2013/2182(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to Article 14 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas it is expected that, by 2020, 90 % of jobs will require digital skills, and whereas by 2015 there will be up to 900 000 unfilled ICT- related vacancies in the EU;

Amendment 100 #

Marek Henryk MIGALSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Reiterates that continuous updating of knowledge and skills is essential for successful labour market integration, and notes that OER can contribute to facilitate learning alongside a job; ~~encourages a more gender-balanced use of ICT with a view to future employment possibilities for women;~~

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Reiterates that continuous updating of knowledge and skills is essential for successful labour market integration, and notes that OER can contribute to facilitate ~~learning alongside a job~~the lifelong learning that is necessary in order to remain competitive on the labour market; encourages a more gender- balanced use of ICT with a view to ~~future employment possibilities for women~~ensuring that women who remain outside the labour market for a given period (for maternity or other family care tasks) are also able to benefit from this type of training to update their skills and educate themselves, thereby improving their future re-employment opportunities on the labour market;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Points out that public libraries and education centres can offer free access to computers and internet and training on internet resources;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
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 to~~help to enhance the learning outcomes of individuals using traditional methods;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
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 to~~by supplementing traditional methods;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
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 to~~as an addition to, or integral part of, traditional teaching methods;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
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 to~~alongside traditional methods;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Member States to strengthen informal education on online safety and to provide for online safety policies in schools by providing appropriate training for teachers;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses the importance of access to education and training for all learners, in~~cluding~~ all age groups, as well as those with disabilities, those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those from geographically remote regions;

Amendment 109 #

Piotr BORYS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses the importance of access to education and training and to IT equipment for all learners, including those with disabilities, those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those from geographically remote regions;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas by 2020, 90 % of jobs will require digital skills, and whereas by 2015 there will be up to 900 000 unfilled information and communication technologies (ICT)- related vacancies in the EU;

Amendment 110 #

Inese VAIDERE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses the importance of access to education and training for all learners, including those with disabilities, those from disadvantaged backgrounds, young people currently not in education employment or training (NEET) and those from geographically remote regions;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses the importance of access to education and training for all learners, including those with disabilities, those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those from geographically remote regions, as well as anyone wishing to improve their qualifications;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Notes, once again, that not everyone has access to information and communication technologies under equivalent pricing arrangements and service quality, and that, in general, urban areas are better served than rural areas, which creates a digital divide that undermines the notion of equal opportunities for all citizens wherever they may be in the European Union;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Stresses the growing importance of adult education, particularly in the context of lifelong vocational training, and calls for Europe-wide recognition, strengthening and promotion of all adult education organisations;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Acknowledges that new technologies and OER (particularly MOOCs) have made it possible for education and training institutions to reach thousands of learners in the Union, including in its outermost regions, and around the world; recognises that education and knowledge now travels easily across borders, which increases the potential for international cooperation and helps to promote European educational institutions as centres for innovation and development of new technologies;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Notes that it is important to keep a fair balance between quality and accessibility of education; highlights that new technologies can be used to make sure that more accessible education does not mean reduced quality of education;

Amendment 116 #

Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU

Motion for a resolution
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 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

~~17. Notes that the European Union risks falling behind other regions of the world, such as the United States or Asia, where heavy investments are made in new technologies and OER;~~deleted

