The project addresses the needs of policy-makers, practitioners and researchers when faced with the use of ICT in schools. It brings together the inputs of these three actors and highlighted the need for a platform where they would exchange information effectively.

The three groups composing the study aim to be a roadmap for decision-makers, teachers and researchers on the best use of the ICT in schools.

The school study included 20 school portraits from six countries. These can offer decision-makers a valuable insight into the innovation happening in today’s schools. This group won the European eLearning award-eureleA in the 'author of articles and researches on elearning' category. The ceremony took place on 14 February in Karlsruhe to award innovative elearning methods and their practical application to education.

Also, practical solutions on the use of ICT in school lessons can be found in 12 research answers to teachers’ questions conducted at the University of Helsinki and Turku in Finland.

As part of the networking group, a study researched crucial factors to build successful networks. This study, conducted by the Austrian university of Linz, looked at seven networks and their strategies to exchange information about the use of ICT in schools.

Eventually, an organisational study conducted by researchers in collaboration with teachers and policy-makers from various countries including Switzerland, Austria, The Netherlands and the UK studied how schools are constantly changing and influenced by ICT at all level.

Source: EUN News