The aim of the project is to improve Learning to Learn (L2L) abilities of adult learners.Target group: adult learners who have problems with learning skills (migrants, adult returners to learning, young adults in VET, prisoners and similar). The aim of the project is to assist adult learners to develop Learn to Learn competences and become more effective learners. The practice of adult teaching and some surveys (e.g., project L2L4AR) shows that there are many adults coming to training courses with very weak learning skills, having no idea how to develop them and how to achieve better learning results. This is particular true when we talk about people from different disadvantaged groups. The Project aim will be achieved by two major project activities: 1. Designing on-line L2L self-assessment tool in 5 languages (English, Estonian, German, Lithuanian and Spanish.The self-assessment tool will have two parts: 1)L2L Self-assessment questionnaire which allow to measure the level of L2L competence which night be: Low, Average and High. The questionnaire will be designed to measure the level of five sub-competences of L2L competence: time management, information management, team work, reflection, motivation and self-esteem. The results demonstrate individual learners’ profile. 2) Computer generated recommendations. Based on individual results, the computer will generate individual recommendations of strategies for personal development of L2L competences for more effective learning. L2Lself-assessment tool can be used by adult learner for self- development or as the basic information for adult teachers in guiding adult learners in their path for development of L2L competences. 2. Preparation of L2L tutors (guides) As learning skills of our target group are quite low, it is obvious that having the L2L competence self-assessment tool is not enough as learners might not be able to understand the recommendations and not be able to transfer the results of self-assessment into real learning practices. Therefore we aim at creating a pool of teachers who will be able to guide the learners in their journey for L2L competence. Those teachers will be the trainers of guides in their institutions and wider in the country. To this end we will organize training sessions for adult teachers on two major topics: 1) understanding of L2L self-assessment tool and 2) how to guide their learners in developing their L2L competence. Trained teachers will be use by project partners as source of information and multiplication for ensuring sustainability of project results. From one hand, project encourages adult learners to develop their L2L competences for more effective learning and adaptation in contemporary society, and from the other hand it encourages organizations dealing with adult learning to be proactive in improving L2L competences of adult learners by applying on-line L2L self assessment tool and guiding adult learners in developing their L2L competences.
The aim of the project "to improve Learning to Learn (L2L) abilities of adult learners" is achieved. The project results help adult learners (who have problems with learning skills (migrants, adult returners to learning, young adults in VET, prisoners and similar) to develop Learn to Learn competences and become more effective learners. The Project aim is achieved by two major project results: First: The on-line L2L self-assessment tool in 5 languages (English, Estonian, German, Lithuanian and Spanish) is designed and presented in the form of the web-site (http://www.learntolearn.eu/). The self-assessment tool has two parts: 1 )L2L Self-assessment questionnaire which allows to measure the level of L2L competence which might be: Low, Average and High. The questionnaire is designed to measure the level of five sub-competences of L2L competence: time management, information management, team work, reflection, motivation and self-esteem. The results demonstrate individual learners’ profile. 2) Computer generated recommendations are designed. Based on individual results, the computer generates individual recommendations of strategies for personal development of L2L competences for more effective learning. L2L self-assessment tool can be used by adult learner for self- development or as the basic information for adult teachers in guiding adult learners in their path for development of L2L competences. Second: L2L tutors (guides) are trained to advise adult learners on developing their L2L abilities. As learning skills of our target group are quite low, it is obvious that having the L2L competence self-assessment tool is not enough as learners might not be able to understand the recommendations and not be able to transfer the results of self-assessment into real learning practices. Therefore we created a pool of 19 teachers who are able to guide the learners in their journey for L2L competence. Those teachers are guides in their institutions and wider in the country. To this end we organized training sessions for adult teachers on two major topics: 1) understanding of L2L self-assessment tool and 2) how to guide their learners in developing their L2L competence. Trained teachers are used by project partners as source of information and multipliers for ensuring sustainability of project results. From one hand, project encourages adult learners to develop their L2L competences for more effective learning and adaptation in contemporary society, and from the other hand it encourages organizations dealing with adult learning to be proactive in improving L2L competences of adult learners by applying on-line L2L self assessment tool and guiding adult learners in developing their L2L competences.