EEducation ELearning in Austria Mag Axel Zahlut European

Do we need a change? "Education is what most people get, some teach and

"Modern technologies provide access to information in an unlimited way but also, without any

Shifts? • Teacher-centred vs. student-centred approach • e-inclusion (professional & private life) • practical

• 5 students per computer • 50% of schools use e-learning or web

european level national level SCHOOLS federal state

EUROPEAN LEVEL - 13 current international projects - 16 international projects completed specific and

NATIONAL LEVEL - 16 national projects with specific tasks and challenges - http: //www.

FEDERAL STATE - educational server - regional content collected - valuable information for parents,

SCHOOLS - involvement in as many initiatives as possible - e-learning, sports and additional

http: //www. enis. at/ SCHOOLNETWORKS e. LSA http: //elsa 20. schule. at/ http: //www.

Is there an affordable e-Learning environment? http: //www. edumoodle. at/moodle/

6 • Enhance quality of teaching and learning • Teach digital competences • Enhance

enhance quality of teaching and learning • quality of using and sharing content •

teach digital competences • raising the awareness of the necessity of digital skills •

enhance the success on the labour market • setting benchmarks for ICT in education

modernize the organisation structure • using ICT in the educational administration for a powerful

integrate society • access to the potential for everyone: inclusion e- • removing barriers

boost art and culture • presentation independent from location with ICT • access for

CONCLUSION e. Education & e. Learning is not a concept! It is a necessary

References Book: Weiler, Hans N. (2009): Bildung im Zeitalter ihrer technologischen Reproduzierbarkeit. in: Schlüter,

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E-Education & E-Learning in Austria Mag. Axel Zahlut European Network for Innovative Schools Austria

Do we need a change? "Education is what most people get, some teach and few have!" Karl Kraus

Changing circumstances Why?

Current data Background?

Austria's basic Structure HOW?

strategical Objectives Future?

Changing circumstances Why?

"Modern technologies provide access to information in an unlimited way but also, without any oder! Therefore students will have to learn how to manage the information they get and to put in order. " Prof. Hans N. Weiler (Prof. Emeritus in Stanford) CLOUD

Shifts? • Teacher-centred vs. student-centred approach • e-inclusion (professional & private life) • practical level

Current data Background?

• 5 students per computer • 50% of schools use e-learning or web 2. 0 • 50% of the teachers in training since 2000 • 20. 000 ECDLs completed annualy • 210. 000 modular ECDL exams annualy • over 25% of schools involved in int. projects Source: efit 21, 2010

Austria's basic Structure HOW?

european level national level SCHOOLS federal state

EUROPEAN LEVEL - 13 current international projects - 16 international projects completed specific and targeted content or future design of the classroom http: //virtuelleschule. bmukk. gv. at/projekte-international/ SCHOOLS

NATIONAL LEVEL - 16 national projects with specific tasks and challenges - http: //www. schule. at new e. Content for classroom use http: //virtuelleschule. bmukk. gv. at/projekte-national/ SCHOOLS

FEDERAL STATE - educational server - regional content collected - valuable information for parents, students and teachers http: //virtuelleschule. bmukk. gv. at/projekte-national/bildungsserver/ SCHOOLS

SCHOOLS - involvement in as many initiatives as possible - e-learning, sports and additional subjects - participations in school networks - e-learning platforms

http: //www. enis. at/ SCHOOLNETWORKS e. LSA http: //elsa 20. schule. at/ http: //www. elc 20. com/

Is there an affordable e-Learning environment? http: //www. edumoodle. at/moodle/

strategical Objectives Future?

6 • Enhance quality of teaching and learning • Teach digital competences • Enhance the success on the labour market • Modernize the organisation structure • Integrate the society • Boost art and culture

enhance quality of teaching and learning • quality of using and sharing content • learning platforms and content portals • investments in the infrastructure • netbook project for competence-based learning • individualization of learning and teaching

teach digital competences • raising the awareness of the necessity of digital skills • appropriate teachers training & further training • EPICT, Virtual Pedagogical Academia, New Middle School

enhance the success on the labour market • setting benchmarks for ICT in education • standarizing methods of teaching • jobs for information technology more appealing - especially to girls and young women • school pilot IT & gender, industrial certificates, ECDL

modernize the organisation structure • using ICT in the educational administration for a powerful infrastructure • services and applications for target groups • modern applications on all levels • E-Government • edu. card, edu. net, broadband connection, statistic-datawarehouse, ELAK

integrate society • access to the potential for everyone: inclusion e- • removing barriers for social integration • including ICT and media used by juveniles in the pedagogical approach • media literacy • edu. gov - E-Government in class

boost art and culture • presentation independent from location with ICT • access for future generation without any barriers • including it in class • easy access to the digitalized cultural heritage • Culture Pool, digitalization of the portfolios of museums, galleries, and archives

CONCLUSION e. Education & e. Learning is not a concept! It is a necessary fact!!

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