Towards a Knowledge Society Towards a Knowledge Society Carlos Oliveira Carlos Oliveira DG - INFORMATION SOCIETY Interfaces, knowledge and content technologies. Applications. Information market Technology Enhanced Learning DG - INFORMATION SOCIETY Interfaces, knowledge and content technologies. Applications. Information market Technology Enhanced Learning

The new society  knowledge workers will dominate!

The new society  ICT skills are essential for new jobs  But these go beyond the use of a PC 45% of workers use a computer

The new society digital literacy:  Work and learn together  creativity  problem solving  learn to learn  adaptativeness  culture diversity  holistic perspective digital literacy:  Work and learn together  creativity  problem solving  learn to learn  adaptativeness  culture diversity  holistic perspective

The new society  Decide what is the right thing to do!  From doing things right to... DATA INFORMATION KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING WISDOM THE PAST THE FUTURE

… 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... Lisbon European Council March 2000 EU goal for 2010

The answer  The political answer Europe e e & & Learning e e

Europe and learning e e eEurope 2002 => eEurope 2005: move from infrastructure deployment into service deployment Broadband connection in schools & universities eLearning Programme Virtual Campus for all students Research computer-supported co-operative systems based on high-performance infrastructures (e.g. GRID) Re-skilling for the Knowledge Society

Learning programme e e Objective: Supporting the mainstreaming of eLearning services and systems in education - formal and informal Topics addressed: Digital divide - digital literacy, good practices & awareness actions European virtual campuses - eLearning dimension to initiatives in Higher Education Support eLearning Action Plan, eLearning portal, cooperation & networking

The answer  The technological answer

Historical perspective Information Technologies Programme Advanced Communication Technologies & Services TARGETTED SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESEARCH TEN Telecom INFO2000 MEDIA SOCRATES LEONARDO da VINCI TechnologyIssues SocialIssues Mass Deployment Validation/demonstration Development Research Telematics Application Programme

DEVELOPING THE EUROPEAN LEARNING INFRASTRUCTURE Framework Programme 5 ( ) Multimedia Applications for Education and Training Framework Programme 5 ( ) Multimedia Applications for Education and Training

Focus: Integrating ICT in E&T environments Technologies : Tools for learning object production, repositories of reusable objects, assembly of personalised courses Platforms supporting the use of virtual and remote labs Computer supported collaborative learning Innovation in learning: new organisational scenarios for universities and schools new delivery systems for lifelong learning new pedagogical approaches > 100 projects 130 M€ Framework Programme 5 ( ) Multimedia Applications for Education and Training Framework Programme 5 ( ) Multimedia Applications for Education and Training

Source - Europe e e benchmarks

Europe e e benchmarks  Computers and Internet seem quickly expanding at schools...  But the % of students having access to Internet in schools is still below 20%!

Source - Europe e e benchmarks

Europe e e benchmarks  and schools access to broadband is quite limited!  despite the importance of bandwidth to adequately support applications of great pedagogical value!

Source - Europe e e benchmarks

Source - Europe e e benchmarks

Source - Europe e e benchmarks

Europe e e benchmarks  An increasing % of teachers uses computers and Internet for teaching …  but less than 1 hour / week is spent with pupils exploring the educational value of Internet  in a way that reflects a narrow view of digital literacy

The challenges ahead... The challenges ahead...

“the ability or inability of societies to master technologies that are strategically decisive in each historic period, largely shapes their destiny … technology embodies the capacity of societies to transform themselves” The Rise of the Network Society Manuel Castells

European Innovation Human Resources Early school leavers: 18.7% Lifelong learning: 8.3% of adults Creation of new knowledge Transmission and application of knowledge

ICT indicators (per 100 hab) 25 PCs (52 in US) 30 Internet users (61 in US) 28.4 households with Internet (51 US) 63 Mobile phone subscriptions (41 in US) Source - Information Society Statistics EUROSTAT 2001

Schools  ICT is essential to transform schools into “learning organisations” and  To support the emergence of schools as core nodes in their communities

The way forward... The way forward...

Towards an all inclusive knowledge society Inspiring vision SCENARIOS FOR AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE IN 2010 TODAY PC PC professional use “Keyboard and screen” “Keyboard and screen” “Writing and reading” “Writing and reading” voice telephony 5% of population on-line “AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE” Personalised and for all users “Our surrounding” is the interface Technology is almost invisible “Infinite” bandwidth and performance full multimedia almost all population on line

Framework Programme VI European Research Area Critical mass to maximise impact Co-ordination between national and European initiatives New instruments: Integrated Projects and Networks of Excellence

"Work on eLearning will focus on personalised access to, and delivery of, learning as well as on advanced learning environments at school, university, and in the workplace and in lifelong learning in general, taking advantage of the development of ambient intelligence.” Framework Programme 6 ( ) Framework Programme 6 ( )

Technology Enhanced Learning in IST work-programme Improving the efficiency and cost effectiveness of learning for individuals and organisations, independent of time, place and pace, through the development of open systems and services in support of ubiquitous, experiential and contextualised learning and virtual collaborative learning communities. Work combines advanced cognitive and knowledge-based approaches with new media, including virtual and augmented reality, virtual presence and simulation, takes account of technological, pedagogical as well as organisational aspects and aims at demonstrating next generation learning solutions in sizeable field experiments

Principle Intrinsic links of - pedagogical - technological - organisational aspects Target Groups Higher education ……. Organisation al aspects Pedagogica l aspects Technical aspects Focus on: -the learning process and -maximise IMPACT Technology Enhanced Learning in IST work-programme

Collaborative Learning Virtual Communities Collaborative Learning Virtual Communities Ubiquitous Access Knowledge Creation, Management... Knowledge Creation, Management... Learning Resources INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS Placing the learner in the centre Technology Enhanced Learning

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

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

Technology Enhanced Learning research issues Virtual Learning Communities Virtual Learning Communities Access Content and services Content and services INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS Knowledge Creation, Management and Transfer  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 ...

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

Technology Enhanced Learning FP6 - 1st call (April 2003) 4Innovative learning: –personalisation and adaptive learning for individuals –dynamic mentoring system for for math teaching –integrating experience based learning into the classroom –NoEs: research on new methods and new approaches to learning with ICT 4Learning resources & next generation learning platforms –dynamically adapt learning resources to individual needs and preferences (in schools) –digital learning resources and (professional) learning for work –GRID-based platform supporting collaborative learning...

Technology Enhanced Learning FP6 - 1st call (April 2003) 3Interoperability and Standards: –take-up and adoption, implementation and compliance test, pre- competitive standardisation –focus on learning objects, learner modelling, metadata, semantic web Overall comments –balanced mix of generic solutions and domain specific –links with national projects and synergies with international initiatives $Community building –bringing together researchers, stakeholders / users, commercial companies –consensus building is also part of NoEs attributions –former PROMETHEUS can be a good point of departure

Technology Enhanced Learning next work-programme ( ) Which topics –need to be addressed or –require further research? How to take advantage of new instruments –Integrated Projects (IPs) –Networks of Excellence (NoEs)? How to maximise impact of EC funded research –Critical mass –Synergies / complementary role of national and EC initiatives

 IST - Technology Enhanced Learning FP5 - FP5 For more information  IST and Framework Programme IST programme web - FP6  eEurope  eLearning Action Plan