Introduction of curricula adapted to the needs of the Information Society

  • Adaptation of state educational curricula, phasing in ICT.
  • Promotion of the exchange of experiences with the incorporation of "virtual" elements.
  • Definition of new educational curricula for both compulsory schooling and higher education.
  • New study plans orientated towards the new professional profiles required by the Information Society.
  • Training in the creation of multimedia content.
Department of Education,
CUR / Universities,
INCANOP
Networks of schools
Local entities

Initial and continuous training of teaching staff


  • Introduction into the teacher training study plans of an awareness of the impact of ICT on specific methodology and the various subjects that are studied.
  • Development of a continuous training plan based on the framework of knowledge and skills required, which will first be defined for each educational profile.
  • Promotion of interdisciplinary research that will integrate groups at different levels of the educational system.
  • Support and encouragement of the participation of groups and centres in joint projects at both national and international levels.
  • Creation of a space on the Web for access to materials, information and training tools and self-learning.
Department of Education
ICEs
CUR / Universities

Networks of schools
Local entities



Programme for adult education and continuous training

  • Advantage will be taken of the educational infrastructure, in order to train adults in ICT with a view to incorporating them into the Information Society.
  • Promotion of continuous training in business and employment environments by means of the new technologies.
  • Creation of new professional profiles and retraining of existing profiles for conventional professions.
  • Training of groups with special needs.
Department of Social Welfare
Department of Labour

Universities
Private entities
CSI
Local entities



Creation and exchange of educational materials: a virtual market

  • Establishment of a content digitisation programme.
  • Creation of new multimedia materials.
  • Incorporation into educational broker of all the organisations and groups involved in the creation of telelearning, "edutainment", "documentalism" and digital press.
  • Association of foundations, publishing companies in the educational sector, companies from the audiovisual sector and platforms of operators for the joint creation of didactic materials.
  • Organisation and presentation of the educational offer to be found on the virtual market.
  • Integration of content from libraries as an important part of the virtual market.
  • Interaction between the multimedia learning material research centres and the educational network on the one hand, and the virtual market on the other.
Department of Education
CUR / Universities

Audiovisual/multimedia sector
Private publishing sector



Promotion of organisational and structural change in education centres and deployment of the virtual community formed by these centres

  • Incorporation of ICT into the educational project of the centres, in such a way that systematic and progressive globalisation is guaranteed as an institutional objective at the different levels of conception, management and execution.
  • Integration of ICT (equipment, connectivity, networks) into the design and construction projects of education centres (connectivity in the classroom).
  • Inclusion among the criteria by which teaching staff are recognised and promoted of endeavours in innovation and institutional development, through the promotion and application of ICT to educational activities.
  • Fostering at various educational levels of the potential to be derived from the use of virtual spaces and campuses.
  • Creation of basic multidisciplinary teams and technical and pedagogic support for (regional) areas of education.
  • Reinforcement of the capacity of ICT for integrating various special needs groups, with a view to facilitating their access to the education system.
Department of Education
CUR/Universities

Networks of schools
Private entities
Local entities



Plan to provide Infrastructures

  • Provision of an equipment and connectivity plan for public centres that will give all education centres access to virtual, documentary and training services, progressively increasing their connection speed until certain broadband standards are reached.
  • Allocation of an electronic mail address and, possibly, a presence on the Web (Web pages) for the entire community of education centres.
Department of Education
CUR/Universities

Networks of schools
Private entities

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