1. Technology-enhanced Learning: EU research and its role in current and future ICT based learning environments Pat Manson Head of Unit Technology Enhanced Learning Directorate General Information Society

2. Slide no 2 Technology enhanced Learning Overview of presentation Context for EU research in ICT for learning –Policies –Relationships to non-research programmes Research pre 2002 in innovating ICT in schools –Results, strengths and challenges Research post- 2002 –Vision, challenges, and priorities Where we stand today - & issues for the future

3. Slide no 3 EU research in ICT for learning Research policies - European Research Area –migration from small projects to large scale and comprehensive initiatives that can generate critical mass and impact - for researchers, for eventual markets, and for public sector actors Information Society policies - Lisbon Agenda and eEurope Action Plans –ICT in schools to broadband, eLearning Action Plan, virtual campuses, GRID and skills Technology Enhanced Learning firmly anchored as a societal and an economic challenge

4. Slide no 4 Research & non-research in technologies for learning Research - pre-competitive, longer term Impact – needs adoption by practitioners, organisational change and practices, translation into affordable & usable market tools Other programmes - eTEN, eContent + MS initiatives in context of eEurope and ERA pilots, and eLearning Programme – seeing the mainstreaming of e-learning

5. Slide no 5 Research pre 2002 in innovating ICT in schools

6. Slide no 6 Multimedia applications for education & training: IST 1998 - 2002 Focus – integrating ICT in education & training environments and processes Foster broad access to quality learning resources and services Improve learning and support innovation through –New organisational scenarios for universities and schools –New experimental delivery systems for life-long learning –New pedagogical approaches New experiences for different communities of learners

7. Slide no 7 Emerging results School of Tomorrow: –New models of collaborative learning – focus on sharing knowledge and on learning as social process –contributions towards a European school interoperability framework –Repositories of resources and tools Characteristics –Innovation in context – new approaches to pedagogical methods but standard technologies –Developing new paradigms – but tension between technological and pedagogical –Solutions tend to be fragmented

8. Slide no 8 Research post- 2002 Vision, challenges, and priorities

9. Slide no 9 Technology Enhanced Learning in FP6 Ubiquitous access to personalised learning through life “Work on e-learning will focus on personalised access to, and delivery of, learning as well as on advanced learning environments at schools, universities and in the workplace that take advantage of the development of ambient intelligence” Driven by - ambient intelligence vision ERA imperatives - critical mass to maximise impact; co-ordination between national and European initiatives

10. Slide no 10 Technology enhanced Learning Intrinsic links of Pedagogical Technological Organisational aspects Target Groups Higher education ……. Organisational aspects Pedagogical aspects Technical aspects Focus on the learning process and where we have the most impact

11. Slide no 11 Technology enhanced Learning Virtual Learning Communities Virtual Learning Communities Access Knowledge Creation, Management and Transfer Knowledge Creation, Management and Transfer Content and services Content and services INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS Approach Placing the learner in the centre

12. Slide no 12 Technology enhanced Learning Research foci Leading edge technology (eg broadband, mobile, GRIDs, ubiquitous computing) to be applied according to insights from pedagogical research Interoperability of technology components for new architectural models using commodity products

13. Slide no 13 Technology enhanced Learning Research foci Knowledge modelling, representation and visualisation for learning - creating interoperable and widely accessible knowledge pools Computer Supported Collaborative Learning - flexible communities of practice

14. Slide no 14 Technology enhanced Learning Improve quality and learning-effectiveness Reflect the nature of learning as a social process (collaboration, interaction, tacit knowledge) Support learners to construct their own knowledge according to their learning needs Link organisations objectives and learning goals of individuals New pedagogical approaches that ‘blend’ new and old ways of learning Challenges

15. Slide no 15 Technology Enhanced Learning – focus of FP6 projects Innovative learning: –personalisation and adaptive learning for individuals and groups –dynamic mentoring system for math teaching –integrating experience based learning into the classroom –NoEs: research on new methods and new approaches to learning with ICT Emerging emphasis on using technology for new learning processes and on improving our understanding of these

16. Slide no 16 Technology Enhanced Learning – focus of FP6 projects Learning 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 Interoperability and Standards –take-up and adoption, implementation and compliance test, pre-competitive standardisation –focus on learning objects, learner modelling, metadata, semantic web

17. Slide no 17 Technology Enhanced Learning - focus of FP6 projects Overall comments –balanced mix of generic solutions and domain specific –links with national projects and synergies with international initiatives –Formal and informal learning intertwine – breaking barriers between fixed (organisational) learning context –Lack of presence of mobile and wireless technologies as core enablers of “ubiquitous learning” –Professional learning - underrepresented Community building –bringing together researchers, stakeholders / users, commercial companies –consensus building is also part of NoEs attributions

18. Slide no 18 Technology Enhanced Learning next work-programme (2005-2006) Which topics –need to be addressed or require further research? –Where are the priorities in short term if longer term vision is to be realised? 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