KALEIDOSCOPE: Concepts and methods for exploring the future of learning with digital technologies

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 03.0558

Key words (English)

Educational multimedia; knowledge technologies; cognitive sciences

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: 507838

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 6. Frame Research Programme - 1.2 Communications technologies

Short description (English)

See abstract

Further information (English)

Full name of research-institution/enterprise:
EPF Lausanne
Centre de Recherche et d'Appui pour la Formation et ses Technologies

Abstract (English)

Very little of the transformation of working and social life that has accompanied digital technologies is reflected in the practice of learning and teaching, or in the quality of research. Kaleidoscope's central aims are to fill these gaps in research by
· integrating existing European initiatives to develop a rich, culturally-diverse and coherent theoretical and practical research foundation for research and innovation;
· developing new tools and methodologies that operationalise an interdisciplinary approach to research on learning with digital technologies at a European-wide level
Kaleidoscope will integrate existing research to develop new concepts and methodologies from a multidisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective that includes:
· Foundations in the cognitive and learning sciences, including a socio-cultural perspective, to strengthen the development of educational technologies
· Conceptual and methodological bridges between educational, social and cognitive sciences, and emerging technologies
· Principled design for promoting technological development enabling interactive, intelligent and cooperative learning environments
· Structural and organizational models for integrating technology-enhanced learning into organizations
· Novel computational solutions to 'Technology Enhanced Learning' environments that are adaptive, knowledgeable. cognitively sensitive, pervasive, multi-modal and personalised.
Kaleidoscope seeks to explore the different conceptual frameworks of relevant disciplines in order to delineate the commonalities and differences that frame the research objectives in the field. It will do this by supporting a range of integrating actions, including Jointly Executed Integrating Research Projects (JEIRP), European Research Teams (ERT). and Special Interest Groups (SIG). It will establish a Virtual Doctoral School (VDS), which will act as a common reference point for the development of research and training of new researchers, and a Shared Virtu.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 03.0558