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Notes that the European Union ~~risks falling behind other regions of the world, such as the United States or Asia, where heavy investments are made in new technologies and OER~~must build on its strength in cultural and linguistic diversity and adapt investments in e-learning material, including OER, and in new technologies to best support its population;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Notes that the European Union risks falling behind other regions of the world, such as the United States or Asia, where heavy investments are made in research and development, new technologies and OER;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas 18-28 % of students in the EU have few possibilities to access and use the internet either at school or at home; whereas only 30 % of students in the EU can be considered as digitally competent and 70% of teachers do not consider themselves digitally confident;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Member States to promote cooperation and synergies in the field of lifelong learning, in particular to make it as easy as possible to access learning and to adapt and modernise the curricula of educational institutions to the rapidly developing potential and possibilities of digital learning and open educational resources, in order to address the new challenges of the contemporary world as effectively as possible;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Stresses that the use of new technologies in education should be well targeted to respond to the needs of the job market and overcome the present skills gap; stresses the need of improved communication and cooperation between educational and training institutions and the business sector;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Reminds that new technologies can contribute to the competitiveness of European education on the global stage, offer opportunities for the internationalization of European higher education, and respectively increase Europe's attractiveness as an educational destination;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18c. Notes that new technologies and e- learning have the added-value of providing an international learning experience for those who do not participate in mobility schemes;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Points out that digital technologies are not fully exploited in education and training across the Union; fears that this ~~situation may~~phenomenon, apart from preventing the full exploitation of an opportunity to improve the inclusiveness of education, may, among others, lead to a ~~further~~certain fragmentation of approaches and markets;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Points out that digital technologies are not fully exploited in education and training across the Union; fears that this situation may lead to a further fragmentation of ~~approaches and market~~teaching and learning approaches;

Amendment 126 #

Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Silvia COSTA, Doris PACK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Points out that digital technologies are not fully exploited in education and training across the Union; fears that this situation may lead to a further fragmentation of approaches and markets; calls on the Member States to apply principles of equity to the new markets as OERs should remain a tool to broaden access to education and not become a purely economic endeavour.;

Amendment 128 #

Cătălin Sorin IVAN, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Stresses that digital technology is an important learning tool for citizenship, facilitating the participation of many citizens living in peripheral areas and especially of young audiences, allowing them to fully benefit from freedom of expression and online communication;

Amendment 129 #

Piotr BORYS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Welcomes the launch of the Open Education Europa portal in all EU languages, providing a single gateway to European OER;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas 18-28 % of students in the EU have few possibilities to access and use the internet either at school or at home; whereas only 30 % of students in the EU can be considered as digitally competent; whereas 48% of Europeans aged 16 - 74 have low or no ICT skills;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Welcomes the launch of the Open Education Europa portal, providing a single gateway to European OER, and calls for the portal to be strongly developed and promoted in the Member States;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Notes that an appropriate digital infrastructure based on commonly used, popular technologies is a prerequisite for reaching the highest possible number of learners with OER;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Points out that local and regional authorities have a key role to play in developing infrastructures, disseminating and publicising various measures to a wider public, involving other local stakeholders and disseminating and implementing the relevant European initiatives on national, regional and local level;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to ustackle the ~~available funding through the European Structural and Investment Funds for improving the digital infrastructur~~digital divide and to require operators to provide 100% territorial coverage, taking into account the needs of educational institutions, in particular in rural and remote regions;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States and the local and regional authorities to use the available funding through the European Structural and Investment Funds for ~~improv~~overcoming the ~~digital infrastructur~~territorial digital divide by improving infrastructure and networks and promoting training in ICT and their effective use, taking into account the needs of educational institutions, in particular in rural and remote regions;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to use the available funding through the European Structural and Investment Funds for improving the digital infrastructure, taking into account the needs of educational institutions, in particular in rural and remote regions; notes that a smart and comprehensive use of EU funding requires synergy between the different programmes and instruments - Erasmus+, Horizon 2020 and the Structural and Investment Funds;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Calls on the Commission to promote and extend the network and action of Euroschoolnet;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
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;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Calls on the Commission to organise an annual European regional planning conference to ensure that all citizens have access to ICT services wherever they may be in the European Union;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas, therefore, it is vital for broadband to become more widespread (also in the rural, mountain and outlying areas of the Member States);

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the modernisation of education systems in Europe requires investment in education facilities that are well equipped in terms of information and communication technologies;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
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 17 #

