eFIT at School eFIT at School IT and e-learning projects IT and e-learning projects

in Austriain Austria

Christian Dorninger, bm:bwk

ERI-SEE Graz, Nov. 2003

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Austria – a small countryAustria – a small country

20022002 NumberNumber FemaleFemale

PupilsPupils 1.209.6001.209.600 48,2%48,2%

StudentsStudents 201.900* 201.900*

51,4% 51,4%

TeachersTeachers 124.360124.360 67,4% 67,4%

Grad.sek.Grad.sek. 89.61989.619 49,2 %49,2 %

* 15% foreign students* 15% foreign students

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EU- BenchmarksEU- Benchmarks

5 European benchmarks: 5 European benchmarks:

1. Halve the rate of early school leavers (+)1. Halve the rate of early school leavers (+)

2. Halve the gender imbalance math&science (–)2. Halve the gender imbalance math&science (–)

3. 80% completing secondary education (+…)3. 80% completing secondary education (+…)

4. Halve the low-archiving 15-year-old in math&sc.4. Halve the low-archiving 15-year-old in math&sc.

5. Part. in lifelong learning at least over 15% (+ -)5. Part. in lifelong learning at least over 15% (+ -)

6. Education expenditures over 5% of GDP (+ ?)6. Education expenditures over 5% of GDP (+ ?)

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IT-LabourmarketIT-Labourmarket

Business recession – starting again (?)Business recession – starting again (?)

Lifetime of knowledge 2-5 yearsLifetime of knowledge 2-5 years

Old qualifications not used, new one not enough Old qualifications not used, new one not enough employees (60% of jobs of 2010 now unknown !)employees (60% of jobs of 2010 now unknown !)

Keyqualifications <-> professional know-howKeyqualifications <-> professional know-how

New IT-qualifications on 4 levels (Basic for users, New IT-qualifications on 4 levels (Basic for users, modest-IT, professional-IT, research..) modest-IT, professional-IT, research..)

Forum: Forum: http://www.ams.or.at/b-Infohttp://www.ams.or.at/b-Info

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solid general / technical and vocational education and training

development ofpersonal skills

development of perspectivesof our economy

development of perspectivesof our society

VET IN AUSTRIAVET IN AUSTRIA

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vocational schools for apprentices

40 %

secondary technical and

vocational schools16 %

secondary technical and

vocational colleges

26 %

secondary academic schools

18 %

VET IN AUSTRIAVET IN AUSTRIA

PROPORTION OF ENROLMENT / GRADE 10 (2001/2002)

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Knowledge SocietyKnowledge Society Analyzing symbols Analyzing symbols and and knowledge knowledge management is main production forcemanagement is main production force

Virtual economy Virtual economy is more significantis more significant

Teleworking will be increasedTeleworking will be increased

knowledge = information + knowledge = information + “structure”“structure” (H.M.Enzensberger, (H.M.Enzensberger, D.Schwanitz)D.Schwanitz)

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Content Content creationcreation

Community Community & Services& Services

E-Learning E-Learning platformsplatforms

e-Learning e-Learning Learning with Computer / Internet -Learning with Computer / Internet -nonlinear, mediabased, networkingnonlinear, mediabased, networking

evaluation of learning – platforms evaluation of learning – platforms and contentmanagement systems and contentmanagement systems www.virtual-learning.at

e-blackboards; newsgroups; virtual e-blackboards; newsgroups; virtual classrooms; online - coursesclassrooms; online - courses

Content - pool -> quality assurance Content - pool -> quality assurance -> content - repository-> content - repository

elearning with e-Fit Austria 2001-03elearning with e-Fit Austria 2001-03

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eFit-AustriaeFit-Austria 2001-03 2001-03

“ “New media in teaching at schools and unis” -> New media in teaching at schools and unis” -> good content like good content like www.planet-et.www.planet-et.atat, , wu@learnwu@learn, , wwwwww.bildung..bildung.atat, , httphttp://iol3.uibk.ac.at/iol://iol3.uibk.ac.at/iol (Content)(Content)

Support structure for e-learning projectsSupport structure for e-learning projects

Approach to reshape informatics studiesApproach to reshape informatics studies

Private-public partnerships (certificates) Private-public partnerships (certificates)

Austrian Open Source communityAustrian Open Source community

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What is an e-learning school (e-education)?EveryEvery student (upper secondary) can test student (upper secondary) can test e-learning sequences in the next to years e-learning sequences in the next to years

AllAll teachers should get experience with teachers should get experience with e-learning sequences in their subjectse-learning sequences in their subjects

Teams of teachersTeams of teachers work on e-learning programmes (didactics, work on e-learning programmes (didactics, methods, content)methods, content)

Good school experience in Good school experience in regional networksregional networks

Steering groupSteering group of school partners must be established to of school partners must be established to support content developmentsupport content development

