Centre for Higher Education, Greater Copenhagen - a university college for lifelong learning of teachers and social educators The ASIA-EUROPE Education and Research HUB for Life Long Learning Opening Conference Copenhagen 1 May 2005 – 4 May 2005 dr. phil Jørgen Thorslund Director of Research & Development The construction of a mode 2 learning organization

Educational programmes University colleges have recently been introduced in Denmark Since 2002 we have been merging 6 colleges of school, social and early childhood education and 4 units of in-service training. Our main diploma programmes: Teaching, Early childhood education Special education Leadership and management Adult education Guidance and Supervision etc. The construction of a mode 2 learning organization The construction of a mode 2 learning organization

The construction of a mode 2 learning organization Students and staff 6 campus in Greater Copenhagen 1300 undergraduate students (short –cycle higher education) 5400 undergraduate students (medium –cycle higher education) 1100 postgraduate students 400 lectures and associate professors 150 administrative staff R & D Staff: 16 ph.d. 5 ph.d. students (400 lectures and associate professors) The construction of a mode 2 learning organization

Three Core Tasks focussing on professional development Pre-service education programmes In-service training and further education Research & Development The construction of a mode 2 learning organization

Our concepts of knowledge production connecting the main sources pre-service education, in-service/further education educational R&D through the development of linkages between knowledge production among practitioners, action-researchers and theoretical focused educational research. The construction of a mode 2 learning organization

Competitive knowledge production   theoretical focused educational research practitioners experience based knowledge action-researchers proces negotiation The construction of a mode 2 learning organization The construction of a mode 2 learning organization Socially robust knowledge (Nowotny)

Themes of interest relating to LLL Evidence based teaching and social education - from normative to evidence based teacher education Adult education – training of trainers Guidence and supervision – service for lifelong learners Knowledge production through participation and partnership - CPD between collaborative practise and lifelong schooling The construction of a mode 2 learning organization

Provision of professional development: Teachers The construction of a mode 2 learning organization

The construction of a mode 2 learning organization