ICST and continuing education

The objective of this research theme is to study how ICST (information and communication sciences and technologies), can contribute to the field of continuing education in a professional or private context to be able to meet an increased demand. This demand is justified by several factors - the aging population will soon lead to a need to replace qualified personnel, it is common in today's world to change one's occupation and in a given occupation there are always changes to be adapted to…

Initial research programme

• Research into the best technological choices (platforms, teaching tools, mediatization, type of training - presence-based, distance-learning or mixed).
• Study the interoperability of the systems and standardization (How can a lesson be transferred from one platform to another? How can one platform integrate teaching resources from different sources?)
• Research into which specific content is to be developed and in what format (training catalogues, "off-the-shelf" content or content developed in-house).
• Define teacher training methods (in the widest possible terms to include instructors or trainers in companies and the public sector).
• Study the development of communities of interests and practices (beyond the usual social, generation and geographical links).
• Define methods for appraising what has been learnt.
• Develop a bilingual (or even multilingual) "ICST and continuing education" Web site that will be a benchmark Web site in the field of continuing education (online surveys and studies, a technology watch) whether it be in France or the countries with the greatest needs (developing countries).