The EdReNe NetworkThe EdReNe Network

EdReNe is a thematic network cEdReNe is a thematic network co-funded by the European Uniono-funded by the European Union, , through the eContentthrough the eContentplusplus programme programme

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Where are the users ?Where are the learning resources ?

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Repositories of learning resources

External bases with collections and materials

Producers: Register, update, upload, search, read statistics on usage

Teachers, librarians, students etc.: Search, browse, download, upload, feed-back

Repository

• Repositories are key disseminators of information of available learning resources • In repositories users search or browse for relevant resources

(text books, websites, digital learning resources etc.) among the vast supply on the market

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EdReNe – thematic network of central actorsFounding members

• UNI•C (Denmark)

• EUN – European Schoolnet (Europe)

• EENET - European Expert's Network for Education and Technology (Europe)

• Menon Network (Europe)

• EDEN - European Distance and E-Learning Network (Europe)

• FWU - Institut für Film und Bild in Wissenschaft und Unterricht (Germany)

• EAPC - Public Administration School of Catalunya (Spain)

• TLF - Tiger Leap Foundation (Estonia)

• UNI-LJ-FMF, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Uni. of Ljubljana (Slovenia)

• ITC - Centre of IT in Education (Lithuania)

• Skolverket - The Swedish National Agencyfor Education (Sweden)

• ENIS Austria (Austria)

• NCTE –National Centre for Technology in Education (Ireland)

• Kennisnet – Sticting Kennisnet Ict op School (The Netherlands)

• Becta - British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (UK)

• CNDP - Centre National de Documentation Pédagogique (France)

• Giunti Interactive Labs (Italy)

• BFU- Brancheforeningen for undervisningsmidler (Denmark)

• AIE - Associazione Italiana Editori (Italy)

• EduLearn (Portugal)

• sDae - Sociedad Digital De Autores Y Esitores (Spain)

• IML - Umeå University Department of Interactive Media and Learning (Sweden)

Associated members

• Utdanning.no (Norway)

• Utdanningsdirektoratet (Norway)

• VETAMIX (Finland)

• Lektion.se (Sweden)

• Intrallect Ltd  (UK)  

• SLO - Netherland’s Institute for Curriculum Development  (The Netherlands) 

• CTIE - Centre suisse des technologies de l'information dans l'enseignement (Switzerland)

• APS IT-diensten (The Netherlands)

• TLU-CET - Talinn University (Estonia)

• CTE - Centre de technologie de l'éducation (Luxembourg)

• Ontwikkelcentrum (The Netherlands)

• LTScotland, Learning and Teaching Scotland (UK)

• Encyclopaedia Britannica Education (UK)

• DGIDC –Ministry of Education (Portugal)

• ALLIANZ S.p.A. (Italy)• Teachable.net (United Kingdom)

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• develops practical guidelines and recommendations on educational repositories

• will establish a lasting collegial network of European repository nodes and stakeholders.

Main outputs:• a comprehensive website (www.edrene.org) with

recommendations, documentation, templates, roadmaps and documents describing issues, state-of-the-art offering solutions

• Existing repositories can cut some corners, and new repositories may have a less costly and much less complicated path in life.

EdReNe

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A basic list of issues sat the agenda

•How do you establish a repository of learning resources together with producers and users

•Everyday organisation and management of a repository•Optimising number of titles and users •Quality frameworks and criteria•Networking repositories•Functionalities and features of a repository•Pedagogical metadata and links to curriculum•Management of IPR screening and clearance •Role of repositories in the new web environment

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The EdReNe series of strategic seminars and expert workshops

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Strategic seminars on Policies and Strategies    

Expert workshops:    

Repositories and resources, general level    

Standards and interoperability    

Engagement of producers and users, operational level    

Rights issues    

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EdReNe events

• First strategic seminar; 11 – 13 June 2007, Naples, Italy

• WS 3.1, 4 – 5 December 2007, Brussels, Belgium Repository strategies at general level

• WS 4.1, 8 – 9 January 2008, London, UK Standards and interoperability

• WS 5.1, 2 – 3 October 2007, Aarhus, Denmark Engagement of producers and users

• WS 6.1, 4 – 5 March 2008, Ljubljana, Slovenia Rights issues

• Second strategic seminar; 9 – 11 June 2008, Lisbon, Portugal

• WS 3.2, 16 – 17 September 2008, Tallinn, Estonia Repository strategies at general level

• WS 5.2, 20 – 22 October 2008, Alsace, France Engagement of producers and users

• WS 4.2, 25 – 27 February Oegstgeest, Netherlands Standards and interoperability

• WS 6.2, 23 – 25 March, Warwick, UK Rights issues

• Third strategic seminar, 3 – 4 June 2009, Stockholm, Sweden

• Scheduled:

• WS 3.3, 17 – 18 September, Sestri Levante, Italy Repository strategies at general level

• WS 5.3, 18 – 20 November, Linz, Austria Engagement of producers and users

• Fourth strategic seminar, March 2010, Place not yet decided

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Most countries:• Learning resources for schools are paid by ‘public’ money

– in one way or the other• Numerous national support programmes

Public support strategies to digital learning resources1. To providers?2. To end-users?

In some countries the Government provides a free set of digital learning resources, e.g.:

• Korea ( - www.edunet4u.net) [1+2]• Hungary ( - sdt.sulinet.hu)

[1+2]• Also initiatives in France, Spain and Norway [1]• Austria and Italy [2]

Digital learning resources