1. Research on Technology Enhanced Learning in the EU TELEBALT, 2002. 10
Vilnius, Lithuania
Disclaimer: this presentation reflects the current state of discussion between Commission, Council and Parliament, based on the Commission‘s proposals for the Framework, the Specific Programmes and the Rules for Participation.
Although a consensual view is emerging, a number of issues such as relating to contractual and financial implementation are currently debated.
Jens P. Christensen
Deputy Head of Unit
DG Information Society
Multimedia Education and Training Applications

2. Objectives of my presentation
Convey to potential project proponents useful information on
Technology Enhanced Learning
(eLearning)
as part of the
Information Society Technologies Priority
in the specific programme
Integrating and Focussing the European Research Area
under the
6th Framework Programme

5. European Union Some statistics Population in EU: 380 Millions
Population in 13 candidate countries: 172 Millions
Democratic and relatively rich countries.
Persons with special needs: More than 10 % .
Ageing population, school drop-out rates > 20 %,
too high crime rates and unemployment.

6. Total number of scientists and engineers
Strategic goals of the Union
Total number of scientists and engineers
Candidate countries
Challenge
Research activities at national and Union level must be better integrated and co-ordinated to make them as efficient and innovative as possible, and to ensure that Europe offers attractive prospects to its best brains.
Number of scientists and engineers
per labour force
Source: European Commission, Key Figures 2000, p. 50

7. Research: an increasing gap
Total expenditure on R&D, % of GDP
Japan: 3.1
USA: 2.7
EU-15: 1.8

8. ICT: a high political and policy profile
The European Union has set an objective for the next decade.
Lisbon council (March 2000)
“… to become (by 2010)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.”
ICT providing the key technologies …. for knowledge creation, sharing and exploitation

9. Europe: objectives e
Bring every citizen, school, business and administration on-line .
quickly

10. European Research Area and FP6
ERA, European Research Area (Overall Strategy)
eEurope 2005 and eLearning (Initiatives/Action plans)
FP, Framework Programmes for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration (Funded programmes)
eEurope is spearheading implementation policies while FP6 is shaping the future by contributing to a coherent European Research Area for IST

11. Technology Enhanced Learning
History
FP2: Start as “Delta Programme” in 1988
FP3: Telematics of General Interest(ET)
FP4: Telematics Application Programme (TAP-ET) + (Edu-MM Taskforce)
FP5: IST - Multimedia Applications in Education and Training

12. Education and Training within the IST Programme (FP5)
DEVELOPING THE EUROPEAN LEARNING INFRASTRUCTURE

13. Technology Enhanced Learning
Ballast
Results from many projects
Consensus (methods and areas)
Experience/know-how (projects and EC)
Norms, standards, metadata
Human networks / strong constituency / PROMETEUS
International relations

14. Framework Programme 6
Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration FP
Specific Programme (What) : “Integrating and Focussing the European Research Area”
Priority 2 : IST, Information Society Technologies
Technology Enhanced Learning (eLearning)
Rules for participation (Who and how)
Work Programmes

15. Technology Enhanced Learning
Vision
To develop technologies to empower
individuals and organisations
to build competencies
to exploit the opportunities
of tomorrow's knowledge society/economy

16. Technology Enhanced Learning
Strategy 1/2
Technology Enhanced Learning
Learning and knowledge paradigms for personalised ubiquitous learning applications
with new organisational, business and learning models
taking into account socio-economic, cultural and motivational factors

17. Technology Enhanced Learning
Strategy 2/2
Technology Enhanced Learning
Lowering of technological barriers in the learning path, unlocking of computing resources and networks,
and enabling individuals, groups of individuals, and organisations
(including special needs)
to fully exploit the potential of "ambient intelligence"

18. Technology Enhanced Learning
Principle
Technology Enhanced Learning
Inseparability of
- pedagogy, and
- technical, and
- organisational
aspects
Target Groups
Higher education
…….
Pedagogical aspects
Technical aspects
Organisational aspects

19. Technology Enhanced Learning (FP6)
Objectives in WP2003 1
The objective is to develop open systems and services to improve the efficiency and cost- effectiveness of learning, facilitating transfer and sharing of knowledge and skills, and extending access to new learning opportunities, independent of time, place and pace.

20. Technology Enhanced Learning
Objectives in WP2003 2
Lower technological barriers in the learning path, and offer new levels of collaborative, experiential and ubiquitous learning, supported with appropriate organisational and business models. Addressed are the learning/teaching needs of educational institutions, of companies and organisations, and the lifelong learning needs of individuals.

21. Technology Enhanced Learning
Approach
Technology Enhanced Learning
Access
INDIVIDUALS
ORGANISATIONS
Virtual
Learning
Communities
Knowledge
Creation,
Management
and Transfer
Content
and services

22. Technology Enhanced Learning
Research issues
Technology Enhanced Learning
- Knowledge modelling, representation and visualisation
- interoperable and widely accessible knowledge pools
- tacit knowledge elicitation systems
- ...
Access
Knowledge
Creation,
Management
and Transfer
INDIVIDUALS
ORGANISATIONS
Virtual
Learning
Communities
Content
and services

23. Technology Enhanced Learning
Research issues
Technology Enhanced Learning
Access
- Interface technologies
- Mobile learning and Learning appliances
- Personal Support Systems
- The Learning GRID...
INDIVIDUALS
ORGANISATIONS
Virtual
Learning
Communities
Knowledge
Creation,
Management
and Transfer
Content
and services

24. Technology Enhanced Learning
Research issues
Technology Enhanced Learning
- Network Infrastructures
- People’s University
- Communities of Practice
- ...
Access
Virtual
Learning
Communities
INDIVIDUALS
ORGANISATIONS
Knowledge
Creation,
Management
and Transfer
Content
and services

25. Technology Enhanced Learning
Research issues
Technology Enhanced Learning
- New forms of content modelling, authoring and distribution
- Interoperability, transportability and persistence of learning content, applications and learner records
- Standards (including educational modelling languages, IMS) and IPR
- ...
Access
INDIVIDUALS
ORGANISATIONS
Knowledge
Creation,
Management
and Transfer
Virtual
Learning
Communities
Content
and services

26. Technology Enhanced Learning
Instruments
Integrated Projects will cover all relevant facets of the research, including technology, pedagogy, cognitive and organisational issues. Networks of Excellence are expected to contribute to experimental, longer-term research on new e-learning systems and paradigms, enhancing human learning and cognitive processes. All instruments, including Specific Targeted Research Projects, will play a role in promoting best practice, take up and dissemination

27. Technology Enhanced Learning
Funding etc.
FP6 ~17 Billion Euro
IST Programme ~3,6 Billion Euro
Technology Enhanced Learning ? ?
First call for proposals : December 2002
Participate !

28. e-mail : infso-ist-learning@cec.eu.int
Further Information
Mr Prodi had the opportunity of highlighting the importance of the investment of the Union in this field, during his speech to the Parliament. In his own words: “Education, training and research are the key to economic renewal, to sustainable growth and new jobs – there can be no knowledge society without knowledge”. He also added that “we need an integrated strategy for education and research based on networking and mobility giving priority to the technologies of the future”
Thanks