Welcome to Budapest E-Learning Workshop

Dear Colleague,

E-learning has become "trendy" because it is modern, relatively cheap and facilitates learning. The market for e-learning is expanding and several studies prove how useful it can be. Between 10-15 e-learning conferences are held each year. This enthusiasm is because E-learning is beneficial – yet two questions remain: Is it suitable for railways? Can it be improved and be of even more use to railways?

Studies and conferences rarely focus on railways themselves – although railways are a fertile source of e-learning material, there are simply not enough computer users. Special methods are required for railways to really harness the full potential of e-learning.

A workshop was held on 29-30 November, 2007 in Budapest, Hungary aimed primarily at bringing together railway e-learning experts from different countries and offering them an opportunity to collect and share ideas, best practices and case studies.

The Workshop was a great opportunity for those who are struggling with these questions:

How to find good railway related e-learning contents?

What is a good e-learning platform that answers the railway needs?

How to solve the problems of digital illiteracy, few available computers, lack of e-learning culture?

Supporters of the workshop: UIC, the E-Learning Club, the EU Network Rail Training Centres Organizer: MAV Baross Gabor Training Centre

The aims of the workshop was to:

• Participate in a Railway E-learning Workshop.

• Help to create the Study of Best Practice in Railway E-Learning

• Share your case study and collect ideas: what our fellow railways and railway training centres do in the fields of e-learning?

• Study from each other – see the developments of the future!

• Show how good you are: bring your best e-learning contents with you!

Workshop sections:

• Railway E-learning Platforms

• Railway E-learning Methodology and Contents, Tenders and Development

More information:

Nathalie AMIRAULT ((+33-1 44 49 21 47, amiraultuic.asso.fr ), UIC

Zita OZORAK (+36-1 511 92 07, ozorakzmav.hu ) MAV Baross Gabor Training Centre