E-learning within the framework of UNESCO

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2018
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The Fourteenth International Conference on eLearning for Knowledge-based Society, 18 March 2018, Thailand, 6.1-6.8
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The paper follows the definition of e-learning recommended by UNESCO according to which it means an approach to facilitate and enhance learning by means of personal computers, CD-ROMs, and the Internet. This includes email, discussion forums, and collaborative software like computer supported cooperative work.

The authors analyze the 2017 UNESCO resolution dealing with the UNESCO Institute for Information technologies in Education (IITE) and emphasize the practical relevance of the appeal addressed to Member States, intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations, donor agencies, foundations and the private sector to contribute financially and by other appropriate means to the effective application of IITE activities in the service of Member States, in conformity with its mission, so that it may better contribute to the priorities of major program of UNESCO in the field of education.

Special attention is paid to the question of implementing UNESCO Recommendation concerning technical and vocational education and training (TVET) adopted on 13 November 2015. This document invites Member States to consider sharing knowledge, experiences and promising practices, reinforce international TVET data collection and make use of international and regional networks, conferences, and other fora.

Finally, the authors focus on the topic of the e-learning effectiveness. They conclude that to the extent that e-learning is treated as a medium, it can make much of a difference to outcomes. In this context, much depends on the type of e-learning and the use to which it is put. The continuous contribution of UNESCO in this field might have a crucial importance.
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