JUST SOME FACTS: According to the Eurobarometer and European statistics:
- only 20-25% of students in European schools are taught by teachers who are confident with technology use;
- 43% of Europeans lack basic digital skills;
- 71 million students attending schools in Europe need to develop their skills for the digital society.
European education needs to keep up with technology advancements and the EU is trying to do this through technology itself.
The target of EU initiatives is both students and teachers, since no one should be left behind, without forgetting about adults in general, since lifelong learning is one of the fields where the European Union falls behind and one of the key aspects of the Digital Education Action Plan.
It is no longer a matter of simply wanting to be involved in education or professional courses all along one’s professional life, it’s now a matter of need: competencies and skills need to advance alongside innovations and continuous improvement, given that according to statistic evaluations, almost 90% of future jobs will require digital skills.
Networking and online platforms are the key. What are the goals then? EU wants to raise the awareness of a European lifelong learning area through online platforms (e-learning) to support the modernisation of education and training systems.
European initiatives are not just good intentions in annual reports and objectives for the future: e-government, e-education and e-learning are not intelligible things, but they can be put at work easily if teachers, schools and why not, also students, have the possibility to share efficient teaching methods and effective alternative teaching practices involving ICTs.
Even the most informed citizens cannot keep track of all the initiatives the EU is putting in place in this field, since they are many and they focus on many different aspects.
We will summarise the most relevant ones here:
- Eurydice is a network to support and facilitate European cooperation in the field of education. All member States of the Erasmus + programme can get information from the network about how to improve education systems in Europe through education policies and best practices. Educators, schools and institutions can get descriptions of national educational systems, comparative studies, indicators and statistics, but also details about practical conditions, such as schools’ calendars and comparison of salaries.
- eTwinning is a platform for school staff to find potential partners in other schools all around EU countries. Partnership can consist of simply communication or of sharing activities to set up and run projects. The eTwinning initiative is a real learning community developed thanks to Erasmus + programme which provides the opportunity of direct contacts among European teachers; basically, a real address book. Now teachers don’t need any introductions to develop potential projects within their schools and for their students’ sake. They just need to register and get involved!
- SELFIE is an online tool to evaluate the digital footprint within schools. It’s up to the school to participate in the evaluation where students and teachers are involved, in order to get a report about the school’s development along the pathway of digital education and start an action plan to introduce or improve the performance of technology supporting teaching and learning.
The Digital Education Action Plan is the focal point of e-learning and e-education importance nowadays in the European Union. Adopted by the European Commission at the beginning of 2018 (17/01/2018), it supports technology-use and digital competence in education through actions such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital entrepreneurial skills.
Even if education is still lagging behind, the European Union is leading the way to a complete and rewarding digital education.
For further information:
https://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/index.htm
https://ec.europa.eu/education/education-in-the-eu/digital-education-action-plan_en
http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/index.cfm
http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/index.cfm
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JUST SOME FACTS: According to the Eurobarometer and European statistics:
- only 20-25% of students in European schools are taught by teachers who are confident with technology use;
- 43% of Europeans lack basic digital skills;
- 71 million students attending schools in Europe need to develop their skills for the digital society.
European education needs to keep up with technology advancements and the EU is trying to do this through technology itself.
The target of EU initiatives is both students and teachers, since no one should be left behind, without forgetting about adults in general, since lifelong learning is one of the fields where the European Union falls behind and one of the key aspects of the Digital Education Action Plan.
It is no longer a matter of simply wanting to be involved in education or professional courses all along one’s professional life, it’s now a matter of need: competencies and skills need to advance alongside innovations and continuous improvement, given that according to statistic evaluations, almost 90% of future jobs will require digital skills.
Networking and online platforms are the key. What are the goals then? EU wants to raise the awareness of a European lifelong learning area through online platforms (e-learning) to support the modernisation of education and training systems.
European initiatives are not just good intentions in annual reports and objectives for the future: e-government, e-education and e-learning are not intelligible things, but they can be put at work easily if teachers, schools and why not, also students, have the possibility to share efficient teaching methods and effective alternative teaching practices involving ICTs.
Even the most informed citizens cannot keep track of all the initiatives the EU is putting in place in this field, since they are many and they focus on many different aspects.
