Kaleidoscope’s contribution can be considered through a variety of interrelated perspectives:

Infrastructure: developing solutions that address the issues;

TEL now, and TEL in the future: creating conditions for greater understanding between researchers across Europe and investigating future needs and developments in technology enabled education;

Changing perceptions, changing conditions: offering a more realistic view of how technology may support education, identifying the conditions by which this is facilitated and working with them;

Rigorous scientific theory and investigation: nurturing ideas and concepts so that foundations and growth can occur not just within research, but also research benefits can be optimized and used in education;

Political perspectives and Kaleidoscope’s contribution now and in the future: Taking the collective wisdom and experience of researchers who understand issues relating to policy and who are able to communicate these issues to a variety of relevant audiences, particularly policy makers.