Mark Brown, EDEN DLE Vice-President of Strategy and Communication, has been awarded with an honorary doctorate by Dutch Open Universiteit. He is also professor of Digital Learning and Director of the National Observatory for Digital Education at Dublin City University (Ireland). This recognition is an appreciation of the dedication and…

The closing plenary session concluded the successful EDEN conference on the topic of “Learning in the Age of AI: Towards Imaginative Futures”. The closing plenary was moderated by Sandra Kučina Softić, EDEN DLE Vice-president and as speakers joined chairs of the plenary sessions and the oxford debate: Josep M. Duart,…

The 32nd EDEN Annual Conference 2024 took place in Graz University (Austria) June 16-18 hosted by professor Kathrin Marie Otrel-Cass, has attracted participants from 32 countries, including the USA, Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Vietnam and Australia, who submitted 167 submissions – full and concise papers, posters as well as action labs and…

Watch the session here. Description In the evolving landscape of education, traditional assessment methods are being reevaluated to better reflect the critical and enduring skills needed for success in the 21st century. This webinar delves into innovative approaches to assessment that emphasize credentials and skills over rote learning. Furthermore, artificial…

EDEN Digital Learning Europe representatives Carlos Madrid Gari and Dr. Sandra Kučina Softić participated in the European Digital Education Hub partner meeting held in Brussels on April 22-23, 2024. Georgi Dimitrov, Digital Education DG-EAC greeted participants.  Activities were divided into two parts, one that was focused on the EDEH and…

Josep M. Duart, EDEN DLE President, was keynote speaker on the 4th International Conference on Educational Technology and Online Learning, ICETOL 2024, at Anadolu University (EDEN DLE Institutional Member), Turkey, on May 15 2024. His presentation focused on “Trends, Challenges, and Paradigm Shifts in Digital Technologies for Learners, Educators, and…

Professor Dr. Don Olcott, Jr., FRSA, former President and Chairman of the Board of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) and EDEN Digital Learning Europe Senior Fellow has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 USDLA Outstanding Leadership Award in higher education for his long-term contributions and leadership in open,…

EDEN shares the news that Prof. Walter F. Kugemann passed away. Professor Kugemann has been a pillar of the EDEN history, as well as a prominent member of the European open, distance and e-learning movement since its inception, both through his academic career at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität of Erlangen-Nürnberg and through…

The European Commission is currently conducting an interim evaluation of the progress in putting in place and developing the European Education Area (EEA). The evaluation involves a number of consultations to gather feedback of a variety of stakeholders.  You’re welcome to participante in the Public Consultation until 27 June 2024.

EDEN 2024 Annual Conference will be held at University of Graz, Austria, 16-18 June. The conference theme is “Learning in the Age of AI: Towards Imaginative Futures”. Find more information regarding the Call For Papers below. Also, to discover more about the event, take a look at the Official Website…

Dr. Sandra Kučina Softić, EDEN DLE Vice-President of Open Professional Collaboration, was one of the keynotes at the EDEN Open Classroom Conference 2024 held in Athens in collaboration with long time EDEN members Ellinogermaniki Agogi. Ellinogermaniki Agogi, member of EDEN since 1998, has organised a number of EDEN Open Classroom Conferences in the…

Morten Flate Paulsen, President of EDEN 2010-2013, presents his new book “The Dawn of Online Education 1980-1990”, it is the first of four books in the chronicle “My Online Education World 1980-2020”. According to the author “a chronicle of personal anecdotes, experiences, and reflections on people, events, technology, and pedagogy…