CULTH, Vienna October 1998 Linking Cultural Institutions with Schools Swedish Schools, Cultural Institutions and Internet Benny Regnér Johan Groth National Agency for Education, Sweden

Off Internet and on Analog vs digital information Consumer vs producer of information Text only vs multimedia Computers vs networks Issues vs concurrent publication Visible vs invisible development CULTH Dr. Johan Groth Vienna, October 1998 Benny Regnér Page National Agency for Education, Sweden

Analog vs digital information

Consumer vs producer of information

Text only vs multimedia

Computers vs networks

Issues vs concurrent publication

Visible vs invisible development

Topics Swedish schoolsystem Swedish cultural institutions The use of Internet National initiatives Some examples Conclusions CULTH Dr. Johan Groth Vienna, October 1998 Benny Regnér Page National Agency for Education, Sweden

Swedish schoolsystem

Swedish cultural institutions

The use of Internet

National initiatives

Some examples

Conclusions

The Swedish Schoolsystem Approx. 1,2 million pupils Approx. 120.000 teachers Approx. 6000 schools Decentralized and goal oriented Parliament and government set goals Municipalities organize, allocate resources CULTH Dr. Johan Groth Vienna, October 1998 Benny Regnér Page National Agency for Education, Sweden

Approx. 1,2 million pupils

Approx. 120.000 teachers

Approx. 6000 schools

Decentralized and goal oriented

Parliament and government set goals

Municipalities organize, allocate resources

The National Agency for Education ” Contribute to a development of the school system in order to create an agreement between the national goals and reality” Acts on specific commission from the ministry Acts on its own initiatives within the framework set up by the ministry CULTH Dr. Johan Groth Vienna, October 1998 Benny Regnér Page National Agency for Education, Sweden

” Contribute to a development of the school system in order to create an agreement between the national goals and reality”

Acts on specific commission from the ministry

Acts on its own initiatives within the framework set up by the ministry

The Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs ” The means through which the government and parliament effect their policies for culture” Allocate resources to groups, institutions and organisations CULTH Dr. Johan Groth Vienna, October 1998 Benny Regnér Page National Agency for Education, Sweden

” The means through which the government and parliament effect their policies for culture”

Allocate resources to groups, institutions and organisations

Use of Internet Rapid development of Internet as a pedagogical tool A majority of the schools have Internet Many public libraries have Internet Museums and other cultural institutions are beginning to use Internet CULTH Dr. Johan Groth Vienna, October 1998 Benny Regnér Page National Agency for Education, Sweden

Rapid development of Internet as a pedagogical tool

A majority of the schools have Internet

Many public libraries have Internet

Museums and other cultural institutions are beginning to use Internet

National initiatives The Swedish Schoolnet Tools for learning Foundation for Knowledge and Competence The SUNET offer for libraries and museums CULTH Dr. Johan Groth Vienna, October 1998 Benny Regnér Page National Agency for Education, Sweden

The Swedish Schoolnet

Tools for learning

Foundation for Knowledge and Competence

The SUNET offer for libraries and museums

A few examples IKON Historical museum and project ”Sture” The Nordic museum and Netd@ys 1997 The virtual music museum The Window to Culture CULTH Dr. Johan Groth Vienna, October 1998 Benny Regnér Page National Agency for Education, Sweden

IKON

Historical museum and project ”Sture”

The Nordic museum and Netd@ys 1997

The virtual music museum

The Window to Culture

Conclusion Internet can be an important tool for developing the school system Useful content is of critical importance Always start with a pedagogical idea Spend resources on education, not hardware Be prepared for organizational and administrative changes CULTH Dr. Johan Groth Vienna, October 1998 Benny Regnér Page National Agency for Education, Sweden

Internet can be an important tool for developing the school system

Useful content is of critical importance

Always start with a pedagogical idea

Spend resources on education, not hardware

Be prepared for organizational and administrative changes

Links The National Agency for Education <www.skolverket.se> The Swedish Schoolnet <www.skolverket.se/skolnet> Physical or virtual networks? (INET’98) <www.pi.se/gogab/arkiv/INET98> CULTH Dr. Johan Groth Vienna, October 1998 Benny Regnér Page National Agency for Education, Sweden

The National Agency for Education <www.skolverket.se>

The Swedish Schoolnet <www.skolverket.se/skolnet>

Physical or virtual networks? (INET’98) <www.pi.se/gogab/arkiv/INET98>