dLearn

dLearn’s website

The European Digital Learning Network – DLEARN – aims to embrace the challenges brought by the digital revolution in terms of digital skills mismatch, toward an inclusive digital society. The 47% of Europeans is not properly digitally skilled – yet in the near future 90% of jobs will require some level of digital skills and numerous opportunities in terms of jobs that are going to shape the labour market. Our aims are characterized by 4 key-words: SHARE, CONNECT, MULTIPLY, ENHANCE. DLEARN is a collector of practices and ideas, gathering diverse organizations in Europe to reflect, think and trigger new initiatives, toward the valorisation and the enhancement of digital learning.

The network was born from the initiative of 20 different organizations from all over Europe, active in the field of education and digital learning at various levels. Among others DLEARN members are:

  • Associations
  • Educational Centres (adult education)
  • Training Centres
  • ICT education services providers
  • ICT experts
  • NGOs
  • SMEs
  • Universities
  • Vocational Schools
  • Adult training centre

The network is active through its members in different activities:

  • ICT / new technologies / digital competences
  • Intercultural/intergenerational education and lifelong learning
  • New innovative curricula / educational methods / development of training courses
  • Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurial education
  • Youth enhancement and boost of competences especially of those in need
  • Development of innovative educational tools through game-based approach, mobile applications and interactive platforms to engage learners.
  • Promotion and implementation of European transparency tools for education and training (ECVET, EQAVET, etc.)

Therefore the two main goals the network is promoting are:

– To develop and uptake of digital skills for every citizens, of any age, at all levels;
– To foster digital learning, or in other words the use of ICT tools and methods to make learning more attractive, more effective, more flexible and to guarantee equal access to all.

The network is organized in 4 main working groups that represent the field of education and scope that DLearn is covering through its activities.
– Higher education: to boost students cantered-learning settings and innovative educational methods
– Adult education and youth: Promote awareness and competent exploitation of ICT within the society
– Vocational education and training: Enhance digital education to overcome skills mismatch and foster innovative training model – School education: Improve pedagogy and teaching with ICT tools and innovative practices

The network  can count on the experiences of its own staff but also on the know-how and strong relations of the members involved that are actively committed to strength the voice of the network, as well as improve the debate and advocate with the following objectives:

– Create ties between local organisations and European institutions, to let local needs emerge
– Improve comprehensiveness of Transparency tools (EQF, ECVET, EQAVET) to be more understandable by citizens and organizations
– Promote digital learning through participation in relevant working groups and interest groups at European Commission and Parliament level

We can count on a stable network of partners and stakeholders whom we have with formal memorandum of understanding for mutual cooperation. This enlarge even more our capacity in engaging our partners in all the actions required during the dissemination and exploitation phases. Among others:

– LIFELONG LEARNING PLATFORM www.lllplatform.eu
– EUROPEAN OFFICE OF CYPRUS: www.eoc.org.cy
– EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF ERASMUS COORDINATORS: www.eaecnet.com 
– EU PARENT’S ASSOCIATION www.euparents.eu
– DIGITALEUROPE www.digitaleurope.org
– DIGITAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE www.dlii.org
– EBN (EUROPEAN BUSINESS CENTERS) and its members www.ebn.eu
– EUROGEO (European Association of Geographers) http://www.eurogeography.eu/
– EUROPEAN SCIENCE FOUNDATION www.esf.org
– EC DGs: CONNECT; EMPLOYEMENT (UNIT A3 APPRENTICESHIP, VET AND ADULT EDUCATION); EAC (UNIT A2 EIT and FUTURE OF EDUCATION)