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Description
The Croatian e-Schools Programme, spearheaded by CARNET, has been a transformative force in the Croatian education landscape over the past 9 years. Through innovative initiatives and technological integration, the e-Schools project has successfully ushered the nation's schools into the digital age. CARNET played a pivotal role in facilitating this transition by providing robust networking infrastructure, technical support, and educational resources. As a result, Croatian schools have experienced a remarkable shift towards becoming digitally mature institutions, fostering a dynamic and technologically enriched learning environment for both educators and students. CARNET ended the project as a completely different institution from the one that started it. Our ambition resulted in a complete reconstruction of CARNET’s capacities in order to successfully implement such a challenging project. Let us tell you what happened…
What will the TNC audience take away from your talk
The Croatian e-Schools project is an example of how a NREN can help create digitally mature schools and improve the quality of education. The project showcases the benefits of using ICT in teaching and learning, as well as in school administration and management. The project also demonstrates the importance of developing digital educational content and tools, and providing training and support for teachers and school staff. The project has received international recognition and awards for its innovative approach and impact . ICT experts can learn from the experience and best practices of the Croatian e-Schools project, and apply them to their own contexts and challenges. We will also show the mistakes that we did along the way.