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ODL Unplugged: A Question of Care
May 4, 2020 @ 00:00
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Panel Format: Conversational and informal
Description
As online and distance learning (ODL) instructors, managers or members of support teams in the current pandemic, we are challenged with a multitude of demands on our time and energy. A central responsibility right now is providing care and support for students and ensuring that they feel safe and secure in their new online learning environments, or supporting teachers so that they are in a position to provide that care. Many of us must also care for our children and/or other family members during the lockdown, in addition to carrying out teaching and other work activities from home. Most importantly, though, we need to find the time and space for self-care: focusing on ensuring that one stays strong and healthy in order to care for others.
During this session, our panel of experts will talk about the topic of care and self-care, particularly within online and distance learning environments. Joining our panel of experts will be Deborah Arnold from AUNEGe in France, Dr. Paul Prinsloo from the University of South Africa, Eszter Salamon from Parents International in The Netherlands, and Dr. Jane Brindley from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Moderating the session will be Dr. Don Olcott, Jr., Global Higher Education Consultant from Romania. We look forward to seeing you at the webinar!
Opening Panelist Questions – All Panelists will Answer:
2) What insights can we draw from the research on e-leadership and e-management? What other fields can help us (psychology, sociology etc)?
Moderator
Lisa Marie BlaschkeSenior Fellow and Chair of the Board of EDEN Council of Fellows
Programme Director, Center of Lifelong Learning (C3L), Oldenburg, Germany
Dr. Lisa Marie Blaschke She is a former executive committee member of the European Distance Education and E-Learning Network (EDEN) and is a Senior EDEN Fellow and Chair of the Board of the EDEN Fellows Council. She is also a former adjunct associate professor at the University of Maryland University College, where she received the Stanley J. Drazek Award for Teaching Excellence in 2016. Lisa has a BS in Technical Communication, and two master’s degrees (MDE, MBA), and a PhD. Prior to academia, Lisa worked for SAP for over a decade in Walldorf, Germany, leading and implementing enterprise-wide knowledge management and training processes and solutions. Lisa’s research interests are in the areas of self-determined learning (heutagogy), online collaborative learning, pedagogical application of web 2.0 technology and social media, and user interface design.
You will be joined by speakers:
Deborah ArnoldDigital University for Economics & Management (AUNEGe), EDEN Senior Fellow and Council of Fellow Board member
What would you like a post-pandemic world to look like?’
Deborah Arnold is National and International Projects Coordinator, Digital University for Economic Management (AUNEGe), France Deborah has over 20 years’ experience in the field of transnational collaboration to support the transformation of learning and teaching through the use of digital technology and media. From 2010 to 2016 she served on the Executive Committee of EDEN (European Distance and E-learning Network) and held the position of Vice- President Communication (2015-2016). She is a Senior Fellow of EDEN and currently serves on the Board of the EDEN Fellows Council. Deborah has a Masters degree in media production, journalism and communication from the University of Burgundy, and is currently completing a PhD on the topic of digital education leadership in higher education at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC).
University of South Africa (Unisa), ODL Research
Professor in Open and Distance Education, College of Economic and Management Sciences.
How does one scale, care?
Dr. Paul Prinsloo is a Research Professor in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in the Department of Business Management, in the College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (Unisa). In 2019, the National Research Foundation (NRF) in South Africa awarded Paul with a B3 rating confirming his considerable international reputation for the high quality and impact of his research outputs. He is also a Fellow of the European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) and serves on several editorial boards. His academic background includes fields as diverse as theology, art history, business management, online learning, and religious studies. Paul is an internationally recognised speaker, scholar and researcher and has published numerous articles in the fields of teaching and learning, student success in distance education contexts, learning analytics, and curriculum development. His current research focuses on the collection, analysis and use of student data in learning analytics, graduate supervision and digital identity.
Eszter SalamonDirector of Parents International
Given the multiple roles of parents as working adults, educators, and carers, what have been and are the impacts of the pandemic on their well-being? Which of these will be kept and which discarded once restrictive measures have been lifted?
Jane BrindleyUniversity of British Columbia, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education.
How do I balance care for my students with self-care? What kinds of institutional support for online teaching should I expect?