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ICT in Europe Insight into European Policies and Scenarios for ICT in Education. Becta Research Conference 13 June 2003 Anja Balanskat European Schoolnet. European Schoolnet www.eun.org. Joint venture between 24 Ministries of Education
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ICT in EuropeInsight into European Policies and Scenarios for ICT in Education Becta Research Conference 13 June 2003 Anja Balanskat European Schoolnet
European Schoolnetwww.eun.org • Joint venture between 24 Ministries of Education • European virtual campus for collaboration and learning • Sharing learning resources, building communities
European SchoolnetTarget audience: • Teachers (www.eschoolnet.org) • Principals (SMC)http://smc.eun.org/ • Policy Makers http:// insight.eun.org • Researchers http:// insight.eun.org
INSIGHThttp://insight.eun.org • Information about ICT policy development in education • Evidence of good teaching and learning practices • Analyse and publish knowledge in accessible formats
INSIGHThttp://insight.eun.org • Policy (Briefings, Country Reports, Trend papers) • Practice • Standardisation • Research
Policy Context for elearning 2002 • 3rd /4th Phase of ICT policy making • Shift: Focus on learning process • Quality of services and infrastructure • Centralisation vs. decentralisation
Trends 2002 • Innovation in education • Exchanging best practice • Focus on research • Broader concepts for content provision • Tools for knowledge sharing
Policy Context for elearning 2003 • Educational Reform/ New Paradigms • Government changes • Economic climate • Make or break point
Country Insights 2003 • Switzerland • Norway • The Netherlands • Hungary • France
Switzerland 2003 • Cantonal structure • „National vision building“ • ICT task force • Linking school- university • In service training
Norway 2003 • National Learning Net • Pedagogical use of ICT • Development of broadband • Monitoring ICT policy
The Netherlands 2003 • Mission critical • Autonomy/responsibility of schools and training institutions • Inspectorates and school portraits/ changing assessment
Hungary 2003 • Building the infrastructure • Content provision • Teacher Training • Exchanging best practice • Reusable learning objects • Reform of teacher training institutions
France 2003 • New Plan till 2007 • Primary Education • Computers for special needs • Call centres • Digital knowledge base • Virtual Learning Environments • EUN Study on VLE‘s (INSIGHT)
Scenarios for EducationThink Study –Valnet Project EUNDavid Wood, University of Nottingham • Scenario 1- Centralised control • Scenario 2- Schools as Learning Organisations • Scenario 3 -Schools as key nodes in the community • Scenario 4- ICT melts down • Axes of tension
EUN looking ahead- Ambient Schooling: what is it? • Ambient: surrounding • The school surrounds the learner. I.e • Resources (LO, musea, libraries) • Teachers • Experts • Mentors • Co-students • are available at the learner fingertips anywhere and often anytime
References • Country Reports: EUN/Insight/ Policy • Studies: EUN/Insight / Library • Think Study: http://www.eun.org/goto.cfm?did=19103 • VLEStudy: http://www.eun.org/goto.cfm?did=25201