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home > Media services > News > Ernist wins eLearning Awards Ernist project wins e-Learning awards ERNIST Schoolportraits won the European eLearning award (eureleA) in the category 'Journalism and Reporting' at the prize-giving ceremony on 14 February 2005 in Karlsruhe. ERNIST is an eLearning Programme project coordinated by European Schoolnet, that has brought together researchers and education inspectorates from The Netherlands, the UK, Finland, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland to investigate and exchange effectively their insights into the use of ICT in schools. The final report of the ERNIST project was presented to the European Commission on 7 February 2005. The work has been carried out in three strands – Schools, Research and Networking. The project has resulted in more than ten research papers and two printed publications. Besides, all results are uploaded on the Insight website in a format that suited best the purpose of the research. The project addresses the needs of policy-makers, practitioners and researchers when faced with the use of ICT in schools. It brings together the inputs of these three actors and highlighted the need for a platform where they would exchange information effectively. The three strands composing the study, aim to be a roadmap for decision-makers, teachers and researchers on the best use of the ICT in schools. For example, the school study included 20 school portraits from six countries. These can offer decision-makers a valuable insight into the innovation happening in today’s schools. This strand won European E-Learning award-eureleA in the 'author of articles and researches on e-learning' category. The ceremony took place on 14 February in Karlsruhe to award innovative e-learning methods and their practical application to education. Also, practical solutions on the use of ICT in school lessons can be found in 12 research answers to teachers’ questions conducted at the University of Helsinki and Turku in Finland. The University of Nottingham and The Open University (OU) in the UK produced a series of research papers to look into the different types of evidence for policy makers. The University of Notthingham also investigated the needs of policy-oriented users for a future portal to access research. The research from the OU explored as well the difficult issue of student assessment with and of ICT. As part of the networking strand, a study researched crucial factors to build successful networks. This study, conducted by the Austrian university of Linz, looked at seven networks and their strategies to exchange information about the use of ICT in schools. Eventually, an organisational study conducted by researchers in collaboration with teachers and policy-makers from various countries including Switzerland, Austria, The Netherlands and the UK studied how schools are constantly changing and influenced by ICT at all level. Full research: http://insight.eun.org/research
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