Policy
Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education
Open educational resources (OER) are materials used to support education that may be freely accessed, reused, modified and shared. These Guidelines outline key issues and make suggestions for integrating OER into higher education. Their purpose is to encourage decision makers in governments and institutions to invest in the systematic production, adaptation and use of OER and to bring them into the mainstream of higher education in order to improve the quality of curricula and teaching and to reduce costs.
World Open Educational Resources (OER) Conference
UNESCO is hosting the 2012 World Open Educational Resources (OER) Conference to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2002 UNESCO Global Forum that coined the term - OERs.
The 2012 Conference has 2 objectives: highlight the world's best practices in OER policies, initiatives, and experts; and issue the 2012 Paris OER Declaration calling on Governments to support the development and use of OERs.
Defined as educational materials in the public domain, or released with an open-license allowing free use, adaptation, and sharing, OERs provide a strategic opportunity to increase access to, and the quality of education.
Council conclusions on the role of education and training in the implementation of the ‘Europe 2020’ strategy
Education and training have a fundamental role to play in achieving the ‘Europe 2020’ objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, notably by equipping citizens with the skills and competences which the European economy and European society need in order to remain competitive and innovative, but also by helping to promote social cohesion and inclusion. The key role of education and training should therefore be fully reflected in the Council's work during the new ‘European Semester’ established from the beginning of 2011.
Media & Learning Brussels 2011 call for contributions closes 1 June 2011!
The Media & Learning Conference is aimed at policy makers and practitioners who want to find out more about how media can be used to enhance learning for people of every age. Interested individuals, project teams, institutions and organisations are invited to send in their programme contributions for presentations and demonstrations, the closing date for submissions is 1 June 2011.
To download the contribution forms, go to http://www.media-and-learning.eu/contribute.
Take part in the Media & Learning Conference for free!
Through a special recommendation offer, participants can receive up to 100% refunding of their registration fee. For more information, see http://www.media-and-learning.eu/attend-for-free.
Online registration now also includes credit card payment, see http://www.media-andlearning.eu/registration.
If you are a LinkedIn member, you can RSVP to our LinkedIn event:
http://events.linkedin.com/Media-Learning-Brussels-2011/pub/550850
Join the online community of practice on media and learning
The Media & Learning Community has just been launched, where anyone interested in media-based learning, media literacy, policy and development can connect with each other, join and start discussions as well as find and share resources in the community resources database. To explore and join the community, visit http://www.media-and-learning.eu/community.
Adobe is official sponsor of Media & Learning Conference 2011
The conference organisation is delighted to announce the support by Adobe and would like to thank Adobe for the continued support as sponsor of this event.
To find out more about the Media & Learning Conference, visit the conference website here: http://www.media-and-learning.eu
Tertiary Education for the Knowledge Society - Pointers for Policy Development
These Pointers for Policy Development are drawn from the Thematic Review of Tertiary Education, which covered tertiary education policies in 24 countries
Digital Agenda Assembly: Workshop 08. Mainstreaming e-Learning in education and training
The purpose of the workshop is to mobilise key stakeholders and Member States' representatives to support the mainstreaming of e-Learning in national policies as an agent for modernization of education, for all subjects and skills. elearningeuropa.info will participate. The workshop will discuss the current situation of ICT for education and training in Member States, the potential obstacles to full scale adoption of eLearning, and the necessary pre-conditions to mainstreaming it in formal and informal learning processes (ICT infrastructures, teachers' competencies, etc).
The expected outcome is a set of priorities and actions encouraging Member States to innovate in their education and training through adopting and integrating e-Learning into teaching and training. It should also include recommendations to the Commission on how to support the Member States in this endeavour. This workshop will represent the "kick-off" of the Digital Agenda action 68.
Profiles of participants:
Member States' representatives (education and training), eLearning industry representatives (solutions providers, publishers, etc.); association of teachers and parents, researchers, as well as representatives of international associations and experts promoting the use of eLearning.
Draft Workshop programme:
DAY 1, THURSDAY 16.6.2011
10:00 – 13:30
Opening/Closing statements:
• Khalil ROUHANA, EC Director INFSO/E - Digital Content and Cognitive Systems
• Pierre MAIRESSE, EC Director EAC/A - Lifelong Learning: Horizontal Policy Issues and 2020 Strategy
10h15 Keynote – ICT in modernisation of education and training across Europe
• Markku MARKKULA, Member of the EU Committee of Regions (CoR Rapporteur on Digital Agenda & on the Role of Regions in Achieving the Objectives of EU 2020)
10h30 Thematic Panel: Lessons learnt
Discussing and showcasing successful eLearning policies and tools
• Marc DURANDO, European Schoolnet
• Saverio SALERNO, Research Centre in Pure and Applied Mathematics / University of Salerno
• Richard STRAUB, eLIG eLearning Industry Group
• Oscar VALIENTE, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, OECD
• Etelberto COSTA, Portuguese Association for Human Resources Managers
11h30 Open discussion on lessons learnt and first conclusions
• Facilitated by Sally REYNOLDS, Managing Director ATiT
• Rapporteurs: Tapio KOSKINEN (Aalto University) / Yves PUNIE (IPTS)
12h00 Thematic Panel: Drivers and opportunities
Discussing drivers, opportunities and expectations.
• Hans LAUGESEN, European Trade Unions Committee for Education (ETUCE)
• Johannes THEINER, European Parents' Association (EPA)
• Georges VAN STEENE, Vice-President of the European Civil Society Platform on Lifelong Learning (EUCIS-LLL) and President of European Training and Development Federation (EDTF)
• Lara WIDMER, The Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU)
12:40 Open discussion on the way forward
Priorities for actions
• Facilitated by Sally REYNOLDS, Managing Director ATiT
• Rapporteurs: Tapio KOSKINEN (Aalto University) /Yves PUNIE (IPTS)
13:15 Conclusions
- Reports from the thematic panels and open discussions
- Final conclusions
13:30 – End of workshop
Workshop links and documents
- Biography - Etelberto Costa (36 KB)
- Biography - Georges Van Steene (42 KB)
- Biography - Hans Laugesen (42 KB)
- Biography - Johannes Theiner (42 KB)
- Biography - Lara Widmer (2 MB)
- Biography - Marc Durando (43 KB)
- Biography - Markku Markkkula (60 KB)
- Biography - Oscar Valiente
- Biography - Richard Straub (56 KB)
- Biography - Sally Reynolds (79 KB)
- Biography - Saverio Salerno (12 KB)
- Biography - Tapio Koskinen (43 KB)
- Compendium of Good Practice Cases of e-learning
- Education and Culture DG
- Enterprise and Industry DG
- Information Society DG
- Technology Enhanced Learning Research
- The role of education and training in the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy
- The use of ICT to support innovation and lifelong learning for all - A report on progress
- Updated Strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020)
Session organiser: Marco MARSELLA (European Commission, DG Information Society and Media, Luxembourg)