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SUMMARY:EDEN 2025 Annual Conference in Bologna\, Italy
DESCRIPTION:AboutKeynotesCall for PapersPhD SymposiumKey DatesProgrammeCommitteeRegistrationVenueSocial ProgrammeSponsors\n\n\nRegistration and main conference venue is: The Belmeloro Campus of the University of Bologna (UNIBO Aula Studio\, Via Beniamino Andreatta 8\, Bologna\n\n\n\nWelcome Reception on Sunday at 18.00 is Palazzo Poggi\, Via Zamboni 33\, Bologna\n\n\n\nAllow 6 min walk from registration at Belmeloro to the Welcome Reception.  We recommend registering earlier during Sunday (registration desk open since 13.00) to avoid last minute rush.\n\n\n\n\n\n❗For Presenters❗\n\nPlease bring your presentation in USB stick as logging to a cloud may cause a problem due to university security systems. Put the presentation file on the computer before your session.\n\n\n\nWe ask the last presenter of the session to moderate the session by keeping the time and introducing fellow speakers.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShaping the Future of Education in the age of AI\n\n\n\nEmpowering inclusion\, innovation and ethical growth \n\n\n\nThe EDEN Digital Learning Europe Annual Conference 2025 will focus on the future of education in the age of AI. The conference will explore the opportunities and challenges posed by generative AI\, recognizing its potential for growth and innovation in education\, while critically addressing the associated risks. It is important to recognize that different perspectives (educational\, engineering\, social\, economic\, psychological\, etc.) are necessary to be taken into account to fully cover the impact of this technology for teaching\, learning ad assessment\, now and in the future. The conference will further present different scenarios of AI integration in education\, ranging from personalized learning to global learning networks. The conference will reflect on how we can democratize access to knowledge\, foster equity and inclusion\, bridge gaps in education quality\, cross boundaries\, raise ethical awareness\, combat biases and disinformation\, promote global citizenship and sustainable development. The conference will also discuss the Bologna Process and its impact on shaping digital and AI-driven educational policies across Europe. A special focus of the conference will be on the role of AI in upskilling and reskilling for the future of work. Through these discussions\, the EDEN Annual Conference 2025 aims to identify new directions for formal\, informal\, and non-formal education with\, for and about AI\, making critical mass around themes that matter to the future of learning\, teaching\, and societal well-being. \n\n\n\nSubthemes: \n\n\n\n\n\nBologna process and AI-driven educational policies in Europe\n\n\n\nEducation with\, for and about AI\n\n\n\nTransformative innovation through AI in education\n\n\n\nPersonalized learning\n\n\n\nAssessment and micro-credentials\n\n\n\nGlobal learning networks\n\n\n\nEthical considerations of AI in education\n\n\n\nEquity and inclusion in education\n\n\n\nStudent and societal well-being\n\n\n\nEducation quality\n\n\n\nAI for lifelong learning and training\n\n\n\nAI Literacy\n\n\n\nProfessional development and digital scholarship\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGianluigi GrecoProfessor of Computer Science and Director of Department of Mathematics and Computer Science  at the University of Calabria\, Italy Stephen MurgatroydA Research Associate at Contact North\, Ontario\, Canada Dana VerbalDigital Skills team lead at the DG for Education and Culture of the European Commission\, Belgium Ilona BuchemProfessor of Communication and Media at Berlin University of Applied Sciences (BHT)\, Faculty of Business and Social Sciences\, Germany Mychelle PrideAcademic Director in PVC-Students at the Open University\, UK Ulf-Daniel EhlersThe founder of www.mindful-leaders.net\, Professor for Educational Management and Lifelong Learning at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)\, Germany Janika LeosteAn Associate Professor of Educational Robotics at Tallinn University and a Postdoctoral Researcher at Tallinn University of Technology\, Estonia \n\n\n\nMonday\, June 16th 2025 – Keynote Speaker\n\n\n\nGianluigi Greco \n\n\n\nTitle of the keynote: “AI for Innovation in Higher Education – New Essential Skills Required!”. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGianluigi Greco is a Full Professor of Computer Science at the University of Calabria\, Director of Department of Mathematics and Computer Science since 2018. With over 200 scientific publications in the field of AI\, he has received numerous awards and recognitions\, including the AAIA Fellowship (2022)\, the EurAI Fellowship (2020)\, the IJCAI Distinguished Paper Award (2018)\, the Kurt Gödel Fellowship Award (2014)\, the Marco Somalvico Award (2009)\, and the IJCAI-JAIR Best Paper Award (2008). He is a member of the editorial boards of numerous computer science journals and an Associate Editor of the AI Journal. Since 2022\, he has been the President of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence (AIxIA)\, the leading Italian scientific association in the field\, founded in 1988\, with more than 2500 professors and researchers from public and private universities and research centers. Gianluigi is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Italian Society for the Ethics of AI (SIpEIA)\, since 2023 a Coordinator of the committee established at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers for updating the national strategy on AI. \n\n\n\nThe keynote will present an analysis of the current state of the art in AI-based technologies to fully understand what machines are capable of today and what they are likely to be able to do in the near future. Starting from the capabilities of machines\, the seminar will explore the human skills that will become increasingly essential to interact with them\, to use them critically while fully understanding their potential and risks\, and to live consciously in a society where reality and digital fiction will become increasingly indistinguishable. The seminar will also provide insights into the role that educational institutions will play in this ever-evolving world\, as well as how they themselves can leverage the innovations of modern AI-based technologies \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMonday\, June 16th 2025 – Spotlight Speakers\n\n\n\nDana Verbal \n\n\n\nTitle of the keynote: “Connecting Policy to Practice: Advancing Digital Education and Skills in Europe”. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDana Verbal leads the Digital Skills team at the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission. Her team operates within the Digital Education unit\, supporting the Commission’s goals for the European Education Area\, the Union of Skills\, and the 2030 targets of the Digital Decade policy programme. Previously\, Dana spent twelve years at the Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment\, Social Affairs and Inclusion\, working on social economy\, social finance\, and the European Social Fund. She holds degrees in International Economic Relations and Social Sciences from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest and the University of Trieste. \n\n\n\n\n\nIlona Buchem \n\n\n\nTitle of the keynote: “AI-Driven Social Robots in Education: Scenarios\, Opportunities and Challenges”. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProf. Dr. Ilona Buchem is a full Professor of Communication and Media at Berlin University of Applied Sciences (BHT)\, Faculty of Business and Social Sciences. She leads the Communication Lab\, where social and humanoid robots\, such as NAO\, Pepper\, and Furhat\, are used to study Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) in education and elderly care. Her research focuses on the application of social robots as assistants in education and healthcare\, exploring their impact on user experiences and outcomes. She is the founder and chair of the Special Interest Group (SIG) “Educational Robots & Robotics – SIG EduRobotX” at the European Association of Technology Enhanced Learning (EATEL). Prof. Buchem is a member of EATEL and serves on the advisory board of Online Educa Berlin (OEB). Research profile: ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9189-7217 \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMychelle Pride \n\n\n\nTitle of the keynote: “Harnessing AI for Equitable\, Inclusive and Personalised Education”. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMychelle Pride is the Academic Director in PVC-Students at the Open University UK\, currently leading a strategic change initiative in the future of learning and assessment\, with a particular focus on personalised learning and the purposeful integration of Artificial Intelligence. She led the university’s initial response to Generative AI in Learning\, Teaching and Assessment and co-established a thriving community of practice. With twenty-five years’ experience in further and higher education\, Mychelle has specialised in widening access and participation\, equity\, diversity and inclusion\, and learning and teaching. Mychelle is currently undertaking a PhD in student mental health. \n\n\n\n\n\nUlf-Daniel Ehlers \n\n\n\nTitle of the keynote: “Higher Education and Human Competence in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUlf is the founder of www.mindful-leaders.net\, a full Professor for Educational Management and Lifelong Learning at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)\, establisher of NextEducation\, an international boutique-research group dedicated to Future Skills\, Microcredentials\, and digital transformation in higher education (www.next-education.org). A long-term Vice-President of the European Association of Institutes of Higher Education (EURASHE)\, a  director of the Executive Council of (EDEN)\,  EDEN Senior Fellow\, a Board Member for the Future Skill Alliance in Germany\, Ulf has captivated audiences in more than 45 countries with his keynote speeches; a prolific author and editor\, contributing to over 18 books and 300 scholarly articles\, amassing over 7\,500 academic citations. Ulf holds degrees in English Language\, Social Sciences and Education Sciences. \n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, June 17th 2025 – Keynote Speaker\n\n\n\nStephen Murgatroyd \n\n\n\nTitle of the keynote: “AI As A Disruptive Force At A Time Of Uncertainty“. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Murgatroyd is a Research Associate at Contact North | Contact Nord\, a Canadian organization based in Ontario. A prolific author\, he has written 50 books\, including The Future of Higher Education in an Age of Artificial Intelligence\, as well as over 200 academic papers and articles. His most recent research explores the transformative impact of AI on higher education. During his tenure at The Open University (UK) and Athabasca University in Canada\, he led groundbreaking initiatives\, most notably the launch of the world’s first fully online MBA program in 1993-94. A sought-after speaker and educator\, he teaches future studies at the University of Alberta and delivers keynote addresses at conferences across Europe and worldwide. Based in Alberta\, Canada\, Stephen continues to shape the future of education through his research\, teaching\, and thought leadership. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn his presentation\, Stephen Murgatroyd will invite us to explore four scenarios for the future of higher education in an age of AI and examine the questions of risk\, challenge and uncertainty. \n\n\n\nHe will also explore with us what is on the near horizon\, and we need to begin to consider including: \n\n\n\n– quantum computing \n\n\n\n– significant developments in humanoid robotics \n\n\n\n– artificial general intelligence (AGI) \n\n\n\n– new entrants into the higher education market \n\n\n\n– new demands for skills and capabilities from employers \n\n\n\nHis message is that it is time for everyone in the sector to ask more fundamental questions about purpose\, process and possibilities. \n\n\n\nBusiness as usual is not an option.  \n\n\n\nLink to Stephen Murgatroyd’s book The Future of Higher Education in an Age of Artificial Intelligence. \n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, June 17th 2025 – Spotlight Speakers\n\n\n\nJanika Leoste \n\n\n\nTitle of the keynote: “Integrating Robot Assistants and Knowledge Transfer in Education“. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJanika Leoste\, a PhD in Educational Sciences and a M.Sc. in Economics and Finance\, is an Associate Professor of Educational Robotics at Tallinn University and a Postdoctoral Researcher at Tallinn University of Technology. Her research focuses on educational innovation\, including robotics and AI. Since 2019 she is teaching at university\, including robot-integrated learning and project-based learning projects. She has supervised 12 MA students and has 4 PhD students under supervision. Janika has successfully applied for research funding from many national and international sources\, including the EU’s Horizon. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaper submission is closed\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAuthors are invited to submit high-quality manuscripts reporting original unpublished research and recent developments. \n\n\n\nSubmissions should align with the conference theme and the topics related to the scope of the conference (see below). All paper types will be double-blind peer-reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee. Find all the submission types and guidelines below. \n\n\n\nThere are three different paper submission categories: Full paper\, Concise paper and poster. \n\n\n\nFull paper – A Full Paper allows you to present a slightly longer account of your work. This presentation format is better suited to sharing the findings of case studies\, research projects or more mature innovations related to the conference theme/topics which allow you to provide a richer analysis\, description and interpretation of the work. Importantly\, a Full Paper should identify the main implications or discussion points which will be of wider interest to conference participants. The paper length is 2500 to 3500 words\, including tables\, figures and references. \n\n\n\nFull papers may be two types: \n\n\n\n\nAn experience paper (based on the project or other innovative practice);\n\n\n\nA research paper with a clear research methodology and research results. \n\n\n\n\nOnly research based Full papers will be considered for the Best Research Paper Award.  \n\n\n\nIf your Full Paper is accepted\, the presentation time is a maximum of 15 minutes and 5 minutes for questions (i.e.\, 20 minutes in total).  \n\n\n\nDownload Full Paper Template\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nConcise paper – a Concise Paper allows you to present a shorter summary of your work. This presentation format is ideally suited to small projects\, new and emerging areas and works in progress. The format allows you to showcase and/or offer a brief snapshot of your work\, with a specific focus on the main findings or discussion points that should be of wider interest to conference participants. The length of a Concise Paper should be 200-500 words. If your Concise Paper is accepted\, the presentation time is 10 minutes with 5 minutes for questions (i.e.\, 15 minutes in total). \n\n\n\nDownload Concise Paper Template\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPoster – A Poster allows you to present your work on a poster board which will be on display throughout the conference. This format is ideal for showcasing and/or offering a brief snapshot of your work to generate more interest and follow-up conversations with conference participants. The author(s) need to bring the printed poster to the conference and attach it to the poster board when they arrive at the conference venue. There will not be a dedicated poster session in the conference programme\, but we encourage presenters to be available to discuss their work during the refreshment breaks. Poster submissions are between 250 and 500 words\, including references. Authors of posters accepted for presentation will be required to prepare a maximum 800 mm height x 1000 mm width (landscape). Please note\, that bigger formats will not be accepted! \n\n\n\nNote: Posters’ authors are not required to make poster presentations \n\n\n\nDownload Poster Submission Template\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAction Lab– upon invitation only. Action Labs allow participants to debate\, discuss and engage in lively professional dialogue on high-profile topics or issues relevant to the conference theme. Each Action lab will be structured around a handful of big questions for participants to debate.  \n\n\n\nDownload The Action Lab Template\n\n\n\nGeneral Instructions\n\n\n\nAs all submission types will be subject to a peer review process. Full Papers will be double-blind peer-reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee consisting of international experts working in the field. Other paper types will be peer-reviewed by the conference co-chairs and members of the Programme Committee. Authors should leave their names and affiliations blank when uploading submission documents\, and take care to avoid details that could be used to identify contributing authors. These include institution information\, specific funding information and clear self-citations. Authors of selected top-quality Full Papers will be invited to submit an extended manuscript for publication as a scientific journal paper in EURODL. \n\n\n\nAll Papers will be published in EDEN’s conference proceedings (ISSN: 2707-2819). Full papers will be published as Ubiquity press proceedings special issue with unique DOIs. The formatting of all types of submissions should follow the guidelines and templates provided. References should follow the APA (7th) style.  Please note that authors are limited to one Full Paper in which they are the first author. There is no restriction on the number of submissions by multiple authors. \n\n\n\nAcceptance Criteria\n\n\n\nDecisions on acceptance will be based on the following criteria: \n\n\n\n\nOriginality\n\n\n\nInnovation\n\n\n\nQuality of scholarship\n\n\n\nContribution to new knowledge\n\n\n\nAlignment to the conference theme\n\n\n\n\nContributions outside of the main conference themes will be considered if they bring new knowledge and benefit delegates. The Conference co-chairs and the Scientific Committee will make the final decision as to the accepted submission format to ensure quality and the coherence of the conference theme. Note that some Full Paper submissions may be accepted following revisions as Concise Papers after the review process. All Full Papers will be considered for the prestigious EDEN Best Research Paper Award\, which will be presented at the Gala Dinner.  \n\n\n\nEDEN Best Research Paper Award in cooperation with The UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change\n\n\n\nEDEN Best Research Paper Award competition is based on evaluation results on submission of Full Papers in research category presented to the Annual Conference that follow five standard evaluation criteria: \n\n\n\n\nThe paper deals with a research question.\n\n\n\nRigorous examination/research methods are applied.\n\n\n\nFindings\, results and outcomes are convincingly presented and critically examined.\n\n\n\nConclusions are thoroughly discussed (including applicability\, transferability\, and further research.\n\n\n\nLiterature is reviewed against state of the art.\n\n\n\n\nThe composition of the honourable jury for the EDEN Best Research Paper Award is composed in cooperation with The UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change: \n\n\n\nAlan Tait (The Open University\, UK) (Chair) \n\n\n\nTeresa Romeu (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya\, UOC\, Spain) \n\n\n\nMaurizio Sobrero (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna\, Italy) \n\n\n\nThe decision on the winner of the EDEN Best Research Paper Award will be announced on June 16th at the EDEN Annual Conference Gala Dinner in Bologna\, Italy. \n\n\n\n\n\nEDEN Annual Conference PhD Symposium held in previous years in Barcelona (2018)\, Bruges (2019)\, Dublin (2019)\, Timisoara (2020)\, Lisbon (2020)\, Madrid (2021)\, Tallinn (2022)\, Dublin (2023) and Graz (2024) has been designed to foster the exchange of experiences and knowledge among doctoral students conducting research in the area of technology-enhanced online\, digital\, open and distance learning\, and provides a valuable forum for the advancement of doctoral research. EDEN supports networking of research community in digital education topics therefore\, we encourage participation of not only PhD students but also their supervisors. PhD supervisors who come with their PhD students may register to the conference at a discounted rate of 390 eur in the Early Bird stage. \n\n\n\nThe Symposium is open to all doctoral students\, both PhD and EdDs\, and will be led by the host university with contributions from EDEN Management Board members and a panel of international experts. \n\n\n\nDoctoral candidates are invited to submit a brief Synopsis Paper of their work in progress or proposed research topic\, as there will be an opportunity to discuss your research during the Symposium. This Synopsis Paper should be a maximum of 500 words\, including references. Participation in the Symposium is not dependent on the submission of a paper. \n\n\n\nDownload Synopsis Paper Template\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration opensJanuary 15\, 2025Paper submission opensJanuary 15\, 2025Deadline for paper submissions (Extended Deadline for PhD Symposium submissions)April 1\, 2025Notification of paper admissionApril 8\, 2025Early bird registration deadlineApril 15\, 2025Authors’ registration and payment deadline (at least 1 author of the paper)May 10\, 2025Final Camera-Ready Manuscript for Full papersMay 10\, 2025Delegates’ registration closes by Invoice payment (stays open by card)June 1\, 2025Publishing of the ProgramJune 2\, 2025Delegates’ Registration closes by card payment as wellJune 8\, 2025PhD SymposiumJune 15\, 2025Gala dinner June 16\, 2025Conference datesJune 15-17\, 2025ProceedingsSeptember – October 2025\n\n\n\n\n\nFor best conference program experience download ExOrdo application:\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDetailed Conference Program PDF\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSunday\,  June 15 2025\n\n\n\n09:00 – 10:00 Registration Desk Open09:45 – 12:45 PhD Symposium09:45 – 10:00 Opening Session10:00 – 10:30 Coimbra Group Workshop10:30 – 12:45 Parallel Session 1: Transformative innovation through AI in education10:30 – 12:15 Parallel Session 2: Education quality / Equity and inclusion in education11:30 – 11:45 Coffee Break12:45 – 13:30 Lunch Break13:30 – 15:45 PhD Symposium13:30 – 15:45 Parallel Session 3: Education with\, for and about AI13:30 – 15:15 Parallel Session 4: Personalized learning14:30 – 14:45 Coffee Break13:00 – 18:30 Registration Desk Open/Post Display Setup18:00 – 19:30 Welcome Reception/EDEN Fellow and Senior Fellow Awards\n\n\n\nMonday\,  June 16 2025\n\n\n\n 08:00 – 17:00 Registration Desk Open09:00 – 11:00 Opening Plenary Session– EDEN President´s Welcome – Conference Chairs’ Welcome– University of Bologna official welcome – Spotlight: Dana Verbal (European Commission) – Spotlight:  Ilona Buchem (Germany) – Spotlight:  Mychelle Pride (UK)– Spotlight: Ulf-Daniel Ehlers (Germany) 11:00 – 11:20 Refreshment Break11:20 – 12:05 Action Lab / Parallel Sessions12:20 – 13:05 Parallel Sessions13:05 – 14:00 Lunch break14:00 – 14:50 Plenary Session– Keynote: Gianluigi Greco (Italy)15:00 – 15:45 Action Lab / Parallel Sessions15:45 – 16:15 Refreshment Break17:15 – 18:15 Action Lab / Parallel Sessions19:00 – 23:30 Gala Dinner\, EDEN Best Research Paper Award in cooperation with The UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change EDEN Best Research Paper Award in cooperation with The UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change finalists \n\n\n\nTuesday\,  June 17 2025\n\n\n\n 09:00 – 17:00 Registration Desk Open09:00 – 10:30 Plenary Session– Welcome to Day 2 and EDEN AC 2026 Venue– Spotlight: Janika Leoste (Estonia) – Keynote: Stephen Murgatroyd (Canada)10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 – 11:45 Parallel sessions /Action labs 12:00 – 13:00 Parallel sessions /Action labs13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break14:00 – 14:45 The Great EDEN Panel15:00 – 16:00 Action Lab / Parallel Sessions16:15 – 17:15 Parallel sessions17:15 – 17:45 Conference Rapporteur/Panel Discussion/Closing of the conference17:45 – 18:15 Closing Reception\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConference Scientific Committee: \n\n\n\n\nWim E.A. Van Petegem\, EDEN President\, Belgium; Chair\n\n\n\nAntonella Poce\, EDEN DLE Management Board\, Italy; Chair\n\n\n\nPier Cesare Rivoltella\, Bologna University\, Italy; Chair\n\n\n\nAirina Volungevičienė\, Lithuania\n\n\n\nAlfredo Soeiro\, Portugal\n\n\n\nChiara Panciroli\,  Bologna University\, Italy\n\n\n\nDenise Whitelock\, The Open University\, UK\n\n\n\nElena Trepule\, EDEN / Vytautas Magnus university\, Lithuania\n\n\n\nGiuliana Benvenuti\, Bologna University\, Italy\n\n\n\nJosep M. Duart\, UOC\, Spain\n\n\n\nMart Laanpere\, Tallinn University\, Estonia\n\n\n\nMaurizio Gabbrielli\, Bologna University\, Italy\n\n\n\nMaurizio Sobrero\,  Bologna University\, Italy\n\n\n\nPolona Baloh Kremavc\, Slovenia\n\n\n\nRebecca Montanari\, Bologna University\, Italy\n\n\n\nRoberto Vecchi\, Bologna University\, Italy\n\n\n\nSandra Kučina Softić\, University of Zagreb University Computing Centre\, Croatia\n\n\n\nSimone Martini\,  Bologna University\, Italy\n\n\n\nSimona Tondelli\, Bologna University\, Italy\n\n\n\nVlad Mihăescu\, UPT\, Romania\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey Dates: \n\n\n\nRegistration opens: 15 January 2025 \n\n\n\nEarly Bird Registration Deadline: 15 April 2025 \n\n\n\nFind below the Registration Fees for EDEN 2025 Annual Conference in Bologna\, hosted by The University of Bologna\, Italy. \n\n\n\nRegistration Fees – Late Member€495Registration Fees – Late Non-Member€560Registration Fees – Early Bird Member€440Registration Fees – Early Bird Non-Member€495Registration Fees – Students€390Registration Fees – Late Students€430\n\n\n\n Cancellation Policy\n\n\n\n1. VISA Cancellations\n\n\n\nIn case of not getting entry VISA\, as proved through documents\, refund 100% of the payment will be provided to the account from which payment was done. Valid up to 30 days before the start of the conference.  \n\n\n\n2. Other Cancellations\n\n\n\nDelegates \n\n\n\n\nRegistrations cancelled for attendees 60 days prior to the start of the conference will be refunded 100%.\n\n\n\nRegistrations cancelled for attendees 59 – 30 days prior to the start of the conference will be refunded 75%.\n\n\n\nRegistrations cancelled for attendees 29 – 15 days prior to the start of the conference will be refunded 25%.\n\n\n\nCancelations 14 days and less prior to the start of the conference will not be refunded.\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that in all cases banking and transfer costs incurred through payment processing platforms such as Stripe or other financial and administrative intermediaries will not be refundable and will be deducted from the refunded amount\, if applicable.  \n\n\n\nOrganizer  \n\n\n\n\nThe Organizer will always have the right to cancel/postpone the event or change the conference venue. In this case\, delegates can claim a refund of 100% of the registration fee previously paid to the Organizer\, but never the costs of accommodation or travel.\n\n\n\nConference organisers cannot accept refund requests from the conference delegates/attendees from cancelled flights and/or natural disasters/calamities.\n\n\n\nThe organizers will not accept any liability for personal injuries or for loss or damage to property belonging to the delegates/attendees\, either during or after the conference.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegistration and main conference venue is: The Belmeloro Campus of the University of Bologna (UNIBO Aula Studio\, Via Beniamino Andreatta 8\, Bologna\n\n\n\nWelcome Reception on Sunday at 18.00 is Palazzo Poggi\, Via Zamboni 33\, Bologna\n\n\n\nAllow 6 min walk from registration at Belmeloro to the Welcome Reception.  We recommend registering earlier during Sunday (registration desk open since 13.00) to avoid last minute rush.\n\n\n\n\nHost Institution\n\n\n\nWelcome to the EDEN Bologna Annual Conference 2025\, hosted at the University of Bologna\, the oldest university in the Western world\, founded in 1088. Nestled in the heart of Bologna’s historic old town\, this esteemed institution is a vibrant hub bustling with students and rich in cultural heritage. As the cradle of history and innovation\, the university has played a pivotal role in shaping higher education and continues to be a centre of academic excellence. The lively atmosphere of Bologna\, with its picturesque streets and thriving student community\, creates the perfect backdrop for an engaging and inspiring conference experience. Join us in this remarkable setting\, where centuries of knowledge and progress converge! \n\n\n\nThe Belmeloro Campus of the University of Bologna will host the EDEN Bologna Annual Conference 2025\, providing a welcoming and engaging space for all attendees. With its spacious lecture halls and flexible meeting rooms\, the campus is designed to facilitate both inspiring plenary sessions and interactive workshops. Its central location makes it easy to explore local attractions and immerse yourself in the city’s rich cultural heritage. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe University of Bologna features a diverse range of museums that highlight its rich academic heritage. One standout is the Museum of the History of Bologna\, where visitors can dive into the city’s fascinating past. The Palazzo Poggi Museum offers collections in fields like natural history\, including minerals\, zoology\, and botany\, showcasing the university’s contributions to various sciences. There’s also a museum dedicated to naval history\, reflecting Bologna’s maritime significance. Additionally\, the University’s Art Collection presents a variety of paintings and historical documents that capture its artistic legacy. These museums create an inviting space for everyone to explore the university’s multifaceted contributions to knowledge and culture in Bologna. \n\n\n\nBologna City\, Italy\n\n\n\nBologna is an ideal venue for a conference\, offering the perfect blend of history\, accessibility\, and charm. Its compact size makes it incredibly walkable\, allowing attendees to easily explore the city’s key landmarks\, cultural attractions\, and vibrant squares on foot. The city’s central location in Italy also ensures excellent connectivity for international travellers. Beyond its convenience\, Bologna is known for its world-class cuisine\, making it the perfect place to indulge in some of the finest food Italy has to offer after a productive day of meetings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBologna is widely regarded as the gastronomic capital of Italy\, boasting a rich culinary heritage that has earned it global recognition. From its famous ragù alla bolognese to fresh handmade pasta like tortellini and tagliatelle\, the city offers an authentic food experience that celebrates tradition and local ingredients. In addition to its renowned dishes\, Bologna’s vibrant markets and trattorias provide endless opportunities for conference attendees to savour the flavours of Emilia-Romagna\, a region famous for its Parmesan cheese\, balsamic vinegar\, and cured meats. \n\n\n\nHotels\n\n\n\nKeeping in mind that Bologna is a highly attractive travel and event destination we highly recommend to plan your trip and book yourself a hotel at your earliest convenience if you prefer to stay in the old town. As organizers\, we are not recommending any particular hotels as they are so popular and are always booked ahead of time by an intensive stream of tourists that pre-bookings for events are not being offered. Therefore\, if you are willing to stay in the old town where the University of Bologna is located\, we kindly advise you to book your accommodation as soon as possible. \n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome reception – Hercules courtyard of Palazzo Poggi \n\n\n\n(Via Zamboni 33\, Bologna) at 6:00 pm Sunday\, June 15\, 2025\n\n\n\nWelcome reception is planned in a unique location – Hercules courtyard of Palazzo Poggi – a striking feature of this historic building\, reflecting the grandeur of Renaissance architecture and design. Located at the heart of the palazzo\, the courtyard is named for the impressive statue of Hercules that dominates the space\, symbolizing strength and wisdom—qualities that reflect the mission of the University of Bologna\, to which the palazzo belongs. This statue\, surrounded by graceful arcades and adorned with classical columns and arches\, exemplifies the palatial style and artistic aspirations of Bologna’s past. The courtyard’s serene and balanced design invites visitors to pause and appreciate the architectural details and craftsmanship\, while its open-air layout provides natural light\, creating an atmosphere of calm and contemplation. This iconic courtyard serves not only as a beautiful architectural element but also as a symbolic reminder of the rich intellectual and cultural history housed within Palazzo Poggi. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPalazzo Poggi – the current Rectorate building of the University of Bologna\, was built in about 1550 as as the home of Alessandro Poggi\, while in 1714 the Palazzo Poggi became the House of the Science Institute of Bologna. Pallazo Poggi also houses various university museums\, the university rectorate\, the Bologna University Library and the picture gallery\, with over 600 fine portraits. \n\n\n\nNB. In unfortunate case of heavy rain Welcome reception could be moved inside of Palazzo Poggi. \n\n\n\nGuided tour to Palazzo Poggi museums starting 5:00 pm Sunday\, June 15\, 2025\n\n\n\nDon’t miss the chance to join a guided tour of the Palazzo Poggi Museums in English! You can register for the tour when signing up for the conference. Please note that only registered participants who have signed up for the tour will be admitted. The 30-minute guided tour costs €9 per person and will begin at 5:00 PM. There is only a limited number of tickets available for these tours so do not miss it! \n\n\n\nThe Palazzo Poggi houses a fascinating museum collection offering a window into Renaissance and Enlightenment scientific exploration\, reflecting Bologna’s historical commitment to knowledge and discovery. The Palazzo Poggi Museums hold a unique array of collections\, spanning topics from natural history and anatomy to military architecture\, physics\, and maritime sciences. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOne of the most impressive halls in the Palazzo Poggi Museums is the anatomical collection\, which showcases the extraordinary advances made in human anatomy and medical knowledge during the 17th and 18th centuries. This hall features meticulously crafted anatomical wax models created by Ercole Lelli and his successors\, which were used to teach medical students in an era when dissection opportunities were rare. The life-sized\, hyper-realistic figures reveal the complexity of the human body with stunning accuracy\, detailing muscles\, organs\, and veins in vivid\, sometimes unsettling\, precision. These models are didactic – were used for student education\, have moving parts and reflect both scientific rigor and artistic skill\, making them both educational and visually striking. Together with other medical instruments and manuscripts\, the anatomical collection immerses visitors in a period when Bologna was at the forefront of medical and anatomical studies\, leaving an indelible mark on the development of modern medicine. \n\n\n\nGala Dinner – Palazzo Isolani\n\n\n\n(Via Santo Stefano\, 16\, 40125 Bologna BO\, Italy) at 7:00 pm Monday\, June 16 \n\n\n\nDo not miss a spectacular and authentic experience of EDEN Gala dinner at the historical Palazzo Isolani in the old town of Bologna. EDEN Gala dinner is also distinguished with the traditional EDEN Best Research Paper Award in cooperation with The UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPalazzo Isolani\, located in the heart of Bologna near the iconic Piazza Santo Stefano\, is a magnificent example of 18th-century architecture\, though it incorporates elements from earlier periods. The palace showcases a blend of Baroque and Neoclassical styles\, reflecting the grandeur and influence of the prominent Isolani family\, who once resided there. Inside\, visitors can admire beautifully frescoed ceilings\, elegant halls\, and historical furnishings that evoke the aristocratic lifestyle of the era. Today\, Palazzo Isolani serves as a cultural and social hub\, hosting events\, exhibitions\, and private gatherings. Its historical significance and architectural beauty make it a must-visit destination for those exploring Bologna’s rich heritage. \n\n\n\nNB: Palazzo Isolani is an authentic and historical building that is not equipped with modern air-conditioning. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nLearn more about sponsorship possibilities for EDEN 2025 Annual Conference that will be held in University of Bologna (Italy)\, 15-17 June 2025\, in the following booklet: \n\n\n\n\nSponsorship and Exhibition Prospectus
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SUMMARY:EDEN 2024 Annual Conference in Graz (Austria)
DESCRIPTION:AboutKeynotesCall For PapersPhD SymposiumKey DatesProgrammeCommitteeRegistrationVenueSocial ProgrammeUniversity Alliances \n\nConference Theme \n\n\n\nEDEN 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”.  \n\n\n\nRegistration is now open\, register to EDEN 2024 Annual Conference\, here.  \n\n\n\nPaper Submission Closed \n\n\n\nFind more information about EDEN DLE 2024 Annual Conference below: \n\n\n\n“Learning in the Age of AI: Towards Imaginative Futures”\n\n\n\nAt EDEN 2024\, we invite you to join us in a thoughtful exploration of the rapidly evolving landscape of education\, as we adapt to the ever-increasing presence of AI and digital systems. Our experiences in the journey with AI are still young and can be described as stories of trial and error\, so sharing our experiences\, expectations and hopes is vital. The digital revolution has ushered in exciting\, promising\, and imaginative changes\, but it is also testing our beliefs about learning and education. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAt EDEN 2024\, we propose the following thematic fields:\n\n\n\nHow do we promote fairness in digital learning futures? In the age of AI\, it has become evident that technology is not impartial. We must delve deep into the ethical implications of AI in education to ensure that the digital systems we implement are fair and just. How can we safeguard human decisions against AI systems that perpetuate existing inequalities or inadvertently create new disparities? How can we explore and refine strategies and practices to promote fairness and equity in AI-enhanced learning environments.  \n\n\n\nWhat is required to help foster nestedness and integration in the complex digital learning ecosystem? Our educational institutions are richly diverse\, historically grounded\, and technologically distinct. As we embrace AI in education\, we must address the intricacies of “rewilding” our educational landscapes with cutting-edge digital learning and teaching approaches. At the same time\, we need to foster meaningful connectivity and collaboration among institutions that may operate uniquely. (How) can we adapt AI solutions to accommodate the nuanced differences and interdependencies  and ensure interoperability of our educational systems\, all while working toward common goals? \n\n\n\nWhat does learner-centered pedagogy look like in reimagining the digital classroom of the future?  In an era where AI is transforming the educational landscape\, the notion of learner-centric care takes on new dimensions. Artificial Intelligence may offer unprecedented opportunities to support individual learners. However\, how can we ensure this support does not take away learner agency and be counterproductive to authentic learning experiences? Can AI-driven personalization still foster collaboration\, engagement\, and promote meaningful learning experiences? Join us to delve into AI’s potential and challenges and talk about our care for each learner and their individual educational journeys. Let’s explore the yet-uncharted territory of AI-driven learner-centric care in the digital age. \n\n\n\nWhat digital transformations  are needed for learning and teaching in the future? Keeping pace with evolving educational needs and technological advancements means designing best practices for blended\, hybrid and online learning\, transforming assessment in the encounter of AI practices as well as realizing the potential of open educational practices. These are just some of the challenges and potential transformations ahead as well as policy\, strategy and leadership needed for the next normal. \n\n\n\nIn the spirit of the EDEN community\, we welcome all contributions that connect to the proposed themes and relevant topics to do with digital learning. \n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 17th June 2024 – Keynote Speakers \n\n\n\nLidija Kralj Expert for AI and Data\, Member of the EC\, UNESCO working groups\, Croatia Keynote Title:“Treasure Hunt in AI Land” \n\n\n\nMonday 17th June – Spotlight Speakers\n\n\n\nFrancesca MaltauroDeputy Head of Unit Digital Education at the Directorate General for Education and Culture\,European Commission Juliane Jarke Professor of Digital Societies at the University of Graz\, AustriaKeynote Title:“Does AI Dream of Risk-Free Education? The Politics and Pitfalls of Risk Mitigation in Learning Analytics” Denise Whitelock EDEN DLE Vice-President for Research. Director for the Institute of Educational Technology\, The Open University\, UK Martin EbnerHead of the Department Educational Technology at Graz University of Technology\, AustriaKeynote Title: “Why Do We Still Need MOOCs For Education?” \n\n\n\nTuesday 18th June 2024 – Keynote Speakers \n\n\n\nSabina SägiHead of Research Cooperation\,EdTech EstoniaKeynote Title: “Why Does the Tiger Leap? Towards Digital (Higher) Education \n\n\n\nTuesday 18th June 2024 – Spotlight Speakers \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRon Owston Research Associate specializing in AI in Higher Education\, Contact North | Contact Nord\, CanadaKeynote Title:“Personalized AI Tutoring as a Social Activity: Paradox or Possibility?” \n\n\n\nLearn More About Our Keynotes and Spotlight Speakers \n\n\n\n\nLidija Kralj\, Expert for AI and Data\, Member of the EC\, UNESCO working groups\, Croatia \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLidija Kralj is education analyst\, expert in AI and data\, member of European Commission’sworking groups on Artificial intelligence and data in education and training\, digital educationand safer internet; UNESCO and Council of Europe workgroups on AI and education\, author of digital learning resources and textbooks\, eLearning and project manager\, mathematicsand computer science teacher as well as an advisor and teacher trainer with 30 years of experience. She had been working at Croatian Ministry of Education\, leading education system reforms. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrancesca Maltauro\, Deputy Head of Unit Digital Education at the Directorate General for Education and Culture\, European Commission\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrancesca Maltauro is Deputy Head of Unit Digital Education at the Directorate General for Education and Culture of the European Commission. Through its strategic and comprehensive approach to digital education and training\, the Unit contributes to delivering on the European Commission’s ambition of “A Europe fit for a digital age”. Francesca joined the Commission in 2016\, leading the Erasmus+ team in the Higher Education Unit. Before joining the European Commission\, she worked for the European University Association\, as a policy officer in the fields of institutional development and doctoral education. Before that\, she has worked for 7 years at the International Relations Office of the University of Bologna\, and at the Brussels School of International Studies of the University of Kent. Francesca Maltauro holds a Master’s degree in Interpreting and Translation from the University of Bologna. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuliane Jarke\, Professor of Digital Societies at the University of Graz\, Austria \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuliane Jarke is Professor of Digital Societies at the University of Graz. Her research attends to the increasing importance of digital data and algorithmic systems in the public sector\, education and for ageing populations. She received her PhD in Organisation\, Work and Technology from Lancaster University and has a background in computer science\, philosophy and STS. Amongst others\, she has co-edited the volumes “The datafication of education” (2019\, Routledge) and “Die datafizierte Schule” (2023\, Springer) as well as the Special Issue “Designing Postdigital Futures” in Postdigital Science and Education (2024). More information on: www.sociodigitalfutures.info \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMartin Ebner\, Head of the Department Educational Technology at Graz University of Technology\, Austria\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMartin Ebner is currently head of the Department Educational Technology at Graz University of Technology and therefore responsible for all university wide e-learning activities. He holds an Adjunct Prof. on media informatics (research area: educational technology) and works also at the Institute for Interactive Systems and Data Science as senior researcher at Graz University of Technology. His research focuses strongly on MOOCs & microcredentials\, AI in education\, open educational resources and computer science for children. Martin has given a number of lectures in this area as well as workshops and keynotes at international conferences. For publications as well as further research activities\, please visit his website: http://martinebner.at \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDenise Whitelock\, EDEN DLE Vice-President for Research\, Director for the Institute of Educational Technolog\, The Open University\, UK  \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDenise Whitelock is EDEN DLE Vice-President for Research and the Director for the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University. She is a Professor of Technology Enhanced Learning and has over twenty-five years’ experience in Artificial Intelligence for designing\, researching and evaluating online and computer-based learning in Higher Education.   She recently led the UK’s contribution to the Adaptive Trust e-Assessment System for Learning (TeSLA). She is currently the Editor of Open Learning: The Journal of Open\, Distance & e-Learning. Her work has received international recognition through holding visiting Chairs at the Autonoma University\, Barcelona and the British University in Dubai. Denise is currently a serving Board Member and Vice President Research for EDEN Digital Learning Europe. For complete publication list see: http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/dmw8.html \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSabina Sägi\, Head of Research Cooperation\, EdTech Estonia \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSabina Sägi holds a degree in Slavonic Studies and Film (with a focus on TV directing) from the University of Glasgow. She has also completed graduate work in Prague\, Ludwigsburg and Jerusalem. Having lived in 8 countries in 10 years\, Sabina has taught in a vocational school in Bulgaria\, headed a film museum in Germany and taught animation in Serbia. She was in charge of Estonia’s implementation of the European Commission’s Erasmus+ KA2 cooperation partnerships in higher ed. Later\, she joined international fintech Wise. Her day-to-day work includes wrangling 50+ edtech startups and their relevant partners regarding research cooperation and business development. Sabina has moderated panels in Austria\, Switzerland\, UK\, Lithuania on topics as varied as edtech in Africa\, female startup founders and AI & freedom. In addition to her native Estonian\, she speaks fluent German and English. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRon Owston\, Research Associate specializing in AI in Higher Education\, Contact North | Contact Nord\, Canada \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Ron Owston\, a Research Associate specializing in AI in Higher Education at Contact North | Contact Nord in Ontario\, Canada\, leads the development of an innovative suite of AI-powered applications. These tools\, available for free to the community\, include AI Tutor Pro and AI Teaching Assistant Pro. AI Tutor Pro offers personalized tutoring for learners at any level on any subject\, while AI Teaching Assistant Pro supports course development\, teaching\, and assessment. A pioneer in educational technology research\, Dr. Owston is also University Professor Emeritus at York University\, former Dean of Education\, and founding Director of the Institute for Research on Learning Technologies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCall For Papers\n\n\n\nSubmit your contribution for 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”. Submission will be open until April 5 2024. Find more information about Submission Types and Guidelines below:  \n\n\n\n\nSubmission Closed\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSubmission Types and Guidelines\n\n\n\nAuthors are invited to submit high-quality manuscripts reporting original unpublished research and recent developments. Submissions should align to the conference theme and in the topics related to the scope of the conference (see below). All paper types will be double blind peer reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee. Find all the submission types and guidelines below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Presentation Guidelines\n\n\n\nThere is no standard presentation template at EDEN 2024 Annual Conference. This means you are free to use your own template\, but we recommend that you do so using a 16:9 ratio in PowerPoint (or PDF)\, as all rooms are equipped with a computer and projector capable of widescreen display. \n\n\n\nAs a general principle ‘less is more’ with your slides containing just enough information or a handful of well-chosen images to enhance your talk rather than acting as your ‘notes’ of what you are going to say next. In other words\, displaying an image and/or three keywords on a slide in a large font is far more effective than listing several sentences under bullet points. Also please practise your presentation so you know that you can do justice to what you want to cover in the available time. If you intend to share the talk with another presenter\, then make sure you practice together and understand how long each of you has for your section of the presentation. \n\n\n\nTo promote follow-up discussion after your talk\, we suggest that you conclude your presentation with a single question or challenging thought for delegates to ponder. Ideally\, this question or your concluding thought should refer back to the sub-theme and relate to the overarching conference theme “Learning in the Age of AI: Towards Imaginative Futures”. \n\n\n\nNote: The last presenter in each session is expected to serve as session chair. \n\n\n\nNumber of slides and time restrictions: \n\n\n\n\nFull paper: up to 20 slides\, presentation time -15 min\, discussion time – 5 min\n\n\n\nConcise paper:  up to 15 slides\, presentation time -10 min\, discussion time – 5 min.