02044nas a2200169   4500008004100000245007200041210006900113260001600182300001500198520143800213100002101651700002301672700001901695700002201714700001401736856012401750       1996                        eng d00aTRENDS: Training Educators through Networks and Distributed Systems0 aTRENDS Training Educators through Networks and Distributed Syste  c8 - 10 July  a 195 - 1993 aThe TRENDS project aims at the in-service, distance training of 2,400 school teachers in Secondary Education,
and the use of Information Technology and Telematics in the learning process, by six countries (Greece, Italy,
Spain, Portugal, France, and United Kingdom). The training process will be implemented by flexible and
distance learning methods, through the development and use of an in-service school-based training system,
which will be based on multimedia telematics and existing mature network technologies, and the establishment
and operation of a European Teacher’s Training Network, consisted of six interconnected National Sites
(Training Centre, schools and teachers per country). Each Training Centre in the Network will act as service
provider to the schools and the teachers. The major aspect of the project is to provide the educator and their
trainers, with various services including : e-mail contact with other educators and trainers, access to multimedia
information, forums for the discussion and debate on educational projects, access to curriculum-related
information for the educators, and multimedia teletraining for the conduction of lessons over the network. Due
to the nature of the planned services and applications, the network infrastructure that will be used for the
realization of the TRENDS, must offer high speed, multicasting, trans-European interoperability and certified
quality of services.1 aBouras, Christos1 aKapoulas, Vaggelis1 aSpirakis, Paul1 aTsakarissianos, G1 aKastis, N  uhttp://telematics.upatras.gr/telematics/publications/trends-training-educators-through-networks-and-distributed-systems