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Knowledge Society and Law. Florence 10 February 2006. e-Education and Knowledge Society. CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Istituto di Teoria e Tecniche dell’Informazione Giuridica. Maria Angela Biasiotti. Information Society.
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Knowledge Society and Law Florence 10 February 2006 e-Educationand Knowledge Society CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Istituto di Teoria e Tecniche dell’Informazione Giuridica Maria Angela Biasiotti
Information Society In 2010 Europe should become “the most competitive and dynamic knowledge- based economy in the world, capable of achieving a sustainable economic growth, with more qualified and developed employment and a greater social cohesion” European Council, Lisbon, March 2000 Florence 10 February 2006
i2010 - A European Information Society for Growth and Employment Priorities • A single European Information Space • Innovation and Investment in research • Inclusion, better public services and quality of life • 2006 Commission will review the contribution of ICT and digital literacy to key competences targets in Education and Training 2010 initiative Communication from the Commission COM (2005) 229 final (June 2005) Florence 10 February 2006
Education & Training 2010 Human resources are the European UNION’S MAIN ASSET. They are central to the creation and trasmission of knowledge and a determining factor in each society’s potential for innovation. Lisbon Strategy needs to go ahead Florence 10 February 2006
Education & Training 2010 Levers of Success • Focus reform and investment on the key areas for the knowledge-based society (in higher education, adult education and continuing vocational training ) • Make lifelong learning a concrete reality • Establish a Europe of Education and Training (recognition of diplomas and certificates everywhere in Europe essential for developing Europen labour market and European citizenship) Florence 10 February 2006
How to be reached? Information Society European political strategies are to be focused on people as the key and major resource Knowledge Society The training and teaching process is the essential step tool e-Education Florence 10 February 2006
e-Education old-fashioned society Represents the linking bridge between new knowledge society Florence 10 February 2006
e-Education • to make educational activities more efficient and effective applying ICTs • to generate new knowledge • to promote social change and innovation Florence 10 February 2006
e-Education 1 2 two facets methodological conceptual Florence 10 February 2006
Methodologically the application and use of ICTs in the various sectors of the educational system (school, university, post-graduate courses, public servants training and updating and general life-long learning) Florence 10 February 2006
Conceptually the introduction of those new key concepts necessary to make citizens skilled in utilising new resources and capable of active participation to realise new prospects introduced by the Information Society Florence 10 February 2006
Methodologically e-Learning is the most suitable tool for promoting e-Education using new multimedia technologies and the Internet to improve the qualityof learning means Florence 10 February 2006
e-Learning features • is based on a reliable pedagogy-orientedtechnology • is a social processfacilitating interaction and collaboration between people • implies organisational change • promotes teacher/tutor/student training communities and peer-to-peer relations Florence 10 February 2006
e-Learning main goals • to help the individual to realise his or her full potential and lead a happy and fruitful life • to reduce the disparities and inequalities between individuals or groups (the so called digital divide) • to ensure that skills available meet the needs introduced by knowledge society scenarios (the so-called lifelong learning) Florence 10 February 2006
Conceptually e-Education Digital literacy general concepts and notions directed to all citizens for making them e-citizens(change promoters and producers) e-…Law • new concepts and procedures deriving from the development of Information Society applied to specific legal domains (e-Government, e-Democracy etc.) • updating of traditional legal domains and disciplines Florence 10 February 2006
Conceptually e-Education Example: The modern teaching of administrative law must take into account procedural changes introduced by the implementation of e-Government e-Procurement Law? Florence 10 February 2006
Legal education in Italy • Law faculties are introducing new technologies in the organisation but still very little in education (conceptually and methodologically) • Blended learning (integration between traditional and online learning) is still the preminent teaching model Florence 10 February 2006
Legal education in Italy • Academiccurricula have been slightly adjusted to most recent conceptual framework of knowledge society • Many masters and post-graduate courses are being held on e-Government and Knowledge Society issues Florence 10 February 2006
Legal education in Italy • Training initiatives are addressed to the personnel of national Public Administrations and of regional and local governments for accelerating innovation • Educational centres were created in each Italian regions for lifelong learning in e-government and information society (CRCs) • e-Learning is employed in a low percentage of cases Florence 10 February 2006
Ittig activities • Numerous teaching activities in legal informatics and computer law • university curricular courses (Perugia, Milan, Florence, Pisa, Livorno, Catania) • post graduate courses and masters (Catania, Camerino) • doctorates (Florence, Genoa) • Refresher courses for training public servantsto the new E-government and e-Participation requirements off-line and on-line) Florence 10 February 2006
Ittig activities • Publication of teaching handbooks • Research activities on Information Technologies applied to Law Teachingaiming at increasing the awareness of the legal world towards the introduction of ICTs • Design of e-Learning modules in specific legal domains Florence 10 February 2006
Didalex a Hypermedia tool for teaching law • A first application • CD-Rom on European Law, inserted as a teaching tool in a new University textbook Florence 10 February 2006
Didalex a Hypermedia tool for teaching law An authoring system for supporting the autonomous building of specific web-based legal tutorials Florence 10 February 2006
Didalex authoring structure Florence 10 February 2006
Prospects e-Education new knowledge society Florence 10 February 2006
Prospects e-Education LEFIS activities knowledge society Florence 10 February 2006
Prospects Through LEFIS experience • to activate co-operative work and research • to reduce differences among European member States • to harmonise their social environmental prospects towards knowledge society Florence 10 February 2006