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SUMMARY:The power of silent learners in a group
DESCRIPTION:When: 15 March 2017\, 15:00 – 16:00 CET\nWhere: Online via Adobe Connect (link to the meeting room will be sent to all registered participants 1-2 days before the webinar)\n\nThe recording of the webinar can be accessed here.\n\n 	How do we recognize silent learners?\n 	What are the needs of silent learners?\n 	How can we empower silent learners in a group context?\n\nThere are silent learners\, there are noisy learners\, and some are in between. Some learners are very fast and enthusiastic but become very quickly disillusioned\, whilst others start slowly\, think more without expressing themselves aloud but when they do open their mouths\, everyone listens.\n\nWe may sometimes believe that silent learners are not interested\, difficult to communicate with or maybe even lazy. But maybe we have to delay our judgement. In some countries introverts are considered as “normal” whilst extroverts are the ones with a problem.\n\nWhat happens when silent learners have to learn in groups? Can we help the group to understand the silent learner? Can we make the silent learner proud and more secure about her/his function in the collaboration process? Could we also encourage solitary learning in the group?\n\nJoin us to discuss these issues!\nPlease watch this short film before the webinar:\nSusan Cain: The power of introverts (TED 2012)\nYou will meet\nFrancisca Frenks\nIndependent expert in webinars and online learning and online collaboration at XWebinar.nl. Online facilitator for PBL-group9 of the Open Networked Learning project.\n\nE-mail: francisca@xwebinar.nl\n\nTwitter: @FranciscaF\n\nBlog: https://www.xwebinar.nl/blog/\nAlastair Creelman\nE-learning specialist at Linnaeus University\, Kalmar\, Sweden. He is involved in several national and international projects and organisations in the field of e-learning\, including the Nordplus project on Silent Learners.\n\nTwitter: @alacre\n\nBlog: Corridor of uncertainty – reflections on technology and education\nJan Willem Kemper\n“Silent learner”\, tax consultant and (online) tax trainer at http://www.jwkemper.nl\n\nThis webinar is part of a Nordic Nordplus project\, Silent learners – Is lurking working?\, investigating how silent or peripheral learners can be better understood even in courses where participation is the focus.\n\n \n\n\n\nThis webinar is organised by NVL Distans (Nordic Network for Adult Education)\, EDEN (European Distance and E-learning Network) and the Swedish Network for IT in Higher Education (ITHU).
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/the-power-of-silent-learners-in-a-group/
CATEGORIES:NAP webinars,Virtual events
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161121T000000
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SUMMARY:Critical thinking and technology
DESCRIPTION:Resources\nThe recording of the webinar can be accessed here\, the webinar slides can be viewed on SlideShare.\n\nWhat is the webinar about and why should you participate?\n\nThere are social and cultural reasons which draw attention to critical thinking skills\, meant as essential drivers of creativity and innovation.\n\nDifferent documents recently issued by the European Commission highlight the main consequences of the economic crises on the population welfare. In particular\, a high risk of long term exclusion from labour market and society is denounced.\n\nThe key point is in fact that new skills are needed\, because traditional skills learnt at school and/or at university are partially losing their relevance as they do not seem to be applicable when the new work forces are facing nowadays’ demand for innovation and growth.\n\nWe have been developing different projects on the subject in our Department at University Roma Tre. The idea behind the project we are presenting here is therefore that of verifying the effectiveness of a model built to increase critical thinking skills through technology.\n\nWhat questions will be discussed?\n\n 	Could you define critical thinking?\n 	Do you consider it a mandatory 21st century skill?\n 	Do you think CT can be taught?\n 	If yes do you have experience in that?\n 	Can you tell us more?\n 	According to your experience\, can you see a role for TECHED to foster such abilities? Give a reason for yes or no.\n 	Which learning pedagogy carried out online could be more effective for CT development?\n 	Do you know about initiatives/projects regarding CT development on line?\n 	Do you consider this experience replicable in your setting?\n 	Do you have similar experiences to discuss?\n 	How do you think results can be improved?\n\nWho will you meet?\n\n\n\n\nAntonella Poce \n\n\nMaria Rosaria Re \n\n\nFrancesco Agrusti \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n 
