The meaning of Lifelong Learning for Civil Society and its impact on Independent Schools-ECNAIS annual conference Perspectives and Messages: “Europe in action for a new learning ecosystem” Etelberto Costa, VP EUCIS-LLL

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The meaning of Lifelong Learning for Civil
Society and its impact on Independent Schools
Perspectives and Messages: “Europe in
action for a new learning ecosystem”
Etelberto Costa, VP EUCIS-LLL

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STORYTELLING
WHY?

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Networks and Partnerships for
lifelong learning:
A EU level perspective
Eucis-LLL:
Eucis-LLL:civil society platform, gathering 33 European networks in
civil society platform, gathering 33 European networks in
education and training, covering all sectors, including
education and training, covering all sectors, including
secondary and higher education, vocational education and
secondary and higher education, vocational education and
training, adult education and popular education; networks for
training, adult education and popular education; networks for
students, school heads, parents, HRD professionals, teachers
students, school heads, parents, HRD professionals, teachers
and trainers.
and trainers.
WHOM?

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GREAT Conference, Lisbon, 16 September 2013
EUCIS-LLL: 33 members

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Europeancivilsocietyplatformonlifelonglearning
WHAT?

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A “methodological revolution”
The challenge ahead: digitalised learning
Disruptive innovation
Tsunami
First genuine revolution since Gutenberg
Learning ecosystem
SO WHAT?

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Tensions in education
• Austerity and performance pressureAusterity and performance pressure at educationalat educational
institutionsinstitutions
• EU PEU Policiesolicies give priority to introducing ICTgive priority to introducing ICT iinn formalformal
education -education - Open Up Education InitiativeOpen Up Education Initiative
• StrongStrong competition for „social space”competition for „social space”
• Enormous changes inEnormous changes in user habitsuser habits and expectationsand expectations
• StrengtheningStrengthening ofof spontspontaneousaneous on-line informon-line informal andal and
nnonon-form-formal (e)-learningal (e)-learning
• Entrepreneurship – innovation; criativity; jobsEntrepreneurship – innovation; criativity; jobs
creationcreation (youthjobless/employability)(youthjobless/employability)
• ACTIVE MEDIATION FROM PARENTS REQUIREDACTIVE MEDIATION FROM PARENTS REQUIRED

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2013 Communication from the European Commission on
« « Opening Up EducationOpening Up Education »: »:
“All individuals to learn, anywhere, anytime, through any
device, with the support of anyone”
Three axes
•Open learning environments
•Open educational resources (OERs)
•Open infrastructures and connectivity
The European Union’s answer

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Opening Up Education
Open learning environments
•Support institutions to develop innovative pedagogical approaches
•Explore digital competence frameworks and self-assessment tools
•Enhance teachers’ digital competences
•Reinforce learners’ digital skills including among disadvantaged groups
Open learning environments
•Support institutions to develop innovative pedagogical approaches
•Explore digital competence frameworks and self-assessment tools
•Enhance teachers’ digital competences
•Reinforce learners’ digital skills including among disadvantaged groups
Open Educational Resources
•Develop open licences for digital educational materials
•Increase partnerships for a better supply of OERs
•Launch the “Open Education Europa” portal
•Stimulate open access policies
Connectivity and interoperability
•Develop frameworks and standards for interoperability and
portability of digital contents
•Promote research and innovation for innovative learning
technologies
•Increase schools connectivity
Connectivity and interoperability
•Develop frameworks and standards for interoperability and
portability of digital contents
•Promote research and innovation for innovative learning
technologies
•Increase schools connectivity

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TEL-technology enhanced learning:
Access, inclusion?
• Access, exclusion ?
– The application of TEL is rather deepening than widening
(many schools and homes have no internet)(many schools and homes have no internet)
– Does not really reach groups endangered by exclusion
– Most users are coming from circles of already well educated
– Age gap problem increasing:
(“digital natives” vs. „digital immigrants”)
• KKey issue: do students haveey issue: do students have access to the technology?access to the technology?
– In most developed economies and for middle class: yes
– but not for the poor...and regions internet out
• Teachers and Leaders areTeachers and Leaders are inadequatelyinadequately preparedprepared
for quality technologyfor quality technology enhanced learningenhanced learning
• Goal:Goal: cost-effectiveness andcost-effectiveness and quality assurancequality assurance

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Europeancivilsocietyplatformonlifelonglearning
OUR ANSWER…

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Europeancivilsocietyplatformonlifelonglearning
DOING WHAT?