We will summarise the most relevant ones here:
- Eurydice is a network to support and facilitate European cooperation in the field of education. All member States of the Erasmus + programme can get information from the network about how to improve education systems in Europe through education policies and best practices. Educators, schools and institutions can get descriptions of national educational systems, comparative studies, indicators and statistics, but also details about practical conditions, such as schools’ calendars and comparison of salaries.
- eTwinning is a platform for school staff to find potential partners in other schools all around EU countries. Partnership can consist of simply communication or of sharing activities to set up and run projects. The eTwinning initiative is a real learning community developed thanks to Erasmus + programme which provides the opportunity of direct contacts among European teachers; basically, a real address book. Now teachers don’t need any introductions to develop potential projects within their schools and for their students’ sake. They just need to register and get involved!
- SELFIE is an online tool to evaluate the digital footprint within schools. It’s up to the school to participate in the evaluation where students and teachers are involved, in order to get a report about the school’s development along the pathway of digital education and start an action plan to introduce or improve the performance of technology supporting teaching and learning.
The Digital Education Action Plan is the focal point of e-learning and e-education importance nowadays in the European Union. Adopted by the European Commission at the beginning of 2018 (17/01/2018), it supports technology-use and digital competence in education through actions such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital entrepreneurial skills.
Even if education is still lagging behind, the European Union is leading the way to a complete and rewarding digital education.
For further information:
https://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/index.htm
https://ec.europa.eu/education/education-in-the-eu/digital-education-action-plan_en
http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/index.cfm
http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/index.cfm
Related Posts
JUST SOME FACTS: According to the Eurobarometer and European statistics:
- only 20-25% of students in European schools are taught by teachers who are confident with technology use;
- 43% of Europeans lack basic digital skills;
- 71 million students attending schools in Europe need to develop their skills for the digital society.
European education needs to keep up with technology advancements and the EU is trying to do this through technology itself.
The target of EU initiatives is both students and teachers, since no one should be left behind, without forgetting about adults in general, since lifelong learning is one of the fields where the European Union falls behind and one of the key aspects of the Digital Education Action Plan.
It is no longer a matter of simply wanting to be involved in education or professional courses all along one’s professional life, it’s now a matter of need: competencies and skills need to advance alongside innovations and continuous improvement, given that according to statistic evaluations, almost 90% of future jobs will require digital skills.
Networking and online platforms are the key. What are the goals then? EU wants to raise the awareness of a European lifelong learning area through online platforms (e-learning) to support the modernisation of education and training systems.
European initiatives are not just good intentions in annual reports and objectives for the future: e-government, e-education and e-learning are not intelligible things, but they can be put at work easily if teachers, schools and why not, also students, have the possibility to share efficient teaching methods and effective alternative teaching practices involving ICTs.
Even the most informed citizens cannot keep track of all the initiatives the EU is putting in place in this field, since they are many and they focus on many different aspects.
We will summarise the most relevant ones here:
- Eurydice is a network to support and facilitate European cooperation in the field of education. All member States of the Erasmus + programme can get information from the network about how to improve education systems in Europe through education policies and best practices. Educators, schools and institutions can get descriptions of national educational systems, comparative studies, indicators and statistics, but also details about practical conditions, such as schools’ calendars and comparison of salaries.
- eTwinning is a platform for school staff to find potential partners in other schools all around EU countries. Partnership can consist of simply communication or of sharing activities to set up and run projects. The eTwinning initiative is a real learning community developed thanks to Erasmus + programme which provides the opportunity of direct contacts among European teachers; basically, a real address book. Now teachers don’t need any introductions to develop potential projects within their schools and for their students’ sake. They just need to register and get involved!
- SELFIE is an online tool to evaluate the digital footprint within schools. It’s up to the school to participate in the evaluation where students and teachers are involved, in order to get a report about the school’s development along the pathway of digital education and start an action plan to introduce or improve the performance of technology supporting teaching and learning.
The Digital Education Action Plan is the focal point of e-learning and e-education importance nowadays in the European Union. Adopted by the European Commission at the beginning of 2018 (17/01/2018), it supports technology-use and digital competence in education through actions such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital entrepreneurial skills.
Even if education is still lagging behind, the European Union is leading the way to a complete and rewarding digital education.
For further information:
https://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/index.htm
https://ec.europa.eu/education/education-in-the-eu/digital-education-action-plan_en
http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/index.cfm
http://ec.europa.eu/commfrontoffice/publicopinion/index.cfm