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/critical-thinking-and-technology/
CATEGORIES:NAP webinars,Virtual events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161107T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161107T000000
DTSTAMP:20260523T092750
CREATED:20230227T104217Z
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SUMMARY:Quality in open\, online and technology enhanced learning
DESCRIPTION:Recordings of the discussion are available here and here\nFormat: Presentations and discussion \nIntroduction: In this webinar we will discuss quality issues in open\, online and technology enhanced learning. Taking into account new developments and new challenges for education in the next decades\, we need to reconsider the concept and methods of quality assurance\, and even rethink the whole quality culture in open\, online and technology enhanced learning. In this webinar we will discuss what quality means\, what it entails to install a quality culture and how we can assure quality levels when  the learner takes the control of his or her learning in a global learning environment. Five presenters will give their perspective on quality issues\, and discuss with the audience how quality improvement will affect the future of open\, online and technology enhanced learning. \nPresenters: \n\nChallenges ahead for quality in open\, online and technology enabled learning – Dr. Ebba Ossiannilsson\, EDEN EC\, EDEN FELLOW and EDEN NAP\, Swedish Association for Distance Education\, Sweden\nTechnology enhanced learning integration into an organization: quality dimensions. – Airina Volungevičienė\, EDEN president\, Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania\nTowards a holistic and integrated view of quality in open\, online and technology enhanced learning – Nati Cabrera Lanzo\, UOC\nGetting course evaluations ‘just right’ – Dr Mark Nichols\, Director of Technology Enhanced Learning\, The Open University UK.\nQuality Assurance challenged by new modes of teaching – Secretary General George Ubachs\, EADTU\nEnhancing the Quality of the Pre-entry and On-Entry Student Experience for Online Learners – James Brunton\, Dublin City University
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/quality-in-open-online-and-technology-enhanced-learning/
CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161026T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161026T000000
DTSTAMP:20260523T092750
CREATED:20230227T104118Z
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SUMMARY:Validation and recognition of non-formal open learning
DESCRIPTION:Recording of the discussion is available here\nFormat: Presentation and discussions \nIntroduction: What about the education and learning that take place outside the school system? Today there are numerous ways to learn and importance of non-formal and informal learning is increasing. We are talking about lifelong learning and opening up education but still are reluctant to recognize online open learning. One commonly-voiced perception is that online education is still a second-rate form of education for education providers and employers. The recognition of non-formal and informal learning outcomes is among priorities of European Commission as well. \nThis was incentive for development of the Erasmus+ project ReOPEN (Recognition of Valid and Open Learning) which is just starting under the lead of Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania and project partners. The ReOPEN project aims to create instruments to develop validated open online learning for recognition of prior and non-formal learning. \nIn webinar we will give an overview on JRC policy report on “Validation of Non-formal MOOC – based Learning” and show examples of successful application of open learning for continuous professional staff development and employing examples of digital badge approach. Also this will be a good chance to present the project ReOPEN and its aims and goals. \nPresenters: \n\nThe OpenCred Report: exploring recognition of non-formal learning in MOOCs – Andreia Inamorato Dos Santos\, JRC Seville\, European Commission\n“Designing open and non-formal curriculum for recognition. ReOPEN project approach” – Airina Volungevičienė\,  Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania\n \nCARNet Moodle MOOC – a non-formal open learning opportunity for development of digital competences of Croatian teachers – Gordana Jugo\, CARNet
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/validation-and-recognition-of-non-formal-open-learning/
CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161025T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161025T000000
DTSTAMP:20260523T092750
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SUMMARY:European Distance Learning Week: European achievements and innovations
