Activities of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2013/2182(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on new technologies and open educational resources PDF (189 KB) DOC (92 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas education and training systems need to be geared towards an increasing need for the continuous updating of knowledge and skills and an increasingly international labour market;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas only 20% of students in the EU are taught by digitally confident and supportive teachers and 70% of teachers in the EU would like to further develop their ICT skills1 a; __________________ 1a European Schoolnet and University of Liège, Survey of Schools: ICT in Education (2013), https://ec.europa.eu/digital- agenda/sites/digital-agenda/files/KK-31- 13-401-EN-N.pdf
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Communication which sets out a Union agenda in the field of OER, and which focuses on the potential of these resources to widen access to and equity in education, as well as its relevance in an increasingly digital society;
Amendment 48 #
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 vocational education;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that availability of and access to free online teaching material is crucial; calls on the Commission to monitor and analyse the copyright and licensing issues surrounding the use of OER;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need for a harmonization of existing limitations and exceptions in copyright for the purpose of illustration for non-commercial teaching, in order to facilitate OER and distance learning across borders and to allow European platforms to compete globally by creating economies of scale;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges the Commission to put forward a proposal to review Directive 2001/29/EC, with the aim of establishing a harmonized and flexible system of copyright and related rights in the EU, fit for the digital age and with acknowledgement of the public value of access to knowledge;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to ensure coordinated and progressive education on internet safety in schools; recommends that complementary strategies be developed targeting parents, thereby strengthening the role of parental mediation; stresses that these efforts should be aimed at strengthening young people´s independence in order for them to take ownership of their actions and responsibilities on the web and to develop e-skills; insists that the protection of the individual integrity and personal data of teachers and learners using OER must be assured;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to support teachers in their professional development' digital skills by offering modern curricula in their initial education, and by providing in-service training geared to help them acquire and maintain a high level of digital competence;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that OER enables personalised learning, including by allowing better analysis of teaching outcomes, thereby fostering new learner-centred teaching methods;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Urges the Member States to improve and deepen digital skills also by including coding and programming in their respective curricula, in order to foster economic competitiveness and equip students with the right skills for the job market of the future;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises the importance of traditional ways of teaching and learning, and calls on the Commission to support further research into the question of whether and how OER and massive open online courses (MOOCs) can enhance individuals’ learning outcomes compared toas an addition to, or integral part of, traditional teaching methods;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Reiterates that successful OER strategies and MOOCs can support internationalisation strategies by raising the quality and visibility of European (higher) education institutions and attracting students and researchers in an increasingly global competition for talent;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Appreciates that all educational materials drawn up with support from Erasmus+ will be available to the public under open licenses; encourages similar practices for other Union programmes, including a broad roll-out of open access under the Horizon2020 programme;