eLearning Programme Call 2004

„Europäische Förderprogramme“FernUniversität, 13. Mai 2004

Friedhelm Nickolmann, Dez. 2.4

Some Background Information & Details on the 2004 Call

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Information Society for All

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eEurope Action Plan

- e-research- e-security- e-education- e-working- e-accessibility

- e-commerce- e-government- e-health- e-content- e-transport

Objectives • Bring every citizen, school, business and administration online - quickly • Create a digital literate and entrepreneural Europe • Widespread availability of broadband access • Modern public services• Assure an inclusive information society• Cheaper Internet

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e - educationEuropean youth into the digital age 

http://europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/2002/action_plan/eeducation/index_en.htm

• Every European citizen should be equipped with the skills needed to live and work in the information society. eEurope proposes to connect all schools to the Internet, to adapt school curricula and to train teachers to use digital technologies.

• In order to ensure that these objectives are met, on March 28, 2001, the European Commission adopted the Action plan. 

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eLearning Documents (1996-2004)http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/elearning/doc_en.html

• Call for proposals - eLearning Programme DG EAC/26/04 (26 April 2004)

• Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council adopting a multiannual programme (2004 to 2006) for the effective integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education and training systems in Europe (eLearning Programme)    (05 December 2003)

• Commission Staff Working Paper: eLearning : Designing Tomorrow's Education - A Mid-Term Report (30 Jul 2003)    • Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council adopting a multi-annual programme (2004-

2006) for the effective integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education and training systems in Europe (eLearning Programme) (19 December 2002)

• Report from the Commission on using the Internet to develop Twinning between European Secondary Schools (04 June 2002)

   • Commission Staff Working Paper - eLearning : Designing Tomorrow’s Education - An Interim Report + Annex  

(21/28 February 2002)

• Council Resolution on eLearning (13 July 2001)

• The eLearning Action Plan : Guide to related programmes and instruments (28 March 2001)

• The eLearning Action Plan - Designing tomorrow's education (28 March 2001)

• Communication from the Commission  eLearning - Designing tomorrow's education (May 2000)

• Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament:  "Designing tomorrow's education - Promoting innovation with new technologies" (January 2000)

• Learning in the information society - Action plan for a European education initiative (1996-98)

• Council Resolution relating to educational multimedia software in the fields of education and training) (06 May 1996) 

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http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/elearning/call_eac2604_en.html

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eLearning DefinitioneLearning Programme

• To improve the quality and accessibility of European education and training systems through the effective use of information and communication technologies (ICT)

• eLearning is defined as „the use of new multimedia technologies and the Internet to improve the quality of learning by facilitating access to resources and services as well as remote exchanges and collaboration“

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eLearning Initiative (2001) Current Actions and Projects

• 2003:13 Media Literacy projects31 eLearning support actions

• 2002:16 pilot projects4 strategic projects

• 2001:29 pilot projects

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Areas of Intervention (Call 2004)

• Promoting digital literacy

• European virtual campuses

• Transversal actions

• E-twinning of schools in Europe and promotion of teachers‘ training separately

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European Virtual Campuses (EVC): Objectives

• Existing co-operation instruments: mobility schemes, ECTS

• Favourable conditions for European HE: collaboration, sustainability, worldwide competition in an eLearning HE market

• Support know-how developmentfor effective use of ICT for learning and for meeting current and future challenges

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European Virtual Campuses (EVC): Priorities

One or more priorities must be addressed:

• Virtual mobility:complement to physical mobilityor specific potential of distance education

• Development of learning support services

• Trans-European deployment strategies for virtual campuses

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European Virtual Campuses (EVC): Approaches

• Long-term educational vision: Bologna process, mobility (ECTS), social consensus

• Co-operation (operational, sustainable): mutual recognition, validation, accreditation, eLearning strategy

• Partnership co-operation (concrete): inter-institutional contracts, common services, common services, faculties‘ coordination

• Students‘ involvement: collaborative and problem-based learning

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Requested Proposals Characteristics

• Balanced partnership (geographically, expertise)

• Respect cultural and linguistic diversity

• Involve new players with existing actions

• Proactive dissemination of regular, tangible results (delivrables)

• Added European value

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Formal Criteria (EVC)

• Organisations from public or private sector

• with interest, expertise and European experience in eLearning

• Consortium: min 3, max 8 (recommended) partners from 3 different countries (EU – min 1; EEA – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway)

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Financial Contribution and Other Settings (EVC)

• Available budget: 4.8 MEUR• Funding : 50 to 80 % of eligible costs

average: 0.5 MEUR

maximum: 1.0 MEUR • Direct and indirect costs • 10 to 12 projects expected für funding • Duration: 12 to 24 months • Deadline for application: 28 June 2004 (17:00)