DESCRIPTION:Recording of the discussion is available hereFormat: Panel debate and introduction to the week\n\nIntroduction: Innovations in the area of open\, distance and online learning have been shaping the landscape of education in Europe and the global world. Geographical boarders merged\, societies became digitalized and networked\, learning enriched and enhanced by technology application. Technology enriched learning became the tool to develop societies\, to implement sustainable development policies and to implement the mission of global education.\n\nWe must acknowledge the fact that European policy and ambitions are also now\, as never before\, closely followed by global organizations (such as Unesco and others) with the interest to transfer best practices to other countries in the world. European practices are in high demand\, for recognition and cooperation interest. European models of collaboration\, exchange and technology enhanced learning are ready and must be shared with the world.\n\nEDEN\, as European network of Academics and professionals working for 25 years in the field of open and distance learning\, recognizes European experience in integration of technological innovations in education as highly experienced\, solid\, and useful to be exploited and transferred to other countries in the world. In return\, European open and collaborative way to share experiences must generate feedback from other regions of the world to foster the developments of education innovations. This has already been proved through the cooperation with the US Distance Learning Association (USDLA)\, where both\, the US and Europe associations have shared and boosted their best practices during the National Distance Learning Week in the US\, and learnt from each other.\n\nTherefore\, EDEN calls European education policy makers and education providers to participate in European Distance Learning Week (DLW).\n\nThe opening webinar of the week at 13:00 – 14:30 CET on November 7\, 2016\, will embrace the online panel discussion among Senior leaders of EDEN network of Academics and Professionals\, policy makers and the leaders from other European associations – to discuss:\n\n 	Why do we need European DLW and where it comes from?\n 	What are the innovations in Europe in the area of open\, distance and online learning that have been dominating European landscape of education for the last 10 years?\n 	What are the best practices and the strengths of Europe that went through the development\, the transformation process and have been integrated in education organizations for the mainstreaming?\n 	Why challenges these innovations raised for education policy and education providers and how European policy of education addresses these challenges today?\n 	What is the future of European leadership in open\, distance and online learning?\n\nPanel speakers:\n\n 	Sharon Goldstein\, USDLA\, Marci Powell\, USDLA\n 	Denis Crowley WG2020\n 	Brian Jurczyk-Arnold\, LLLP  (TBC)\n 	Brikena Xhomaqi\, Director\, LLL Platform\n 	Sebastian Horndasch\, programme manager at Hochschulforum Digitalisierung (German Forum for Higher Education in the Digital Age)\n 	Alek Tarkowski\, OER Policy forum\n 	Wim Van Petegem\, EDEN Vice President\, KULeuven\n 	Lisa Marie Blaschke\, EDEN Vice President\, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg\n\n 
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/european-distance-learning-week-european-achievements-and-innovations/
CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161017T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161017T000000
DTSTAMP:20260523T092750
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SUMMARY:Evolving Open Education: life beyond MOOCs
DESCRIPTION:Recording of the discussion is available here\nFormat: Presentations and discussion \nAgenda: \n\nThe context: Open Education in Europe today and tomorrow\, Yves Punie\, Andreia Inamorato Dos Santos\, JRC Seville\, European Commission\nOpen Education at the micro level: “Use of MOOCs in Traditional Classroom: Blended learning Approach”\, Antonia Bralic\, Blazenka Divjak\, University of Zagreb\, Croatia\nOpen Education at the meso level: “Guidance for decision makers in developing a OER strategy”\, Lisa Marie Blaschke\, University of Oldenburg\, Germany\nOE at the macro level: “How could policy help”\, Alan Tait\, The Open University\, UK
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/evolving-open-education-life-beyond-moocs/
CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events
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DTSTAMP:20260523T092750
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SUMMARY:Digital skills in teaching and learning – are we on the right track?
