Call for proposals: Managed Learning Environments for Lifelong Learning: Phase 2
The increase in lifelong learning will require the planning of systems that will allow for:
- learners who move between institutions as they progress through a course and/or move between other learning providers and the FE/HE sector
- courses that can be delivered across institutional boundaries
- individuals to maintain and control information about their own achievements which will support their learning and career development
- those who are on vocational or part-time courses of study
Achieving this will require collaboration between areas within the education sector. Different organisations need to work together to develop or integrate systems that will provide a clear pathway for the lifelong learner.
An important tool in meeting these aims is the development of Managed Learning Environments (MLEs) which are defined as the systems and processes within an organisation (or across a number of organisations) that support the learning and teaching process. The MLEs for Lifelong Learning programme has funded two large projects to explore these issues focussed on supporting the seamless movement of the learner between and across sectors and institutions.
The themes of this call will build on the outcomes of the two current projects and make some initial explorations of the wider aspects of linking MLEs.