Information is now available almost instantaneously from multiple locations and diverse perspectives, through different tools and interoperable means, offering an onsite, online and mixed reality environment that facilitates learning more than ever before. Learning is a progression from knowledge acquisition, meaning and signification construction to transferable knowledge, signification, skills and competencies across fields and disciplines with local and global impact. The individual is free from space and time boundaries, flexible and interconnected and able to move without barriers within diverse teams and communities for personal or professional purposes. The 21st century Lifelong Learning program also involves the utilization of new methodologies as well as technologies to promote connectivity and intimacy; the environment needs to be useful and supportive for all. This collective construction of new knowledge, skills and competencies on a global, collective intelligence network, enables creative behaviors which influence everyone in close virtual or physical proximity. This book introduces a matrix of methods, tools and techniques referring to individual, team and wider social skills supporting the realization of one's dream. Individual, small team, social and community skills and actual competences, aided by the ever-present new and emerging technologies, enable and support every learner to expand and thrive on the Lifelong Learning life course.
Dr Niki Lambropoulos (Lampropoulou) is an author and public speaker, a Senior Researcher in Ontological Immersive Design Experience in Human Computer Interaction, a Scientific, Creativity and Innovation Manager, and an experienced Quality Assurance consultant. She is a qualified PRINCE2 Project Manager in London, UK. She finished her PhD in HCI Education at the Centre for Interactive Systems Engineering, London South Bank University. She was born in Ancient Olympia, Greece. She holds two BAs and a Diploma in Education from the University of Athens, an MA in ICT in Education from the Institute of Education, University of London. She has worked as a Greek language and ICT teacher, ICT Coordinator and ICT Project Manager. She is currently working as a Scientific Coordinator, Creativity and Immersive Experience Senior HCI Researcher cooperating with London South Bank University and Global Operations Division in London, UK, the University of Western Macedonia, University of Patras, the Technological Educational Institute of Patras and the Greek Ministry of Education in Greece. She has published widely in her areas of interest.