DESCRIPTION:Recording of the discussion is available here\nDeirdre Hodson’s presentation\nFormat: Reflection on New Digital Skills Agenda from Different Countries \nIntroduction: Information and Communication technologies have become in a short period of time the basic element of modern society which leads to pressing demand for digital skills and competencies. More and more jobs require knowing of ICT\, and at the same time great number of people in EU do not yet have basic digital skills. It is predicted that in 10 years all professions\, although not directly connected with ICT\, will require digital skills in order to improve their efficiency.  Therefore it is of great importance to ensure modern and quality education which will enable future employees’ knowledge and competencies needed for the 21st market. \nThe European Commission has adopted a new Skills Agenda for Europe. The agenda aims to make sure that people develop the skills necessary for the jobs of today and tomorrow. The agenda calls on European Union countries and stakeholders to improve the quality of skills and their relevance for the labour market. It looks to reduce the number of Europeans lacking adequate reading\, writing\, numeracy and digital skills. \nThe aim of this webinar is to reflect on new skills agenda and to get European countries’ view on need for digital skills\, especially from the educational perspective. \nPresenters: \n\nTackling the digital skills gap in the EU – policies and programmes\, Deirdre Hodson\, Policy Officer\, European Commission DG Education and Culture\n\nDeveloping digital skills – a bottom-up strategy in Romania\, Diana Andone\, Director of the eLearning Center at the Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania\n\nGetting connected: Enhancing digital competences through curriculum internationalization in higher education\, Helga Dorner\, Centre for Teaching and Learning at the Central European University\, Hungary\n\nDigital skills in teaching and learning: the case of Spain\, Montse Guitert Catasús\, Director\, Digital Competencies Program (psychology and science education)\, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya\, Spain\n\nInnovations and challenges in technology enhanced learning: teacher perspectives\,  Margarita Teresevičienė\, Airina Volungevičienė\, Lithuanian Distance and eLearning (LieDM) association
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/digital-skills-in-teaching-and-learning-are-we-on-the-right-track/
CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20161013T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20161013T000000
DTSTAMP:20260523T092750
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SUMMARY:NDLW - EDEN Contributions
DESCRIPTION:The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) annual National Distance Learning Week will be held on 7-11 November\, 2016. After our successful collaboration last year\, EDEN is yet again proud to be the global partner of the event\, and contribute to the official programme with webinars on teacher creativity (K12 focus)\, educational leadership (HE focus)\, open badges and home and hospital education. \nThe webinars on Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday will be held in EDEN’s Adobe Connect room\, while Friday’s webinar will be held in the LeHo project’s own Adobe Connect room. If you are not familiar with this tool\, please log in before the start to test and adjust your settings\, an EDEN colleague will be there to support you. \nTuesday\, 8 November 2016\, 9:00-10:00 EST or 15:00-16:00 CET \nAnimation creation as a learning tool \nModerator: Kriszta Mihályi\, Director of Operations\, EDEN\nRecording of the webinar \nThe aim of animation creation as a learning tool (pedagogical method for K-12) is to create short animated films\, working in small groups by using simple technology\, to cover a specific topic of the curriculum. The purpose is NOT to produce artistic pieces of work but to experiment and enjoy the process and the result of creation. \nThe greatest value of the method is its power to motivate pupils/students in learning and the effect on the development of their 21st century skills such as communication\, creativity\, cooperation and critical thinking. The method has been developed and tested within the context of several consecutive European projects initiated and lead by the Danish animation Workshop and the experts of Aalborg University (led by Prof. Lisa Gjedde): ‘Teaching with Animation’ (2005-2007); ‘Animated Science’ (2007- 2009); ‘Animated Learning’ (2009-2011). The method was transferred to the Hungarian context applied for the facilitation of learning in vocational schools within the ‘AnimClass’ (2011-2013) project\, coordinated by the Corvinus University of Budapest (Kriszta Mihalyi and Kata Kovacs). \nWednesday\, 9 November 2016\, 9:00-10:00 EST or 15:00-16:00 CET \nTransforming Universities for the Digital Age: policies\, business models\, resources\nModerator: Dr. András Szűcs\, Secretary General\, EDEN\nRecording of the webinar \nThe goal of D-TRANSFORM is to implement a training program for leaders of European universities (presidents\, vice-presidents) focusing on the major role played by digital technologies and Open Educational Resources (OER) in the necessary transformation of their institutions. The premise is that e-education (digital pedagogy and training) can become a strategic tool for European universities\, enabling them to be pedagogically more effective\, more cost-effective\, more attractive and able to meet the needs of the professional world with regard to youth training and life-long learning. \nDuring this webinar we will focus on a comparative survey between Spain\, France\, Italy and the United Kingdom on public digital policies