Let me start with an apology. This is my first post on this president’s blog, started by EDEN president Alan Tait 16 years ago. I am sorry for not writing here to all of you earlier. I have no excuses.
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Reflections on 2021 – setting the path for the sustainable future of EDEN
This year is reaching its end, one more year with the COVID pandemic and with a number of restrictions on our lives, leading to isolation and working from home, which influence how we live, work, and learn. Nevertheless, the pandemic
How to support teachers and educational institutions when designing education in post pandemic times?
The new academic year is starting around now; most higher education institutions have made decisions on how to organize classes, while some of them still wait for last minute recommendations from their Ministries of Education and Health to make final
New Challenges – New Opportunities: Mobilizing New Paths for 21st Century Education
Indeed, the global Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of millions and resulted in devastating health, economic, social, cultural and educational impacts. The impacts have been felt by nations, regions, local communities and by individual people on a scale unprecedented
30 years of serving and supporting education – shaping education for a post Covid era
This year we are celebrating 30 years of EDEN! It is a great anniversary, since for the last 30 years, we have been active stakeholders and contributors to the modernisation of education. I hope we will continue to do so
Rethinking the future of teaching and learning – A time to reflect on what’s good and what we can do better
We are all looking forward to the Christmas season, the best time of the year when we gather with family and friends in a festive atmosphere. However, it seems it will not be as joyful as usual, as many countries
How can we adapt to the „new normal“ to benefit us all? EDEN initiatives in autumn
I hope that you all had a nice summer and enough rest to start autumn fully charged and ready to create and contribute. 2020 has been unpredictable in many ways, and we still have four months to go in the
The future of education after the pandemic – how can artificial intelligence make it more efficient – join the EDEN Annual Conference Online!
The 29th EDEN Annual Conference is quickly approaching. For the EDEN association and its members, this is the biggest and most important event of the year. The Annual Conference is held each year in June, and every one of us
Education in time of a pandemic: how to support teachers and students?
At the beginning of this month my daughter was still going to school, faculties had mostly ex cathedra lectures, and e-learning was still considered an option for enhancing the quality of teaching and learning. We were discussing the need to
The Strength of the Community is in its People
It was nice to see so many EDEN members attending EDEN session „Meet EDEN Fellows to discuss Future of Learning” at the World Conference on Online Learning at the beginning of the November in Dublin. The room was not large enough for all EDEN members and those interested in EDEN. I was honoured that we also had former EDEN presidents with us.