Eucis@ecnais maiorca 10april(1)

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ing ECNAIS : European Council of National Associations of Independent SchoolsECNAIS : European Council of National Associations of Independent Schools

The meaning of Lifelong Learning for Civil Society and its impact on Independent Schools April 10th, 2014 The meaning of Lifelong Learning for Civil Society and its impact on Independent Schools April 10th, 2014 MALLORCA-SPAINMALLORCA-SPAIN

The meaning of Lifelong Learning for Civil Society and its impact on Independent Schools

Perspectives and Messages: “Europe in action for a new learning ecosystem”

Etelberto Costa, VP EUCIS-LLL

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STORYTELLING

WHY?

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Networks and Partnerships for lifelong learning: A EU level perspective

Eucis-LLL: Eucis-LLL: civil society platform, gathering 33 European networks in

civil society platform, gathering 33 European networks in

education and training, covering all sectors, including

education and training, covering all sectors, including

secondary and higher education, vocational education and

secondary and higher education, vocational education and

training, adult education and popular education; networks for

training, adult education and popular education; networks for

students, school heads, parents, HRD professionals, teachers

students, school heads, parents, HRD professionals, teachers

and trainers.and trainers.

WHOM?

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GREAT Conference, Lisbon, 16 September 2013

EUCIS-LLL: 33 members

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A “methodological revolution” The challenge ahead: digitalised learning

Disruptive innovationTsunami

First genuine revolution since Gutenberg

Learning ecosystem

SO WHAT?

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Tensions in education• Austerity and performance pressure Austerity and performance pressure at at

educational institutionseducational institutions

• EU PEU Policies olicies give priority to introducing ICT give priority to introducing ICT iinn formal education -formal education - Open Up Education Initiative Open Up Education Initiative

• Strong Strong competition for „social space”competition for „social space”

• Enormous changes in Enormous changes in user habits user habits and expectationsand expectations

• Strengthening Strengthening of of spontspontaneous aneous on-line informon-line informal al and and nnonon-form-formal (e)-learningal (e)-learning

• Entrepreneurship – innovation; criativity; jobs Entrepreneurship – innovation; criativity; jobs creation creation (youthjobless/employability)(youthjobless/employability)

• ACTIVE MEDIATION FROM PARENTS REQUIREDACTIVE MEDIATION FROM PARENTS REQUIRED

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2013 Communication from the European Commission on « « Opening Up Education »: »:

“All individuals to learn, anywhere, anytime, through any device, with the support of anyone”

Three axes•Open learning environments•Open educational resources (OERs)•Open infrastructures and connectivity

The European Union’s answer

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Opening Up EducationOpen learning environments•Support institutions to develop innovative pedagogical approaches•Explore digital competence frameworks and self-assessment tools•Enhance teachers’ digital competences•Reinforce learners’ digital skills including among disadvantaged groups

Open learning environments•Support institutions to develop innovative pedagogical approaches•Explore digital competence frameworks and self-assessment tools•Enhance teachers’ digital competences•Reinforce learners’ digital skills including among disadvantaged groups

Open Educational Resources•Develop open licences for digital educational materials•Increase partnerships for a better supply of OERs•Launch the “Open Education Europa” portal•Stimulate open access policies

Connectivity and interoperability•Develop frameworks and standards for interoperability and portability of digital contents•Promote research and innovation for innovative learning technologies•Increase schools connectivity

Connectivity and interoperability•Develop frameworks and standards for interoperability and portability of digital contents•Promote research and innovation for innovative learning technologies•Increase schools connectivity

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TEL-technology enhanced learning:Access, inclusion?

• Access, exclusion ?– The application of TEL is rather deepening than widening

(many schools and homes have no internet)(many schools and homes have no internet)– Does not really reach groups endangered by exclusion – Most users are coming from circles of already well educated– Age gap problem increasing:

(“digital natives” vs. „digital immigrants”)• KKey issue: do students haveey issue: do students have access to the access to the

technology?technology?

– In most developed economies and for middle class: yes – but not for the poor...and regions internet out

• Teachers and Leaders are Teachers and Leaders are inadequatelyinadequately preparedprepared for quality technologyfor quality technology enhanced learningenhanced learning

• Goal: Goal: cost-effectiveness andcost-effectiveness and quality assurancequality assurance

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1/ Why partnerships?

Partnerships for lifelong learning...

