Technology is a key driver of educational innovation, and a variety of programmes focusing on investment in infrastructure, equipment, in-service training and digital learning resources have been established to promote its usage in primary and secondary schools. So far, little comparative analytical attention has been devoted to understanding how digital resources improve the quality of learning and to assessing the public policies that support their development and use, and the role played by other stakeholders like publishers, broadcasting companies and increasingly user communities. This publication aims to fill that gap by both reviewing and evaluating the process of systemic innovation. Drawing on case studies from five Nordic countries, the report assembles information on the knowledge bases and policy actors which impact each phase of this innovation process and the main factors which influence its success including governance, financing and user involvement.
Executive summary Chapter 1. Introduction -Background -Methodology -The structure of the report -References Chapter 2. Systemic Innovation and ICT in education -The concept of digital learning resources related areas of research defining the concept of innovation -The dimensions of innovation -The innovation process characteristics of policies on ICT in education -Conclusions -References Chapter 3. ICT Policy in the Nordic Countries -The Nordic context -The profile of ICT policies in the Nordic countries -Conclusions -References Chapter 4. Government-Initiated Innovations in the Nordic Countries -Initiation and implementation of national portals -Implementation and scale-up of national educational portals -Monitoring and evaluation of national portals -The innovation process of other governmental initiatives -Conclusions -References Chapter 5. Innovation Initiated by Commercial Actors -Innovations by educational publishers -Educational broadcasters -Drivers and barriers to private sector innovations -Conclusions Chapter 6. Bottom-Up Innovations -Initiation of user-generated innovations -Scale-up of user-generated innovations -Knowledge base, monitoring and evaluation -Conclusions -References Chapter 7. Conclusions and Recommendations -Conclusions -Policy recommendations -References Chapter 8. Developing the Knowledge Base on DLRs -The research agenda.
-Benchmarking the use of DLRs -Objectives of the conceptual framework -Definition of the conceptual framework -Definition of the variable in the conceptual framework -Next steps -Looking at the future of DLRs -References Appendix A. Cases Studied in the DLRs Project Appendix B. ICT Strategies in the Nordic Countries -Denmark -Finland -Iceland -Norway -Sweden