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SUMMARY:Supporting teaching and learning in schools through OER: Lessons from the pandemic
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING \nPresentations & panel discussion\nDescription:As a result of the impact of Covid-19\, schools across Europe and the world had to close for long periods. Learning activities had to be conducted remotely. The massive transition of the European school system to online learning was facilitated by the large number of open educational resources available on the internet. OERs and MOOCs could be found in dedicated aggregator portals\, institutional repositories curated by universities\, foundations and public agencies or through individual recommendations by peers. Teachers were advised to actively search\, use and share them.In the webinar a number of experts\, representing the European Commission\, Unesco\, universities\, NGOs and the school system\, will discuss how OER use and reuse has expanded during the pandemic and how this has contributed to support the quality of teaching and learning during these challenging times. They will also analyse what is the role of OERs in the ongoing digital transformation of schools. \nModerator:António TeixeiraEDEN Senior FellowAssociate Professor\, Universidade Aberta\, Lisbon\, PortugalAntónio Teixeira is an Associate Professor of open\, distance and network education at Universidade Aberta (UAb). He’s also a researcher at the University of Lisbon and collaborates with the Laboratory for Distance Education and eLearning (LE@D) and the University of Rome 3. He was Pro-rector for innovation in Distance Learning at Universidade Aberta (2006-09) and Director of the Department of Education and Distance Learning (2016-20). He was also President of EDEN – European Distance and E-learning Network (2013-16). From 2007 to 2009\, he was a member of the Academic and Administration boards of the Asia’s International Open University (UAIA) and of the Portuguese Rectors Council (CRUP) specialized committees on Scientific Research and Knowledge Transfer\, and Evaluation\, Quality and Innovation. He’s currently an external expert for A3ES\, AQU Catalunya and ACPUA quality assurance agencies in Portugal and Spain\, as well as the research and innovation national agency of Uruguay (ANII) among others. Having participated in over thirty international projects\, mostly funded by the European Commission and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation\, his research focus in particularly on educational innovation and open education. António Teixeira is an EDEN Senior Fellow and a member of the Board of the Council of EDEN Fellows. \nPresenters:Abby RossChief Executive OfficerCurrikiNew York\, USAAbby Ross is a seasoned technology entrepreneur with a passion and background in education technology. She started her career in Product Management at a start-up that grew to 10M users and was acquired by Expedia in 2010. Abby then led the strategy and growth of a web and mobile development firm as a Managing Partner. In 2013\, Abby co-founded ThinkCERCA\, a venture-backed education technology company focused on helping build critical thinking skills through writing across the curriculum. Abby was integral in raising over $20M in capital across 3 rounds of funding\, developing ThinkCERCA’s initial product offering and go-to-market strategy to launch as an enterprise K-12 program. Abby led ThinkCERCA organization for 8 years as the Chief Product Officer from pre-revenue to nearing profitability. Abby is thrilled to be leading Curriki in this next wave of innovation and growth. \n\nAndreia Inamorato dos SantosScientific Officer\, DG Joint Research Centre (JRC)\, European Commission\, Seville\, SpainDr. Andreia Inamorato dos Santos joined the JRC in September 2013. Her role involves research and policy support on ‘ICT for Learning\, Skills and Open Educational Resources (OER)’. Her work contributes to finding opportunities and challenges of ICT and OER implementation at a policy level to innovate and modernise teaching\, learning and training practices in Europe. Her current focus is on the promotion and uptake of openness in higher education institutions and Member States. Andreia has a PhD in Educational Technology from the Open University of the United Kingdom (2011) and a Masters in Research Methods for Educational Technology from the same institution (2003). She also has a Masters in Linguistics and Literary Studies in English Language from The University of São Paulo\, Brazil (2001). She worked as an OER researcher for the Open University (2006-2011) and has since been involved in several other OER and ICT-related research projects in the UK and abroad. Andreia produced a national report on OER in Brazil which was published by UNESCO IITE (2011). She also acted as a consultant for DigiLearn (2011-2013)\, focusing on awareness raising and continuous professional development on OER and open education for governmental bodies\, private and public higher education institutions and high profile enterprises in Brazil and Latin America. \n  \n\nAgueda Gras-Velázquez Science Programme Manager / Head of the Science Education DepartmentEuropean Schoolnet\, Brussels\, BelgiumDr Agueda Gras-Velazquez is the Science Programme Manager of European Schoolnet (EUN). She is the Head of the Science Education Department at EUN\, in charge of overseeing and coordinating all the Maths and Science projects in which EUN is involved. Additionally\, she is in charge of