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e Learning in a Global Society

e Learning in a Global Society. A Model or a Vision ? Prof. Werner P. HERRMANN Senior Advisor EDEN 2004 ANNUAL CONFERENCE BUDAPEST 16 – 19 June 2004. EU policy developments. Learning Learning - lifelong for live and work Learning - employability and adaptability

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e Learning in a Global Society

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  1. eLearning in a Global Society A Model or a Vision ? Prof. Werner P. HERRMANN Senior Advisor EDEN 2004 ANNUAL CONFERENCE BUDAPEST 16 – 19 June 2004

  2. EU policy developments • Learning • Learning - lifelong for live and work • Learning - employability and adaptability • Learning - skills and mobility • Learning - equal opportunities • eLearning • eLearning - knowledge dissemination • eLearning - knowledge and skills acquisition • eLearning - flexible and personalised learning opportunities • eLearning - collaborative learning opportunities • Learning vs eLearning ?

  3. EU policy developments • Learning • Lisbon Summit Conclusions (April 2000) • Lifelong Learning Memorandum (2000) and Communication (2001) • Report on the Future Objectives of Education and Training Systems (2001) • White Paper on Youth (2002) • Copenhagen Declaration on enhanced co-operation in vocational education and training (2002) • Council and Commission Joint Interim Report Education and Training 2010 (2004) • Employment strategies and guidelines (annual since 1996)

  4. EU policy developments • eLearning • Information Society initiative (1995) • Information Society action plan (1996) • Research and development priorities (1998) • eEurope 2002 and 2005 • eLearning initiative (2000) • eLearning action plan (2002) • eLearning programme (2004)

  5. EU policy developments • Learning vs eLearning • Model, reality, vision ?

  6. LLL in the Joint Interim Report • Making LLL a concrete reality requires immediate action • eLearning – a driver ? • Higher levels of participation in learning – especially adult learning – must be achieved • eLearning – a facilitator ? • Adult learning is too closely linked with either employability or compensatory education • eLearning – an equalizer ? • Social Partners are not sufficiently involved in VET policy and practice • eLearning – a collaborative supporter ?

  7. LLL strategies since 2001 • Little real, visible progress towards comprehensiveness and coherence • eLearning – the unifier ? • In principle yes, in policies patchy, in practice behindhand • eLearning – the system modifier ? • High emphasis on adult basic skills and growing attention to migrants/minorities • eLearning – the promoter ? • Life-course approach underdeveloped • eLearning – the bridge ? • Too little emphasis on workplace-based learning • eLearning – the burner ?

  8. New Member States and candidate countries • Continued emphasis on formal pathways, underdeveloped transfer + progression routes • Trend towards more internal diversification in pathways • Participation shift towards general education pathways • Non-completion rates higher in secondary VET • Expansion of private provision, especially for specialisms with good labour market prospects • Low level of employer investment in CVT

  9. Key points • Learning vs eLearning • Model, reality, vision ? • Integrated consideration of key points • Lifelong Learning and eLearning

  10. Key points • Raise targeted investment • Ensure concrete, tangible benefits + rewards • Joint measures across policy domains + sectors of provision • Responsibilities + expertise as collective resources, including organised civil society

  11. Key points • More knowledge about learning and motivation • More learning in real-life contexts • More active involvement of teachers and trainers • More development of integrated competence-based qualifications and validation

  12. Key points • More incentives + supports, less legislation and negative sanctions • Confidence + self-esteem are prerequisites • Focused encouragement for the disadvantaged and excluded • More flexibility to enable life balance

  13. Conclusion • eLearning exists as model in all sectors and levels of education and vocational training • eLearning is a reality but still fragmented • eLearning contributes as model to knowledge management through structured supply • eLearning is a reality but still fragmented • eLearning is still a vision for strong believers of a revolutionized learning framework • eLearning is a reality but still fragmented • eLearning is still a vision for making learning attractive to all groups of our societies • eLearning is a reality but still fragmented

  14. Useful websites • http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/policies/2010/et_2010_en.html • http://www.trainingvillage.gr; http://cedefop.eu.int • http://europa.eu.int/comm/public_opinion/archives/special.htm • http://cedefop.communityzero.com Thank-you for listening! wph@cedefop.eu.int

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