Dschola – a Regional School Network

In: A.J. Kallenberg and M.J.J.M. van de Ven (Eds), 2002, The New Educational Benefits of ICT in Higher Education: Proceedings. Rotterdam: Erasmus Plus BV, OECR<br> ISBN 90-9016127-9

Dschola is a regional project (set up in Piedmont, Italy) aimed at stimulating greater attention to ICT, by involving students, teachers and families in partnership with schools. It involves 2.828 educational structures and 50.000 teachers. The Dschola school network consists at the moment in 18 excellence technical secondary schools and 5 excellence didactical schools, reference points for technological issues in their regional area and with proven experience within the ICT area. Dschola aims to: · Create and stimulate a virtual community of schools through the official Web site http://www.dschola.it · Improve the excellence of the Centres of Service, Animation and Experimentation through experimentation activities · Stimulate and sustain the training between teachers · Enhance and improve the cooperation between the Centres and their territorial schools, as suggested by the slogan of the project: “Schools for schools” · Stimulate and enhance schools’ business skills and capacities in order to co-fund their own projects