Four main points

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E-Learning - a Cedefop priority
Johan van Rens Director
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e-Learning
a Cedefop priority

• eEurope initiative - December 1999
• Lisbon European Council conclusions
• eEurope action plan

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Cedefop and eLearning action plan

• Support for
• networks of players in ICT learning and training
• documentation and information on developments in
  systems, financing and organisation of ICT
  relevant learning
• thesaurus and glossary about ICT learning

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Some survey conclusions

• anxiety over skills of teachers and trainers in
  using e-learning
• 60 of respondents have undertaken informal
  self-development in relation to e-learning,
  through a range of media
• lack of formal training?

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Some survey conclusions

• 66 of respondents rate trainers training
  programmes as poor or fair
• teachers and trainers are moving from ICT skills
  development to pedagogical issues concerning
  e-learning

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Trainers Resource Guide
an inventory of projects at European level for
training of teachers and trainers to help
identify good practice

• An excellent resource for the changing profiles
  of trainers

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Cedefop action

• working to develop e-learning indicators to
  monitor progress in the use of IT in learning
• e-learning conference, Thessaloniki, September
  2002

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Cedefop action

• promoting standards in describing e-learning
  resources (metadata)
• hosting a database of e-learning products January
  2002
• seeking alliances with industry and academia to
  disseminate information

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ETV and e-learning

• online surveys
• case studies
• bulletin board
• products and services

E-learning ETV eEurope technology
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European Training Village and e-learning
Bulletin Board Visit our experts and add
comments, questions and links Technology News
and links to information, web sites and
demonstrations of new developments Case
studies Studies with expert commentary on actual
usage/applications in organisations, with
opportunities to discuss background, context and
results
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Cedefop and Career-Space-Consortium

• Private - public partnership
• industry - ICT and other sectors
• European Commission
• Member States
• Cedefop
• training organisations and bodies
• European employers and trade union organisations

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Cedefop and eLearning action plan

• Support for
• ICT learning platform in Europe
• jobs and skills affected by ICT developments
• technologies, labour market and jobs
• guidance and counselling on career opportunities
• certification and recognition of competences

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The extent of
e-learning in Europe

• hard data from over 700 companies throughout EU
• analysis and conclusions
• publication launch February 2002

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e-learning surveys

• eight surveys on e-learning in 2001
• over 3 200 responses in total
• reports on findings available on ETV
• data available in De, En, Es and Fr

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Conclusions

• EU recognises importance of IT and e-learning
• emphasis on acquisition of computer literacy
  skills and on training of teachers and trainers

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E-Learning - a Cedefop priority
Johan van Rens Director