EDEN President's Blog

EDEN’s last June was once again one of the highlights of the year for the for the European open, distance and eLearning community. Coinciding with the first anniversary of Croatia’s entering into the European Union, the EDEN community visited Zagreb

It is with great pleasure that I reinitiate the EDEN President’s Blog after a period of some intermission. The blog was started in 2007 by Alan Tait when he took office as President in Naples. With his typical vision and

The ICDE Secretariat has asked me, as the President of EDEN, to answer the following two questions for their annual printed publication Highlights:   What has been the most promising development within ODL in your region in 2011? Where do

Athens in late October was the perfect time and place for EDEN´s Open Classroom conference – Never Waste a Crisis. With the political and economical backdrop, I was intrigued by the optimistic attitude of the 206 delegates from 28 countries who focused more

The EDEN Fellow scheme was established to honor distinguished colleagues and to provide validation and support through a respected scheme of recognition. The first EDEN Senior Fellow and Fellow Awards were presented at our 2007 Annual Conference in Naples. On

Her Excellency Mary McAleese, President of Irland, addressed 425 delegates from 40 countries at EDEN’s Annual Conference in Dublin. It was the first time a Head of State adressed an EDEN conference, and the audience was really impressed by the

The NKiPad Will a tablet a day keep the teacher away? In January, NKI Nettstudier arranged an internal seminar focusing on iPads and online education. The attendance was high because many foresee that the trendy tablets will change the behaviour

Since video lectures seem to pop up all over the Internet, I wonder how this phenomenon will influence future distance and e-learning. Personally, I notice that an increasing number of presentations by EDEN colleagues are available as online videos, but

Dear EDEN colleagues and friends, I’m pleased and honored to take over as the 7th President of EDEN after Erling Ljosa (1992-1995), Tamás Lajos (1995-1997), Valerio Grementieri (1997-2000), Erwin Wagner (2000-2003) Ingeborg Boe (2003-2007) and Alan Tait (2007-2010). The length

Taking over as President of EDEN after Alan Tait, is both a privilege and a daunting challenge. Alan established this blog when he was elected as President of EDEN at the annual conference in Naples in June 2007. His first