Motion for a resolution
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 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas open educational resources (OER) can play a crucial role in facilitating lifelong learning for all learners and whereas, at the same time, a digitally inadequate education system can hamper the development of learners’ knowledge and skills;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the number of university graduates is predicted to quadruple by 2030;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
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 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the European Union has still not fully grasped the potential of ITC in terms of cultural and educational wealth and diversity, access to information and exchange of good practices;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas schools should also train children and young people in the practical and critical use of digital technologies and the internet;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
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 and make it more diversified; believes that the emergence of a European framework for the development of OER may allow for improvement in the Member States’ education systems;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
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, while regretting that OER are not fully exploited in education and training systems in Europe;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that, in order to realise the benefits of OER, action leading to universal digital education should be supported, with the focus on good practices and their promotion in various environments;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that OER create opportunities ~~for education and train~~to teach and learn ing in~~stitutions,~~ novative ways, both for individuals (teachers, and students ~~and pupils to teach and learn in innovative ways; calls on educational institutions to create an organisational environment in which such innovation is welcomed~~of all kinds and at all levels) and for educational and training institutions: schools, universities, associations, training agencies and university halls of residence;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that OER could 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 organisation~~further assess the potential ben~~vironment in which such innovation is welcomed~~efits of OER and their possible integration in the respective educational systems;

Amendment 28 #

Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Silvia COSTA, Doris PACK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 29 #

Marek Henryk MIGALSKI

Motion for a resolution
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~~proposes that educational institutions to create an organisational environment in which such innovation is welcomed;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas education and training systems need to be geared towards an increasing need for the continuous updating of knowledge and skills while aiming at more efficiency and equity;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that OER create opportunities for education and training institutions, teachers, students ~~and~~, pupils and older learners to teach and learn in innovative ways; calls on educational institutions to create an organisational environment in which such innovation is welcomed;

Amendment 32 #

Raimon OBIOLS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
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 welcomed; calls, in this connection, on Member States and regions, as part of smart specialisation strategies, to establish innovation and start-up centres of excellence which make full use of the potential of ICT;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that new technologies and OERs allow for a more interactive learning experience and are valuable instruments for placing the learner at the centre of the educational process;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Highlights the advantages of inter- generational learning and points to the great educational potential offered by digital learning and open educational resources, also as regards wider access to education and training for all age groups;

Amendment 36 #

Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Silvia COSTA, Doris PACK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Deplores the lack of differentiation in the Commission Communication between school levels as regards the deployment of new technologies and digital content for learning and teaching purposes; stresses that learners acquire different skills and competences depending on their age and that curricula and learning methods consequently vary according to the school level;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

Amendment 38 #

Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Silvia COSTA, Doris PACK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses that education policies should primarily aim at assisting learners in the development of crucial cognitive and social skills; calls on the Commission to further assess the impact on learners of deploying digital devices and contents for pedagogical purposes while ensuring their physical and psychological integrity;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
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 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that quality assurance plays a crucial role in increasing the trust in and use of OER; encourages research ~~on methods of quality assessment, such as peer and user review~~and the dissemination of good practices to facilitate the effective use of OER, investing in particular in the area of methodological experimentation, meta-skills (reflexive, proactive and critical thinking skills) and soft skills; research should also be encouraged with regard to methods of assessing the skills acquired on these courses, which cannot be restricted to peer assessment or automated systems, as occurs in communities of practice;

Amendment 41 #

Inese VAIDERE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that quality assurance plays a crucial role in increasing the trust in and use of OER; encourages research on methods of evaluation and quality assessment, such as peer and user reviews in communities of practice;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that quality assurance plays a crucial role in increasing the trust in and use of OER; encourages research on methods of quality assessment, such as peer and user reviews in communities of practice and the involvement of interested parties and stakeholders in helping to shape quality online content;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
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 ~~produce~~make 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 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Acknowledges the fact that OER are generally produced in a limited number of languages and mainly, although not exclusively, by higher education institutions (especially as regards massive open online courses [MOOCs]); encourages education and training institutions at all levels across the Member States to produce OER in their own languages in order to exploit the full potential of digital technology and multilingualism;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
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 as well as other relevant stakeholders to produce OER in their own languages in order to exploit the full potential of digital technology and multilingualism;

Amendment 46 #

Hannu TAKKULA

Motion for a resolution
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 produce OER in their own languages in order to exploit the full potential of digital technology and multilingualism; reminds that the availability, accessibility and innovativeness of materials plays a key role in terms of using e-learning materials in education;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
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 48 #

Motion for a resolution
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 49 #

