Network Blogs

Here are the latest Learning Cities Networks Blog postings (to see specific Network Blogs, please click on the relevant name from the list of NETWORKS in the left hand column):

 

Notes from the seventh meeting of the PASCAL Learning Cities Networks “Reimagining Inclusive Economic Futures” (RIEF) on 11 May, 2021

Posted Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - 05:05 by Judith James

Network: Reimagining Inclusive Economic Futures

Attendees: Judith James and Chris Shepherd, co-leads for network; Rob Mark, Networks Coordinator, Pascal; Mike Osborne, Director of Pascal; Annie Tubadji, Swansea University, Wales UK; Kristiina Erkkilä, Espoo, Finland; Michelle Murphy, Derry and Strabane Learning City; Jac Torres-Gomez, Wyndham, Australia.

Apologies: Shilpi Roy, Khulna University, Bangladesh; Palmira Jucevicienne, Kaunas, Lithuania. Leone Wheeler, Australian Learning Communities Network; Diane Tabbagh, Wyndham, Australia; Bill Esmond, Derby University.

Future meetings/events were noted:

Workshop on Cultural Heritage and Impact Assessment: Report for the second online workshop, 19 May, 2021

Posted Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 18:04 by Catherine Lido

Network: Harnessing Cultural Policies in Building Sustainable Learning Cities

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This joint meeting was the second online workshop and third cross-organisation meeting between PASCAL International Observatory (Learning City Network on Cultural Heritage Education), the European Museums Academy (EMA), and SoPHIA – a project aiming to further promote collective reflection with the cultural and political sectors in Europe on the impact and quality of interventions in the European historical environment and cultural heritage at an urban level to promote a holistic impact assessment model, indicators, and standards.

Transformation Through Empathy Partnerships Webinar | A report by Jac Torres-Gomez, Wyndham City Council, Australia and Yvonne Lane Learning Limerick, Ireland

Posted Thursday, May 20, 2021 - 08:04 by Rob Mark

Network: Implementing an EcCoWell Approach for Holistic Development

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On Thursday 13 May 2021, Learning Limerick and Wyndham Learning City partnered to co-lead a webinar entitled: Transformation Through Empathy Partnerships. This was an initiative led through the PASCAL EcCoWell group, building on the paper developed by Peter Kearns in 2020.

Online Global Challenges Week - University of Derby

Posted Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 16:16 by Rob Mark

Network: Learning Cities: Meeting Today’s Challenges for a Better Future

We are very pleased to provide details of a week of online events being hosted by the University of Derby under the theme of Global Challenges from 17-24 May 2021. This includes a conference session on 19 May from 0900-1100 that includes many presenters from PASCAL's Learning Cities Network (LCN).

Building a Culture of Lifelong Learning as a Creative Learning Process

Posted Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 15:36 by Peter Kearns

Network: Implementing an EcCoWell Approach for Holistic Development

Learning cities are challenged by a turbulent environment in which a number of mega changes have interacted to produce an uncertain future. While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is centre stage, the looming impacts of ageing populations and the transition to a longevity society, and the impact on jobs of the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution, including artificial intelligence, have combined to challenge the foundations of our current society.

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