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Desired Outcomes
Phase One (2010):
- To develop a vision and definition of a ‘Learning Community’ and establish some preliminary directions for the initiative.
- To prepare a Civic Declaration with respect to the importance of Learning to our community.
- To develop an Asset Inventory of potential partner agencies operating in Edmonton that deliver learning opportunities in our community.
- To hold a Dialogue Event with public and partner agency representation and generate discussion about opportunities for collaboration.
- To identify priorities for action based on the Asset Inventory & Public Dialogue Event in the form of a proposed Community Learning Plan.
Phase Two (2012):
- To discuss, clarify, align, and design effective strategies for each one of the priorities and prepare a community learning plan.
- Through partnerships, to develop, implement and monitor an inclusive Learning Community Plan including ongoing measurement of success.
- To develop a transition plan for the initiative to become self-sustaining.
Related Documents
This report puts forward Terms of Reference for the Edmonton Learning City Initiative.
Measurement, supplemented by local evaluation and assessment already occurring here in Edmonton, is an important component of this initiative. The following are measurements related to Edmonton’s performance for 2010.
This map indicates proportion of adult prose literacy at level 2 and below, age 16 and older. Prose Literacy relates to understanding and using information from texts.
Health Literacy: Proportion at Level 2 and below. The degree to which individuals can obtain, process and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions.
Related Links
The CLI is designed as an independent and consistent tool that may assist communities in measuring aspects of the impact of their learning community strategies and policies.
“The Canadian Council on Learning is a catalyst for lifelong learning, promoting and supporting evidence-based decisions about learning throughout all stages of life, from early childhood through to the senior years.”
Paper that discusses “optimizing economic and social well-being through lifelong learning for all”.
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