Some of the European examples from this article include:
Examples of current and recent projects include:
- Netd@ys Europe: An initiative promoting the use of new media (multimedia, Internet, videoconference or new audio-visual facilities) in the area of education and culture culminating in a showcase of online and offline events. Recent developments have focused on the quality and educational content of associated ventures and promotion of partnerships between educational and cultural organisations
- myEurope: A safe web-based project designed to raise children's awareness of European issues, via innovative class activities and school projects
- Celebrate - a project based on what electronic content may look like in the future. The project includes the provision of an online database that will include learning objects for education
- Xplora - a gateway for science education for teachers, students, scientists, and others, containing activities, resources, tools and community links
- Spring Day in Europe - project in which schools learn about EU developments and incorporate them into the curriculum. It emphasises cooperation, communication, and the sharing of ideas between teachers and schools across Europe.
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3 comments:
Hi Wendy!
First let me say that your blog looks terrific. I spent a few minutes exploring your links. Thanks for improving my background knowledge of distance education.
I found the focus of several European sites interesting as they focus on politics and cultural awareness. I wonder if many American distance education programs for children stress such topics.
I hadn't thought much about distance education in other countries. I think it's relatively new here (at least in my circles), and we forget that others are developing similar formats with local twists.
I look forward to exploring the European sites. Thanks!
JW
Hi Wendy!
First let me say that your blog looks terrific. I spent a few minutes exploring your links. Thanks for improving my background knowledge of distance education.
I found the focus of several European sites interesting as they focus on politics and cultural awareness. I wonder if many American distance education programs for children stress such topics.
I hadn't thought much about distance education in other countries. I think it's relatively new here (at least in my circles), and some of us easily forget that others are developing similar formats with local twists.
I look forward to exploring the European sites. Thanks!
JW
I am not sure, but it seems like online and distance education started to be accepted earlier in Europe than it did in the U.S. If that is true, I wonder why. Thanks for sharing that article. I tend to focus on the U.S. context so it's refreshing to learn about online learning in other countries.
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