\n\n\n\n\nNote: You do not need to send your presentations beforehand\, but please bring them to the conference and transfer the presentation file to the session computer before the start of the session.  \n\n\n\nThere are three different paper submission categories: \n\n\n\nFull paper – A Full Paper allows you to present a slightly longer account of your work. This presentation format is better suited to sharing the findings of case studies\, research projects or more mature innovations related to the conference theme/topics which allow you to provide a richer analysis\, description and interpretation of the work. Importantly\, a Full Paper should identify the main implications or discussion points which will be of wider interest to conference participants. The paper length is 2500 to 3500 words\, including tables\, figures and references. If your Full Paper is accepted\, the presentation time is a maximum of 15 minutes and 5 minutes for questions (i.e.\, 20 minutes in total).  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDownload Full Paper Template\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConcise paper – A Concise Paper allows you to present a shorter summary of your work. This presentation format is ideally suited to small projects\, new and emerging areas and works in progress. The format allows you to showcase and/or offer a brief snapshot of your work\, with a specific focus on the main findings or discussion points that should be of wider interest to conference participants. The length of a Concise Paper abstract should be 200-500 words. If your Concise Paper is accepted\, the presentation time is 10 minutes with 5 minutes for questions (i.e.\, 15 minutes in total). \n\n\n\n\nDownload Concise Paper Template\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoster – A Poster allows you to present your work on a poster board which will be on display throughout the conference. This format is ideal for showcasing and/or offering a brief snapshot of your work in order to generate more interest and follow up conversations with conference participants. The author(s) need to bring the printed poster to the conference and attach it on the poster board when they arrive at the conference venue. There will be a dedicated poster session in the conference programme\, but we encourage presenters to be available to discuss their work during the refreshment breaks. Poster submissions are between 250 and 500 words\, including references. Authors of posters accepted for presentation will be required to prepare a maximum A0 (1189mm x 841mm) size poster for display. More details concerning poster requirements will be provided upon acceptance. \n\n\n\nGuidelines for posters: \n\n\n\nThe author(s) need to bring the printed poster to the conference and attach it to the poster board when they arrive at the conference venue. There will be a dedicated poster session in the conference programme\, but we encourage presenters to be available to discuss their work during the refreshment breaks. Authors of posters accepted for presentation will be required to prepare a maximum A0 (1189mm x 841mm) size poster for display. \n\n\n\nNote: Posters’ authors are not required to make poster presentations \n\n\n\n\nDownload Poster Submission Template\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Action Lab – upon invitation only. Action Labs give participants the opportunity to debate\, discuss and engage in lively professional dialogue on high profile topics or issues relevant to the conference theme. Each Action lab will be structured around a handful of big questions for participants to debate. \n\n\n\n\nDownload Action Lab Template\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhD Symposium\n\n\n\nThe EDEN 2024 PhD Symposium will be organized in the frame of the conference. The Symposium\, held in previous years in Barcelona (2018)\, Bruges (2019)\, Dublin (2019)\, Timisoara (2020)\, Lisbon (2020)\, Madrid (2021)\, Tallinn (2022) and Dublin (2023) has been designed to foster the exchange of experiences and knowledge among doctoral students conducting research in the area of technology enhanced online\, digital\, open and distance learning\, and provides a valuable forum for the advancement of doctoral research. The Symposium is open to all doctoral students\, both PhD and EdDs\, and will be led by the host university with contributions from EDEN Management Board members and a panel of international experts. Doctoral candidates are invited to submit a brief Synopsis Paper of their work in progress or proposed research topic\, as there will be an opportunity to discuss your research during the Symposium. This Synopsis Paper should be a maximum of 500 words\, including references. Participation in the Symposium is not dependent on submission of a paper. \n\n\n\n\nDownload Synopsis Paper Template\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Instructions\n\n\n\nAs all submission types will be subject to a peer review process. Full Papers will be double blind peer reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee consisting of international experts working in the field. Other paper types will be peer reviewed by the conference co-Chairs and members of the Programme Committee. Authors should leave their names and affiliations blank when uploading  submission documents\, and take care to avoid details that could be used to identify contributing  authors. These include institution information\, specific funding information and clear self-citations. Authors of selected top quality Full Papers will be invited to submit an extended manuscript for publication as a scientific journal paper in EURODL. \n\n\n\n All Papers will be published in EDEN’s conference proceedings (ISSN: 2707-2819). Full papers will be published  as Ubiquity press proceedings special issue with unique DOIs. The formatting of all types of submissions should follow the guidelines and templates provided. References should follow the APA (7th) style.  Please note that authors are limited to one Full Paper in which they are the first author. There is no restriction on the number of submissions by multiple authors.  \n\n\n\nInitial submissions should not include any authors’ details \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAcceptance Criteria\n\n\n\nDecisions on acceptance will be based on the following criteria: \n\n\n\n\nOriginality\n\n\n\nInnovation\n\n\n\nQuality of scholarship\n\n\n\nContribution to new knowledge\n\n\n\nAlignment to the conference theme\n\n\n\n\nContributions outside of the main conference themes will be considered if they bring new knowledge and benefit to delegates. The Conference co-Chairs and the Scientific Committee will make the final decision as to the accepted submission format in order to ensure quality and the coherence of the conference theme. Note that some Full Paper submissions may be accepted following revisions as Concise Papers after the review process. All Full Papers will be considered for the prestigious EDEN Best Research Paper Award\, which will be presented at the Gala Dinner.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEDEN Best Research Paper Award in cooperation with The UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change\n\n\n\nEDEN Best Research Paper Award competition is based on evaluation results on submission of Full Papers presented to the Annual Conference that follow five standard evaluation criteria: \n\n\n\n\nThe paper deals with a research question.\n\n\n\nRigorous examination/research methods are applied.\n\n\n\nFindings\, results and outcomes are convincingly presented and critically examined.\n\n\n\nConclusions are thoroughly discussed (including applicability\, transferability\, and further research.\n\n\n\nLiterature is reviewed against state of the art.\n\n\n\n\nThe composition of the honourable jury for the EDEN Best Research Paper Award is composed in cooperation with The UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change: \n\n\n\n\nDiana Andone\, Politehnica University\, Timisoara\, Romania\n\n\n\nKathrin Otrel-Cass\, University of Graz\, Austria\n\n\n\nElena Caldirola\, University of Pavia\, Italy\n\n\n\n\nThe decision on the winner of the EDEN Best Research Paper Award will be announced on June 17th at the EDEN Annual Conference Gala Dinner in Graz\, Austria. \n\n\n\n\n\nPhD Symposium\n\n\n\nThe venue for PhD Symposium: University of Graz\, Elisabethstraße 41 \n\n\n\nNB: Please note that to register for the PhD symposium please come to the main conference building address: Resowi-Centre\, Universitätsstraße 15\, 8010 Graz\, Bauteil C\, ground floor\, foyer (left entrance) as registration tables will be set there. \n\n\n\nThe EDEN 2024 PhD Symposium will be organized in the frame of the conference. The Symposium\, held in previous years in Barcelona (2018)\, Bruges (2019)\, Dublin (2019)\, Timisoara (2020)\, Lisbon (2020)\, Madrid (2021)\, Tallinn (2022) and Dublin (2023) has been designed to foster the exchange of experiences and knowledge among doctoral students conducting research in the area of technology enhanced online\, digital\, open and distance learning\, and provides a valuable forum for the advancement of doctoral research. The Symposium is open to all doctoral students\, both PhD and EdDs\, and will be led by the host university with contributions from EDEN Management Board members and a panel of international experts. Doctoral candidates are invited to submit a brief Synopsis Paper of their work in progress or proposed research topic\, as there will be an opportunity to discuss your research during the Symposium. This Synopsis Paper should be a maximum of 500 words\, including references. Participation in the Symposium is not dependent on submission of a paper. \n\n\n\nCommittee\n\n\n\n\nKathrin Marie Otrel-Cass\, University of Graz\, Austria\n\n\n\n\n\nIris Mendel\, University of Graz\, Austria\n\n\n\n\n\nElke Höfler\, University of Graz\, Austria\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey Dates\n\n\n\nCall for papersDecember 1\, 2023Registration opensJanuary 10\, 2024Paper submission opensJanuary 10\, 2024Deadline for paper submissions (Extended Deadline)April 5\, 2024Notification of paper admissionApril 8\, 2024Early bird registration deadlineApril 15\, 2024Authors’ registration and payment deadline  (at least 1 author of the paper)May 16\, 2024Delegates’ registration closes by Invoice payment (stays open by card)June 1\, 2024Publishing of the ProgramJune 3\, 2024Final Camera-Ready Manuscript for Full papersJune 5\, 2024Delegates’ Registration closes by card payment as wellJune 9\, 2024PhD SymposiumJune 16Gala dinner June 17Conference datesJune 16-18\, 2024ProceedingsSeptember – October 2024\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover the Full Programme of EDEN 2024 Annual Conference in Graz:\n\n\n\n\nEDEN 2024 Annual Conference – Full Programme\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n For full experience download the mobile app ExOrdo to your mobile device (use eden2024 guide) to easy navigate and personalize the program and network with other participants (Android users  / Apple users)  \n\n\n\nSunday\, 16 June 2024\n\n\n\n\n9:00      Registration Desks Open\nLocation: Resowi-Centre\, Universitätsstraße 15\, 8010 Graz\, Bauteil C\, ground floor\, foyer (left entrance) \n\n\n\n\n9:45 – 10:00 Opening Session\nLocation: Elisabethstraße 41\, 1st floor\, 8010 Graz \n\n\n\n\n10:00 – 12:00     PhD Symposium\nLocation: Elisabethstraße 41\, 1st floor\, 8010 Graz \n\n\n\n\n12:00 – 13:00     Lunch Break\nLocation: Elisabethstraße 41 \n\n\n\n\n13:00 – 14:30     PhD Symposium \nLocation: Elisabethstraße 41\, 1st floor\, 8010 Graz \n\n\n\n\n13:00 – 18:30     Registration Desk Open / Post Display Setup\nLocation: Resowi-Centre\, Universitätsstraße 15\, 8010 Graz\, Bauteil C\, ground floor\, foyer (left entrance) \n\n\n\n\n14:30 – 15:00   Coffee Break\nLocation: Elisabethstraße 41 \n\n\n\n\n15:00 – 16:30   Journal Workshop\nLocation: Elisabethstraße 41\, 1st floor\, 8010 Graz \n\n\n\n\n18:00 – 19:30     Welcome Reception / EDEN Fellow and Senior Fellow Awards\nLocation: University Library Graz\, Universitätsplatz 3a\, 8010 Graz \n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, 17 June 2024\n\n\n\n\n7:45 – 17:00     Registration Desk Open\nLocation: Resowi-Centre\, Universitätsstraße 15\, 8010 Graz\, Bauteil C\, ground floor\, foyer (left entrance) \n\n\n\n\n8:45 – 10:30      Opening Plenary Session\n– EDEN President’s Welcome– Chair Welcome– Local University of Graz Official Welcome – Spotlight Speaker: Francesca Maltauro\, Deputy Head of Unit Digital Education at the Directorate General for Education and Culture\, European Commission– Keynote Speaker: Lidija Kralj\, Expert for AI and Data\, Member of the EC\, UNESCO working groups\, Croatia: “Treasure Hunt in AI Land”Location: HS. 15.03 \n\n\n\n\n10:30– 11:00     Refreshment Break\nPoster ViewingLocation: Foyer  \n\n\n\n\n11:00– 12:00     Action Lab / Parallel Sessions \nMore information soon. \n\n\n\n\n12:15 – 13:00     Action Lab / Parallel Sessions \nMore information soon. \n\n\n\n\n13:00 – 14:00     Lunch Break\nLocation: Foyer \n\n\n\n\n14:00 – 15:00     Plenary Session\n– Juliane Jarke\, Professor of Digital Societies at the University of Graz\, Austria: “Does AI Dream of Risk-Free Education? The Politics and Pitfalls of Risk Mitigation in Learning Analytics”– Denise Whitelock\, EDEN DLE Vice-President for Research. Director for the Institute of Educational Technology\, The Open University\, UK– Martin Ebner\, Head of the Department Educational Technology at Graz University of Technology\, Austria: “Why Do We Still Need MOOCs For Education?”Location: HS. 15.03 \n\n\n\n\n15:15 – 16:00     Action Lab / Parallel Sessions \nMore information soon. \n\n\n\n\n16:00 – 16:30    Refreshment Break\nLocation: Foyer \n\n\n\n\n16:30 – 17:15    Action Lab / Parallel Sessions/ Journal Workshops \nMore information soon. \n\n\n\n\n19:00 – 23:30 Gala Dinner / EDEN Best Research Paper Award in cooperation with The UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change\nLocation: Schlossberg \n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, 18 June 2023\n\n\n\n\n8:30 – 17:00     Registration Desk Open\nLocation: Resowi-Centre\, Universitätsstraße 15\, 8010 Graz\, Bauteil C\, ground floor\, foyer (left entrance) \n\n\n\n\n9:00 – 10:15     Plenary Session\n– Welcome to Day 2– Ron Owston\, Research Associate specializing in AI in Higher Education\, Contact North | Contact Nord\, Canada: “Personalized AI Tutoring as a Social Activity: Paradox or Possibility?” – Sabina Sägi\, Head of Research Cooperation\, EdTech Estonia: “Why Does the Tiger Leap? Towards Digital (Higher) Education–Location: HS. 15.05 \n\n\n\n\n10:30 – 11:00    Refreshment Break\nPoster Viewing \n\n\n\n\n11:00 – 12:00     Parallel sessions / Action labs \nMore information soon. \n\n\n\n\n12:15 – 13:00     Parallel sessions / Action labs \nMore information soon. \n\n\n\n\n13:00 – 14:00    Lunch Break\nPoster Viewing  \n\n\n\n\n14:00 – 14:45    EDEN Oxford Debate – “Codes of Ethics for Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education areUseless / Toothless / A Waste of Time”\nChair of the Session: Paul Prinsloo\, Research Professor in Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL) at the University of South Africa (UNISA)\, South AfricaTowards the end of 2022\, the launch of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) caught many higher education institutions (HEIs) unprepared for the range of issues advances in GenAI posed for\, inter alia\, the integrity and formats of assessment\, institutional reputation\, research and preparing staff and students for the future. HEIs were not the only ones unprepared for the range of issues GenAI raised\, and regulatory bodies and legislators scurried to develop guidelines and legislation. Initial responses in higher education were characterised by knee-jerk reactions resulting in banning the use of GenAI\, the development and deployment of GenAI checkers\, and changing student disciplinary codes. As higher education adapted to this ‘new normal’\, many HEIs embraced the potential of GenAI and institutionalised guidelines to inform the use of GenAI in teaching\, learning and research and development of codes of ethics for GenAI developers and users. International bodies such as\, but not limited to\, UNESCO published guidelines on the use of GenAI\, and the European Union is in the process of approving a draft Artificial Intelligence Act.  As the world\, and HEIs in particular make sense of this ‘new normal’ there are some that feel that the development and institutionalisation of codes of ethics are just “ethics-washing” and window-dressing as these guides act as guidelines and compliance cannot be ensured. Without legal accountability and enforcement\, the ideals of fairness\, equity\, accountability\, and transparency will remain unrealised. There are also others who points to the fact that while legislation is crucial in ensuring fairness\, equity\, accountability\, and transparency; compliance is often very difficult to monitor\, and the impact of bias and harm is often not immediately visible\, and many marginalised and vulnerable individuals and groups of individuals impacted by biased algorithms are unaware of how their choices are shaped by algorithms. Even when individuals and groups become aware of unfair and discriminatory practices\, they lack the know-how\, resources\, and access to legal representation to pursue justice and compensation. Codes of ethics’ role in sensitising developers and users regarding unethical behaviour not only make a difference\, but shapes practices and use\, in ways legislation cannot achieve. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Prinsloo is a Research Professor in Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL) at the University of South Africa (Unisa). He is a visiting professor at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)\, a Research Associate for Contact North/Contact Nord (Canada)\, a member of the Center for Open Education Research at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (Germany)\, a Senior Fellow of the European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN)\, and serves on several editorial boards. Paul has published numerous articles in the fields of teaching and learning\, student success in distributed learning contexts\, the ethical collection\, analysis\, and use of student data in learning analytics\, and digital identities.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n15:00 – 16:00    Action Lab / Parallel Sessions\nMore information soon. \n\n\n\n\n16:10 – 17:00     Plenary Session\n– Conference Rapporteur– Panel Discussion– Closing of the conferenceLocation: HS. 15.05 \n\n\n\n\n17:00 – 17:30    Closing Reception\nLocation: Resowi-Centre\, Universitätsstraße 15\, 8010 Graz\, Bauteil C\, ground floor\, foyer (left entrance) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCommittee\n\n\n\n  Josep M. Duart\, EDEN DLE President\, Spain \n\n\n\n  Kathrin Marie Otrel-Cass\, Graz University\, Austria  \n\n\n\n• Mark Brown\, EDEN DLE Vice-President of Strategy and Communication\, Ireland \n\n\n\n• Denise Whitelock\, EDEN DLE Vice-President for Research\, UK \n\n\n\n•  Sandra Kučina Softić\, EDEN DLE Vice-President of Open Professional Collaboration\, Croatia \n\n\n\n• Airina Volungevičienė\, Lithuania \n\n\n\n• Helga Dorner\, Hungary \n\n\n\n• Alfredo Soeiro\, Portugal \n\n\n\n• Mart Laanpere\, Estonia \n\n\n\n• Antonella Poce\, Italy \n\n\n\n• Wim E.A. Van Petegem\, Belgium \n\n\n\n• Vlad Mihăescu\, Romania \n\n\n\n• Elena Trepule\, Lithuania \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nAttention!  \n\n\n\nGala dinner tickets are selling out! Please do not delay your registration to the conference to secure a ticket to a splendid Gala dinner on the hill with Graz views around! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind below the Registration Fees for EDEN 2024 Annual Conference in Graz hosted by University of Graz\, Austria. Registration for EDEN 2024 Annual Conference is now open:  \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOnce in the conference\, registration center will be set in Resowi-Centre\, Universitätsstraße 15\, 8010 Graz\, Bauteil C\, ground floor\, foyer (left entrance). \n\n\n\nKey Dates: \n\n\n\nRegistration opens: 10 January 2024 \n\n\n\nEarly Bird Registration Deadline: 15 April 2024 \n\n\n\nRegistration Fees*Registration Fees – Early Bird Member€ 430\,00Registration Fees – Early Bird Non Member€ 490\,00Registration Fees – Late Member€ 480\,00Registration Fee – Late Non Member€ 550\,00Registration Fees – Early Bird PhD Students€ 350\,00Registration Fees – Late PhD Students€ 380\,00\n\n\n\n* Inclusive of Gala Dinner \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCancellation Policy\n\n\n\n1. VISA Cancellations\n\n\n\nIn case of not getting entry VISA\, as proved through documents\, refund 100% of the payment will be provided to the account from which payment was done. Valid up to 30 days before the start of the conference.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Other Cancellations\n\n\n\nDelegates \n\n\n\n\nRegistrations cancelled for attendees 60 days prior to the start of the conference will be refunded 100%.\n\n\n\nRegistrations cancelled for attendees 59 – 30 days prior to the start of the conference will be refunded 75%.\n\n\n\nRegistrations cancelled for attendees 29 – 15 days prior to the start of the conference will be refunded 25%.\n\n\n\nCancelations 14 days and less prior to the start of the conference will not be refunded.\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that in all cases banking and transfer costs incurred through payment processing platforms such as Stripe or other financial and administrative intermediaries will not be refundable and will be deducted from the refunded amount\, if applicable. \n\n\n\nOrganizer  \n\n\n\n\nThe Organizer will always have the right to cancel/postpone the event or change the conference venue. In this case\, delegates can claim a refund of 100% of the registration fee previously paid to the Organizer\, but never the costs of accommodation or travel.\n\n\n\nConference organisers cannot accept refund requests from the conference delegates/attendees from cancelled flights and/or natural disasters/calamities.\n\n\n\nThe organizers will not accept any liability for personal injuries or for loss or damage to property belonging to the delegates/attendees\, either during or after the conference.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe main venue of the conference is: University of Graz\, Resowi-Centre\, Universitätsstraße 15\, 8010 Graz \n\n\n\nHost Institution\n\n\n\nThis year’s EDEN conference will take place in Austria at the Karl-Franzens University of Graz. The University of Graz\, founded in 1585\, is Austria’s second oldest university and one of the largest in the country. Numerous outstanding scientists\, including six Nobel Prize winners\, have taught and researched here. \n\n\n\nWith 30\,000 students and 4\,700 employees\, it makes a decisive contribution to the vibrant life of the Styrian capital. Its geographical location favours a lively scientific\, economic and cultural exchange with south-eastern Europe\, from which the city benefits just as much as its educational institutions. \n\n\n\nAs a comprehensive university\, the University of Graz regards itself as an international institution for education and research committed to research and teaching for the benefit of society. It is our policy to maintain freedom in research and teaching\, which permanently commits us to social\, political and technological developments. Increasing flexibilisation and globalisation are the essential frame conditions. \n\n\n\nThe main venue of the conference is: University of Graz\, Foyer Universitätsstraße 15 Erdgeschoss \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraz\, Austria\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe sights of Graz – this doesn’t just mean Schlossberg\, Kunsthaus or different architecture. This diversity and creative vision are the reason why Graz was named a UNESCO City of Design. Therefore\, the city now officially belongs to their international network of forward-looking places. There are only ten other cities in the world to have received this award and who can now call themselves a “City of Design”\, including Berlin\, Montreal and Buenos Aires. \n\n\n\nThe “City of Design” title reflects the active attitude and expression of an urban culture\, focusing on conscious design of the city environment as a central value. In Graz this can be seen not only in the spectacular architecture of recent years – such as the Kunsthaus\, Murinsel\, botanical gardens\, university buildings\, and much more. It above all demonstrates enormous potential in very different disciplines. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10 Best Thing To Do In Graz \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Information About Graz\n\n\n\n\nHost Venue \n\n\n\nThe conference will start on Sunday 16th June 2024 in the Elisabethstraße 41 which is very close to the main University. The next two days will take place in the RESOWI Center. The central city is a 20 minutes walk or 15 minutes by bus. Student helpers and signs will direct delegates to the registration desk\, welcome reception and presentation rooms.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccommodation \n\n\n\nWhile Graz has many accommodation options\, June is a popular month for tourists so conference participants are advised to book early. Thanks to the size of Graz\, it is very easy to get to the University by walking\, by bike\, bus\, or tram. Here you can find more information about mobility in Graz (buses & trams\, bike/car rental\, taxi services: Mobility in Graz | Graz Tourism (graztourismus.at) \n\n\n\nThe following hotel options are recommended due to their close proximity to the conference venue and their quality.  \n\n\n\nThe following hotels have offered a reduced EDEN delegates rates: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDas Weitzer\n\n\n\nWeitzer is located right in the Old Town\, directly by the Mur\, just a few steps from the eye‑catching Kunsthaus (Kunsthaus Graz: 19 Museen und 1 Zoo in Graz und der Steiermark (museum-joanneum.at)) and very near to Schlossberg (where the Gala Dinner took place). The University can be reached with 27 minutes by walk or 20 minutes by bus/tram which are right in front of the hotel.  \n\n\n\nMore information you can find here: Hotel Weitzer | Graz Austria. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParkhotel Graz\n\n\n\nThe Parkhotel Graz has been an integral part of the history of Graz for decades. It is not only the countless historical pictures or the antique furniture that make this long tradition omnipresent. The Parkhotel is very near to the University (15 minutes of walk und 11 minutes by bus) and numerous parks and gardens in Graz.  \n\n\n\nMore information you can find here: Parkhotel Graz: Traditional Luxury since 1574 (parkhotel-graz.at) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHotel Feichtinger\n\n\n\nHotel Feichtinger is situated in the center of Graz\, in close proximity (a 5 minute walk) to the city’s famous main square. The University can be reached in 30 minutes by walk or 20 min by bus.  \n\n\n\nMore information you can find here:Startseite – Hotel Feichtinger – Buchen Sie ihr Zimmer mitten im Grazer Stadtzentrum (hotel-feichtinger.at) \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTravel\n\n\n\nGraz Airport \n\n\n\nThe following Airlines regularly fly to Graz: Lufthansa\, Austrian Airlines\, Eurowings\, KLM \n\n\n\nFrom Graz Airport you can catch a taxi into the city center (apprx. 25€)\, a fast train (S5) to the city center for 3€ or buses also 3€. \n\n\n\nLink: Fahrplan – ÖBB (oebb.at) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nVienna Airport\n\n\n\nAll major airlines arrive conveniently at Vienna airport. Direct trains to Graz (sometimes a change at Vienna main station) cost approximately 15-25€ + 3€ for a seat reservation (recommended).  \n\n\n\nFlixbus from Vienna airport to Graz for 20€.  \n\n\n\nLink: Bus Wien Flughafen nach Graz – Günstig tickets buchen (flixbus.at) \n\n\n\nCity transport in Graz please use the App “BusBahnBim” for timetables and connections and “GrazMobil” for buying bus tickets.  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSocial Programme\n\n\n\nAttention!  \n\n\n\nGala dinner tickets are selling out! Please do not delay your registration to the conference to secure a ticket to a splendid Gala dinner on the hill with Graz views around! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome Reception \nWelcome Reception: University Library at the University of GrazDate: Sunday\, 16.06.2024 Hour: 18:00 – 19:30 p.m. EDEN Graz Annual Conference 2024 Welcome Reception will be held in the renovated and extended University Library at the University of Graz. A prominent feature is the glass cube that cantilevers out over the historically protected library and becomes the eye-catcher of the campus. The 18-metre-long overhang creates a clear separation between old and new. The renovation included the removal of additions around the historic structure\, the restoration of the original 19th century façade and the construction of a spacious glass foyer. In addition\, a new lecture hall with 430 seats and a transparent cube for 650 study and workstations for students were created. An artistic element by Anna Artaker\, an enlarged historical illustration in sgraffito technique for perspective drawing\, was integrated into the underside of the new part of the building and gives the library an additional dimension\, while at the same time referring to the medium of books\, which are archived and made accessible there. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOfficial Welcome From University of Graz \nDate: Monday\, 17.06.2024Hour: 08:45 – 10:30 a.m. \n\n\n\n\nGala Dinner\nGala Dinner: Schlossberg Restaurant EDEN Graz AC Gala dinner takes place Monday\, June 17\, 2024 at 19:00 p.m. The SCHLOSSBERG restaurant is located on the hill 467 metres above sea level. We recommend using the Schlossberg Funicular railway to reach the SCHLOSSBERG restaurant. The funicular railway runs every 15 minutes until midnight and stops right by the restaurant. There are four ways to get to the top of the 473-metre high Schlossberg:– on the Schlossberg Funicular railway (recommendation)– in the glass lift that ascends inside the mountain (entrance via Schlossbergplatz)– on foot up the Schlossbergstiege stairs (start at the Schlossbergplatz)– on foot via Karmeliterplatz You can obtain funicular tickets via the free “GrazMobil” app. Besides\, ticket vending machines are available on all trams\, all buses and at selected locations (in the buses only cashless payment is possible\, in the trams and at the stops it is also possible to pay with cash à buy your ticket for example at the Hauptbahnhof\, Hauptplatz or Jakominiplatz.– Hourly ticket: € 3\,00– 24-hour ticket: € 6\,40 You can also buy your ticket at the entrance of the Schlossberg funicular railway (at the sales counter or if its closed\, directly at the driver). For visitors of the old city centre is there a special service of the “Altstadtbim”: free travel by tram through the historic part of the city. Read all about the “Altstadtbim” here.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClosing Reception\nDate: Tuesday\, 18.06.2024Hour: 17:00 – 17:30 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAction Lab – European University Alliances – What Can We Do Better For Digital Transformation?”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 17th June 2024 at 11.00 -12.00 – DiscussionSandra Kučina SoftićChairEDEN Vice President EDEN representative in the EU Commission Working Group on Higher Education Vanessa Debiais-SaintonOpening PresentationHead of Unit Higher Education\, EC – DG EAC Andreas RaggautzOpening PresentationUniversity of Graz Arqus Network \n\n\n\nOpening the floor for group discussion of participating University Alliance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 17th June 2024 at 12.15 – 13.00 – Presentations of European University Alliances\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe kindly invite you to submit your proposal for presentation in this session and take this opportunity to network and share your best experiences with other European University Alliances!  In case of more interest\, we may add another session for presentations of European University Alliances.  \n\n\n\nPlease register and submit your proposal HERE choosing the format of a Concise paper. Find more about the EDEN Graz Annual Conference 2024 and Call for papers \n\n\n\nThe European strategy for universities and the European Universities Initiative have ambitious objectives for European higher education. It includes developing innovative models of transnational cooperation. European University Alliances\, however\, face several challenges if they want to develop and build meaningful and working networks\, that ensure the (long-term) sustainability of their partnerships. These may include challenges\, i.e.\, on how to set up European degrees\, ensure good governance\, protect academic freedom and/or support research integrity\, ensure interoperability\, and develop solutions that are created jointly and not separately. “Piecemeal” approaches offer suboptimal solutions that still generate high transaction costs.  \n\n\n\nIn this Action Lab\, we invite you to join and share your insights/experiences on University Alliances roles for digital transformation of higher education. Since Universities may be at times sluggish and slow to respond to rapidly changing social\, technical\, and educational conditions take this Action Lab as an opportunity to reflect on examples when EUAs supported the opportunity across different University partners to develop and implement new educational approaches and why they functioned as innovation spaces and testing grounds in higher education\, as well as organizational formats that offered flexible and student-centered learning.
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DESCRIPTION:AboutKeynotesCall for papersPhD SymposiumKey DatesProgrammeCommitteesRegistrationVenueSocial Programme\n\nConference Theme \n\n\n\nThe 2023 EDEN conference is designed to explore the theme\, “Yes we can!” – Digital Education for Better Futures. This theme focuses on the language of opportunity and challenges participants to dream big! While there are many big and small challenges that we can’t ignore in building a more inclusive digital future\, the conference places the spotlight on the “art of the possible” in reimagining teaching\, learning and assessment and delivering on the promise of better futures for all. We hope to encapsulate throughout the conference the spirit of hope and optimism through the enabling language of “yes we can”. More specifically\, the conference theme asks: \n\n\n\n1. What does a better future look like? \n\n\n\n2. How can digital education contribute to this future? \n\n\n\n3. What can you do to help make and shape a better future?  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConference Topics \n\n\n\nIn exploring the overarching conference theme of “Yes we can”\, paper submissions are invited under the following five topics and related focus tracks:  \n\n\n\n1. Transformative Education \n\n\n\n\nDigital transformation for better futures\n\n\n\nFostering a digital education ecosystem for all\n\n\n\nPolicy\, strategy and leadership for the next normal\n\n\n\nRewilding traditional places\, spaces and habitats of learning\n\n\n\nCreating new lifelong learning pathways and recognition models\n\n\n\n\n2. Future Pedagogies \n\n\n\n\nPutting education in the driving seat of the next big thing: AI\, VR\, the Metaverse\, etc. \n\n\n\nDesigning best practices for blended\, hybrid and online learning\n\n\n\nHacking assessment for more authentic and meaningful learning\n\n\n\nRealizing the potential of open educational practices \n\n\n\n\n3. Next Generation Teachers and Learners \n\n\n\n\nDeveloping teachers’ skills and competencies for the digital era\n\n\n\nExploring the Third Space in reshaping impactful professional learning\n\n\n\nStudents as active partners in learning transformation\n\n\n\nEvaluating teaching and learning for continuous improvement\n\n\n\n\n4. Digital Citizenship for Sustainable Futures \n\n\n\n\nFostering resilience and wellbeing for digital living and learning\n\n\n\nPlacing equity\, diversity and inclusion at the core of digital education\n\n\n\nInfusing digital education across the Sustainable Development Goals \n\n\n\nUnderstanding the ‘green’ dimensions of EdTech for better and worse\n\n\n\n\n5. Research Designs for Uncertain Times \n\n\n\n\nThe scholarship of practice\n\n\n\nStudents as research partners\n\n\n\nReframing the digital education research agenda\n\n\n\nTopics related to the EU Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027)\n\n\n\n\nYes\, You Can! How to Successfully Contribute to the EDEN 2023 Annual Conference \n\n\n\nThis interactive webinar is designed to show that “Yes\, you can” submit a paper for this year’s annual EDEN conference (18-20 June).The main part of the webinar is then designed to offer prospective authors and presenters an inside track on the different paper categories and how to successfully prepare their own conference submission. Members of the conference team share key tips and advice on what makes a great conference paper and how you can ensure your submission is accepted for the Dublin conference. This advice will be particularly helpful for doctoral students and those relatively new to preparing conference submissions. Finally\, members of the local team offer practical information on the conference venue and provide travel and accommodation advice to help enhance your visit to Dublin. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 19th June 2023 – Keynote Speakers\n\n\n\nAnusca FerrariPolicy Officer\, European Commission Rikke Toft NørgårdAssociate Professor\, Danish School of Education\, Denmark \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 19th June – Spotlight Speakers\n\n\n\nLiz Johnson Deputy Vice-Chancellor\, Deakin University\, Australia Alexandra MihaiAssistant Professor of Innovation in Higher Education\, Maastricht University\, Netherlands Blanaid WhiteDean Strategic Learning Innovation\, Dublin City University\, Ireland  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday 20th June – Keynote Speaker\n\n\n\nMaren DeepwellCEO Association for Learning Technology\, United Kingdom \n\n\n\nTuesday 20th June – Spotlight Speakers\n\n\n\nÀngels FitóUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya President\, Spain Melissa Bond Lecturer in Digital Technology Education\, University of South Australia\, Australia \n\n\n\nMonday 19th June 2023\n\n\n\nOpening Session – Plenary 1 \n\n\n\n\nAnusca Ferrari\, Policy Officer\, European Commission\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnusca Ferrari is a policy officer at the European Commission\, Directorate-General for Education and Culture. Formerly at DG EMPL\, Anusca has worked on the validation of non-formal and informal learning and micro-credentials\, as project manager at European Schoolnet and researcher at JRC. Her main area of expertise is digital competence. She is the author and co-author of multiple articles\, papers\, reports on technologies for learning and creativity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRikke Toft Nørgård\, Associate Professor\, Danish School of Education\, Denmark\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRikke Toft Nørgård is an Associate Professor at the Danish School of Education\, Aarhus University\, Steering Group Member at the Centre for Higher Education Futures (CHEF) and Elected Board Member of the international Philosophy and Theory of Higher Education Society (PaTHES) and the national Danish Network for Educational Development in Higher Education (DUN) where she is also founder and co-leader of the DUN-SIG on Digital Pedagogy & Learning in Higher Education. Dr. Nørgård’s research and projects focuses on the complexities\, challenges and potentials of education\, design\, technology and philosophy in relation to the future of hybrid higher education institutions and practices. She is participating in and leading projects on the future of higher education with a focus on the arts and humanities as well as emerging technological fields and their impact on the future of education and culture across society. On March 1st 2023 the EPIC-WE Europe Horizon project that Nørgård is the Coordinator of is launched\, trying to bring these fields together in an effort to provide new co-operative models\, formats\, events and activities for bringing higher education institutions\, cultural organisations and creative industries together to co-create new cultural futures. \n\n\n\nTitle: Between the real and the ideal – Human futures in digital education? \n\n\n\nAbstract: As a response to Bill Reading’s central question: ‘How are we to reimagine the University\, once its guiding idea of culture has ceased to have an essential function?’ (Readings\, 1996\, p. 119)\, the talk introduces concepts and frameworks for imagining and manifesting more preferable educational futures by working hopefully andintentionally among those ruins. This is done through introducing the notions of hopepunk\, speculative design\, futures-making\, collective visioning and the futures cone as ways of widening the field of possible and more humane futures in digital education. Today\, we see a deliberate intention to reduce the unknown (possibilities) in order to be able to see and plan for a known future. As a consequence\, the spectrum of possible futures and feasible utopias in education\, accessible through imaginative and intentional futures-making\, becomes eradicated by a singular already-decided future to be planned for. To imagine more preferable futures\, to intentionally design against the grimdark and for the hopepunk\, and to imagine a feasible utopias for human digital education\, we must boldly move beyond projected\, probable and even plausible futures. To do this\, we need thinking and methods for materialising feasible utopias – for manifesting the ideal in the real – for nurturing the emergence of an expanded possibility space for future digital eduation. Here. notions of collective speculative visioning and hopepunk future-making are presented as methods for widening the field for digital education and for future-scaping more preferable futures through materialising a thousand tiny preferable worlds. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter Lunch Session – Spotlight Speakers\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nLiz Johnson\, Deputy Vice-Chancellor\, Deakin University\, Australia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiz Johnson leads Deakin’s ambitious Education and Employability strategy\, including the drive to premium digital learning and outstanding student experience. Professor Johnson’s portfolio includes Indigenous Strategy\, Academic Governance and Standards\, Graduate Employment\, Faculty Services\, Student Services\, the Deakin Library\, Deakin Learning Futures\, the Dean of Students\, and the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE). As Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education from 2019-2021\, Professor Johnson steered teaching and learning at Deakin through the disruption of the COVID pandemic\, building from extensive projects on Deakin’s online learning environment\, teaching innovation and course development and staff capability for learning and teaching. During this period\, she sponsored re-imagining and restructure of Deakin’s professional services for students and Faculties\, substantive renewal of teaching and learning design and an institution-wide transformation to online assessment. In 2022\, Deakin University conferred on Professor Johnson the title of Alfred Deakin Professor\, the highest honour the University can bestow on a member of the academic staff\, recognising their outstanding and sustained contribution to furthering Deakin’s aims. \n\n\n\nTitle: Never waste a good crisis – assessment transformation at Deakin University \n\n\n\nAbstract:  \n\n\n\nDecades of educational research have described the principles and practices thatunderpin effective assessment and feedback. However\, assessment practice hasbeen slow to respond despite pockets of excellence. Headwinds slowing change arecomplex but include the high-stakes nature of summative assessment\, slow shifts incapability and conservative accreditation and regulatory instruments. Alongside itschallenges and stress\, the global pandemic forced innovation and opened new doorsin assessment practice. It is critical to build from that innovation towards betterpractice. \n\n\n\nDeakin University has twin missions in on-campus and online delivery to its 58\,000learners. Despite decades of online teaching and assessment\, over 1200 Deakinunits (subjects) had on-campus exams held in exam halls in 2019; including acomplex web of remote examination sites for distance students. In March 2020\, thepandemic swept that away and we pivoted to wholly online assessment. Throughcollectively reimagining assessment\, this transformation has created lasting changewith only a single unit using a (digital) on-campus exam in 2022. Units have switchedto digital assignments\, take-home exams\, in-person performance tasks and a strictlylimited number of online proctored exams. For this discussion\, we will explore theelements of successful and persistent change: grassroots engagement\, targetedsupport with a comprehensive evidence and practice base\, and fostering innovation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlexandra Mihai\, Assistant Professor of Innovation in Higher Education\, Maastricht University\, Netherlands\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlexandra Mihai is Assistant Professor of Innovation in Higher Education in the Department of Educational Research and Development\, School of Business and Economics\, Maastricht University. Previously she worked as Learning Designer at University College London (UCL)\, Curriculum Designer at the Institute of European Studies\, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and led the Centre for Teaching Innovations at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. Alexandra has a strong background in e-learning\, learning design and innovative teaching strategies. In her PhD she analysed in how far technology is used in teaching practices at European universities. \n\n\n\nTitle: “Building Common Ground: Faculty Professional Development Beyond Institutional Silos” \n\n\n\nAbstract: For faculty professional development to reach its full potential\, it is crucial that different actors at university level work together in a cohesive manner. However\, such concerted action is not a natural feature of a highly fragmented Higher Education landscape. In many universities\, the teams in charge of technological and pedagogical support belong to different departments and the communication channels are not always open or transparent. So how can we (re)imagine the future of professional development where meaningful work takes place across functional and disciplinary boundaries? How can we intentionally build the common ground necessary for effective faculty development?  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlanaid White\, Dean Strategic Learning Innovation\, Dublin City University\, Ireland \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlanaid White is the Dean of Strategic Learning Innovation in DCU\, leading the implementation of a €19.9 million initiative funded through the Government’s Human Capital Initiative\, to radically reimagine the university curriculum and reconceptualise university teaching\, introducing new areas of study\, new ways of learning\, and embedding the transferable skills students will require to thrive in a yet to be defined workplace. Previously\, I have held the roles of Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Health and Head of School of Chemical Sciences.  \n\n\n\nTitle: How can we embrace ambiguity and uncertainty as we seek to transform our students learning experience?  \n\n\n\nAbstract: In DCU Futures\, DCU is embarking on its biggest ever educational innovation project\, as it seeks to transform the learning experience of our students. DCU Futures is structured around three pillars – what students learn\, how students learn\, and embedding the transversal skills that will enable our students to thrive. Our ambition is to empower our students to be future-capable and thrive in an increasingly unscripted world defined by volatility\, uncertainty\, complexity\, and ambiguity. Therein\, however\, lies the challenge: if we are to empower our students to thrive in a world of uncertainty and ambiguity\, we must also embrace them. But what does that look like? In this Spotlight session\, we explore what’s possible and how we can begin to achieve it.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFinal Gasta Session – MC\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nTom Farrelly\, Social Science Lecturer & Academic Developer\, Munster Technological University\, Ireland\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTom Farrelly is Social Sciencie Lecturer and Academic Developer in Munster Technological University. Expert on Technology Enhanced Learning in support of teaching and learning strategy\, currently he works on research\, teaching and academic development. Have extensive experience in the development of blended delivery courses and modules and supporting teaching staff in developing digital literacy skills in support of their teaching and learning. In the past I he has acted as an external examiner for Limerick Institute of Technology\, Dublin City University\, Technological University Dublin\, Notre Dame University Australia and the University of Western Australia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday 20th June 2023\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOpening Session – Plenary 2 \n\n\n\n\nÀngels Fitó\, Universitat Oberta de Catalunta President\, Spain\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nÀngels Fitó has a PhD in Business and Economics from the University of Barcelona\, is a senior professor at the UOC\, and has been Vice President for Competitiveness and Employability since 2019. In 2023 she was appointed as Universitat Oberta de Catalunya President. \n\n\n\nBetween October 2010 and February 2019\, she was dean of the UOC’s Faculty of Economics and Business. Throughout her academic career\, she has specialized in tax and financial management and management control\, and has taught courses on these subjects at a number of universities (University of Barcelona\, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya\, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona\, Pompeu Fabra University\, and the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia). She combined her teaching work with a professional career in accounting and tax consulting for private companies and public institutions. \n\n\n\nShe is deputy chair of the Catalan Professional Association of Economists and a member of the Government of Catalonia’s Economic Policy Advisory Board. Her research interests focus on financial reporting harmonization processes\, management control systems and the transformative power of higher education for employability given the complexity of labour market dynamics. She leads a number of different local and international initiatives in this field to reconfigure higher education and provide a response to the challenges for lifelong learning arising in the current context of transition. \n\n\n\nTitle: “Navigating Global Challenges through Lifelong Learning:  From teaching to empowering” \n\n\n\nAbstract: In an era marked by profound economic and societal shifts driven by rapid technological advancements\, universities must transcend their traditional role of knowledge creation and dissemination. Instead\, they must actively pursue strategies to amplify the transformative power of education\, benefiting both individuals’ employability and organizations’ competitiveness. To achieve this goal\, harnessing labor market insights and artificial intelligence technology becomes indispensable. In this context\, we present the UOC experience as a guiding example of how universities can enhance employability by leveraging the immense potential of artificial intelligence and big data. