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Overview

The objective is to develop a reference text for the Network’s scientific development, and for communication to others of the shared perspective of its participants. For its internal focus, it will lead to a stronger integration of the disciplines and cultures represented by the scientific communities within the Network. For its external focus it will contribute to promoting and clarifying the understanding of TEL in the European Research Area.

The text should also embody its own renewal by describing the process established for this. One advantage of a virtual collaborative network such as Kaleidoscope is that it has the means to do this in the collaborative tools being developed as part of its research. The final stages being inaugurated in this document will enable all participants to contribute to building a sustainable environment for iterative group collaboration on the complex problem of a Scientific Vision Statement.

Structure

Section 1: Introduction

Set the stage and audience; inspirational style; diversity of the network; collective commitment for Kaleidoscope; historical premises;

Section 2: The changing world

[[Societies (learning economy, knowledge, participatory); multi-cultural; language diversity; globalisation issues (“Growing Divides”); learning outside school (Work / Play); shaping of technology / influence, drive of technology; emerging technologies;

Section 3: Implications of the changing world in terms of TEL

What kind of technology do we need to support new pedagogies? learning in the changing world and how it is integrated in institutions;

Section 4: Trends within Kaleidoscope

What has been done within Kaleidoscope;

Section 5: Changing the world of learning: Challenges for research

“Driving Force as Actions” diversity of learners; interfaces; harness creativity; technology disappearing;

Section 6: Mechanisms to make the change happen: Research practice

Context of research: How do we support research? How to foster research; multidisciplinary terms; sub-communities → gradually accumulate; laboratories ↔ Social Experiment (diversity of methodologies);

Section 7: Research programme

To include suggestions to the EC and FP7;