Long Life Learning = Long Life Learning =

PARTNERSHIPS + NETWORKSPARTNERSHIPS + NETWORKS

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Eucis Positions• THE MANIFESTO – MEPs (EU elections in may)

• THE DIALOGUE (INTER at all EU Levels)

• The LLL REPRESENTATION

• PIIAC, GRALE AND PISA RESULTS (WORKING WITH ill/unesco)

• ERASMUS + (LLL WEEK side effects)

• HORIZON 2020 for Learning (ict 19,20, 22)

• The LLL-HUB PROJECT (EU vision on LLL)

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Eucis Positions• Open Up Education – to act for close collaboration

with Dg Connect; Digital Agenda for social inclusion; Horizon 2020 for ICT for learning; jobs creation:

• Entrepreneurship – innovation; criativity; jobs creation (Project work).

• Validation on Informal and non formal learning (VNFIL Task Force) – workflow; sustainability; merit awards; recognition; EQF.

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7 key messages

• Quality and access are two faces of the same coin

• Without basic digital skills for all, no e-learning democratisation Without basic digital skills for all, no e-learning democratisation possiblepossible

• Tailored learning opportunities should balance massive outreach

• EducatorsEducators Leaders ( Leaders (ParentsParents) have a central role to play in ) have a central role to play in learning to digitally learn (learning to digitally learn (GREAT))

• New digital learning pathways have to be recognised by society and validated

• A transversal approach goes through broad partnerships (“learning ecology”)

• E-learning is before all meant to advance education as a fundamental right

EUCIS-LLL position on Opening Up Education

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Eucis PositionsThe LLL REPRESENTATION

LLL HUB PROJECTVision:Vision:To develop a European reflection on innovative ways to implement coherent and comprehensive approaches towards LLL, the project is structured around 3 phases:1. The LLL-Labs ; 2. The LLL-Forums ; 3. The LLL-Agora

Acting at national and european levels: sharing on LLL Acting at national and european levels: sharing on LLL valuesvalues

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Eucis PositionsPIIAC AND PISA AND GRALE ii RESULTS (at a low skills

trap?)

• Measuring is not action

• Social dimension missed up

• Connectivity/collaboration/sharing is missing (every european digital by 2020)

• >Ageing actions to be made

Proposals: Pilot Groups at national level (coordinators/ambassadors); INDICATOR for the shift to a Learner centered system;

The right moment to CHANGE

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Manifesto elements relevant to the context• Pedagogic innovationPedagogic innovation: : Support enhanced Support enhanced

learning experiences and new learning learning experiences and new learning solutions such as e-learning, distance solutions such as e-learning, distance learning and open educational resources.learning and open educational resources.

• Quality assessmentQuality assessment: : Reflect upon quality, tailored-made assessment and evaluation Reflect upon quality, tailored-made assessment and evaluation mechanismsmechanisms

• IImprove mprove teachersteachers and trainers’ initial and continuous training and trainers’ initial and continuous training as well as their working as well as their working conditions; better societal recognition of their roleconditions; better societal recognition of their role

• Flexible pathwaysFlexible pathways: : Support wider use of European transparency tools and the setting up Support wider use of European transparency tools and the setting up national national validation mechanisms for non-formal and informal learningvalidation mechanisms for non-formal and informal learning

• Learning mobilityLearning mobility: M: Mobility should be the rule and not the exceptionobility should be the rule and not the exception• Key competences and basic skillsKey competences and basic skills: : Promote the acquisition of basic skills, in particular foreign Promote the acquisition of basic skills, in particular foreign

language skillslanguage skills. . Refer to the Refer to the European Key Competences Framework European Key Competences Framework as a basic framework as a basic framework for all educational sectorsfor all educational sectors

• Lifelong guidanceLifelong guidance: : Strengthen and coordinate guidance services from earliest age, Strengthen and coordinate guidance services from earliest age, • Good governanceGood governance: R: Revision of the governance of EU cooperation in Education and Training evision of the governance of EU cooperation in Education and Training

(ET2020, (ET2020, Open Method of CoordinationOpen Method of Coordination; European Semester) and strengthen the ; European Semester) and strengthen the engagement of civil society.engagement of civil society.

• Civil dialogueCivil dialogue: : Acknowledge the role played by European organisations in education and Acknowledge the role played by European organisations in education and trainingtraining

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