An in-depth look into the current situation and trends in e-learning across Europe.
In this paper we introduce microlearning in online communities as a learning approach triggered by current patterns of media use and supported by new technologies, such Web 2.0 and social software.
This paper adopts a constructivist view of learning. It seeks to explore the mechanisms behind knowledge construction and higher-order thinking in discussion board usage amongst a less traditional, increasingly growing student population of work-...
CREANOVA is an EU-funded project that aims to undertake research on specific conditions and factors which are present in creative learning environments and promote innovation. While innovation is a defined imperative for European learning policy,...
Today, a large part of learning takes place in a work environment, rather than in tertiary and post-tertiary education settings. In order to stay relevant and contribute to the human capital of future workers, learning needs to be tightly integrated...
In recent years, ICT advancements have changed the way we think about science education in primary and secondary schools. Current expectations are that schools provide challenging environments for learners by teaching them valuable ICT skills whilst...
En este artículo se consignan los antecedentes que enmarcan el proyecto de Entornos de Simulación para la Formación Profesional. Una vez definidos los conceptos principales que subyacen al diseño de entornos digitales de simulación, se presentan los...
The EU-funded Learnovation project worked between 2008-2009 to stimulate a consultation process aimed to lead to a collective and consensus-based new vision of eLearning in Europe. The rationale of the exercise was to assess how and whether learning...
Small and medium enterprises (SME) are specially pressured in the competitive landscape towards greater efficiency, specialization and innovation. Web 2.0 technologies can be used as an answer to those needs, as enablers of new working methods, with...
The purpose of the paper is to present the Open ECBCheck, a new certification and quality improvement scheme for eLearning in the field of Capacity Building. The model supports Capacity Building Organisations to measure how successful their...
Peer production and user-created content is becoming an important element in modern eLearning, supported by the development of the Internet from a one-way information distribution channel to a two-way communication channel.