Learning scenarios

On this page, you can explore some learning scenarios and concrete ideas on how to meaningfully use emerging technologies in adult education programmes. The scenarios are adaptable to different contexts within adult learning.

These learning scenarios across five key areas demonstrate ways to include emerging technologies in adult education programmes. From managing personal finances with AI-powered budgeting tools to building connections in digital communities, these scenarios show a multitude of opportunities to consider emerging technologies in adult learning, focusing on pedagogy and not solely on the digital technology or resource. They are relevant for the specific needs of the adult education sector (with a focus on holistic literacy programmes and adults in vulnerable situations), from the perspective of organisations, learning activities designers, educators, and learners.

The consortium developed the scenarios to be adaptable to different contexts, lengths and resource levels and include the following areas:

Literacy and Numeracy
Personal, Social and Learning to Learn
Digital spaces and communities
Environment sustainability
Democracy and active engagement

These learning scenarios were influenced by the practical implications of the research elaborated previously, as well as the main insights gathered from educators and other adult learning stakeholders through three external events with 150+ participants.

Whether you’re working on literacy and numeracy, democracy and active engagement, sustainability, personal and social competences, or digital spaces and communities, these examples offer starting points that you can adapt, modify, and make your own with the help of the learners!

You can easily download the examples below:

Literacy and Numeracy

📃 Learning scenario: Navigating everyday tasks

📃 Learning scenario: Smart money

Personal, Social and Learning to learn competence

📃 Learning scenario 3: My object, my story

📃 Learning scenario: Picture this

Digital spaces and communities

📃 Learning scenario: Digital spaces, human connections

📃 Learning scenario: Finding your place in digital communities

Environmental sustainability

📃 Learning scenario: Sustainability on a plate