and an overview on the business models for opening up education – Sustainability of MOOCs\, OER and related online education approaches in higher education in Europe. We will be also try to answer the question of whether Open Educational Resources are a lever for digital transition of higher education. \nThursday\, 10 November 2016\, 9:00-10:00 EST or 15:00-16:00 CET \nHow to design open badges? \nModerator: Ildikó Mázár\, Deputy Secretary General\, EDEN\nRecording of the webinar \nSome may be advocates\, while other are skeptics\, but these days most educational practitioners are familiar with the concept of open badges. So you know how they are being used but do you want to learn how to create your own open badges? This practical webinar\, that is a preliminary teaser of a more comprehensive MOOC being developed by the Open Badge Network project\, will fast track you through the open badge design process. \nThe aim of the one-hour session is to highlight how open badges can serve to promote the acquisition and demonstration of soft skills demanded by the 21st century labour market. You will be allowed\, and are encouraged\, to make your own choice of badge-able skill\, competence\, achievement or event and begin the work with a head start by downloading and printing the open badge canvas to familiarise yourself with the steps of the design process. If you do not have the time to prepare\, you can simply follow the moderator’s demonstration. \nFriday\, 11 November 2016\, 9:00-10:00 EST or 15:00-16:00 CET \nCreating meaningful learning for children with a medical condition: Key educational factors and related ICT solutions\nModerator: John Dennis\, Universitá di Perugia\nRecording of the webinar \nMeaningful learning for children with a medical condition starts with understanding the Key Educational Factors (e.g. Relationships\, Making sense and constructing knowledge). These factors\, while universal for the education of every child\, take on new meaning for children with medical needs. Two focus groups were completed to better understand the role of these factors for the education of children with medical needs and how ICT implementation might help in the process of recognising and remedying these factors.
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/ndlw-eden-contributions/
CATEGORIES:Other EDEN contributions,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:European Distance Learning Week
DESCRIPTION:In cooperation with the National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) in the US\, organised by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)\nAfter a successful partnership between EDEN and USDLA in organizing National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) in the US in 2015\, EDEN organised the first European Distance Learning Week (EDLW)\, further expanding upon its collaboration with the US and other EDEN international partnerships. \n5 webinars with 354 registered participants were held. The participants came from 41 different countries including 15 countries from outside Europe from Canada to Brazil\, from South Africa to Nepal\, encompassing all 4 continents (Europe\, Asia\, Africa\, America)  and demonstrating a strong geographical coverage and a substantial outreach. \n123 participants eventually turned up. 27 facilitators contributed to the successful implementation of this initiative\, among them representatives of the European Commission and the Lifelong Learning Platform. EDEN thanks the valuable contribution of the facilitators and hope that this initiative successfully contributed to the European dialog about the present state and the future of open and distance learning. All participants and facilitators receive EDEN open badges for their contribution. \nThe presenters’ slides can be viewed on EDEN’s SlideShare page\, while the recordings can be accessed through the webinars’ separate pages. \nBased on the success of the first year\, we hope that we can maintain the interest in the subject and European Distance Learning Weeks will be organised also in the coming year. \n[postlist count=-1 pt=”eden_conference” tax_name=”eden_conference_category” term_slugs=”edlw-2016″ part=”conference” masonry=true] \n\nOther contributions from European education organisations to European Distance Learning Week organised by EDEN\nEducation Policy and Digitalization\nMonday\, November 7\, 2016\, 14:00-15:00 CET\nTitle: Across the German borders: Digital Higher Education in the EU\nVirtual venue address\nFormat: Presentation and discussions\nModerator: Philip Meyer\, research associate at e-teaching.org\nPresenters: Prof. Dr. Ulf Ehlers (Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg)\, Christine Redecker (Institute for Prospective Technological Studies\, IPTS\, Sevilla)\, Sandra Kucina Softic\, ( EDEN Vice-President)\nRecording of the discussion is available here \nNational webinar by SADE The Swedish Association for Distance Education\,  Sweden\nFriday\, November 11\, 2016\, 14:00-15:00 CET\nTitle: The Open University at Åbo (Turku) Akademi University and Novia University of Applied Sciences\, Finland\nFormat: Presentation and discussions\nModerator: Ebba Ossiannilsson\, EDEN EC\, EDEN Fellow and EDEN NAP\, Swedish Association for Distance Education\, Sweden\nPresenters: Majlen Saarinen\,  Educational Director at the Centre for Lifelong Learning at Åbo (TURKU) Akademi University and Novia University of Applied Sciences\, FINLAND\nRecording of the discussion is available here \nEDEN also contributes to USDLA National Distance Learning Week with additional webinars.
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/european-distance-learning-week/
CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events
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