Hannu TAKKULA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that ICT and OER are currently mainly used in higher education; encourages their use in primary and secondary education, where student- centred learning combined with ICT has huge potential as well;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Europe 2020 strategy aims to boost ~~competitiveness and~~innovation, 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 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that ICT and OER are currently mainly used in higher education; encourages their use from a very early age in primary and secondary education;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that ICT and OER are currently mainly used in higher education; encourages their use in primary and secondary education when appropriate and aligned with necessary quality specifications;

Amendment 52 #

Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Silvia COSTA, Doris PACK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that ICT and OER are currently mainly used in higher education; encourages, where appropriate, their use in primary and secondary education;

Amendment 53 #

Hannu TAKKULA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that proper contextualisation becomes decisive when making educational software effective; points out that this process must be suitably embedded into teaching and learning processes and take into account pedagogical and curriculum objectives, tools and individual learning paths;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the need to ~~facilitate~~assess the recognition of knowledge and skills acquired through OER~~, and calls on the Member States to incorporate appropriate measures in their national qualification frameworks for the validation of such learning~~;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the need to facilitate the recognition of knowledge and skills acquired through OER, through further dialogue with stakeholders and calls on the Member States to incorporate appropriate measures in their national qualification frameworks for the validation of such learning;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Points to the need to make it easier to obtain recognition for skills acquired abroad, boosting and facilitating the use of OER (online educational resources) and MOOC (massive open online courses) by pruning bureaucratic structures;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
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 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that availability of ~~and access to free online teaching material~~teaching material that is free to access online is crucial; calls on the Commission to monitor and analyse the copyright compliance and licensing issues surrounding the use of OER;

Amendment 59 #

Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Silvia COSTA, Doris PACK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that availability of and access to free high-quality and suitable online teaching material is crucial; calls on the Commission to monitor and analyse the copyright and licensing issues surrounding the use of OER;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas high unemployment levels ~~coincide with a significant number of vacancies that cannot be filled~~are 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 60 #

Motion for a resolution
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 and to address teachers' uncertainty over rights for producing, using, re-using and sharing content through its initiative on transparency announced in the Communication;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recommends setting up a college of experts at Union level with the power to assess and certify the quality of professional services on a peer-to-peer basis;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Encourages Member States to explore the expected potential of OER for reducing public and private costs of education, especially with the education materials, without neglecting quality;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Acknowledges that OER adoption should be done in a manner that fosters development of 21st century learning solutions, and creates new business opportunities for small and medium-size innovative European learning solutions providers;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
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)

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 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States to ensure coordinated and progressive education on internet safety in schools; notes that parents should be regarded as partners in ensuring web safety and recommends that complementary strategies be developed targeting ~~parents~~them, thereby strengthening the role of parental mediation; insists that the protection of the individual integrity and personal data of teachers and learners using OER must be assured;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
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; insists that the protection of the ~~individual integrity~~physical and psychological integrity, in particular as regards mental health, and personal data of teachers and learners using OER must be assured;

Amendment 68 #

Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Silvia COSTA, Doris PACK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
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 and legal guardians, thereby strengthening the role of parental mediation; insists that the protection of the individual integrity and personal data of teachers and learners using OER must be assured;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas high unemployment levels coincide with a significant number of vacancies in Europe that cannot be filled, pointing to a marked skills gap that could best be overcome through dual vocational training models;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
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 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 72 #

Marek Henryk MIGALSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that OER can contribute to improving the quality of European education; encourages, in that context, cooperation with educational institutions around the world, particularly in the United States;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to support the exchange of good practices between Member States in the formal and informal education sector with regard to online safety, the creation of relevant educational content and the formation of public-private partnerships with the aim of involving young people, their parents and teachers and all those who work with young people, including the NGOs involved in the Safer Internet network;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Notes the importance of ensuring sustainable models for the creation of OERs and MOOCs; calls on the Commission to support further research into their formation, usage and uptake, in dialogue with stakeholders;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that teachers at all levels of education have a key role in facilitating access to, and use of, online learning materials and in ~~making digital skills a reality for all~~encouraging the development of digital skills and meta- skills that are necessary for lifelong learn~~ers~~ing;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that teachers at all levels of education have a ~~key role in facilitating~~fundamental role as regards monitoring the access to, and use of, online learning materials ~~and in making digital skills a reality for all learner~~by learners and in assisting them in acquiring digital skills;