the day to day management of “Scientix” (the community for science education in Europe\, http://scientix.eu)\, coordinates EUN’s work with regions and EUN’s Ministries of Education STEM representatives Working Group. In her 8 years at EUN\, Agueda has been involved in over 25 European Commission funded projects and 12 private funded ones and also sits in the advisory board of a number of projects. Prior to joining EUN in May 2008\, she worked as an independent eLearning Professional\, as Tutor\, Content designer\, IT manager\, Administrator\, Project Manager and Consultant for international projects. She has co-authored several papers in the area of Science Education Research and has a PhD in Astrophysics from Trinity College Dublin\, which she carried out at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. \n  \n\nSofoklis Sotiriou Head of R&D DepartmentEllinogermaniki Agogi\, Athens\, GreeceDr. Sofoklis Sotiriou has worked at CERN\, at the National Center for Scientific Research “DEMOKRITOS” in Athens and in the Physics Laboratory of Athens University. He holds a PhD in High Energy Neutrino Astrophysics and a PhD in Science Education. He is the Head of R&D Department of Ellinogermaniki Agogi\, one of the biggest educational institutions in Greece\, where has been active in the co-ordination and development of research projects on implementation of advanced technologies (e.g. mobile applications\, wearable computers\, VR and AR applications\, robotics) in science education and training. Since 2001 he is the Director of the Ellinogermaniki Agogi Center for Teachers Training. His main research field is the design\, application\, and evaluation of virtual and digital media environments that could bridge the gap between formal and informal science learning. He has been involved in a long series of EU joint research and technology funded projects. He is a member of the European Academy of Sciences (since 2003)\, member of the board of ECSITE (since 2004) and has served as Expert Evaluator to the European Commission FP5 & FP6 Programmes. He has also act as a consultant to the development of the FP7s Science in Society Work programme. \n  \n\nTel Amiel Director\, UNESCO Chair in Distance EducationUniversity of Brasilia\, Brasília\, BrazilTel Amiel is a professor in the Department of Methods and Techniques at the Faculty of Education of the University of Brasília\, where he coordinates the Distance Pedagogy course. He is Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair in Distance Education (UnB). He was coordinator of the UNESCO Chair in Open Education (NIED / Unicamp\, 2014-2018). He was a visiting professor at Utah State University\, and visiting fellow at Stanford University and University of Wollongong. Conducts research related to public education and teacher training\, in the insertion between open education\, educational technology and school improvement. \n 
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/supporting-teaching-and-learning-in-schools-through-oer-lessons-from-the-pandemic/
CATEGORIES:Open Education Week,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:Insights from an internationally co-developed MOOC on digital citizenship
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING \nWebinar\nDescription:Within the Erasmus+ NEXUS project\, a MOOC on active digital citizenship has recently been developed\, with the rationale that\, due to recent influx of migrants into Europe\, a majority of European universities have a student population who are excluded from broader civic or political participation. In a way that is different from the typical MOOCs\, that are designed and developed by a single professor\, as a “translation” of face-to-face teaching practices in to a massive online experience\, the NEXUS MOOC was conceived\, designed\, developed and reviewed in a fully collaborative fashion among six organizations from different countries. The webinar will reflect on this experience\, that was both extremely enriching for the participating groups and contributed to the coexistence of different perspectives within the MOOC\, while being less effective from a production point of view. The underlying question of the webinar will be: can a break-even point between international co-production and effectiveness be found within MOOCs? \nModerator:Timothy ReadEDEN Vice-President for Open Professional CollaborationSenior Lecturer in Computer Languages and Systems\, UNED – Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia\, Madrid\, SpainTimothy Read is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Languages and Systems at UNED. He did his first degree in Real Time Computer Science at the University of The West of England and his Doctorate in Cognitive Science at the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom). After leaving England\, he has worked at the University of Granada before moving to UNED in Madrid. He is the co-founder of the ATLAS research group and has directed several national and international funded projects on applying Information and Communication Technologies to Languages for Specific Purposes. He is currently working in the areas of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning and Language Massive Open Online Courses\, and their applications for social inclusion and employability\, and the role of analytics in these areas. He has also been a member of diverse scientific committees and has collaborated as an evaluator of national and international research project proposals. As well as