Scenarios for a Learning Grid

Learning GRID is both a concept and a Special Interest Group of the European Network of Excellence Kaleidoscope. Kaleidoscope is a Network of Excellence funded by the European Commission which brings together European research teams in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL). The Learning GRID Special Interest Group gathers researchers who want to contribute to an improvement of e-learning practices through the use of the Learning GRID concept. Its key idea reads as Learning Grid technology allows for a direct and personalized experience in realistic contexts and boosts creation of virtual dynamic communities. After introducing briefly Kaleidoscope, this article presents the learning GRID concept and several scenarios that this technology makes possible