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AudioYou are in: London > London Local > Your Stories > Audio > Learners' Lounge - relax and educate yourself.  Learners' Lounge - relax and educate yourself.Penny Wrout, 91Èȱ¬ London Communities Editor. This audio service has been created by adult learners, working with 91Èȱ¬ London, and is designed to inspire further study. What is Adult Learners' Week?Adult Learners' Week is the UK's largest festival of adult learning.Ìý In late May,Ìý learners and teachers have the chance to celebrate their achievements. During Adult Learners Week in 2008 Learner's Lounge was created.Ìý It's a collaboration between 91Èȱ¬ London and NIACE (the National Institute for Adult Continuing Education).Ìý The original idea of creating a radio service during Adult Learner's Week gave way to the thought of an on line audio service.Ìý The benefit of the change is obvious - if you miss a radio show it's gone for good, whereas a web-based service is available whenever it's convenient to listen.  Eleanor Dobing, Learners' Lounge leader All the shows were devised, researched, recorded, presented and produced by adult learners.Ìý Even the name of the service came from them.Ìý Their efforts were coordinated and overseen largely by Eleanor Dobing, with a little help from some other members of the 91Èȱ¬ London team.Ìý All the volunteers put in a huge amount of effort, and for most of those involved it was their first experience of working 'in the media'. ÌýSimon Beer, from NIACE, said: "This project represents an invaluable showcase for the achievements and life-changing experiences of adult learners in London." Learners' Lounge Roll of HonourAnke Andriessen So can Learners' Lounge change your life?Ìý Well there are certainly a wide range of programmes, tackling the subject of adult education from many angles.Ìý That reflects the volunteers involved, who hail from all kinds of backgrounds.Ìý Their ideas for progamming are as diverse as them, aimed at everyone from graduates to jailbirds.Ìý So why not look through the menu of what's available and see if we can motivate you to seek out more learning for yourself?  Anke, learning radio reporting skills Learning Behind BarsProduced by Anke Andriessen.Ìý The show looks at how education in British jails is structured and hears from those who've benefited from it. Larff Yourself CleverBy Ruth Rowbury and Alison Treacher.Ìý A programme to tempt you into learning by making you laugh.Ìý  Andrea Maltman Mind the GapA show which looks at how graduates still need to keep their shoulder to the wheel of education, long after gaining their degree.Ìý It's made by Andrea Maltman, a graduate and post-graduate herself.Ìý No BarriersThe message behind this programme is clear: there are no barriers to education, least of all disability.Ìý Find out how learners with various disabilities make the most of what adult education has to offer.Ìý Produced by Sandrine Grant. ESOLA programme aimed at people who don't speak English as their first language.Ìý It's made by Hamdi Elmi Yussuf and Zahra Bahmanpour are Somali and Iranian respectively.Ìý  Bisi and Arnaud working on their show Door to the FutureBy Arnaud Debelmas and Bisi Fadairo.ÌýÌý A programme which addresses any doubts you have about going back to school and makes a strong case for continuing education. The Goldsmiths' ConnectionBy Jason Grant.Ìý A show outlining why this University of London college is so attractive to older students.Ìý If You Can Talk, You Can SingBy Anjul Dutt.Ìý She's a mature student getting towards the end of a degree in media and business.Ìý But she also has a passion for music and dance, which she wants to share with you.  Yonase Abebe and Anneza Pitsialis Unsigned MusicBy Yonase Abebe and Anneza Pitsialis.Ìý This show features a host of unsigned artists who've learnt most of what they know about music and music production as adults. Ms FontaineA short programme by Cheryl George and Geoffrey Ogunleye who interviewed Ms Fontaine, an American rap artist about how she learnt to rap. The Winners' ShowA programme featuring short interviews with some of the national winners of the 2008 Adult Learners' Awards.Ìý Made by Tahirah Edwards Byfield and Mojda Hashemayan.Ìý  91Èȱ¬ London office buzzing with learners Taking up learning after a lengthy break, or a previous bad experience in education, can be daunting.Ìý But put your feet up and see if any of these shows can tempt you back to knowledge gathering, whether in a formal or an informal setting.Ìý Click on the NIACE site up on the top right hand side of this page to find out more about courses for adults.last updated: 23/06/2008 at 13:18 SEE ALSOYou are in: London > London Local > Your Stories > Audio > Learners' Lounge - relax and educate yourself. |
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