Cluster schools are working in networks and offer Cluster schools are working in networks and offer additional additional qualificationsqualifications (IT-certificates) (IT-certificates)

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House of learningHouse of learning

““Dreaming of a school” – H.G. Rolff (2002)Dreaming of a school” – H.G. Rolff (2002)

Learning assignments/colleg model Learning assignments/colleg model

School programme, change managementSchool programme, change management

50% of syllabus made by school community 50% of syllabus made by school community

Global budgetingGlobal budgeting

Exchange of good practice; Exchange of good practice;

Evaluation-cultureEvaluation-culture

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Inhouse organisation Inhouse organisation

Only concrete pedagogical visions can release a Only concrete pedagogical visions can release a fundamental change process: fundamental change process:

e-Education (“e-learning-school”)e-Education (“e-learning-school”)

Bilinguality (two languages at school for all)Bilinguality (two languages at school for all)

VET close to work-procecces (e.g. business VET close to work-procecces (e.g. business process chains, training firms, engineering)process chains, training firms, engineering)

Internationality (projects working, clustering)Internationality (projects working, clustering)

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E-learning school clustersE-learning school clustersPick the winners and let them work together:Pick the winners and let them work together:

About 50 schools in all provincesAbout 50 schools in all provinces

Exchange experience in different typesExchange experience in different types

Cooperation with unis and companiesCooperation with unis and companies

Reinvent “old” pedagogical concepts Reinvent “old” pedagogical concepts (Daltonplan, training firms, industry project)(Daltonplan, training firms, industry project)

Regional clusters with local coordinationRegional clusters with local coordination

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Support structure outsideSupport structure outside

Change process must be supported:Change process must be supported:

E-learning portal and server structuresE-learning portal and server structures

Learning platforms (LMS, CMS, LCMS,…)Learning platforms (LMS, CMS, LCMS,…)

e-Content creation and providinge-Content creation and providing

Studies to answer questions of e-learning / Studies to answer questions of e-learning / e-teaching in a scientific waye-teaching in a scientific way

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Critical Success factorsCritical Success factors

1) e-learning school clusters (structure with 1) e-learning school clusters (structure with selforganisation and benchmarking)selforganisation and benchmarking)

http://www.schule.at/elc-communityhttp://www.schule.at/elc-community

http://e-lisa.at/notebook-klassenhttp://e-lisa.at/notebook-klassen

2) Content(server) with material (critical mass)2) Content(server) with material (critical mass)

“ “Schulbuchextra”: Schulbuchextra”: http://sbx.bildung.athttp://sbx.bildung.at

“ “Mathe-online”: Mathe-online”: http://www.mathe-online.athttp://www.mathe-online.at

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eLearning Content-Cluster Austria: Architecture

Metadata-Management und -Repository

Metadata- und Thesaurus-Recherche

Content-Management

In development In conceptionIn realisation Must be provided by partners

Usability-Management

Access and Authorisation

Content-Provider

eLearning Content-Cluster Austria

Virtuelle Schule

EduthekContake FUBBBitmedia (ECDL)

Schulbuch-Extra (SbX)

eTeaching

InterfaceInterfaceInterface InterfaceInterfaceInterface Interface

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RoomsStudyroom

CourseroomCafé

AdministrationFoyer

RolesTrainees (->Profiles)Trainers & TutorsAuthorsAdministrators

ToolsChatMessagingNotesDiscussion ForumsProgress TrackingSearchMultilingualityLibrary, GlossaryStatistics Reports...

LMS:LMS:

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Example for contenthosting

FUBBhomepage

www.esffubb.at

Education-server Votec

www.votec.at

Learn-platform Blackboard

http://193.171.249.213

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Virtual classroom

FUBB-TeamPIB Wien

LMS-system Blackboard

Class -booking

Virtual classroom

Content

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Individuell preparation of lessons

Cooperation models at school

Content-Server

Publishers of e-content material e-Content for all e-Content for all types of schoolstypes of schools

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Studies of learning in notebook-Studies of learning in notebook-classesclasses

High satisfaction of students with e-learning High satisfaction of students with e-learning environmentenvironment

High teacher agreement and abilitiesHigh teacher agreement and abilities NotebookPC-class students are better in NotebookPC-class students are better in

organisation of learningorganisation of learning They are better problem solvers and texteditorsThey are better problem solvers and texteditors Negative consequences (lack of con-centration, Negative consequences (lack of con-centration,

internet manic, worse marks) could not be found internet manic, worse marks) could not be found

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Concrete examples of Concrete examples of IT-expeditureIT-expediture

Four Casestudies Four Casestudies (tomorrow):(tomorrow):

Roll out of a basic skills product-ECDLRoll out of a basic skills product-ECDL

eContent for all – ECDL-LearningCDeContent for all – ECDL-LearningCD

CISCO-Networking academyCISCO-Networking academy

E-learning village: school and student-E-learning village: school and student-administrationadministration