DElPHI

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- Participants -
University of Barcelona, Spain University of Barcelona, Spain
University of Manchester, England
Management Center Innsbruck, Austria Management Center Innsbruck, Austria
NKI, Nettskolen, Norway
University of Saarland, Germany University of Saarland, Germany
Foundation for Research and Technology, Greece
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- The Project -

• The maze of results from EU-funded
  eLearning-related projects can make it difficult
  to know which direction to take for new research
  and new policies. Supported by the eLearning
  Action Plan, the DELPHI Project aims to
  synthesize the results of recently completed RTD
  projects in an attempt to shed light into the
  fundamental changes arisen at the level of
  methodologies and learning processes necessary to
  propose a future agenda on the innovative use of
  ICT in Education and for the benefit of the
  European citizentrys Lifelong Learning
  endeavours.
• In principle the DELPHI Project aims to give
  responses / on specify the trends to a series of
  transversal research questions.

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- Research Questions -

• What are the new methodological approaches to
  learning in technology-based learning scenarios
  and what is their efficiency?
• What are the new co-operative learning
  processes, the cross-curricular skills and
  changes in teaching/learning, role changes
  configuring technology ICT-based learning
  innovations?
• How is effectiveness considered in the
  different innovations analysed?

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- Research Questions -

• What are the consequences for organisations
  when introducing these new ways of learning,
  including European cross-cultural issues involved
  in the process?
• What are the contributions of ICT to lifelong
  learning in terms of access to education and
  training? Does the introduction of ICT stimulate
  the dual society and thus social exclusion?

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- Main Goals -

• to synthesise and disseminate research findings
  of innovative projects with educational and
  socio-economic value.
• to assist the Commission to assess their
  results, by undertaking a scientific review and
  evaluation of projects funded by different
  programmes that are/have approached e-learning
  innovations from different perspectives and in
  different sectors.
• to implement an Internet-based observatory on
  learning innovation, to present and disseminate
  research work of EU funded projects and to
  establish a center of excellence as an active
  promoter and disseminator of innovative research
  projects.

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- Projects Objectives -

• to critically assess a cluster of projects of
  the 5th framework programme and action calls of
  IST, IHP and MINERVA, that are connected to the
  application of ICT in education and further
  addressing e-learning issues by identifying new
  methods and practices.
• to set-up an observatory for scientific
  monitoring and evaluation of the emergent use of
  ICT eLearning in support of education and
  training in Europe, building up on existing
  national, European and international practices
  with a special focus on e-learning innovations.
• to implement a European laboratory for
  innovation in e-learning as a source of reference
  and guidance to European research and as an
  active promoter and disseminator of innovative
  research projects.

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- Target Groups -

• The European research community
• Managers and practitioners of the different
  education and training sectors, including formal
  and informal learning
• Policy makers

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- Key Outputs -

• Reports on the analysis of 30 projects funded
  by MINERVA, IST and IHP Programmes
• A list of Qualitative Indicators of Innovation
  in e-Learning Reports on Pedagogical,
  Institutional and socio-cultural aspect of
  eLearning practices
• Policy Recommendations
• DELPHI Workshop on the Transferability,
  Sustainability and Scalability of eLearning
  innovations
• A European Observatory of e-Learning Practices
  including an experts Laboratory

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- Delphi Workshop -

The DELPHI workshop will gather together
researchers from different Member States who
coordinated or were involved in projects funded
under the MINERVA, IST and Improving Human
Potential programmes. The Workshop will address
the need to valorise research done in this area,
elaborate policy briefs suggesting new directions
for research and recommendations for future
policy directions.
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- Delphi Workshop -
DELPHI WORKSHOP INNOVATION NEW LEARNING
TECHNOLOGIES Transferability, sustainability
scalability   7th June 2004 University of
Manchester UMIST Manchester School of
Management UMIST Campus South Booth Street
East Manchester UK
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- European Observatory -

• The DELPHI Observatory is a platform for the
  presentation and exchange of information on
  eLearning approaches as identified from projects
  funded from various programmes and action lines
  from the European Commission. It will serve as a
  platform for the share of experiences and good
  practices.

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- European Laboratory -

• DELPHI is implementing a European laboratory for
  innovation in e-learning as a source of reference
  and guidance to European research and an as
  active promoter and disseminator of innovative
  research projects. The aim is to build a
  cooperative and collaborative community of
  professionals within the field of e-learning
  innovations.
• It engages predominantly in research on
  innovative solutions to the emerging challenges
  and opportunities of the transcending learning
  environments, linking pedagogical, technical,
  organisational and socio-economic research. The
  endeavour of the lab is the facilitation of new
  connections, as well as the ease of knowledge
  transfer.
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• The laboratory will be a central point for
  establishing a European research network on
  learning innovations.

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- Contact -

• Please feel free to visit our online Portal,
  where soon will be launched the DELPHI
  Observatory and the Laboratory.
• http//www.ub.es/euelearning/delphi
• For further information please contact
• Coordinator Mario Barajas, mbarajas_at_ub.edu
• UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA (ES)