1. Reflections on the use of ICTs in education: perspectives from EU-supported social science research Dr. Angelos Agalianos European Commission DG-Research angelos.agalianos@cec.eu.int Brussels, 11 December 2003

2. In FP4 and FP5 started in FP4 (TSER) no separate programme for ed. research -integral part of EU programme for research in the social sciences more than 55 projects + 5 clusters > 40 million € > 420 research teams Results available at: http://www.pjb.co.uk/npl/index.htm

3. Report European Union-supported educational research 1995-2003 briefing papers for policy makers http://www.pjb.co.uk/npl/index.htm

4. Task Force Educational Multimedia http://www.ecotec.com/mes/projlist/html

5. A key message ICTs in education Besides access to technology, a number of other factors determine the success or failure of ICT-related educational innovation. The use of technology in classrooms is socially contextualised, interacting with the institutional and organisational cultures of schools and reflecting elements of the prevailing social relations in and around the context of use.