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Pažangių mokymosi technologijų naudojimas ugdymo procese
ADVANCED LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION

Author(s): Danguolė Rutkauskienė, Andrius Lauraitis, Daina Gudonienė
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents a study on information technology (hereinafter IT) in schools, the tools and techniques to combine information, collect and organize it using computers and other modern technologies. According to computer science and information technology education, since 2015 the strategies for the IT subject in schools will provide students with computer literacy, minimum theoretical purposefully combined technological knowledge and maximum practical abilities. It provides IT implementation in education and further directions of the most important steps of IT implementation in the general education and training, defines the IT vision, goals, and objectives, priorities and implementation principles. The strategic aims are to ensure the availability of IT to each person as one of the most important things, and thus to improve the EU’s education and training systems’ quality and effectiveness, to meet the changing needs of the knowledge society and to improve the nature of teaching and learning. This paper presents the 2012 survey results on IT availability, use, and need for Lithuanian schools, conclusions and recommendations for their further use applying a blended learning approach. Another aspect covered in this paper is the role and developement of Open Educational Resources (OER) in Lithuania. An important factor is to apply OER in blended learning and improve its usage in Lithuanian education institutions. In this way, a more robust, modern, and attractive learning approach will be reached.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 66
  • Page Range: 96-107
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Lithuanian