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMelissa Bond\, Lecturer in Digital Technology Education\, University of South Australia\, Australia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMelissa Bond is a Lecturer in Digital Technology Education at the University of South Australia (Australia)\, an EPPI-Reviewer Training & Support Officer at University College London (UK)\, and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Qualitative Evidence Synthesis at the University of Stavanger (Norway). Her research draws on her high school and higher education teaching experience and focuses in particular on how evidence synthesis can build research skills\, provide insight into digital teaching and learning to provide guidance to both policy and practice\, and identify key research gaps. Melissa is a member of the Center for Open Education Research\, a founding editorial boardmember of the Nordic Journal of Systematic Reviews in Education and she will soon be an Associate Editor for the Online Learning Journal. \n\n\n\nTitle: “Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? Lessons From EdTech Evidence Synthesis” \n\n\n\nAbstract: The past fifty years have seen vast developments in the use of technology for teaching and learning\, and we have recently encountered another threshold moment; the rise and widespread popularisation of large language models such as ChatGPT-3. As we stand on the precipice of arguably a new era of teaching and learning\, it is time to take stock of where we have been\, in order to begin sculpting a future vision of teaching and learning. In order to help answer the key questions of thisyear’s conference theme\, this keynote will draw upon a body of evidence syntheses\, in order to cast a meta overview of the EdTech field\, and shine light on key considerations for research\, policy and practice going forward. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter Lunch Session – Plenary 3\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMaren Deepwell\, CEO Association for Learning Technology\, United Kingdom\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaren Deepwell is the chief executive of the Association for Learning Technology\, the leading professional body for learning technology in the UK with around 3\,500 members. She has led the organisation since 2012 including a strategic transition to becoming a virtual team in 2018. Her particular focus is on professional recognition for learning technologists\, the development of a new ethical framework for professional practice and the future of technology in education. As a trained sculptor and anthropologist\, she brings both her creative and executive expertise to her professional practice as a leader\, strategic adviser and coach. \n\n\n\nTitle: Hope on the horizon: Setting out in a new direction for digital education \n\n\n\nAbstract: Over the past five years we have seen digital education scaled up\, with fully virtual\, blended and hybrid learning expanding to more and more learners. As we move beyond education in crisis response mode\, we have a unique opportunity to shape what’s ahead and also a responsibility to apply the lessons learnt in 2020/21.  \n\n\n\nWe saw what’s possible in an emergency\, and also what isn’t. I want to acknowledge that we are seeking hope at a time when many are battling burnout\, still picking up the pieces in a world in which many are still feeling the lingering impact of the global pandemic.  \n\n\n\nHow do we find optimism\, and a vision for a better future? Grounded in new research from ALT\, on how professional practice in digital education is changing\, and aligned with the Framework for Ethical Learning Technology (FELT)\, I will explore: \n\n\n\n\nWho has a say in shaping the future and whom we may be missing? \n\n\n\nWhat the future will hold for our students moving from hybrid learning to hybrid working?\n\n\n\nWhat do we need to consider in order to avoid going back as well as moving ahead into a future that doesn’t deliver?\n\n\n\n\nLet’s find inspiration to create our visions of the future\, without losing a critical perspective on digital innovation but with a renewed sense of hope and empowerment.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubmission Types and Guidelines\n\n\n\nAuthors are invited to submit high-quality manuscripts reporting original unpublished research and recent developments. Submissions should align to the conference theme and in the topics related to the scope of the conference (see below). All paper types will be double blind peer reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee. Find all the submission types and guidelines below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Presentation Guidelines\n\n\n\nThere is no standard presentation template at EDEN 2023 Annual Conference. This means you are free to use your own template\, but we recommend that you do so using a 16:9 ratio in PowerPoint (or PDF)\, as all rooms are equipped with a computer and projector capable of widescreen display. \n\n\n\nAs a general principle ‘less is more’ with your slides containing just enough information or a handful of well-chosen images to enhance your talk rather than acting as your ‘notes’ of what you are going to say next. In other words\, displaying an image and/or three keywords on a slide in a large font is far more effective than listing several sentences under bullet points. Also please practise your presentation so you know that you can do justice to what you want to cover in the available time. If you intend to share the talk with another presenter\, then make sure you practice together and understand how long each of you has for your section of the presentation. \n\n\n\nTo promote follow-up discussion after your talk\, we suggest that you conclude your presentation with a single question or challenging thought for delegates to ponder. Ideally\, this question or your concluding thought should refer back to the sub-theme and relate to the overarching conference theme “Yes we can!” – Digital Education for Better Futures. \n\n\n\nNote: The last presenter in each session is expected to serve as session chair. \n\n\n\nNumber of slides and time restrictions: \n\n\n\n\nFull paper: up to 20 slides\, presentation time -15 min\, discussion time – 5 min\n\n\n\nConcise paper:  up to 15 slides\, presentation time -10 min\, discussion time – 5 min.\n\n\n\nGasta paper:  up to 12 slides. presentation time –  up to 5 min.\n\n\n\n\nNote: You do not need to send your presentations beforehand\, but please bring them to the conference and transfer the presentation file to the session computer before the start of the session.  \n\n\n\nThere are four different paper submission categories: \n\n\n\nFull paper – A Full Paper allows you to present a slightly longer account of your work. This presentation format is better suited to sharing the findings of case studies\, research projects or more mature innovations related to the conference theme/topics which allow you to provide a richer analysis\, description and interpretation of the work. Importantly\, a Full Paper should identify the main implications or discussion points which will be of wider interest to conference participants. The paper length is 2500 to 3500 words\, including tables\, figures and references. If your Full Paper is accepted\, the presentation time is a maximum of 15 minutes and 5 minutes for questions (i.e.\, 20 minutes in total).  \n\n\n\n\nDownload Full Paper Template\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nConcise paper – A Concise Paper allows you to present a shorter summary of your work. This presentation format is ideally suited to small projects\, new and emerging areas and works in progress. The format allows you to showcase and/or offer a brief snapshot of your work\, with a specific focus on the main findings or discussion points that should be of wider interest to conference participants. The length of a Concise Paper abstract should be 200-500 words. If your Concise Paper is accepted\, the presentation time is 10 minutes with 5 minutes for questions (i.e.\, 15 minutes in total).  \n\n\n\n\nDownload Concise Paper Template\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoster – A Poster allows you to present your work on a poster board which will be on display throughout the conference. This format is ideal for showcasing and/or offering a brief snapshot of your work in order to generate more interest and follow up conversations with conference participants. The author(s) need to bring the printed poster to the conference and attach it on the poster board when they arrive at the conference venue. There will be a dedicated poster session in the conference programme\, but we encourage presenters to be available to discuss their work during the refreshment breaks. Poster submissions are between 250 and 500 words\, including references. Authors of posters accepted for presentation will be required to prepare a maximum A0 (1189mm x 841mm) size poster for display. More details concerning poster requirements will be provided upon acceptance. \n\n\n\n\nDownload Poster Presentation Template\n\n\n\n\nGuidelines for posters: \n\n\n\nThe author(s) need to bring the printed poster to the conference and attach it to the poster board when they arrive at the conference venue. There will be a dedicated poster session in the conference programme\, but we encourage presenters to be available to discuss their work during the refreshment breaks. Authors of posters accepted for presentation will be required to prepare a maximum A0 (1189mm x 841mm) size poster for display. \n\n\n\nNote: Posters’ authors are not required to make poster presentations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGasta Presentation – A Lightning Talk (Gasta) allows you to present a very brief synopsis of your work in a fast\, engaging and high-energy style where you only have 5-minutes to provide a quick account of your work. The term ‘Gasta’ is a Gaelic (Irish) word for a fast\, quick\, clever\, smart or snappy presentation that shares an activity\, innovation or piece of research in a brief rapid-fire style. This presentation format is ideally suited to showcasing an innovation\, promoting a new development or reporting a line of research inquiry that may be of wider interest to conference participants. Gasta presentations submissions are between 150 and 300 words\, including references. Authors of accepted Gasta presentations are limited to a maximum of 10 slides.  \n\n\n\n\nDownload Gasta Presentation Template\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Action Lab– upon invitation only. Action Labs give participants the opportunity to debate\, discuss and engage in lively professional dialogue on high profile topics or issues relevant to the conference theme. Each Action lab will be structured around a handful of big questions for participants to debate.  \n\n\n\n\nDownload Action Lab Template\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhD Symposium\n\n\n\nThe EDEN 2023 PhD Symposium will be organized in the frame of the conference. The Symposium\, held in previous years in Barcelona (2018)\, Bruges (2019)\, Dublin (2019)\, Timisoara (2020)\, Lisbon (2020)\, Madrid (2021) and Tallinn (2022) has been designed to foster the exchange of experiences and knowledge among doctoral students conducting research in the area of technology enhanced online\, digital\, open and distance learning\, and provides a valuable forum for the advancement of doctoral research. The Symposium is open to all doctoral students\, both PhD and EdDs\, and will be led by the host university with contributions from EDEN Management Board members and a panel of international experts. Doctoral candidates are invited to submit a brief Synopsis Paper of their work in progress or proposed research topic\, as there will be an opportunity to discuss your research during the Symposium. This Synopsis Paper should be a maximum of 500 words\, including references. Participation in the Symposium is not dependent on submission of a paper.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Instructions\n\n\n\nAs all submission types will be subject to a peer review process. Full Papers will be double blind peer reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee consisting of international experts working in the field. Other paper types will be peer reviewed by the conference co-Chairs and members of the Programme Committee. Authors should leave their names and affiliations blank when uploading  submission documents\, and take care to avoid details that could be used to identify contributing  authors. These include institution information\, specific funding information and clear self-citations. Authors of selected top quality Full Papers will be invited to submit their manuscript for publication in a special issue of the EURODL. All Full Papers will be published in EDEN’s conference proceedings (ISSN: 2707-2819) with unique DOI. The formatting of all types of submissions should follow the guidelines and templates provided. References should follow the APA (7th) style.  Please note that authors are limited to one Full Paper in which they are the first author.  There is no restriction on the number of submissions by multiple authors.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAcceptance Criteria\n\n\n\nDecisions on acceptance will be based on the following criteria: \n\n\n\n\nOriginality\n\n\n\nInnovation\n\n\n\nQuality of scholarship\n\n\n\nContribution to new knowledge\n\n\n\nAlignment to the conference theme\n\n\n\n\nContributions outside of the main conference themes will be considered if they bring new knowledge and benefit to delegates. The Conference co-Chairs and the Scientific Committee will make the final decision as to the accepted submission format in order to ensure quality and the coherence of the conference theme. Note that some Full Paper submissions may be accepted following revisions as Concise Papers after the review process. All Full Papers will be considered for the prestigious EDEN Best Research Paper Award\, which will be presented at the Gala Dinner.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEDEN Best Research Paper Award in cooperation with The UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change\n\n\n\nEDEN Best Research Paper Award competition is based on evaluation results on submission of Full Papers presented to the Annual Conference that follow five standard evaluation criteria: \n\n\n\n\nThe paper deals with a research question.\n\n\n\nRigorous examination/research methods are applied.\n\n\n\nFindings\, results and outcomes are convincingly presented and critically examined.\n\n\n\nConclusions are thoroughly discussed (including applicability\, transferability\, and further research.\n\n\n\nLiterature is reviewed against state of the art.\n\n\n\n\nThe composition of the honorable jury for the EDEN Best Research Paper Award is composed in cooperation with The UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change:  \n\n\n\n\nAlfredo Soeiro\, Chair\, University of Porto\, Portugal \n\n\n\nOrna Farrell\, Dublin City University\, Ireland \n\n\n\nMaria Rosaria Re\, University of Roma Tre\, Italy\n\n\n\n\nThe decision on the winner of the EDEN Best Research Paper Award will be announced on June 19th at the EDEN Annual Conference Gala Dinner in Dublin\, Ireland. \n\n\n\nYes\, You Can! How to Successfully Contribute to the EDEN 2023 Annual Conference \n\n\n\nThis interactive webinar is designed to show that “Yes\, you can” submit a paper for this year’s annual EDEN conference (18-20 June).The main part of the webinar is then designed to offer prospective authors and presenters an inside track on the different paper categories and how to successfully prepare their own conference submission. Members of the conference team share key tips and advice on what makes a great conference paper and how you can ensure your submission is accepted for the Dublin conference. This advice will be particularly helpful for doctoral students and those relatively new to preparing conference submissions. Finally\, members of the local team offer practical information on the conference venue and provide travel and accommodation advice to help enhance your visit to Dublin. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe EDEN 2023 Doctoral  Symposium will be organized in the frame of the conference. The Symposium\, held in previous years in Barcelona (2018)\, Bruges (2019)\, Dublin (2019)\, Timisoara (2020)\, Lisbon (2020)\, Madrid (2021) and Tallinn (2022) has been designed to foster the exchange of experiences and knowledge among doctoral students conducting research in the area of technology enhanced online\, digital\, open and distance learning\, and provides a valuable forum for the advancement of doctoral research. The Symposium is open to all doctoral students and will be led by the host university with contributions from a panel of international experts. Doctoral candidates are invited to submit a brief Synopsis Paper of their work in progress or proposed research topic\, as there will be an opportunity to discuss your research during the Symposium. This Synopsis Paper should be a maximum of 500 words\, including references. Participation in the Symposium is not dependent on submission of a paper.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe aims of the PhD Student Symposium are to:\n\n\n\n\nCreate a community for intellectual exchange and support among e-learning doctoral students researching in the area of.\n\n\n\nGive and receive practical feedback on research topics or specific problems or concerns about their research with their peers.\n\n\n\nReceive feedback on their research topics\, problems and concerns from international experts in e-learning research who are experienced supervisors.\n\n\n\n\nTake a look at the Official Programme of the EDEN 2023 PhD Symposium: \n\n\n\nPhD Symposium Official Programme\n\n\n\nCall for presentations\n\n\n\nDoctoral students in the field of e-learning and educational technology are encouraged to submit short abstracts to present an overview of their research at the PhD Student Symposium. Proposals should be related to the research topics of the actual Symposium. \n\n\n\nPhD students must currently be studying\, i.e. have had their research proposals approved but have not yet defended their theses. Preference will be given to students who have collected data to analyse. Doctoral candidates are invited to submit a brief Synopsis Paper of their work in progress or proposed research topic\, as there will be an opportunity to discuss your research during the Symposium. This Synopsis Paper should be a maximum of 500 words\, including references. Participation in the Symposium is not dependent on submission of a paper.  \n\n\n\n\nDownload Synopsis Paper Template\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCommittee Members \n\n\n\nThe expert committee is composed by:  \n\n\n\n\nMark Brown\, EDEN Treausrer\, Dublin City University\, Ireland\n\n\n\nOrna Farrell\, Dublin City University\, Ireland\n\n\n\nEamon Costello\, Dublin City University\, Ireland\n\n\n\nDenise Whitelock\, EDEN Vice-President of Research\n\n\n\nEnda Donlon\, Dublin City University\n\n\n\nJames Brunton\, Dublin City University\n\n\n\nAirina Volungevičienė\, Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania\n\n\n\nAlan Tait\, Professor Emeritus of Distance Education and Development\, The Open University\, UK\n\n\n\nWim Van Petegem\, KU Leuven\, Belgium\n\n\n\nSarah Guri-Rosenblit\, The Open University of Israel\, Israel\n\n\n\nAlbert Sangra\, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya\, Spain\n\n\n\nSandra Kucina\, Zagreb University\, Croatia\n\n\n\nAlfredo Soeiro\, University of Porto\, Portugal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntended participants\n\n\n\nThe PhD Student Symposium is an open-invitation event for all PhD students and their supervisors working in the field of e-learning or educational technology. It is aimed at current doctoral students enrolled in any university\, both full-time and part-time. We encourage you to take this opportunity to network with fellow researchers\, discuss your research\, and receive feedback from international experts and your peers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn addition to submitting an application to the PhD Symposium\, PhD students are also welcome to send submissions to the Annual Conference. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and place of the symposium\n\n\n\nThe next PhD Student Symposium will take place in June at the EDEN 2023 Annual Conference in Dublin on 18 June. \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nIf you are have any questions or doubts concerning the PhD Symposium\, please email to secretariat@eden-europe.eu \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhD Symposium: 18th of June 2023 \n\n\n\nConference Dates: 19th-20th of June 2023 \n\n\n\nGala Dinner: 19th June 2023 \n\n\n\nOpen of Paper Submission: 1st February 2023 \n\n\n\nEvent promotion webinar on how to successfully write/submit an abstract: February 2023 \n\n\n\nDeadline for submissions: 31st March 2023 \n\n\n\nNotification of acceptance: Poster\, Gasta\, Concise\, Action Lab Proposals – 14th of April 2023 \n\n\n\nNotification of acceptance: Full Papers – 28th of April 2023 \n\n\n\nRegistration opens: 3rd March 2023 \n\n\n\nEarly Bird Registration Deadline: 10th May 2023 \n\n\n\nFinal Camera-Ready Manuscript for Full papers: 5th of June 2023 \n\n\n\nAuthors’ Registration Deadline*: 5th of June 2023 \n\n\n\nDelegates’ Registration Deadline: 15th of June 2023 \n\n\n\nPublished Proceedings: September 2023 \n\n\n\n*At least one of the authors of the submission needs to be registered and paid by June 5\, 2023 to get the paper included into the Conference program and proceedings \n\n\n\n\n\nFind below the official programme of the EDEN 2023 Annual Conference hosted by National Institute for Digital Learning (NIDL)\, Dublin City University\, 18-20 June 2023. Also\, find here more information about the EDEN 2023 Conference Campus: \n\n\n\nTake a look at the official programme of EDEN 2023 Annual Conference and join the live-stream via YouTube on the sessions marked as “Live Streamed via EDEN YouTube” \n\n\n\nWatch all Keynotes\, Spotlights Speakers and Gasta Talks on YouTube\n\n\n\nEDEN 2023 Official Programme\n\n\n\nEDEN 2023 Conference Campus Map\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNB: All presenters are expected to install their presentation files on the local laptop in the allocated room before their session. It is advised to bring a USB storage device instead of trying to log in to clouds or mail discs which is time consuming and may require additional security logs. \n\n\n\n\n\n•	Josep M. Duart\, EDEN DLE President\, Spain \n\n\n\n•	Mark Brown\, Ireland \n\n\n\n•	Denise Whitelock\, EDEN DLE Vice-President for Research\, UK \n\n\n\n•	Orna Farrell\, Ireland \n\n\n\n•	Airina Volungevičienė\, Lithuania \n\n\n\n•	Sandra Kučina Softić\, Croatia \n\n\n\n•	Helga Dorner\, Hungary \n\n\n\n•	Alfredo Soeiro\, Portugal \n\n\n\n•	Mart Laanpere\, Estonia \n\n\n\n•	Antonella Poce\, Italy \n\n\n\n•	Wim E.A. Van Petegem\, Belgium \n\n\n\n•	Vlad Mihăescu\, Romania \n\n\n\n• Elena Trepule\, Lithuania  \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFind below the Registration Fees for EDEN 2023 Annual Conference in Dublin hosted by NIDL – National Institute for Digital Learning (Dublin City University).  \n\n\n\n*The number of seats to Gala dinner is limited due to venue capacity limitations. The tickets for Gala dinner are available for first come first serve participants and is likely to sell out. \n\n\n\nKey Dates: \n\n\n\nRegistration opens: 3rd March 2023 \n\n\n\nEarly Bird Registration Deadline: 10th May 2023 \n\n\n\n\nRegistration FeesRegistration Fees – Late Member480€Registration Fee – Late Non Member550€Registration Fees – Early Bird Member                          430€Registration Fees – Early Bird Non Member490€Registration Fees – Students380€Registration Fees – Late Students400€\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn case you need to apply for Visa: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/visas/visas-for-ireland/ \n\n\n\n\n\nIMPORTANT INFORMATION \n\n\n\nCar parking is available on the DCU St Patricks at no cost during the conference \n\n\n\nThe conference takes place on DCU’s St Patrick’s campus \n\n\n\nHost Institution\n\n\n\nDublin City University (DCU) hosts this year’s EDEN conference. DCU is a young\, ambitious and vibrant university with a mission ‘to transform lives and societies through education\, research\, innovation and engagement’. Known as Ireland’s ‘University of Enterprise’\, DCU is a values-based institution committed to delivering impact for the public good. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDCU is based on three academic campuses in north Dublin. More than 18\,000 students are enrolled across five faculties – Science and Health\, DCU Business School\, Computing and Engineering\, Humanities and Social Sciences and the DCU Institute of Education. DCU has one of Europe’s largest faculties of education\, with over 4\,500 students. It also hosts several leading research centres\, including the National Institute for Digital Learning (NIDL)\, which aims to be a world leader at the forefront of new blended\, online and digital education models. DCU has been a pioneer in the provision of flexible learning through new technologies over the past 40 years.  \n\n\n\n\nDublin City University on YouTube \n\n\n\n\nConference Venue \n\n\n\nThis year’s conference will take place on DCU’s St Patrick’s campus. The campus is home to the DCU Institute of Education right in the heart of Dumcondra village. The central city is 30 minutes walk\, with taxis and buses passing by every few minutes. Buses from the central city departing from O’Connell street take less than 10 minutes to reach the campus. Most of the conference programme will be in E Block\, including the PhD Symposium\, listed as number 5 on the campus map. Signs will direct conference delegates to the registration desk\, welcome reception and presentation rooms. The video below provides a brief overview of the St Patrick’s campus.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAcommodation Options \n\n\n\nWhile Dublin has many accommodation options\, June is a popular month for tourists and conference delegates are advised to book early to avoid disappointment. There is added pressure on accommodation in Dublin as many hotels continue to host displaced people from Ukraine. While Dublin City University (DCU) may release some student accommodation closer to the start of the conference\, bookings are currently on hold as these rooms may be required to host Ukrainian families over the summer.  \n\n\n\nLimited student accommodation is available through DCU. Delegates need to contact reservations@dcu.ie directly to check on the availability of this accommodation.  \n\n\n\nThe following hotel options are recommended due to their close proximity to the conference venue. However\, delegates may prefer to stay in the central city\, a short taxi\, bus or walk from DCU’s St Patrick’s campus. Please note that the Gala Dinner will be held in the city centre.  \n\n\n\nDublin Skylon Hotel\n\n\n\nLocated in the heart of Drumcondra village\, with many restaurants and supermarkets nearby\, and less than a 5-minute walk from the conference venue\, the Skylon Hotel is the most convenient accommodation for delegates. An express taxi/bus lane is located directly outside the hotel giving guests quick accessibility to the Dublin city centre. The city centre is approximately a 30-minute walk from the hotel. More information here. \n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.dublinskylonhotel.com\n\n\n\n\nBonnington Hotel\n\n\n\nThis large older hotel with 200 rooms is only a 10-minute walk from the conference venue. It has an attached leisure centre\, and the hotel is conveniently located on the main route to Dublin’s International Airport (6km). Only 3km from the centre of Dublin (a 35-minute walk)\, taxis and regular buses pass by every few minutes. More information here \n\n\n\n\n\n*The number of seats to Gala dinner is limited due to venue capacity limitations. The tickets for Gala dinner are available for first come first serve participants and is likely to sell out. \n\n\n\nSunday\, June 18th 2023\n\n\n\n\n17:00-18:00  Tour of DCU’s St Patrick’s and All Hallows Campuses including Historic Chapel\nStarting at 17:00 on Sunday before the Welcome Reception\, a free walking tour will be available to view DCU’s historic All Hallows campus. The campus hosts many historic buildings and is only a 10-minute walk. A visit to the Chapel and Library pictured below should not be missed. People wishing to join the walking tour should assemble by the registration desk for departure at 17:00 so everyone can be back in time for the welcome reception. Meeting point: Conference Registration DeskAddress: Drumcondra Rd Upper\, Drumcondra\, Dublin 9: St Patrick’s Campus\, DCU \n\n\n\n\n18:00-19:30  Welcome Reception / Official Welcome to the Dublin City University / Presentation of EDEN Fellows Awards\nAddress: Drumcondra Rd Upper\, Drumcondra\, Dublin 9: St Patrick’s Campus\, DCU \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, June 19th 2023\n\n\n\n\n18:30  – EDEN Gala Dinner at The Irish Emigration Museum – EPIC\nWe are delighted to announce the venue in Dublin for EDEN‘s Annual Conference Gala Dinner –  the world’s first fully digital museum – The Irish Emigration Museum – EPIC! Participants will be treated to a high interactive experience in one of Europe’s leading tourist attractions as they explore the museum with cocktails and canopies before dinner. Dinner will then take place in the same complex in the cellars of Urban Brewing.  Address: The CHQ Building\, 1 Custom House Quay\, North Dock\, Dublin 1Important! The seating capacity for the Gala dinner is limited and tickets are issued on a first come first served basis. Therefore\, we encourage people to register to the conference early to secure yourself a seat to this spectacular Gala Dinner venue. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEPIC on YouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19:00  Welcome Cocktails \nOn arrival\, guests will have welcome drinks and canapés in the main foyer of the Epic Museum. Then guests will have the opportunity to explore the world’s first fully digital museum – The Irish Emigration Museum – EPIC Museum. \n\n\n\n\n19:45 Presentation of EDEN Best Research Paper Awards\nGuests will return to the main foyer. Presentation of the EDEN Best Research Paper Awards in cooperation with The UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change. \n\n\n\n\n20:00 Dinner Starts at Urban Brewing Restaurant in the EPIC Museum Complex\nAfter the welcome reception\, guests walk to the adjacent restaurant Urban Brewing for the Gala dinner. People with dietary requirements have colour code cards on tables.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUrban Brewing Virtual Tour\n\n\n\n\n\nEDEN Gala Dinner Map
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eden-2023-annual-conference-in-dublin/
LOCATION:Dublin City University\, DCU St Patrick’s Campus\, Dublin\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:2021 Madrid
DESCRIPTION:Lessons from a pandemic for the future of education\n\n\n\nThe gradual transition from traditional classroom-based education to online teaching and learning has been accelerated by the global crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since it started\, our way of life\, work\, and education have been irrevocably changed. When we look back upon this extraordinary period in our history\, we see that this crisis has forced educators to reappraise their roles\, professional practices\, and beliefs. As a consequence\, teachers and students have been forced online\, highlighting a range of skills and knowledge that were sorely in demand. There has been an inevitable need for educational institutions to make key strategic decisions on how to provide both access to relevant tools\, support in their use\, and training for both educators and learners\, so that teaching staff can engage online with their students in a meaningful way. \n\n\n\nEDEN has a long history of supporting educators in online and distance education\, providing a forum for discussion\, learning\, and refinement of best practices in this area. This pandemic has been no exception. Since the first national lockdowns started in European countries back in early 2020\, a series of initiatives have been launched to support EDEN members during this crisis. The interest shown by members for these initiatives has been very high\, with large numbers of participants and a clear desire to share and reach consensus. \n\n\n\nThis year’s conference is\, therefore\, intended as a continuation of the efforts of EDEN to support educators by providing a space to explore the issues and insights that have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is intended to enable educators to share their experiences and best practices related to a range of topics relevant to this situation. These topics are explicitly listed below but include issues such as: learner-centeredness in education; the continued evolution of online and distance learning; transitioning from emergency remote teaching to online learning; digital preparedness\, digital literacy\, and digital citizenship; the continued adoption of Artificial Intelligence; methodological advances; potentiating health and wellness in online education; and non-traditional assessment solutions. \n\n\n\nNot only does this conference provide attendees with the perfect opportunity to explore this range of topics\, but it also provides us with a space to reflect upon the role that online and distance education will have after the pandemic. As noted in our webinar series #covid19 #onlinetogether Education in a time of a pandemic\, fully online education on a global scale is unprecedented in the history of education. Today we are talking about the “new normal” and “future normal”. What will this future look like? How can EDEN members help to shape it and bring their insights to bear? \n\n\n\nPhD Symposium Madrid 2021 \n\n\n\nThe EDEN 2021 PhD Symposium Madrid will be organized on 21 June 2021\, in the frame of the Annual Conference. \n\n\n\nThe Symposium\, held in previous years in Barcelona (2018)\, Bruges (2019)\, Dublin (2019)\, Timisoara (2020) and Lisbon (2020) has been designed to foster the exchange of experiences and knowledge among doctoral students doing research in the area of technology enhanced online\, digital\, open and distance learning\, providing a valuable forum for the advancement of doctoral research. The Symposium is led by a panel of international experts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConference Proceedings and Short Paper Book\n\n\n\nEuropean Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Conference Proceedings 2021 Annual Conference\, Madrid Lessons from a Pandemic for the Future of the Education issue is available at the Journal site (ISSN 2707-2819). \n\n\n\n2021 Annual Conference Short Paper Book entitled Lessons from a Pandemic for the Future of the Education (ISBN 978-615-5511-31-8) is available here.
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SUMMARY:2020 Timisoara
DESCRIPTION:EDEN 2020 Annual Conference\, Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania \n\n\n\nHuman and artificial intelligence for the society of the future  \n\n\n\nInspiring digital education for the next STE(A)M student generation\n\n\n\n\nIn the end\, all innovation is social innovation and technologies become real when they change social practices.Ilkka Tuomi\, EDEN Bruges Conference keynote 2019 \n\n\n\n\n“Education is back where it belongs – at the top of the European policy agenda” stated the European Commission. We intend that Europe will be considered a strong and allied partner to future generations\, and that the EU education system must make our societies future proof. \n\n\n\nEducation is often envisioned in terms of innovation\, excellence and competitiveness. But learning is also about reaching personal perfection\, using a holistic approach that supports personal and professional development\, learner needs and self-realization across different learning environments. \n\n\n\nThat education can be a social elevator and a vehicle to ensuring a sustainable society is acknowledged. Education delivers the social contract. Skills become obsolete when social\, cultural and material contexts change. Creativity contributes to diversity and innovation\, thus Europe’s cultural and creative sector is recognized as a substantial resource and driver for innovation and growth.  \n\n\n\nDigital education has proven to change learning and working practices in the society of today. The reality of lifelong learning towards sustainable life remains as urgent as ever. Intelligence\, human and artificial\, is in focus\, and understanding students and their learning and application of new technologies in education inspires further development.  \n\n\n\nTo prepare our students for this complex\, challenging and exciting future we can use digital tools and methods to enhance and enable problem-based approaches to  the creative process\, student inquiry\, dialogue and critical thinking\, experiential learning\, and collaboration\, providing students with opportunities and skills to  make connections between concepts and build productive networks. \n\n\n\nSkills in Science\, Technology\, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) represent an important part of basic literacy in today’s knowledge economy. With the inclusion of a critical component – the human being\, STE(A)M Education integrates the arts – humanities\, languages\, dance\, drama\, music\, visual arts\, design and digital media. \n\n\n\nEducation offers incredible potential for the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies\, with several significant opportunities — and challenges — that the introduction of artificial intelligence could bring\, especially to higher education. Increasingly\, higher education institutions\, as well as adult and professional learning are being transformed by intelligent systems that are helping humans learn better and achieve their learning objectives. The breadth of areas in which AI is already inserted in education includes intelligent tutors or chatbots\, personalized learning\, smart teaching\, learning analytics\, reducing student drop-off\, education administration\, data privacy and ethics.  A balanced relation between Artificial and Human intelligence can create trusted\, flexible\, personalized and inclusive digital learning eco-systems. \n\n\n\n\nThe EDEN 2020 Conference will focus on contemporary educational concepts\, leading practice\, approaches and tools which help to enhance the innovative power of cutting-edge digital solutions\, and integrating the synergetic effects of arts\, the human and social dimension. \n\n\n\n\nPhD Symposium Timisoara 2020\n\n\n\nThe EDEN 2020 PhD Symposium Timisoara will be organized on 21 June 2020. \n\n\n\nThe Symposium\, held in previous years in Barcelona (2018)\, Bruges (2019) and Dublin (2019)\, has been designed to foster the exchange of experiences and knowledge among doctoral students doing research in the area of technology enhanced online\, digital\, open and distance learning\, providing a valuable forum for the advancement of doctoral research. The Symposium is led by a panel of international experts. \n\n\n\nMore information about EDEN PhD Symposium is here. \n\n\n\nTimisoara European Capital of Culture 2021\n\n\n\nThe Conference will significantly benefit from the recognized cultural and digital  environment that the city of Timisoara offers\, as it celebrates creativity and innovation as the 2021 European Capital of Culture. \n\n\n\nPolitehnica100 – 100 years of higher education in Banat\n\n\n\nPolitehnica University of Timisoara celebrates in 2020 its first century of academic excellence. Established in November 1920\, shortly after Romania’s Unification\, through the Decree signed by King Ferdinand\, it is the first higher education institution in West Romania\, in Banat region. As Timisoara became a university city\, it started growing and its attractiveness for all kinds of investments increased\, but still keeping the young and innovative spirit and promoting its image of avant-garde in Romanian and European science. \n\n\n\nOpen University UK 50\n\n\n\nDuring the conference\, we would like to pay tribute to the flagship open university of Europe\, EDEN’s founding member and birthplace\, the Open University UK. The OU celebrates its 50th Anniversary and has been playing in partnership with EDEN leading role in developing the impact of the European open and distance learning conferences since 1992. \n\n\n\nMicro-credentialing in European Higher Education\n\n\n\nAligned to the themes of the conference\, the final symposium of the Erasmus+ MicroHE initiative will focus on Micro-credentialing. In order to make micro-credentials a pillar of university service\, the project has been working on the impact of modularisation\, including the first European survey on micro-credentials in HE\, proposing a meta-data standard and launching an online clearinghouse to facilitate recognition\, transfer and portability of micro-credentials in Europe. \n\n\n\nDigitalCulture\n\n\n\nTo highlight the digital culture aspect of the conference a special section will be dedicated to digital education for the creative industries\, as part of the Erasmus+ DigiCulture project for improving the digital competences and social inclusion of adults in creative industries. The ‘Digital Skills for Creative Industries and Culture Courses’\, as a blended learning and online courses (MOOCs) and the achievement of Open Badges for Digital Competences indicates the important role the digital education has for the creative industries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConference Proceedings and Book of Abstracts:\n\n\n\nWe are pleased to announce that the Electronic Conference Proceedings (ISSN 2707-2819) and the Short Paper Book (Human and Artificial Intelligence for the Society of the Future – Inspiring Digital Education for the Next STE(A)M Student Generation\, ISBN 978-615-5511-28-8) are available online.
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SUMMARY:2019 Bruges
DESCRIPTION:Watch the introduction of the VIVES University of Applied Sciences\, Bruges\, Belgium\, where the next EDEN Annual Conference will be held on 16-19 June\, 2019:
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SUMMARY:2018 Genova
DESCRIPTION:For details on the conference\, please visit the conference website. \nWatch the introduction of the University of Genoa\, where the next EDEN Annual Conference will be held: \n \n  \n\nEDEN Annual Conference Genova – Call for Contributions Open\n\n\nInvitation\nStretching the boundaries remains our focus \nThe demand for people with new\, enhanced skills is growing. Pressure is on all players of the online education community to keep up with new learning solutions\, and better supply the skills currently demanded by growing economies. \nDigital credentials and open badges are the new currencies which are beginning to transform the economic models in education. Social and economic tensions continue to raise the issues of scalability\, the micro-credentialling of education\, training and skill development processes. \nMicro\, meso and macro aspects provide an interesting range of lenses for considering the problem. Navigating these dimensions are the reshaping of digital pedagogy and online instructional design; and social elements including digital societal mechanisms and the position of the individual in our new era. We have need of systematic awareness and research in the critical are of sustainable socio-cultural aspects as they relate to learning. Read more… \nCall for contributions\nWe need renowned reflections of practice that support paradigm-changing transformations based on systematic knowledge. \nJoin the Conference in Genova to tell\nabout your research\, projects and experience! \nNetworking and interactivity\, sharing and discussion will be core aspects of the conference experience\, focusing on what you can learn from and with your peers. \nSubmissions\, taking into account the Conference Scope and related to the Conference Themes are welcome in paper\, poster\, workshop\, training\, demonstration and Synergy formats. \n\n\nShare this:
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SUMMARY:2017 Jönköping
DESCRIPTION:EDEN 2017 Annual Conference – #eden17\nDiversity Matters!\n13-16 June\, Jönköping\, Sweden\n#eden17 – 2017 EDEN Annual Conference has welcomed over 200 delegates from 36 countries to the beautiful city of Jönköping\, at the Jönköping University.\n \n   \nThe conference was hosted by the Jönköping University in co-operation with Destination Jönköping \n\nThe themes of the conference were:\n\nTheory questions of diversity in ICT enhanced learning\nConcept and practice of diversity in different socio-cultural environments\nHow many sorts of diversity? – learners’ attitudes\, needs\, media\, socio-economic background\, disadvantaged settings…\nDiversity and open learning environments\nLearning and the changing socio-economic demands of society in the age of large scale migration\nChallenges for teachers in the changing media landscapes in creating new contexts for learning\nPortfolios and solutions created by the new media and technology for lifelong learning\nChanging attitudes\, behaviours and roles of learners in the emerging media and technology landscapes in formal and informal settings\nDigital pedagogy approaches to manage diversity in media and technology enhanced learning\nInclusion and motivation of learner groups facing societal integration problems\nEfficiency and effectiveness of learning in environments characterised by high degree of diversity\nHow can learning analytics help in assessing and handling diversity in learners background and performance\nInnovative approaches to motivate and engage learners with different socio-cultural background\nHow educational framing\, from policy level down to the actual learning scenario\, allows for various types of ICT enhanced\, collaborative\, open\, distance education and e-learning\nBringing together the strengths of the past with the challenges of the present and opportunities for the future\nFinding and applying the right mix of information\, knowledge and creativity in educational settings\nStructural\, institutional and methodology answers of education to the employability problems\nImpacts of increasing complexity of stakeholder groups of education\n\n  \n\nEDEN Fellow and Senior Fellow Awards\nThe purpose of the EDEN Fellow scheme is to provide validation and support to professionals in Europe in the field of open\, distance and e-learning\, and to enhance their mobility within Europe through a respected scheme of recognition. \nThe first Senior Fellow and Fellow Awards\, launched on the initiative of Professor Alan Tait\, former EDEN President\, were presented at the 2007 Annual Conference in Naples. In 2017\, this tradition was continued in Jönköping\, at the Welcome Reception of the 2017 Annual Conference – #eden17. The 2017 Awards were announced to the Senior Fellows\, Fellows and Young Scholars present at the event\, while those who couldn’t join the Conference Reception were mentioned with applause. \nThe EDEN Senior Fellow Award was given in 2017\, based on the decision of the EDEN Executive Committee to: \nSteve Wheeler\nPlymouth University\, United Kingdom \nGila Kurtz\nBar Ilan University\, Israel \nJack Koumi\nEducational Media Production Training\, United Kingdom \nWim van Petegem\nKatholieke Universiteit Leuven\, Belgium \nThe EDEN Fellow Award was given in 2017\, based on the decision of the EDEN Executive Committee to: \nAnca Cristina Colibaba\nGrigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy\, Romania \nEva Szalma\nBudapest University of Technology and Economics\, Hungary \nMark Brown\nDublin City University\, Ireland \nAlastair Creelman\nLinnaeus University\, Sweden \n  \n\nBest Research Paper Award\nSince 2008\, EDEN has bestowed the Best Research Paper Award at its Annual Conferences and the bi-annual Research Workshops. \nA robust selection process guarantees the high-standing of these awards for contributions to the field of open\, distance and e-learning. The selection process takes place in collaboration with the Ulrich Bernath Foundation for Research in Open and Distance Learning\, with the support of a distinguished Jury. Read more and see previous winners here. \nThe Best Research Paper Award ceremony was held at the conference gala dinner and went to: \nGokcen Aydin\, Mithat Cicek\, Mustafa Gulec\nMiddle East Technical University\, Turkey\nfor the conference paper on Effects of Multimedia Feedback on Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions\, Self-Assessment\, and Academic Achievement \n  \n\nYoung Scholars Award\nThe award to young scholars has been offered at our Annual Conferences and Research Workshops since it’s introduction in 2014 in Oxford thanks to the Ulrich Bernath Foundation and the Oldenburg University. \nThe Young Scholar Award was given in 2017\, based on the decision of the SADE\, the Swedish Association for Open and Distance Learning to: \nNikola Kadoic\nUniversity of Zagreb\, Croatia \nSee past winners here. \n  \n\nEDEN Badges\nThe European Distance and E-Learning Network has extended its quality and excellence recognition with the launch of open badges which aim to help colleagues within the EDEN Network to communicate their achievements and skills acquired via their participation in EDEN activities. See more here. \n  \n\n\n\nVideos\, photos\, presentations and resources\nThe 2017 EDEN Annual Conference – #eden17 was rich in content and discussions\, which also raised attention on several media channels. We collected some of the most popular resources here. \nRe-watch the plenary sessions:\n \n\nPlenary session livestream – Wednesday – Mats Jägstam\, Airina Volungeviciene\, Stefan Hrastinski\, Manjula Srinivas\, Frans Mäyrä\nPlenary session livestream – Thursday – Mark Brown\, Georgi Dimitrov\, Eva Hemmungs Wirtén\, Rosie Jones\, Jean-Marie Filloque\, Paul Taillefer\nPlenary session  livestream – Friday – Sandra Kucina Softic\, Elsebeth Korsgaard Sorensen\, Hanqin Qiu\, Willem van Valkenburg\, Airina Volungeviciene\n\nBrowse photos of the Conference \nKenote presentations available online \nDaily #eden17 Social Media Digest: \n\nTuesday\nWednesday\nThursday\nFriday\n\n#EDENChat: How to conduct an academic chat via twitter –  live from the conference
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SUMMARY:2016 Budapest