Amendment 77 #

Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Silvia COSTA, Doris PACK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses the urgent need for all learners to have the fastest and best possible technical equipment, as well as vital access to broadband Internet;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Member States to support the continuing training of teachers in their professional development ~~by offering modern curricula in their initial education, and~~also by providing in- service training geared to help them acquire a high level of digital competence;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas high unemployment levels, particularly among young people, including university graduates, coincide with a significant number of vacancies that cannot be filled, pointing to a skills gap;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
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 81 #

Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Silvia COSTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Member States to support teachers in their professional development by offering modern curricula in their initial education, and by providing in-service training geared to ~~help them acquire a high level of digital competence~~provide them with the necessary competences for the deployment of digitally-supported teaching methods;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Member States to support teachers in their professional development by offering modern curricula in their initial education, and by providing in-service training geared to help them acquire a high level of digital competence; encourages the use of EU funds for this purpose;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Points out that the high-quality educational application of new digital content must be guaranteed, and vocational and teacher training must be improved so that teachers are not overwhelmed by the challenges posed by developments in ICT and OER;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Recalls the crucial importance of high-quality training for teachers and trainers that needs to be complemented with mandatory career-long professional training with a focus on innovative teaching methods and instructing learners about approaches to education (‘learning how to learn’);

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Emphasises, in particular, the proven benefits of mandatory European experience abroad for teachers and trainers, e.g. through the Erasmus+ programme, and calls for a massive expansion of these programmes;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Points out that more-than-basic literacy and numeracy skills are a prerequisite for developing digital skills and using OER effectively;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Points out that basic literacy and numeracy skills, as well as transversal skills such as critical thinking and learning to learn, are a prerequisite for developing digital skills and using OER effectively;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Points out that basic literacy and numeracy skills are a prerequisite for developing digital skills and using OER effectively, in addition to meta-skills and soft skills;

Amendment 9 #

Inese VAIDERE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas high unemployment levels coincide with a significant number of vacancies that cannot be filled, pointing to a skills gap; whereas in 2012 15.8% of young people in the EU were neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) and thus at risk of being excluded from the labour market due to increased skills mismatch;

Amendment 90 #

Cătălin Sorin IVAN, Milan ZVER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Points out that basic literacy and numeracy skills are a prerequisite for developing digital skills and using online educational material, including OER, effectively; in this context, calls on the Commission to further assess the impact of digital and/or online learning materials on the learning performance of learners according to their age and school level;

Amendment 91 #

Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Silvia COSTA, Doris PACK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Points out that basic literacy and numeracy skills are a prerequisite for developing digital skills and using OER effectively; in this context, calls on the Commission to further assess the impact of digital and/or online learning materials on the learning performance of learners according to their age and school level;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Points out that OER geared towards the need of adult learners should be developed to ensure more lifelong learning opportunities for low-skilled European citizens, keeping in mind that many learners have low ICT skills;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
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 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Underlines that digital skills and knowledge are vital for citizens in an information-driven society that has the ambition to become the most dynamic knowledge-based economy;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Notes that digital literacy by opening up new channels for communication and education reflects positively on strengthening social cohesion, personal development, intercultural dialogue and active citizenship;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Highlights that ICT and online educational material, including OER, can ~~enrich~~support the teaching and learning of foreign languages at all levels of education and training; stresses that social interaction is a prerequisite for learning a foreign language;

Amendment 97 #

Raffaele BALDASSARRE, Marco SCURRIA, Piotr BORYS, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Silvia COSTA, Doris PACK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Highlights that ICT and OER can ~~enrich~~support the teaching and learning of foreign languages at all levels of education and training; stresses that social interaction is a prerequisite for learning a foreign language;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Reminds that innovative teaching methods enabled through ICT and OER contribute to developing soft and transversal skills such as critical thinking, decision-making, communication skills and problem-solving, which are crucial for employability and job market realization;

Amendment 99 #