Erik Duval Knihy

You are holding over 500 pages of insights on Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL). With advancements in metadata, standards, learning objects, and Web 2.0 approaches—such as wikis, blogs, and user-generated content—there is an opportunity to provide more flexible, global learning services. The European Commission's 7th Framework Program emphasizes the need for responsive environments that motivate and engage learners while integrating into organizational processes and human resources management. A key challenge lies in bridging informal learning strategies with formal competence development programs. Following the success of EC-TEL 2006, the 2nd European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2007) served as a vital platform for research on TEL, exploring its connections with knowledge management and business processes. This competitive forum facilitated specialized workshops, a doctoral consortium, and the main conference, fostering collaboration among researchers. EC-TEL 2007 also offered unique networking opportunities, project meetings, and discussions for ongoing and new research initiatives supported by the European Commission.

This book gives an overview of the state-of-the-art in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL). It is organized as a collection of 14 research themes, each introduced by leading experts and including references to the most relevant literature on the theme of each cluster. Additionally, each chapter discusses four seminal papers on the theme with expert commentaries and updates. This volume is of high value to people entering the field of learning with technology, to doctoral students and researchers exploring the breadth of TEL, and to experienced researchers wanting to keep up with latest developments.