilled staff. This article explores the different strategies German enterprises are adopting to meet this challenge. At the same time, it distinguishes between tried-and-proven staff strategies whic…
Im Zuge der Globalisierung gewinnen internationale Organisationen immer mehr an Bedeutung, zumal im Bildungsbereich. So finden die von der OECD durchgeführten indikatorengestützte Vergleichsstudien große öffentliche Beachtung. Die EU prägt mit ihren Programmen Leonardo und Sokrates die Bildungspraxis der Mitgliedstaaten nachhaltig. Der Autor analysiert die weiterbildungspolitischen Orientierungen und Aktivitäten von OECD, EU, UNESCO und Weltbank und deckt damit die Bedeutung inter- und supranat…