DESCRIPTION:#eden16 – 2016 EDEN Annual Conference has welcomed over 310 delegates from 37 countries to the beautiful city of Budapest\, at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. \nThe themes of the conference were:\n\nVisions\, concepts about how the new learning environments could be\nResearch about experiences of MOOC participants\nEvolution of the concepts of openness and scalability in education\nCitizenship\, social approach and historical approach to new learning environments\nOpening up education:\n\n initiatives\, policies\,\nprojects\, examples of good practices\,\nnew business models and policies\,\n\n\ndifferent ways to understand technological influences\, new ways to interpret the collaborative and social-networked society we live in\nlearning and the changing socio-economic demands of society\nthe potential of the professional and academic digital community to contribute to breakthrough of modernisation\nLearning environments – in their widest interpretation: digital\, physical\, networked\, pedagogical\, social\, cultural\, economic…\nlearning environments and learning organisations\nPLEs and blended learning environments.\n “e-competences and e-skills” – Competences for learning and working in an open\, connected world\nlearning environments being broader than the educational context – society as a learning environment itself\nhow tradition-based theory and practice can influence the new developments\, and what their role may be in the new learning environments\n\nAwards and recognitions\n\nThe first Senior Fellow and Fellow Awards\, launched on the initiative of Professor Alan Tait\, former EDEN President\, were presented at the 2007 Annual Conference in Naples. In 2016\, this tradition was continued in Budapest\, at the Welcome Reception of the 2016 Annual Conference – #EDEN16. \n\nThe 2016 Awards were announced to the Senior Fellows\, Fellows and Young Scholars present at the event\, while those who couldn’t join the Conference Reception were mentioned with applause. \nThe EDEN Senior Fellow Award was given in 2016\, based on the decision of the EDEN Executive Committee to: \nDeborah Arnold\nUniversity of Burgundy\, France \nRory McGreal\nCentre for Distance Education at Athabasca University\, Canada \nAntonio Teixeira\nUniversidade Aberta\, Portugal \nThe EDEN Fellow Award was given in 2016\, based on the decision of the EDEN Executive Committee to: \nPaul Bacsich\nSero Consulting Ltd.\, United Kingdom \nAntonella Poce\nUniversity Roma III\, Italy \nTorhild Slattoo\nFlexible Education Norway (FuN)\, Norway \nElsebeth Korsgaard Sorensen\nAalborg University\, Denmark \nBelinda Tynan\nRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology\, Australia \nThe Young Scholar Award was given in 2016\, based on the decision of the EDEN Executive Committee to: \nDávid Sík\nBudapest University of Technology and Economics\, Hungary \nÁgnes Gaul-Ács\nKAPTÁR Visual Arts Workshop and Archive \nThe Best Practice Initiative Award ceremony was held at the conference gala dinner and went to: \nNelson Ribeiro Jorge\, Willem Frederik van Valkenburg and Sofia Dopper\, \nDelft University of Technology\, The Netherlands\nfor the conference paper on The TU Delft Online Learning Experience: From Theory to Practice \nThe Best Research Paper Award\, also held at the conference gala dinner\, was given to: \nJieun Lim and Jennifer Richardson\, \nPurdue University\, United States of America\nfor the conference paper on How Social Networking Experience relates to Social Presence and attitude of Using SNS in education \nRead more about the our recognitions and awards here \nIn 2016\, the European Distance and E-Learning Network celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its establishment. As a part of our celebrations\, special 25th Anniversary Recognitions were awarded during the Conference Gala Dinner. \nEDEN 25th Anniversary Globe \nAwarded to our most outstanding colleagues who have consistently supported EDEN throughout the last 25 years and made decisive contributions to the foundation\, consolidation and growth of the Association: \n\nSir John Daniel\nAlan Tait\nUlrich Bernath \nAward of Institutional excellence \nEDEN acknowledges with special thanks the continuous valuable support to the development  of the Association over the years and the international collaboration in open\, distance and e-learning of: \nThe Open University\, UK. The award was received on behalf of the institution by Mark Nichols.\nUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya\, Spain. The award was received on behalf of the institution by Marta Aymerich.\nEllinogermaniki Agogi\, Greece. The award was received on behalf of the institution by Sofoklis Sotiriou.\nFlexible Education Norway. The award was received on behalf of the institution by Torhild Slåtto. \nCertificate of honour awarded by the Executive Committee to: \nIngeborg Bø\nTamás Lajos\nAri-Matti Auvinen\nErling Ljosa \nfor their leadership and consistent support to EDEN throughout the years\, contributing in a significant way to the development of the Association and its international collaborations in open\, distance and e-learning. \nCertificate of excellence was awarded to \nAnna Wagner \nfor her long term exceptional commitment\, the smart and generous contributions to the success of the Association over the years. \n\nVideos\, photos\, presentations and resources\nThe 2016 EDEN Annual Conference – #eden16 was rich in content and discussions\, which also raised attention on several media channels. We collected some of the most popular resources here. \nRe-watch the plenary sessions:\n\n\nPlenary session livestream – Wednesday – Sir John Daniel\, János Józsa\, Antonio Teixeira\, Deborah Arnold\, Tony Bates\, Lesley Wilson\nPlenary session livestream – Thursday – Ingeborg Bø\, Antonio Teixeira\, Yves Punie\, Melissa Highton\, Danny Arati\, Susan Aldridge\nPlenary session  livestream – Friday – Andrea Karpati\, Michael G. Moore\, Cristóbal Cobo\, Steve Wheeler\, Tony Bates\, Olaf Zawaczki-Richter\, André Petzold\n\nBrowse our photo album of the conference\nKenote presentations available online\nDaily #EDEN16 Social Digest:\nWednesday morning\nWednesday afternoon\nThursday morning \nThursday afternoon \nFriday morning and afternoon \nRead Sir John Daniel’s Conference Gala Dinner Speech
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SUMMARY:2015 Barcelona
DESCRIPTION:In the fast-changing landscape of learning\, technology and society in general\,  #EDEN15 – 2015 EDEN Annual Conference\, has welcomed over 380 delegates from 45 countries to the beautiful city of Barcelona\, to explore the expansion of learning scenarios driven by Open Education Practices\, massive online formats\, learning networks\, automated processes and learning analytics. \nThe event\, hosted by EDEN founding member UOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) combined the celebration of the host organisation’s 20th anniversary with preparations for EDEN’s 25th anniversary next year. \nAmong the many themes addressed have been networked learning in open practices\, open education in all its forms\, leadership\, change management and strategic thinking. As was pointed out in the power trio keynote conversation between Belinda Tynan Pro-Vice Chancellor\, The Open University\, UK\, Marci Powell\, Chair Emerita and Past President\, USDLA and Darcy Hardy Associate Vice President\, Enterprise Consulting\, Blackboard: no vision ? no strategy ? no change. This echoes the opening keynote by Xavier Prats Monné\, Director-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission\, who encouraged us to think of another kind of education\, saying that ?the real challenge is innovation in public administration!? \nThe EDEN Annual conference is much more than just a large conference. It is an annual meeting of a dynamic community. As such it strives to offer a lively\, stimulating and much interactive forum\, with participants engaged in a variety of session formats\, from presentations and workshops to speed dating and synergy sessions\, the latter two focussing on networking opportunities and practice exchange. Over 220 additional experts and practitioners from all over the world followed the plenary sessions online\, via a live video stream. Social media was particularly active this year\, with the conference hashtag #EDEN15 generating over 1400 tweets on the first day of the conference alone\, which also saw the official EDEN Twitter account cracking the 1000 Followers barrier. \nAmong the associated events organised around the main conference was the International Editors’ Workshop In Educational Technology Journals\, the first ever summit of electronic journals on ICT enhanced learning. \nEDEN has been running its Fellows recognition scheme for over ten years now\, and this year introduced two new schemes\, the Young Scholars Award and the Best Practice Initiative. \nSenior Fellowships were awarded to: \nAlan Bruce\, Universal Learning Systems\, Ireland \nTerry Anderson\, Athabasca University\, Canada \nAlbert Sangra\, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya\, Spain \nRoberto Carneiro\, former Minister of Education\, Portugal \nFellows Awards were presented to: \nHelga Dorner\, Central European University\, Hungary \nTimothy Read\, UNED\, Spain \nYacoov Katz\, Professor Emeritus\, President\, Bar-Ilan University\, Israel \nIrina Smirnova\, MESI\, Russia \nMargarida Carmo\, Universidade Aberta\, Portugal \nEne Koitla\, Estonian e-Learning Development Centre\, Information Technology Foundation for Education\, Estonia \nThe first Young Scholar Awards were given to: \nDaniel Puntis\, Newcastle University\, UK and Lina Xue\, KU Leuven\, Belgium. \nThe new Best Practice Initiative Award and the Best Research Paper went to: \nHanne Voldborg Andersen and Elsebeth Korsgaard Sorensen\, Aalborg University\, Denmark\, \nfor the same paper\, a true sign of the quality of their work and the vital links between research and practice. \nVideos\, photos\, presentations and resources\nThe 2015 EDEN Annual Conference – #EDEN15 was rich in content and discussions\, which also raised attention on several media channels. We collected some of the most popular resources here: \n\nMedia\, interviews\, press and more collected: Resources of #EDEN15\nThe conference through the participants’ lense: 0 Day Storified | 1st Day Storified | 2nd Day Storified | 3rd Day Storified\nKeynote presentations available on Slideshare\nVideo Stream\, media resources and Graphic capture of keynote speeches are available here.\nVideos with Keynote interviews\, Press releases and more resources\nPlenary sessions on the EDEN Youtube Channel.\nBook of Abstracts is downloadable\nPicture Gallery on Google+.\nInterviews by UOC\n\nPreparations are already underway for EDEN?s 25th anniversary conference to be held in Budapest\, Hungary\, June 14th-17th 2016. In the meantime\, members of the community get together in Athens\, Greece\, for the EDEN Open Classroom event in the form of the Open Discovery Space Conference: Transforming schools into innovative learning organisations18-21 September 2015\, and 1st D4Learning International Conference : Innovations with Digital Learning for Inclusion (D4L)\, November 17th-20th 2015\, Aalborg\, Denmark.
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eden-eventsannual-conferencesbarcelona/
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SUMMARY:2014 Zagreb
DESCRIPTION:Conference Scope\nEuropean education and training systems are often criticised for not properly responding to social needs\, and even that employers\, education providers\, and youth live in parallel universes. Universities? reputation often comes from the visible\, high level relations with prestigious corporations. E-learning\, as a system integrator\, may help education providers and employers to actively step into one another?s worlds. \nWorkplace-based training supported by ICT tools is part of the solution to reduce skill shortages and mismatches. E-learning has become a dominant delivery method in learning settings at work across various sectors and a wide range of company sizes. Its advantages may be many\, including flexibility\, cost and time savings\, and new work habits and improved working climate. ICT-enhanced learning may improve organisational performance and lead to increased staff commitment and the generation of new ideas. E-learning is often used by companies to inform and educate not only their employees but also customers\, as part of their branding and marketing strategy and activities. \nThe latest ICT solutions for simulations\, virtual worlds\, immersive learning and enhanced learning experiences are continuously producing renewed toolkits\, supporting the development of authentic learning settings. E-competences and e-skills are increasingly treated as autonomous elements of personal development to be supported by specific learning activities and patterns. \nThe year 2014 is important as the start of the new European programme period until 2020. This coincides with intensive developments in ICT-supported learning\, educational innovations and\, in particular\, open educational resources. With present economic trends\, the key question being growth and employability\, it is highly important how employers accept job candidates with the certifications and competences from the new world of learning\, characterised by many innovative approaches and open educational settings. \nNew challenges\, new formats: the Synergy Strand\nEDEN introduced a new strand to its well established paper presentation\, workshop\, demonstration and poster strand. This year\, the Synergy Strand facilitated the sharing of project outputs and research findings\, offering the participants platform to develop new ideas and plans\, to create new partnerships by engaging the conference audience in highly interactive working group activities during parallel sessions. \nEU projects and practices ? that display thematic cross sections with the Conference Themes ? were invited to introduce themselves during the conference’s Synergy Strand. The list of the short introductions of these initiatives is available here and will also be published in the Creative Commons licensed Book of Projects. This page serves both as a dissemination vehicle for the showcased projects\, as well as a collection of resources to help the participants to prepare for the collaboration activities carried out during the conference dates. \nSee what happened at the Synergy sessions here
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/zagreb/
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SUMMARY:2013 Oslo
DESCRIPTION: \nE-learning\, open and distance education have been increasingly important fields of intellectual excitement and innovative development. The challenges posed by the new technologies are permanent\, and students constantly keep teachers under pressure to develop. The human elements are moving to the forefront\, employing creative methods and smart solutions. In Europe\, despite economic and social pressures\, there is a collective drive towards realising the creative potential. \nStandards and accountability have also been emphasized but personalization of learning\, individual and collective motivation\, enhancement of the learning experience\, and an overall improvement of learning quality are gaining ever-increasing traction. \nLearning is becoming more and more individualized and self-managed. Personalization helps foster motivation and engagement\, and supports awareness and motivation. Personal learning environments and personalized assessment (including learning analytics) offer resources to monitor and assess the  process. \nHow can we do our best to make learning a thrilling experience for learners\, including providing a sense of joy in the virtual classroom? \nThe question is an exciting one and discussion and debate provided a range of innovative theories and approaches\, and help to determine the tools necessary to achieve our goals. Should they be about the smart use of ICT tools\, new methodologies for enhanced learning experience\, content management systems\, or about fascinating inter-disciplinary solutions supported by e.g. game based learning\, immersive environments\, multimedia\, etc. The answers we will find may be dynamic and or even provoking. \nThe EDEN 2013 Conference discovered and presented the latest best practice in this field\, share progressive concepts\, inventive solutions\, and promote joint-thinking and collaboration.\nThe Conference programme will include plenaries\, parallel sessions with paper presentations\, workshops\, moderated poster and demo sessions. The event started on Wednesday afternoon on 12 June\, with Pre-Conference Workshops and Registration\, followed by the Welcome Cocktail and ended with a Farewell Coffee on 15 June. \nResources\n\nThe full program booklet in pdf format can be downloaded from here.\nKeynote speakers’ pre-conference interviews: Click here.\nEDEN Interview series | Video-interviews by Steve Wheeler: Click here\nKeynote presentations can be read here.\nThe Book of Abstract is downloadable here.\nThe 2013 Best Research Paper is downloadable here.\nSocial online conference tools: Conference blog | EDEN NAP Conference Group | Tweet #EDENOslo | Facebook | Content curation on Scoop.it
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SUMMARY:2012 Porto
DESCRIPTION:Social and policy context\nThe European Year and movements for Active Ageing\nThe population in Europe is getting older. The EU Commission stressed in the Europe 2020 strategy the importance of healthy and active ageing. Values represented by mature citizens are becoming increasingly important in contemporary European societies. The year 2012 will be “The European Year of Active Ageing and the Solidarity Between Generations”. \nThe European Year serves as framework for raising awareness\, generating innovative approaches\, disseminating good practice and encouraging stakeholders to participate. In a time of great challenges for Europe\, all generations are called to act together and also to learn\, to produce\, share and preserve knowledge. In the digital knowledge society\, technology and social media should not divide\, rather they should foster cohesion amongst generations. \nGeneration Y\nAnother frequent question has been: how to deal with the new generation of learners who have grown up with the Internet and who are currently entering our schools and universities? The members of ?Generation Y? or ?Net Generation? are technology-immersed learners\, easily adapting to technological developments\, to the changing media and ubiquitous networks. They have developed critical thinking towards sourcing and judging information and even knowledge. Their expectations and behaviour are enormously different from the previous cohort. \nMature generation and e-learning\nPromoting access of older persons to education and to information and communication technologies\, and updating skills by providing access to lifelong learning\, helps them to remain active and involved in the society. ICT enhanced learning has its place in the lifelong learning of the ?silver age group?. Their electronic media use is more frequent and intensive. Media and the Internet makes it easier to reach them and they may gain ICT skills to maintain contact with relatives and friends. \nThere is a lot to do to avoid exclusion and marginalisation of older persons: lowering of access barriers to ICT enhanced learning; and remove cultural\, technological\, situational\, educational obstacles. Provision of e-learning products and services including learning environments suitable for them is however a bottleneck. The few existing attempts have been predominantly “pilots” rather than being consolidated in character. There is poor knowledge only on the didactic level. It is important to care about the constructive social embedding of eLearning based on interests and ambitions. \nOpen learning for and amongst diverse generations\nThe movements aiming to enhance openness of educational resources encourage institutional policies which support innovative pedagogical models. Such models have been significant in empowering learners and their communities as co-producers in networked lifelong learning. Open resource attitude promotes democratic transformations in the information society. New media and technologies help to accelerate this process. \nThe development of an open climate and culture of learning enables educational institutions to better meet the demands of the public. Helping to spread educational resources as digitised content which accommodate different learning pathways\, widening participation and promoting shared learning experiences between generations contributes to closing the technology gap. \nThe EDEN 2012 Conference\nThe Annual Conference approached the key questions of learning methodology and technology focusing on the ?Open learning generations?\, the contexts of socially significant target groups: junior and senior e-learners. We will explore their learning cultures\, technology use patterns\, and discuss new approaches in pedagogy and andragogy that respond to them. \nThe changing technology dimension: development of networking tools\, new platforms and standards\, and interoperability questions\, will also be addressed from the perspective of different groups of users. \nPragmatic observers may state meanwhile that there is not that much novelty in new generations applying different tools and approaches to changing social and technology conditions. Thus there is space for interpretation by established distance learning professionals to consider the diverse practice and experience with young and adult learners in the open learning arena. \nDownloads\n\nthe Book of Abstracts (PDF\, 1.51 MB) available  here\nDetailed Programme Booklet (PDF\, 3.2 MB) available here.
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SUMMARY:2011 Dublin
DESCRIPTION:Different Perspectives on Sustainability\nThe issue of a socially and environmentally sustainable future is high on the global agenda. We now face problems of an exceptionally complex nature. Sustainability is therefore acquiring a new meaning as an inclusive concept\, where its scope extends far beyond purely environmental dimensions. \nMany policies and programmes now take on board a new vocabulary of sustainable development. This includes a range of environmental\, financial\, social or economic issues. Movements around sustainability and ecology in the past decade changed our approaches and thinking in radical and inclusive ways. Even in everyday actions\, systems thinking is now stronger than ever. We can calculate an intellectual carbon footprint ? even for innovative e-learning… \nTrends that capitalize new technologies in a sustainable way are now critically important. Moving consciously from quantitative towards qualitative growth\, from technological evolution to innovation\, implies the development of smart approaches for human-centered actions. \nSustainable strategies also include the flexibility offered by ICT-supported solutions. Smart use of ICTs in learning is one of the vital factors in making our world more sustainable. Learning always implies critical enquiry. Exploring the complexity of sustainability as well as its connected economic\, political\, social\, cultural\, technological and environmental aspects is central to this enquiry. \nSustainability is linked to mass collaboration. Critical understanding is linked to challenging and empowering individuals on a personal level. The web itself is a kind of ecosystem of innovation for learning. The sustainability scenario includes re-interpretation of mobility: being always connected by new generations of mobile devices\, realizing virtual collaboration through e-infrastructures. \nNew Technologies and Openness for Sustainable Learning\nThe aim of the 2011 EDEN conference is to highlight different ways and approaches\, in order to integrate better the concept of responsible and sustainable development within learning\, in its widest sense. \nThe links between sustainability and the world of learning and education are numerous and natural. Embedding learning as a critical factor in the diversity of socio-economic settings plays an important and acknowledged role in strategic viability and impact. We can visualize the relationship between sustainability and learning in many contexts. E-learning\, learning innovation\, open learning\, ICT enhanced learning\, so called atypical learning forms: all are modernization factors enhancing the ecological consequences of technical development. The main elements of the sustainable professional learning toolkit include: good instructional design\, user-friendly learning environments\, responsible use of technologies\, informal learning\, accreditation of prior learning experience. \nAmong the elements which sustain and shape our quality of life and well-being\, the issue of ?eco-design? of learning spaces ? including e-learning ? is central and also closely connected to creative aspects and the arts which further broaden this paradigm. \nAspects around equality and access are nowadays increasingly being understood and treated with deepened sensitivity and importance. Equal opportunities and socially inclusive outcomes are emerging as key aspects of social sustainability ? particularly evident as part of intergenerational approaches and access. We therefore need to revisit how e-learning may contribute to increasing quality of opportunity\, empowering participation in the sustainable learning communities of the future. \nSustainable e-learning linked to professional development is based on organic organizational and pedagogic perspectives\, while using ecologically appropriate technological solutions. In this context\, it is most important to conceptualize and analyze the changing nature of learning ? including lifecycles of learning and knowledge and their methods and paradigms. This connects naturally to the conscious use and re-use (recycling) of learning objects\, in a matrix of organic sustainable development. \nSustainability and openness go hand in hand. Transformed approaches around access to information\, resources and knowledge in the digital world have fundamentally changed business models\, structures and processes. Sustainability and openness together represent collaborative creativity\, connectivity\, access and transparency – while also maintaining a balanced\, flexible and dynamic level of operation. \nHigh rates of change\, due to information technology development and the momentum of innovation in e-learning\, mean we must seriously approach sustainability of the culture and community of e-learning. Education has an essential role to play in motivating and empowering people to participate in more sustainable lifestyle changes. Thus the role of innovative learning and training as critical awareness raising factors for global sustainability links organically to education around understanding the contexts of ecological challenges and opportunities. \nThe Keynote Speeches\nThe presentations of the keynotes are available in the Publications section of the website. \nThe Recordings of the keynote sessions are available here.
