Introduction of EDEN - the European Distance and E-Learning Network

1. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK Introduction of EDEN - the European Distance and E-Learning Network A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE the largest, active and developing professional community of experts and practitioners of electronic distance education in Europe

2. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK Introduction of EDEN A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE • Mission of the Association • Membership • Why Become a Member? • Developing European Policy • Supporting Professional Development – the EDEN Conferences • Publications and Information Services • Contribution to EU Programmes

3. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK Mission of the Association A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE • The most comprehensive European association of its kind, established in 1991 • Provision of platform for professional co-operation, information exchange • Open for all levels and sectors of education and training • Open for institutions, individuals and networks • Based in the UK, Secretariat in Budapest since 1997

4. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK Membership A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE • Institutions – Individuals – Networks • 143 institutional members • 750+ members in NAP: Network of Academics and Professionals – meeting and communication forum • 30 European or national networks present in membership • 328 institutions represented from 49 countries within and outside Europe

5. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK Why Become a Member? A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE • Join the largest lively networking European professional community • Take advantage of acknowledgement of your professional achievements • Access easily the classified and searchable database • Benefit from the professional development supporting activities • Attend conferences and buy publications at reduced fees

6. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK Why Become a Member? A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE • Download latest EDEN conference proceedings for free • Be kept up-to-date by a regular electronic newsflash • Use the electronic Members’ Dissemination Space • Discuss problems and ideas with partners through Online Forum • Reach the right partners with the help of the “Matchmaker” service

7. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK Partnerships and Target Groups A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE • Traditional and open universities, colleges • National associations and bodies • Researchers of open, flexible, distance and e-learning • School level education – the“Open Classroom” initiative • Vocational training • The corporate sector

8. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK Developing European Policy A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE • Promotion of networking and co-operation in distance education in Europe • East-West co-operation, collaboration • Policy and feasibility studies –“Distance Learning and eLearning in European Policy and Practice: the Vision and the Reality” November 2004 • “The European ODL Liaison Committee” – Collaboration forum of major European distance learning networks

9. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK The Open Classroom Working Group A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE • Distance Education, e-Learning and New Technologies in School Level Education and Training • Open Classroom Conferences since 1995 • 1998 – WorkingGroup within EDEN • Link to other EU initiatives (EENet, MENON, EUN) • Policy paper: “Open Learning for the School Age in the Information Society”

10. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK Promoting professional development - the EDEN Conferences A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE • EDEN Annual Conferencessince 1992, the main academic and professional European events in open, distance and e-learning • Open Classroom conferencesEDEN initiative for school level ODL development since 1995 • Research WorkshopsEDEN initiative since 2000

11. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK The EDEN Annual Conferences A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE 20-23 June,2005 - HelsinkiLifelong E-Learning • 2004 - Budapest • 2003 - Rhodes • 2002 - Granada • 2001 - Stockholm • 1999 - Moscow • 1998 - Bologna • 1997 - Budapest • 1996 - Poitiers • 1995 - Birmingham • 1994 - Tallinn • 1993 - Berlin • 1992 - Krakow

12. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK “Open Classroom” Conferences A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE • 2002 - Copenhagen • 2000 - Barcelona • 1999 - Balatonfüred • 1997 - Crete • 1995 - Oslo Research Workshops • 2000 - Prague • 2004 - Oldenburg • 2002 - Hildesheim

13. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK Publications and information services A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE • Conference Proceedings • Policy and feasibility studies • EDEN Web site, NAP Members Area, Members’ Dissemination Space • EDEN Listserv • European Journal of Open and Distance Learning (EURODL – www.eurodl.org) modernised and re-launched in 2004

14. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK Contribution to EU Programmes A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE EDEN’s participation in European Union programmes is focused on: • comprehensive strategic projects • quality development • observatory • networking and knowledge base building • evaluation and dissemination of the project results

15. EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK Contribution to EU Programmes A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE • Successful involvement in comprehensive strategic EU projects of quality development, observatory nature (SEEQUEL, eTTnet, DELOS, SUSTAIN) • Exploiting the wide-scale expertise of NAP members • “Open and Distance Learning Knowledge Base” development for UNESCO • EDEN’s contributions in numerous other initiatives through networking, evaluation and dissemination activities