1. Prof. Dr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers
Baden-Wurttemberg Cooperative State University
European Association for Institutes of Higher Education
European Distance and E-Learning Network
Learning for a life.
Learning lifelong.
The social and cultural dimension
on lifelong learning: enablers and
barriers Annual Conference 2018
Lifelong Learning Platform
Vienna, Austria
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4. Imagine...
Painting 20 m high up
on your back...
...and creating in your head/ heart the
unforeseen...
9. Higher Education
„Competencies are […] in principle unlimited dispositions and abilities,
to act self-organised and successfully in an unknown, complex and
undetermined future.“ (translated)
Knowing-in-Action
Reflection-in-Action
Reflection on Reflection-in-Action
Higher Education as Reflection-Laboratory
(Schön 1983, 1986)
Implicit Action-Knowledge
Ad-Hoc Strategies
Development of ind. Action Theories
Professionality
Competence Responsibility
Action Adequacy
Abilities Will
Knowledge Apply
Information Connect (Wildt 2006)
(Erpenbeck 2005)
10. Do you use Google?
Perpetual Beta =
Co-Produktion of Learning =
11. A Thought Experiment...
A school beginner in September 2016...
• ... finishes 2020 primary school
• ... gradutaes from high school in 2028
• ... receives his bachelor degree in 2031
• ... and his Master in 2033
• ...starts to work...
12. Modernization of the World of Work
Resolution of system of fixed professions
From lifetime employment to lifetime employability
From employed professionals to entrepreneurial
professionals
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(Lisop 1997)
(Beck, Giddens, Lash 1996)
(Voß, Pongratz 1998)
15. But LLL is more...
Between emancipation and obligation
Between risk-avoidance and risk-generation
Medium of pleasure in present
16. How to achieve permeability?
Cultural Diversity
Different Educational Leitmotivs (Nagel 2004)
Scandinavian Countries: Students are viewed as young citizens, education is the
obligation of the state
In Anglo-Saxon countries students are viewed as customers and investors,
education becomes a more individual duty
In southern Europe students are seen as family members, education is a family
matter
Learning Infrastructures
Different Platforms
Different Tools
Different Technologies
Different Access Possibilities
Educational Systems
Different School Systems (Duration, Preferred Learning Mode, etc.)
Vocational Education
University Education