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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS : Seminar

Using e-learning in intercultural non-formal education activities

Experiences, lessons learnt, challenges and perspectives

European Youth Centre Budapest
29 November – 2 December 201110

Applications must be submitted by 10 October 2011.

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The seminar aims at discussing and sharing experiences of using e-learning in intercultural non-formal education today, and identifying quality standards and criteria, as a contribution to the process of improving the quality of non-formal education.

Objectives

The main objectives of the activity are:

- to analyse current practices of e-learning in the framework of intercultural non-formal education activities, using as a starting point the study being carried out by the Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe;

- to share examples and practices of the use of e-learning for the purposes of non-formal education;

- to analyse the challenges and possibilities of the use of e-learning for non-formal education activities;

- to propose guiding principles and quality criteria for the use of e-learning for non-formal education activities.

Format and methodology

The seminar will bring together 30 participants for two working days. The seminar is organised as a mutual learning situation, favouring discussions, working groups and sharing of good practices. The methodology of the seminar will be mostly non-formal. Experts from outside the youth field may also be invited.

The 6th Meeting of the Trainers’ Pool of the Directorate of Youth and Sport will be held right after this seminar. It is foreseen that some members of the Trainers’ Pool will also participate in this seminar.

Application procedure

The deadline for receiving applications is 10 October 2011. All participants are requested to submitt an application form duly completed and a support letter from their organisation via http://youthapplications.coe.int.

More information on the seminar can be found in the Presentation of the course.

Application form: http://youthapplications.coe.int