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SUMMARY:2009 Gdansk
DESCRIPTION:  \nInnovation\, learning and learning innovation in Europe\n\nEurope’s growth potential needs to be enhanced for sure. Europe needs a strategic approach to boost its capacity for creativity\, whilst establishing an environment where knowledge is successfully converted into innovative products and services. For a flexible\, competitive and open economy\, independent innovation as the main driver of development has been fully acknowledged. \n\nThe development of Europe’s population its human capital –  is critical for the success of this strategy. The role of education and training as a determining factor in enhancing creativity\, innovation performance and competitiveness is recognized in the concept of the “knowledge triangle”\, comprising education\, research and innovation. Without education as a core policy\, innovation in Europe may remain unsupported. \nPresent education and training systems are however still inadequately equipped to face this challenge. The extent of innovative uses of technology is lower than had been hoped for: a new “innovation oriented” wave of policy making is urgently required. Substantial learning innovation is needed for which the knowledge base is now only fragmentary. \nDeveloping creative\, innovative skills demands the renewal of traditional teaching approaches\, to be replaced by learner-focused models which support active involvement in the process of reflection and interpretation. An organisational culture supporting openness and creativity is a precondition for successful learning and innovation. \nThe birth of new knowledge and the process of its manifestation in this environment is being re-valorised. Pathways to novel solutions must be significantly shortened. In this process\, Lifelong Learning and ICT are key boosters of change. Informal and non-formal learning helps shift the diffusion of innovation into every day life-practice. Supported by ICT\, collaborative methods\, exploratory learning\, the social web\, knowledge sharing and management occupy important positions. \nAt present modern practical strategies and communication channels are being created\, and new businesses built\, changing the conventional patterns. The innovation ecosystem seeks inventions\, with strategic thinking and business value\, enabled by technology. \nEducation vs. Innovation\nWhat is the actual relation between innovation and education? Is innovation really a leading paradigm in our society? We often hear that education even kills innovation. And in reality\, standardisation in big systems – nowadays a permanent process accompanying modernisation practice – may well contradict requirements for innovation. A critical relationship persists: original\, creative ideas\, more often than not\, occur outside educational systems. \nThere are important related questions to answer: \n\nHow to empower innovation within the huge diversity of different learning situations and settings?\nHow is it possible to measure creativity and innovation in learning systems?\nHow can we evaluate learning results if traditional learning objectives are not the only ones to be measured?\nHow to measure collaborative learning efforts?\nHow to use existing and emerging technologies to create new value for learning?\nWhat are the key drivers for competitiveness and innovation in learning?\n\nThe European Year\nCommunities of creativity and innovation are often not well connected\, thus the European Year aims to bridge these worlds. Innovation is the successful realisation of new ideas; creativity is the sine qua non of innovation. \nThe objective of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation is to promote creativity for all as a driver for innovation and as a key factor for the development of personal\, occupational\, entrepreneurial and social competences through lifelong learning.  \nThe First Five Years of EU25\nNot so long ago though it is already half a decade since 2004\, the European Union realised its most significant enlargement process. The EDEN conference will also address this theme\, in the context of human resource development and learning systems innovation. We particularly encourage colleagues to join us from the new EU member countries!
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SUMMARY:2010 Valencia
DESCRIPTION:  \nTaken by Storm\n\nThe volume of information we get is enormous and there is a revolutionary change in the ways we use media. New social media culture is extending human capacity\, reshaping identity and community. The awareness of the many forms of digital media is increasing and of the skills that allow better intellectual and emotional understanding. \n\nThe diffusion of digital creative content and the multiplication of online and mobile platforms\, the changeable\, participatory\, rapidly re-created information generate unprecedented opportunities for the world of learning. Teachers’ and learners’ abilities to make informed and diversified choices for media now make up a significant part of their skills portfolio. \nThe many economic\, social and technology drivers are changing the nature and methods of education and training. In particular\, the informal learning field is being transformed and re-positioned. All this represents huge challenges for the professional development of teachers\, tutors and instructors. A quest for new structural and institutional models is emerging within the learning society. \nIn Europe\, content industries create added value by exploiting and networking European cultural diversity\, with innovation being part of the Lisbon strategy beyond 2010. The EU i2010 initiative aims to boost competitiveness in the ICT sector and create a single European information space. \nNew Criteria for New Media in Learning\nThe opportunity offered by digital media and virtual reality leads to the development of new organic learning environments. A major challenge is how to turn these environments into instrumental knowledge. New elements include development of mobile\, ubiquitous and contextual computing\, microlearning\, functional networking\, direct access to databases\, with which to build up integrated knowledge bases. Within the new distribution channels\, trends in the media habits of learners show significant changes. \nThere are quite a few related questions to answer: \n\nWhere do new media take us as educators?\n\nWhat in the end is their suitability for education?\n\n\nFor teachers and learners\, what is the value of being active in new media?\n\nHaving a presence on Twitter?\nBeing an active blogger?\n\n\nWhat is the validity of knowledge in Web 2.0\n\nHow can we measure recognition and achievement?\n\n\nHow do media portray the changing open and distance learning practice?\nHow can we control the potential of media to ensure that they work for all?\nHow all is this affecting the modes of knowledge organisation?\nWith the convergence of media\, how are the major issues of learning mirrored in the “traditional” media channels\, in TV\, newspapers and journals?\n\nOpenness Emerges\nOrganically linked to these developments are the further changes in form and function\, representing the greater and greater potential of open collaboration and information sharing. Globalization\, information technology and the flow of information are transforming our economies and communities. The evolving new openness is unlocking the potential effectiveness in implementing open ICT ecosystems and enabling innovation and growth. \nCollaborative creativity\, connectivity\, access and transparency\, are revolutionizing how we communicate\, learn\, connect and compete. Openness reshapes ICT ecosystems\, and makes it possible to rewrite business models and deliver customized services to citizens. Increasing these capacities helps to create flexible\, service-oriented ICT applications in the world of learning. This has also profound implications for the publishing industry\, leading to a kind of new knowledge and media economy.
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SUMMARY:2001 Stockholm
DESCRIPTION:Informal arenas of learning\nMuch learning occurs beyond traditional lecture halls and formal credit programmes.This strand addresses different aspects of integrating multiple forms of learning opportunities into daily life and in the workplace. \nTearing down boundaries\nDistance education methods are often embedded in the developing new structures of education. Ways of working in different education systems seem to merge. Do we also need a merge between education systems and the breaking of barriers between educational sectors and institutions? \nOpening the systems\nOpen systems are placed on the political agenda in some countries. New student groups and new providers are expected to enter education putting new demands and challenging the education systems. One key question is how to provide efficient and fast credit transfer across different forms of education and experience.\nSearching for best practice\nHighlighting and sharing new trends and practices gives an unlimited chance for professionalisation. New demands on education grow in praxis and so do new methods. Students\, clients make choices and express their expectations of service and quality outcomes. Teachers and practitioners invent new ways of arranging situations for learning. What is the state of the art? \nThe European dimension\nNetworking and co-operation within Europe is of growing importance and it is strongly supported by the European Commission. How can that work further develop? What are the impact of globalisation on the European learning arena?
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/stockholm-2/
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SUMMARY:Lisbon
DESCRIPTION:Valuing learning cultures – a step towards shrinking the digital divide\n\nAmong the primary factors influencing the development and implementation of e-learning\, those that look beyond just the aspects of technology and management are fast gaining importance. Information and knowledge moves in cyberspace through very different learning environments. Exploratory learning has recently developed into a widely-used term. More and more educational activities are supported on the Internet and interaction can largely be managed virtually. The understanding of cultural  features in communication processes and their impact on e-learning\, together with the most effective positioning and interpretation of intercultural issues pose today highly relevant questions. \n\nIntroducing and embedding learning into every human activity is high on the agenda. A holistic approach in distance and e-learning requires a deep understanding: the ability to compare\, understand and integrate. Understanding the relevance of the ‘cultural dimension’ requires intense efforts\, if we are to go beyond its abstract meaning\, beyond slogans. \nThe year 2008 will be the year of intercultural dialogue\, offering the opportunity to put the issue of learning cultures and their impact as the focus of the EDEN Annual Conference. Intercultural issues are becoming even more relevant in the light of emerging policy initiatives – like the ‘Riga Declaration’; the proposed 2008 e-inclusion initiative\, and i2010 – that link ‘culture’ and ‘learning’ within the context of e-government\, active citizenship and social cohesion. Learning to be a good citizen and learning to be a good European require a new orientation for e-learning\, that can help to bring together different cultural backgrounds. \nWe are witnessing the emergence and manifestation of different ‘digital learning patrimonies’\, which have in the recent period become key terms and have been instrumental in understanding the contemporary e-learning phenomenon. The extension of this understanding is highly relevant to the closely linked ‘cultural patrimonies’. \nCultural understanding\, efficiency and quality go hand in hand\nBridging professional cultures is not only important for the development of human understanding but also from the e-learning perspective for adopting and facilitating the integration of tools and solutions and developing synergies. There is a challenging variability in the cultural adaptation of ICTs. A well-understood intercultural approach is instrumental in re-structuring the educational enterprise and exploring new development scenarios. The effectiveness of technology may be reduced or improved by factors such as the values and learning styles of users. The emotional and motivation aspects for learning also emerge as highly relevant. \nOpen thinking and building on well integrated cultural diversity can also promote help in creating a reflective learning space. Cultural understanding in learning also means gaining knowledge from other training cultures and learning design solutions\, which have developed in different professional sectors or geographical regions\, where the settings necessitate the application of different approaches. Importantly\, cultural understanding also supports diversity\, releasing aspirations for achievement\, the desire for self-sufficiency and independence – essential factors of 21st century knowledge and competence development. \nLearning culture – how  does it work in the ‘2.0’ environment?\nLearning is becoming an increasingly personalised experience. We can learn practically everywhere and it is more and more the student who finds the ways to learning. The social web has also largely extended the scope of collaboration in learning. The new generation technology solutions and Web 2.0 tools are necessarily cultural matters. Cultural understanding may help to raise and exploit fully the new e-learning concepts based on social web. \nCollaboration and partnerships in distance and e-learning reduce fragmentation\, promote integration and cohesion\, improving not only the pooling of knowledge but also engagement. The intercultural approach helps to understand and better support the much quoted inclusion and access aspects of ICTs and learning. On the other hand\, if we use intercultural learning as an operational concept\, for understanding and exploiting different learning styles and learning methods\, this may well help both to increase learning efficiency and to implement new learning systems. \nCultural aspects certainly make part of the social change and inclusion scenario in e-learning\, raising the ‘solidarity’; ‘individuality’ and ‘communality’ questions. Broadening of the idea of the ‘civilised society’ can also evidently be promoted through learning. The increased mobility of both individuals and groups\, but also within communities and nations\, has stressed the great importance of learning to cope and to understand cultural diversity. People are communicating more than ever\, but being as physically apart from each other as never before. This phenomenon is changing the very nature of our way of learning\, working and living.
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SUMMARY:2007 Naples
DESCRIPTION:Snapshot of the Scene\nThe rush is on: the rapid evolution and widespread penetration of new media and technologies\, emerging new tools and solutions constantly change and challenge  the ways and means of accessing and sharing knowledge. \n\n\nThe educational landscape is now also alive with catchwords about the ”hot technology tools”\, the Web 2.0\, aggregators\, the Social Web\, collaborative content creation\, writing and bookmarking\, etc. The road for the ”nomadic learners” on the web is paved by online knowledge communities – social tagging – folksonomies – inquiry learning – ubiquity – digital learning games\, etc. \nA growing pressure persists to improve ICT uptake in support of the European strategy to become a powerful knowledge economy\, to help the development for growth and jobs. The importance of workplace learning\, non-formal and informal learning is increasing\, influencing more and more the culture of learning.\nQuality – recognition – assessment – accreditation\, together with competences\, remain core issues in the light of the coming European Qualification Framework and the EU Lifelong Learning Programme starting in 2007. \n\nTrust or Not?\nThe critical voices are however also present. ”E-learning is not a shortcut to happiness” – ”Don’t trust e-learning – as it is now”…  The usability of e-learning is questioned\, ICTs are criticised for not meeting the requirements of the future\, rather serving the learning needs of the past. \nIt is apparent that it will take quite more time to learn how to use the e-learning technologies properly\, to change learning paradigms to benefit fully from the possibilities offered by ICTs. But all in all: is e-learning really transformative? Whilst it is often stated that new technology solutions require new pedagogical approaches and organisational structures\, no radical de-institutionalisation seems to occur\, as it was earlier predicted. Emerging technologies are far from being implemented and supported in the systems. A gap exists between concepts and visions on e-learning and the real impact of the new technologies on mainstream education and the training process. Looking critically at the vision for e-learning seems to be a responsible response once again. \n\nWanted: Realistic Futurists and Progressive Practitioners\nE-learning is evolving\, like is the world around us. The relationship between learning\, working and the rest of life is also subject of profound changes. The quest for a long term e-learning model and the concern of e-learning as distinct field being ”dissolved” by the limitless penetration of ICT in everyday life are present in parallel. Successes are vulnerable because of the never-ending paradigm shifts. The poor visibility of valuable achievements hinders the mainstreaming of credible solutions. \nReaching the point of critical mass with convincing examples and practices should help to consolidate the professional knowledge. There is an ever stronger need for the validation of the visions\, the conceptualisation of the results available\, the credible ”demonstrations of the possible”. A kind of strategic mechanism for accelerated progress could support the timely consolidation. \nThe need for a transversal\, holistic approach is strengthening\, in the meantime\, a kind of cycle in the innovation process seems to have come to an end. We can expect a new wave of ambitious initiatives to come. This may be realised quite differently in the corporate environments\, in training\, in higher education\, in informal learning\, etc. \nThe traditional educational systems and settings are changing slowly. Together with visionaries and the socio-technical forerunners\, important role remains with the progressive practitioners\, who investigate\, develop\, experiment with new solutions and deliver proofs of good practice in e-learning. \nWhilst many researchers anticipate quick the transformative impact of the social web and the consequent radical conversion in the world of learning\, quite a few successful practices seem to show consolidation along the well known open and distance learning methods and principles. \nSeveral professionals argue that successful and acknowledged e-learning practice in most cases has a lot to do with well designed and implemented distance learning in contemporary technology environments. In the years to come\, hard work will be needed to develop\, test and validate the methodologies\, in order to identify their role accurately. \n\nDigital Territories\, Continuities and Divides\nThe present transformations are accompanied by the emergence of “new digital territories” – as well as the web: geopolitical\, social spaces\, academic and subject territories\, different fields of e-learning and training. They may generate or facilitate both continuities\, or on the contrary\, divides of several kinds\, between what has traditionally been well demarcated and what should not be divided. \nSocial exclusion is becoming nowadays a major concern. A developing praxis leads from the ideal conception of ‘inclusiveness’ to the reality of embedded inclusive learning. New economic and business models may bridge the divide between the creative and social values\, and commercial interests. The fast increasing interest in the questions related to open content and open educational resources is a good example of emerging significant trends.
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SUMMARY:2006 Vienna
DESCRIPTION: \nExperience and understanding of the knowledge society is taking ever greater root in Europe. Globalisation\, technology development\, and changes in the economic and social environment are modifying the ways in which the knowledge society is developing. The accelerating development of information and communication technologies\, especially with their integration in so many different fields of life\,  is creating way forward to new solutions. \nThe impact of economic challenges\, market developments and macro-level policies – both at national and European levels – have considerably influenced these processes. Growth and employment are the present keywords\, that embody the strong message of the relaunched Lisbon strategy. Intended change in education and training systems in connection with the world of work are above all seen from this perspective. \nIn this broad context innovation is the key element. It has been one of the core factors emphasized in recent understandings of modernisation and economic growth. Innovation systems and industrial policy share common interests\, and there is an ever stronger demand for the integration and more effective use of innovation in the economy\, particularly in the knowledge industries. \nAccording to the recent EU Economic Policy Guidelines\, all forms of innovation should be facilitated\, accompanied by the improvement of innovation support services\, and the creation and development of innovation poles\, bringing together universities\, research institutions and enterprises. The development of ICT and content industries make up key areas to be promoted. Increased performance in these fields is expected to contribute to the creation of the sustainable knowledge economy. \nNew competences – E-learning – European competitiveness\nThe academic and professional community is continuously at work on developing efficient solutions and identifying new\, creative forms of education. It is becoming increasingly clear that the new learning space will be realised in the context of its contribution to employment and economic development. E-competences and professional development are important elements in establishing the background for competitiveness and economic growth. The need for flexible response to new challenges\, for better adaptability\, for training the workforce with renewed competences\, and above all the broad concept of lifelong learning\, make up the key terms in the new generation EU educational programmes. \nE-competences are essential for successful careers and for the promotion of links between education\, training and business. E-learning is the major enabling factor for the efficient involvement in the new competence development process\, contributing also to the mainstreaming of innovation. A developing consensus is confident that e-learning has moved from vision to reality\, accompanied by the evolution of its practical meanings and concepts. \nPart of this process is the constantly growing need for the development of ICT skills for citizens. However e-competences are used in a much wider sense than the term ‘digital literacy’. The new competency system is strongly rooted in and related to e-learning\, using collaborative and knowledge management tools\, in the increasingly integrated contexts of education – training – work – home. \nProper identification and development of competences\, and e-competences in the digital economy requires the reconsideration of different modalities of achieving knowledge and integrating it into personal portfolios. The ongoing Bologna process is adding further requirements to the new structuring of skills and competences\, with creative contributions from the educational community. \nRecognition of informal and non formal learning – from the uncertain attempts to define what it was only recently – is fast becoming a massive movement\, incorporated in educational and employment policies\, and with the prospect of leading to a European qualification framework. An even more confident approach to issues of quality in learning is a pre-requisite for consolidated implementation. \nEducational research\nNew forms of learning\, and the process of their contributing to the economy\, are also very challenging in academic and educational research contexts. A related substantial question is therefore the promotion of educational research in Europe\, particularly in Learning Systems Innovation and with information and communication technologies. EDEN has been devoting sustained attention to the support of research in distance and e-learning\, strengthening both academic and professional backgrounds. An important message of the conference should be the promotion of policy efforts\, oriented towards guaranteeing focus\, effectiveness and synergy with other actions at EU and national level\, to reduce and eventually remove the existing knowledge and research gap in education\, training and lifelong learning at large\, including e-learning. \nArts and culture\nICTs have for a long period contributed to the European dimension\, and to reinforcing European identity. Acknowledging and welcoming the strenghtening role of interdisciplinarity in developing innovation and creativity in education\, the EDEN 2006 Conference intends to encourage the inclusion and presentation of the themes of arts\, culture and languages in the context of e-competences\, open\, distance and e-learning.
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SUMMARY:2003 Rhodes
DESCRIPTION:Scope and objectives of the conference\n\nThe “Quality issue” has become one of the leading concepts in modern society\, economy and education. It serves different perspectives and stakeholders: providers\, customers\, partners and citizens. Different stakeholder perspectives give rise to different “quality cultures”. In the emerging range of open\, flexible\, distance and eLearning settings\, there is an increasing need for information and understanding to permit judgement on the quality of the educational offer\, including schools\, universities\, vocational training and adult education. Quality frameworks and quality assurance procedures represent the priority for both the policy makers and educational providers as well as for the learners\, students\, trainees and the corporate sector. \neLearning is perceived either as new ICT media and pedagogies\, making up the emergent flexible learning environments\, or as the new paradigm of knowledge acquisition with related competencies in the Information Society. Whichever the perception\, in order to succeed with the mainstreaming of the various ICT-supported learning solutions\, it is essential to bring about dialogue between experts\, academia\, the ICT industry and the publishing sector as well as the education and training authorities across Europe. There is huge interest in the definition of quality assurance practice to be deployed by the broad range of stakeholders in education and training in the public and private sectors\, in order to consolidate knowledge\, ensure consistent approaches and to add value. \nThe aim of the 12th Annual Conference of the European Distance Education Network organised in Rhodes\, Greece in 2003 was to raise awareness and disseminate knowledge\, addressing this strategic area in the learning agenda in Europe. The Greek Presidency of the EU\, during the first semester of 2003\, has already prioritized ICT and Lifelong Learning as the means for pursuing the upgrading of quality for European education systems. \nThe conference themes\n\nQuality assurance\, quality management systems and frameworks in flexible and eLearning\nDistance and eLearning quality approaches\, criteria\, standards – formulation and implementation; theory and practice\nConvergence towards standardization and platforms\nPrinciples and practice of accreditation of courses and institutions\nDevelopment and operation of quality concepts and frameworks in open and distance learning with the integration of emerging ICT solutions\nQuality in the context of innovation\, competitiveness and marketability\nEvaluation and benchmarking methods and procedures\, testing and certification\nCompetencies and the added value of different learning cultures and quality approach
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