1European Commission
DG Education and Culture
L e a r n i n g
The eLearning Programme
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Seminar Networking eLearning practitionersBrussels 19th April 2004
Patricia De SmetMultimedia for Education, Training and Culture
DG Education and CultureEuropean Commission
2European Commission
DG Education and Culture
The political vision
Towards a Knowledge Society
Europe should become, by 2010, ….
European CouncilLisbon March 2000
“the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion”
3European Commission
DG Education and Culture
The political vision
The eLearning Action Plan
e-learning is:
“the use of new multimedia technologies and the Internet to improve the quality of learning by facilitating access to resources and services as well as remote exchanges and collaboration.”
eLearning Action Plan March 2001
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4European Commission
DG Education and Culture
eLearning Programme (2004-2006)
• 4 Action Lines
Promoting digital literacy European virtual campuses e-Twinning of schools in Europe and
promotion of teacher training Transversal actions
6European Commission
DG Education and Culture1st Action Line: Promoting Digital Literacy
Action in this field must cover both conceptual and practical issues.
Digital literacy is one of the essential skills and competencies needed to take an active part in the knowledge society and the new media culture.
Digital literacy also relates to media literacy and social competence, as they have in common objectives such as active citizenship and the responsible use of ICT.
7European Commission
DG Education and Culture1st Action Line: Promoting Digital Literacy
Identification and dissemination of good practice in the promotion of digital literacy• Access to learning
• Different cognitive and didactic approaches
• Addressing needs of disadvantaged groups
• Engaging and motivating approaches
Awareness actions via European networks Supporting actions carried out by European networks, associations, public authorities, etc.
8European Commission
DG Education and Culture1st Action Line: Promoting Digital Literacy
Call for proposals 2004
•Total funding for 2004: 1 600 000 Euro
•Expected average size of projects is 150 000 €
•EC financing: between 50 - 80% of eligible costs
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DG Education and Culture2nd Action Line: European Virtual Campuses
Objective:Providing an "eLearning dimension" to European initiatives in the field of Higher Education, contributing to the creation of a European Area of Higher Education.
Projects may address three specific objectives:
•Development of existing instruments•Transnational virtual campuses•European e-learning models for Higher Education
11European Commission
DG Education and Culture2nd Action Line: European Virtual Campuses
Development of existing instruments:
• virtual mobility as a complement and reinforcement for physical mobility (virtual ERASMUS);
• recognition and validation schemes (based on ECTS);
• information and guidance services, and any other synergies between virtual and traditional models.
12European Commission
DG Education and Culture2nd Action Line: European Virtual Campuses
Transnational virtual campuses:
• Strategic projects
• Recognition and validation schemes (based on ECTS)
• Cooperation models for e-learning
• Large‑scale experiments of virtual mobility in addition to physical mobility
• Development of innovative dual mode curricula.
13European Commission
DG Education and Culture2nd Action Line: European Virtual Campuses
European e-learning models for Higher Education
• models for cooperation between European HE institutions (as well as PPP models);
• the development of learning support services as well as for training teachers, trainers and otherpersonnel in the pedagogical use of e‑learning;
• the development of a better understanding oforganisational change and possible risks associated with implementing e-learning in HE
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DG Education and Culture
Call 2004
• 4.800.000 €
• 50 to 80% funding
• 500.000€ average EC funding
2nd Action Line: European Virtual Campus
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DG Education and Culture
3rd Action Line: e-Twinning of schools in Europeand promotion of teacher training
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DG Education and Culture3rd Action Line: e-Twinning of schools
Objective:
Stimulate European schools to build pedagogical partnerships with schools elsewhere in Europe, fostering language learning and intercultural dialogue:
- facilitate schools twinning via the Internet- promote teachers’ training in the pedagogical use of ICT
The action will address primary and secondary schools.
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DG Education and Culture3rd Action Line: e-Twinning of schools
e-twinning support network
pedagogical support and guidance, identification and analysis of existing initiatives,...
e-Twinning Site : an Internet hub for facilitating e-twinning
Promotion and communication actions: publications, press releases, launching and closing events, competitions and awards,...
18European Commission
DG Education and Culture3rd Action Line: e-Twinning of schools
Support network : General approach
convention between the Commission and Member States.
They will be built on one of the existing models for Community programmes.
Call for proposals 2004 :
oTotal funding for 2004: 4 950 000 Euro
oSubventions are granted following the submission of specific proposals by Member States.
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DG Education and Culture3rd Action Line: e-Twinning of schools
e-Twinning Sitean Internet hub for facilitating e-twinning
• targeted at schools and teachers
• user friendly and service oriented
• multilingual
• relying on the collaboration with the national support network
• providing European added value
• based on existing websites
20European Commission
DG Education and Culture
Portal main features
General information about the e-twinning action
o promotion, information on participation, general advice for succeeding at e-twinning, contacts for support , ..
General information about schools in Europe
Toolso user friendly registration , partner search tool , project library and
gallery , teacher meeting rooms and forums, ..
Resources and services:o examples of projects themes and free materials, links to resource
repositories and to relevant national sites, Helpdesk, expert pedafogical advice,..
3rd Action Line: e-Twinning of schools
21European Commission
DG Education and Culture3rd Action Line: e-Twinning of schools
Call for tenders 2004
Indicative total amount: 1,950,000 €
Expected publication date: May
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DG Education and Culture4th Action Line: Transversal Actions
Objectives:
-promotion of e-learning in Europe, building on the monitoring of the eLearning Action Plan.
-dissemination, promotion and transfer of good and innovative practices and results from the projects and programmes. - reinforcement of cooperation between the various actors involved, in particular by fostering public-private partnerships.
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DG Education and Culture
Background
eLearning Action Plan
• ICT group for Objectives Report: good practice case studiesand improvements to indicators
• The eLearning Portal launched (www.elearningeuropa.info)
• Meeting on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), held with the European Investment Bank, CEDEFOP and the eLearning Industry Group
• Studies on e-learning in iVET & in SMEs and state of the e-learning market
• Benchmarking carried out under eEurope
• Liaison with Commission services: Information Society, Enterprise,Research, Employment and social affairs, Regions, etc, also withCEDEFOP and EURYDICE.
4th Action Line: Transversal Actions
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DG Education and Culture
Actions:
• Active monitoring of the eLearning Action Plan
• Clustering of projects; support for exchange of experience,
networking and any other possible synergies
• Maintenance of an eLearning Portal
• Awareness and information actions via European networks
• Design and development of monitoring, analysis and
forecasting tools for e-learning in Europe, in co-operation
with Eurostat and the European Investment Bank
4th Action Line: Transversal Actions
26European Commission
DG Education and Culture
Call 2004
• 1.300.000 €
• 50 to 80% funding
• 200.000€ average EC funding
4 th Action Line: Transversal Actions