his academic career\, he has worked in different international companies including Rolls Royce (the work he undertook there was subsequently patented)\, Hewlett Packard\, and the telecommunications company I.T.T. In 2015\, he was awarded the title of EDEN Fellow from the Executive Committee of the European Distance and E-Learning Network in recognition of the work he has undertaken in this area. \nPresenters:Fabio NascimbeniSenior Expert\, UNIMED – Unione delle Università del Mediterraneo\, Rome\, ItalyFabio Nascimbeni has a degree in Economics with an international management specialisation and a PhD on Networking for Development. He works as assistant professor in the International University of La Rioja\, and a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Sao Paulo (USP)\, where he collaborates with the CEST Centro de Estudos sobre Tecnologia e Sociedade. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the European Distance and eLearning Network (EDEN)\, of the Editorial Board of the EURODL Journal\, of the Scientific Committee of the Web Based Communities and Social Media Conference\, of the Scientific Board of the Institute for the Relations between Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean. He has been active in the field of innovation and ICT for learning since 1998\, by designing and coordinating more than 40 research and innovation projects (such as the projects HELIOS\, Learnovation\, VISIR) and promoting European collaboration in different learning areas\, from school education to higher education to lifelong learning. Further\, he has coordinated a number of international collaboration actions in fields spanning from Science and Technology\, ICT research\, information society development\, educational research\, specifically focusing on Latin America\, the Caribbean and Asia. Fabio’s research interests and experiences include learning innovation\, equity in education\, social and digital inclusion\, social networking\, social innovation. He has been working on assignments by the European Commission (DG Education and Culture\, DG INFSO\, Europeaid\, DG Research\, DG Employment)\, as well as collaborating with international organisations such as UNESCO\, CEPAL or ITU. He has actively participated in the set up of a number of international entities such as the MENON Network\, the Multipalio EEIG\, the European Foundation for eLearning Quality (EFQUEL) and the VIT@LIS Network. Further\, he has been collaborating with a number of networks in the field of learning innovation in Europe and internationally such as the European Distance and e-learning Network (EDEN)\, the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)\, the European Association for Distance Learning (EADL)\, the European Foundation for Quality in eLearning (EFQUEL)\, the European Learning Industry Group (ELIG)\, European SchoolNet\, OER Universitas\, the ASEAN University Network (AUN)\, the Red Eurolatinamericana de Education Continua (RECLA). \n\nCristina StefanelliProject Manager\, UNIMED – Unione delle Università del Mediterraneo\, Rome\, ItalyOpen Education enthusiast\, she works at UNIMED\, the Mediterranean Universities Union\, as project manager\, and she is involved in international projects in the field of digital education\, teaching and learning technologies\, open education and virtual exchange. \n  \n\nBeatriz SedanoResearch Associate\, UNED – Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia\, Madrid\, SpainBeatriz Sedano has a Ph.D. focused on MOOCs through the ICT Doctoral program at the National University of Distance Learning\, Spain (UNED). She has participated in numerous national and international congresses and her research focus has been online learning\, instructional design and MOOCs. She is currently working at UNED on an Erasmus + project called MOONLITE\, focused on curating and designing MOOCs for refugees and migrants to build their language competences and entrepreneurial skills for employment\, higher education\, and social inclusion. Her role encompasses the research\, coordination and administration of the project. \n 
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/insights-from-an-internationally-co-developed-mooc-on-digital-citizenship/
CATEGORIES:Open Education Week,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:Students’ perspective and experience on higher education in 2020
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONS \nType of session: presentations with discussion\nDescription\nSince the Covid-19 pandemic started and higher education activities transitioned (sometimes abruptly) to the online\, we have seen many opinions\, struggles and best practices from eLearning experts\, teachers and researchers. During this webinar\, we propose to find out how this process was seen through the students’ eyes. Students from various countries will share their experiences\, challenges and offer best practices examples. We will find out what types of activities and technologies they enjoyed more and which less. We will try to conclude with their vision about the future of higher education after last year’s experience. \n \nModerator\nVlad MihaescuEDEN NAP SC ChairFaculty of Electronics\, Telecommunications and Information Technology\, Politehnica University of Timisoara.Vlad Mihaescu has a PhD in educational and technological models of MOOCs and has more than 10 years’ experience as a trainer and teacher in areas like multimedia technologies\, social media\, e-tourism\, e-learning\, usability\, entrepreneurship\, programming\, soft