Technology-Enhanced Learning
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[edit] What is technology enhanced learning (TEL)?
The existing definitions for technology enhanced learning spread very broad and change continuously due to the dynamic nature of this evolving research field(see example links below.) Hence, the definition of TEL must be as broad and general as possible in order to capture all aspects:
Technology enhanced learning (TEL) has the goal to provide socio-technical innovations (also improving efficiency and cost effectiveness) for learning practices, regarding individuals and organizations, independent of time, place and pace. The field of TEL therefore describes the support of any learning activity through technology.
A learning activity can be described in terms of the
- learning resources: creation, distribution, access, compilation, consumption of digital content; tools and services
- actions: communication, collaboration, interaction with software tools
- context: time and location
- roles: A learning activity is carried out by various actors in changing roles (e.g. student, teacher, facilitator, learning coach, human resource or education manager).
- learning objective: to support every human in achieving her or his learning goals, respecting individual as well as organizational learning preferences
Learning activities can follow different pedagogical approaches and didactic concepts.The main focus in TEL is on the interplay between these activities and respective technologies. This can range from enabling access to and authoring of a learning resource to elaborate software systems managing (e.g. learning management system, learning content management systems, learning repositories, adaptive learning hypermedia systems, etc.) and managing (human resource management systems; tools for self-directed learning, etc.) the learning process of learners with technical means.
TEL is often used synonymously for eLearning even though there are significant differences. The main difference between the two expressions is that TEL focuses on the technological support of any pedagogical approach that utilizes technology. However this is rarely presented as including print technology or the developments around libraries, books and journals in the centuries before computers.
[edit] TEL in Europe
The EU supports a number of projects in the area of TEL.
The two EU supported framwork 6 projects Network of Excellences PROLEARN and Kaleidoscope have specifically contributed to shaping the research area around TEL:
[edit] Conferences about TEL
- The European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL)
- The [IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT) conference] series.
- The AACE EdMedia conference series.
[edit] Associations dealing with TEL
- European Association on Technology Enhanced Learning (EATEL)
- CEN Learning Technologies Workshop (CEN WSLT)
- IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology (LTTC)
- IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC)
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
- Ariadne foundation
- ELearning Industry Group (ELIG)
- Eden
[edit] About TEL
Links to opinions about what TEL is:
See list of weblogs at:
