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

Introduction of EDEN - the European Distance and E-Learning Network. the largest, active and developing professional community of experts and practitioners of electronic distance education in Europe. Mission of the Association.

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

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  1. Introduction of EDEN - the European Distance and E-Learning Network the largest, active and developingprofessional community of expertsandpractitioners of electronic distance education in Europe

  2. Mission of the Association • 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

  3. Membership • Institutions – Individuals – Networks • 203 institutional members • 1165 members in NAP: Network of Academics and Professionals – meeting and communication forum • 30 European or national networks present in membership • 408 institutions represented from 59 countries within and outside Europe • Join the largest lively networking European professional community • Take advantage of acknowledgement of your professional achievements

  4. Why Become a Member? • Access easily the classified and searchable database • Benefit from the professional development supporting activities • Attend conferences and buy publications at reduced fees • Download latest EDEN conference proceedings for free • Be kept up-to-date by a regular electronic newsflash • Use the electronic Members’ Dissemination Space

  5. Partnerships and Target Groups • 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

  6. Developing European Policy • Promotion of networking and co-operation in distance education in Europe • East-West collaboration • Policy and feasibility studies – “Learning Innovation for the Adapted Lisbon Agenda” May 2006 • “The European ODL Liaison Committee” – Collaboration forum of major European distance learning networks • Towards the creation of a European „Learnovation” Stakeholders Round Table for an innovation-friendly Europe

  7. The Open Classroom Working Group • 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”

  8. Promoting professional development - the EDEN Conferences • 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

  9. The EDEN Annual Conferences 19-22 June,2011 - Dublin “Learning and Sustainability” • 2010 – Valencia • 2009 – Gdansk • 2008 – Lisbon • 2007 – Naples • 2006 – Vienna • 2005 – Helsinki • 2004 – Budapest • 2003 – Rhodes • 2002 – Granada • 2001 – Stockholm • 1999 – Moscow • 1998 – Bologna • 1997 – Budapest • 1996 – Poitiers • 1995 – Birmingham • 1994 – Tallinn • 1993 – Berlin • 1992 – Krakow

  10. “Open Classroom” Conferences • 2009 - Porto • 2007 - Stockholm • 2005 - Poitiers • 2002 - Copenhagen • 2000 - Barcelona • 2000 - Barcelona • 1999 - Balatonfüred • 1997 - Crete • 1995 - Oslo Research Workshops • 2010 - Budapest • 2008 - Paris • 2006 - Barcelona • 2004 - Oldenburg • 2002 - Hildesheim • 2000 - Prague

  11. Distance and e-Learning in Transition – Learning Innovation, Technology and Social Challenges • selection of the best EDEN conference papers from the past years, revisiting research, innovation and professional practice in distance and e-learning • 928 pages, hard back • Edited by Ulrich Bernath, András Szűcs, Alan Tait and Martine Vidal

  12. Publications and information services • 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

  13. Contribution to EU Programmes 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

  14. Contribution to EU Programmes • Successful involvement in comprehensive strategic EU projects of quality development, observatory nature (HEXTLEARN, LEARNOVATION, HELIOS, eTTCampus, SEEQUEL, DELOS) • Exploiting the wide-scale expertise of NAP members • EDEN’s contributions in numerous other initiatives through networking, evaluation and dissemination activities

  15. www.eden-online.org Check the EDEN websitefor more information

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