Activities of Rui TAVARES related to 2013/2182(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on new technologies and open educational resources PDF (189 KB) DOC (92 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas education and training systems need to be geared towards achieving equal opportunities in learning and towards meeting an increasing need for the continuous updating of knowledge and skills;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Europe 2020 strategy aims to boost competitiveness andinnovation, create new employment positions, improve social cohesion and set firm foundations for a sustainable and inclusive growth in the EU through a highly skilled workforce that enjoys equal access to education;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas high unemployment levels coincide with a significant number of vacancies that cannot be filledare the result of both structural and cyclical macroeconomic factors, some of which are engendered or exacerbated by the economic and financial crisis, while others may relate to microeconomic, sectoral mismatches of the demand and supply for human capital, pointing to aoccasional skills gaps;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas open educational resources (OER) can play a crucial role in facilitating lifelong learning for all learners and in improving the quality of content and distribution of both formal and informal education providers;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that OER create opportunities for education and training institutions, teachers, students and pupils to teach and learn in innovative ways; calls on educational institutions to create an organisational environment in which such innovation is welcomedinternalised, applied and expanded upon;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges the fact that OER are generally produced in a limited number of languages and mainly by higher education institutions; encourages education and training institutions at all levels across the Member States to producemake use of free and open source software, customised to their specific needs, to better develop OER in their own languages in order to exploit the full potential of digital technology and multilingualism;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that ICT and OER are currently mainly used in higher education; encourages their use in primary and secondary education, as well as in other informal learning settings;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that digital technologies are not fully exploited in education and training across the Union; fears that this situation mayphenomenon, apart from preventing the full exploitation of an opportunity to improve the inclusiveness of education, may, among others, lead to a furthercertain fragmentation of approaches and markets;