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1/ Why partnerships?
Partnerships for lifelong learning...
Long Life Learning =Long Life Learning =
PARTNERSHIPS + NETWORKSPARTNERSHIPS + NETWORKS

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Eucis Positions
• THE MANIFESTO – MEPs (EU elections in may)
• THE DIALOGUE (INTER at all EU Levels)
• The LLL REPRESENTATION
• PIIAC, GRALE AND PISA RESULTS (WORKING
WITH ill/unesco)
• ERASMUS + (LLL WEEK side effects)
• HORIZON 2020 for Learning (ict 19,20, 22)
• The LLL-HUB PROJECT (EU vision on LLL)

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Eucis Positions
• Open Up Education – to act for close collaboration
with Dg Connect; Digital Agenda for social inclusion;
Horizon 2020 for ICT for learning; jobs creation:
• Entrepreneurship – innovation; criativity; jobs
creation (Project work).
• Validation on Informal and non formal learning (VNFIL
Task Force) – workflow; sustainability; merit awards;
recognition; EQF.

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7 key messages
• Quality and access are two faces of the same coin
• Without basic digital skills for all, no e-learning democratisationWithout basic digital skills for all, no e-learning democratisation
possiblepossible
• Tailored learning opportunities should balance massive outreach
• EducatorsEducators Leaders (Leaders (ParentsParents) have a central role to play in) have a central role to play in
learning to digitally learn (learning to digitally learn (GREATGREAT))
• New digital learning pathways have to be recognised by society and validated
• A transversal approach goes through broad partnerships (“learning ecology”)
• E-learning is before all meant to advance education as a fundamental right
EUCIS-LLL position on Opening Up Education

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Eucis Positions
The LLL REPRESENTATION

LLL HUB PROJECT
Vision:Vision:
To develop a European reflection on innovative ways to
implement coherent and comprehensive approaches
towards LLL, the project is structured around 3 phases:
1. The LLL-Labs ; 2. The LLL-Forums ; 3. The LLL-Agora

Acting at national and european levels: sharing on LLLActing at national and european levels: sharing on LLL
valuesvalues

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Eucis Positions
PIIAC AND PISA AND GRALE ii RESULTS (at a low skills
trap?)
• Measuring is not action
• Social dimension missed up
• Connectivity/collaboration/sharing is missing (every
european digital by 2020)
• >Ageing actions to be made
Proposals: Pilot Groups at national level
(coordinators/ambassadors); INDICATOR for the shift to a
Learner centered system;
The right moment to CHANGE

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Manifesto elements relevant to the context
• Pedagogic innovationPedagogic innovation:: Support enhancedSupport enhanced
learning experiences and new learning solutionslearning experiences and new learning solutions
such as e-learning, distance learning and opensuch as e-learning, distance learning and open
educational resources.educational resources.
• Quality assessmentQuality assessment:: Reflect upon quality, tailored-made assessment and evaluationReflect upon quality, tailored-made assessment and evaluation
mechanismsmechanisms
• IImprovemprove teachersteachers and trainers’ initial and continuous trainingand trainers’ initial and continuous training as well as their workingas well as their working
conditions; better societal recognition of their roleconditions; better societal recognition of their role
• Flexible pathwaysFlexible pathways:: Support wider use of European transparency tools and the setting upSupport wider use of European transparency tools and the setting up
nationalnational validation mechanisms for non-formal and informal learningvalidation mechanisms for non-formal and informal learning
• Learning mobilityLearning mobility: M: Mobility should be the rule and not the exceptionobility should be the rule and not the exception
• Key competences and basic skillsKey competences and basic skills:: Promote the acquisition of basic skills, in particular foreignPromote the acquisition of basic skills, in particular foreign
language skillslanguage skills.. Refer to theRefer to the European Key Competences FrameworkEuropean Key Competences Framework as a basic frameworkas a basic framework
for all educational sectorsfor all educational sectors
• Lifelong guidanceLifelong guidance:: Strengthen and coordinate guidance services from earliest age,Strengthen and coordinate guidance services from earliest age,
• Good governanceGood governance: R: Revision of the governance of EU cooperation in Education and Trainingevision of the governance of EU cooperation in Education and Training
(ET2020,(ET2020, Open Method of CoordinationOpen Method of Coordination; European Semester) and strengthen the; European Semester) and strengthen the
engagement of civil society.engagement of civil society.
• Civil dialogueCivil dialogue:: Acknowledge the role played by European organisations in education andAcknowledge the role played by European organisations in education and
trainingtraining

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TheLifelongLearningHub(LLL-HUB)
MUITO OBRIGADO!
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