LEMON

Learning Communities of Modern Liberal Adult

Education

Aim• To reform organisations of liberal adult education• To widen organisations’ networks with new local and cross border partner• To make sure that adult education

centers are seen as active and interesting partners

Objectives

• Adult education centers renew their working methods, networks and know-how.

• Cross-border collaboration is a forum for benchmarking and designing new operations models.

Duration and budget

•Years 2009-2011 • 947 872 €

Partnes and budgets• University of Turku• Tartu Folk High School• Swedish Folk High School • KG Foundation’s schooling centre Osilia • Foundation Tuuru• Tartu Intellectuals’ Society• Adult Education Centre of the City of Salo• Turku Adult Education Centre• The Civic Institute of Porvoo • Vakka-Suomi Adult Education Centre • Järvenpää Adult Education Centre • Kerava Adult Education Center

• South Western Finland’s Estonia Centre

WP 1 Project Management and Coordination

• Responsible partner: University of Turku• 2 project meetings/year• 3 steering group meetings/year• 9 reportings, payment claims and

payments• External evaluation (mid-term and final)• Final seminar in Turku• Final seminar in Tartu• Final report

WP 2. Development of Know-how

• Responsible partner: Vakka-Suomi Adult Education Institute

• Questionnaire, Evaluation of courses• 1. Project Management –course• 2. ICT –course• 3. Social media –course• 4. Business sector skills –course• 5. Course?• Presentations in final seminars

WP 3. Networking and Development of networks &

new target groups• Responsible partner: Adult Ed. Center Salo• SWOT-analyses of new target groups of

liberal adult education• Report: Systematization of teacher

exchange• Report: expectations of new partners • Pilot courses and operations models with

new target groups & evaluation & report• 600 students/participants in pilots• Presentations in final seminar

P 4. New teaching and learning methods

with social media

• Responsible partner: Tartu Folk High School• SWOT-analyses of new target groups of

liberal adult education• Report: Systematization of teacher exchange• Report: expectations of new partners • Pilot courses and operations models with

new target groups & evaluation & report• 600 students/participants in pilots• Presentations in final seminar

WP 5. Future workshops of liberal adult education

and regional development

• Responsible partner: Tartu Intellectuals ’ Society

• Detailed working programme• Workshop in Finland• Research as an online interview• Workshop in Tartu• Report (400 pieces & PDF)• Presentations in final seminars

Ask for more information, join our network, collaborate with ushttp://lemonproject.ning.comProject manager:Satu NurmelaUniversity of Turku/Brahea Centre for Training and

DevelopmentTel. +358 40 531 8079satu.nurmela@utu.fi