A Rapporteur's Summary and opinion of the State of Digital Education, based on the proceedings of the conference of the same name held in Attard, Malta on 19th-20th January 2017.
6. Lesson 2
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In Europe access to Higher Education is inequitable
gender balance
net entry rates
entry via alternative routes
participation based on occupational /
educational background
income gap of students
ratios of foreign students
A student from low socioeconomic
background
- less likely to attend Higher Education
- likely to choose different courses of
study
- more likely to work during studies
- far less likely to have a mobility
experience
23. Lesson 10
Are we resisting
change ourselves?
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“We share the societal aspiration that the
student body entering, participating in and
completing higher education at all levels
should reflect the diversity of our
populations”
London ‘Bologna’ Communique’
28. • mainstreaming open access
• establishing quality assurance schemes
• establishing mechanisms for digital trust
verification
• training of teachers
• supporting the development of micro-credentials
• expanded use of distance and blended
methodologies
The Outlines of Immediate Policy
Action are Clear
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Lesson 11
29. Lesson 12
What are the desirable
future scenarios for our
society?
What is digital
education’s role in
accelerating it?
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•Learning to know
•Learning to do
•Learning to be
•Learning to live together