Visir Third consultation results

Project supported by the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Commission.

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Results of the 3rd VISIR Consultation“What may promote or discourage changes

towards innovation friendly learning systems recognising grassroot innovations?”

András Szűcs

Livia Turzó

European Distance and E-Learning Network


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Consultations completed

Consultation No. 1:What are the most relevant factors of change and how do they affect LLL?„LLL in the XXI Century: dimensions of change" June –July 2012

Consultation No. 2:What concretely should change and what is the role of ICT?“Reacting to change and transforming European LLL: the contribution of ICT "

March - April 2013

Consultation no. 3:What may influence the change in the desired direction? “ What may promote or discourage changes towards innovation friendly learning systems recognising grassroot innovations?”December 2013 - January 2014

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Consultations run in five languages (EN, FR, DE, ES, IT)

Votes and participants

Participants

1st 2nd 3rd

EN 160 154 242

DE 20 23 19

IT 10 23 29

ES 15 10 25

FR 7 19 11

SUM212 229 326

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Participants

EN 242

DE 19

IT 29

ES 25

FR 11

SUM 326

Who are you?

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Teacher/trainer

Manager/DecisionMaker

Researcher

Student


Where do you work? In which education sector are you mostly active?

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

School Vocationaleducation

and training

HigherEducation

Other post-secondaryeducation

Continuingprofessionaleducation

and training

Adultlearning

Non-formaleducation


Do you consider yourself as innovator in education?

Yes87%

No13%

177 comments (50%+)received !

• The consultation reached a community with good understanding, effective practice, experience and strong commitment

• Attitude and personal motivation is amongst the most significant reasons to become innovative actors

• Service oriented culture in the institutions • Combination of grassroot work with scientific activity

• Innovation is often understood as a process: • Not only using new methods but also do research • analyzing results of non-conventional teaching :

experimenting – implementing – evaluating • Innovation is important to motivate the students,

develop their full potential, enhance learning experience• Sharing, promoting innovation, practices in social

media• ‘no’ answers: lack of time, no influence on processes in

the institution, valuing traditional methods


In your experience, what are the main barriers to (ICT-fostered) innovation in learning?

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Lack of understanding by parents (in schools)

Privacy and security -related issues

Copyright, IPR

Innovation is considered as something “dangerous” or “risky”

Lack of supporting network infrastructure

Still low rates of ICT penetration across EU

Rigidity of curriculum

Lack of funds for content development

Lack of time by teachers/trainers

Lack of methodological support

Lack of teachers’/trainers’ competences


Institutional governance, organisational culture: • natural conservatism, resistance to change and to new technologies by management, to enhance institutional policy frameworks• unwillingness to take risks as there is a 'blame culture‘ – risk avoidance•lack of timely ICT support – teachers always lagging behind students• added values by teaching excellence, professional development not recognised in career, • insufficient education-specialized ICT support personnel• incorporation of pseudo-professionals for training and so wasting of time of the teachers and wasting of funds

Lack of evidence: • for the usefulness of ICT• lack of understanding of how technology can support learning, impact of ICT on curriculum.• lack of convincing cases for innovative practices

Lack of funds: • motivation: no rewards for doing something different• IT development, maintenance, • instructional design, tutoring, coordination

What are the main barriers to (ICT-fostered) innovation in learning? - Remarks


What could be in your view the main enablers to (ICT-fostered) innovation in education?

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Higher investments on mobile devices/PCs to learnersSupport grassroot innovation

Support to the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trendHigher investments on ICT infrastructure

Allocation of funds to support grassroot innovationTraining on support of innovation for decision makers

More flexible curricula and timetablesMore evidence of effectiveness on ICT in education

More funds for piloting innovative projectsTraining on recognition and implementation of innovation


Main enablers to (ICT-fostered) innovation in education - remarks

Training: • training of decision-makers on selection of professionals for teacher training and development• better quality of teacher training (both in- and pre-service)

Management, leadership: • a solid pedagogical vision needed• more organised flexibility in the educational institutions (The Positive Quality Spiral)• opening up regulations to allow more competition in educational provision• open-minded managers and teachers

Recognition, motivation:• innovation/creativity as criterion for professional development and recognition of faculty• Recognition of importance of teaching in higher education• only when teachers see the value, they use ICT in teaching

Research and sharing of results: • sound and rigorous academic research on the effectiveness of ICT• more structural information efforts towards parents• Creating community currencies for co-creative learning

Funding: • piloting and maintaining the 'innovation' phase• support to Information society skills and digital literacy


What are in your experience good examples of concrete incentives to (ICT-fostered) innovation in learning?

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Awards recognising the innovation performance ofinstitutions or individuals

Public/private partnerships for exchange of knowledge

Public/private partnership to allow more investments oninnovation in learning

Paying respect to innovation performance duringassessment of institutions

Career advancements for innovators

Support networking among innovators

More development resources for innovativeteachers/trainers


Attitude, culture, motivation, recognition: • workload balance and time provision to learn, apply, evaluate and disseminate innovative practices• recognition and value of innovation in learning when in a tenure-track position• rewarding successful innovation to become common practice• allow poorly functioning institutions to fail - promote competition

Sharing and networking:• innovators should have enough resources for networking• Public - Commons partnerships, or Public-Common-Private partnerships. • sharing of concrete practices, find innovation accelerators

Management:• funding practice-based research• ICT enhancement should be part of educational institutions' strategies• everything depends on the management

Training:• support digital literacy training for users• compulsory use of e-learning & new media in classrooms & Initial Teacher Training Institutes

Good examples of concrete incentives to (ICT-fostered) innovation in learning - remarks


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Highlights from the consultation

Develop teachers competences, enhance their training, provide methodological support

Research needed to provide more evidence on the value of ICTs innovation

Support the networking of innovators Inform, develop and encourage institutional management:

pedagogical vision, openness, ICTs in the strategy Innovation as a process: combination of grassroot teaching work

with scientific activity Help innovations in their pilote phase Allow competition in educational provision Educational IT specialists, timely ICT support needed


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