European Commission DG Education and Culture

Methods and Technologies for Learning ICMTL 2005

Palermo (Italy) March 9-11, 2005

EU Policies and Programmesfor eLearning

Maruja Gutierrez Diaz

DG Education and Culture

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A vision for Europe:Lisbon revisited

The Mid-term Report: • A sober analysis of the evolution since 2000• A reassessment of objectives and methods• Sustained effort is required at all levels, public

and private, European and national, personal• Re-affirmation of knowledge as the key factor

for competitiveness, growth and social cohesion

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eLearning in the EU:a basic tool for all key policies

• Education and training • Research and development• Information Society• Competitiveness and Innovation• Social policy and employment(ESF)• Regional development policy (ERDF)• Cooperation and external relations

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Education & Training 2010

• Re-focussing on core objectives• Enhancing quality• Increasing accessibility• Connecting to society

• Re-visiting the open coordination method• Peer-learning: clusters, focus groups, study visits• European frameworks

• Designing a new tool• Integrated lifelong learning programme 2007-2013

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The eLearning Programme

Four areas of action:• Promoting digital literacy 10% budget• European Virtual Campuses 30%

budget• eTwinning of European schools 45% budget• Transversal actions 7,5% budget

44 Million Euro for three years (2004-2006)

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Socrates - Minerva

• Understanding and supporting change• Promoting innovation and experimentation• Answering to specific needs and priorities• Fostering European networks in this field

Around 9,5 million Euro per year

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eLearning in the futureLifelong Learning (LLL) programme

Integrated Programme

ComeniusSchool

education

ErasmusHigher

education & advanced training

Leonardo da VinciInitial and

continuing VET

GrundtvigAdult

education

Transversal programme4 key activities – Policy development; Language learning; ICT;

Dissemination

Jean Monnet programme3 key activities – Jean Monnet Action; European Institutions;

European Associations

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eLearning in the 7th Framework Programme for Research

• A specific programme for ICT• Advanced research on technological issues; reinforcement of

European physical and virtual research infrastructure

• A specific programme “Science in society”• Socioeconomic research• Understanding the impact of ICT for people and for society

• A specific programme “Competitiveness and Innovation”• Linking research with industry and society

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Information Society

• i2010: innovation, investment, inclusion• Technology Enhanced Learning• eTEN: eLearning as a priority for deployment• eContent: addressing a crucial sector• eInclusion, eGovernment, eBusiness

• eLearning Conference: 19-20 May, 2005

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Social policy and employment

• Digital literacy: ICT as a new literacy• eSkills: ICT as an essential tool for work• ICT and employment: European Strategy for

Employment• Equality of chances: special needs, women• Innovative actions

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Regional development

• ICT and regional development• Economic development: industries, services, PPP,

training services, • Social development: public services (government,

health, social services, education)• Innovative actions: Innovating Regions, Learning

Regions, Learning Cities…• The European dimension: a Europe of regions

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External relations and cooperation to development

• Increasing interest in education as one of the best international cooperation tools• Growing number of specific agreements

• Increasing interest in education as one of the best cooperation for development tools• Neighbourhood policy, WSIS…

• Increasing role of ICT in their implementation

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eLearning evolution:a deep change

Integration of ICT in education has moved

• From research to practice• From awareness to take-up• From pilot projects to mainstreaming• From technological to cultural barriers

But it still calls for political leadership

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eLearning evolution:still a long way to go

• Lack of a common understanding of basic concepts: e-learning, digital literacy,

• Lack of comparable and timely data, of relevant output indicators and of adequate monitoring tools

• Lack of sufficient pedagogical research on the learning results of e-learning

• Investment in ICT has reached significant levels – yet, there is no clear evidence of a satisfactory ROI

Is the integration of ICT attaining its objectives ?

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eLearning policy:need for an integrated approach

Between different learning levels: Lifelong learningeLearning as a transversal issue, as a thread linking different levels of learning and different types of learners

Between research and practiceFostering technological, pedagogical, socio-economic and, in particular, user-oriented, learning-oriented research

Between supply and demand Building a solid demand, creating fair conditions for supplyStandards, interoperability, IPR & DRM, multilingual issuesFostering public-private partnerships

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Thank you for your attention !

e-mail : maruja.gutierrez-diaz@cec.eu.int