skills and leadership. Author of over 25 scientific papers and book chapters published in international conferences and journals\, Vlad is involved in several European research projects in the field of eLearning. He is also a lecturer for UPT. \nParticipants\nAngela SozioPsychology student at Aldo Moro University\, Bari\, ItalyAngela Sozio is currently studying Work and Organizational Psychology at Aldo Moro University\, Bari (IT). She graduated in 2019 in Psychological Sciences and Techniques.Recently\, she has been attending Psychology of Education and E-Learning in Organizations course. During the course she has worked on a research project on the evaluation of a Microlearning module\, commissioned by Lattanzio Kibs Company. As result of this cooperation with the Company\, Angela and her team have produced a literature review based on Microlearning’ s features\, and a Microlearning evaluation questionnaire. \n\n\nAnnalisa GiandomenicoPsychology student at Aldo Moro University\, Bari\, ItalyAnnalisa Giandomenico is a second-year student of ‘Work and Organizational Psychology’ at the Università degli Studi di Bari. During the last three months\, she took part in the Psychology of Education and E-learning course\, in which she had the opportunity to collaborate with Lattanzio Kibs\, an Italian strategic consulting company. The main aim of this collaboration was to create a literature review about perceptions of microlearning and its influence on learning processes\, which was used as a starting point to build a questionnaire for the evaluation of a microlearning module.\n\n\nDora TrogrlićIT student at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics\, University of Zagreb\, CroatiaDora is a second-year graduate student of the Organization of Business Systems study programme at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics\, University of Zagreb. She received her bachelor degree at the same faculty in 2019. During her studies\, she participated in the Erasmus+ student exchange program at the University of Žilina\, Slovakia\, which ultimately led her to the role of a student associate of the FOI International Relations Office. Besides that\, she held the role of student coordinator at the Center for Volunteering and Humanitarian Work at the faculty. Throughout her higher education\, she participated in many extracurricular activities\, including an innovative learning project on social entrepreneurship. \n  \n\nAlexandru Constantin Iliescu“Machine Learning” Master’s Student\, Politehnica University of Timisoara\, RomaniaAlexandru is also a student representative in the UPT Senate and Council of Administration. He started to learn this field 4 years ago\, when he realized how important it is for a student to be represented as good as possible. Alexandru is very concerned with the subject of education\, being most interested in the quality assurance in the field of education. Trying to develop in this field\, since 2018 he is a member of the national register of evaluators of ARACIS ((The Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education)\, in 2020 taking the step towards the European Students’ Union (ESU) Student Experts Pool on Quality Assurance (QA). \n  \n#EDENChat\nThe webinar will be followed by #EDENChat.Please join us on Twitter using the hashtag #EDENChat!#EDENChat is an online discussion event on Twitter initiated by Steering Committee of the EDEN Network of Academics and Professionals (NAP). It is mediated by members of the NAP community and runs for approximately 1 hour. Anyone can join in and contribute to the discussion which is presented in a Question and Answer format and focuses on current issues in distance\, open and e-learning. All sessions start at 18:00 CEST.Previous #EDENChats are listed on the EDEN website according to topics.
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/students-perspective-and-experience-on-higher-education-in-2020/
CATEGORIES:NAP webinars,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:Social presence and interaction in e-learning
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING \nDescription\nThis interactive session will explore the role of social interaction in online teaching and learning in higher education. The session will begin with Prof. Terry Anderson introducing the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework and the relevance of interaction. Then\, Dr Adriana Kiczkowski will share a study about students’ online interactions in formal and informal settings. Irène Charbonneau will present her study about “Social Presence and Educational Technologies in an Online Distance Course in Finnish Higher Education: A Social Constructivist Perspective”. Dr Nadia Sansone will conclude the presentations with her work “Etivity: structuring students’ online participation towards effective learning”. \n  \nType of session: presentations with discussion\n\n \nModerators\n\nDr. Inés Gil-JaurenaInés is an EDEN Fellow and member of the Steering Committee of the EDEN Network of Academic and Professionals (EDEN NAP). She is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education at the National Distance Education University (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia-UNED)\, Spain. She is Editor-in-chief of Open Praxis\, a scientific journal published by the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE). She coordinates the CO-Lab teaching innovation group at UNED. @inesgj3 \n\n\n\nFrancesa AmenduniFrancesa is a member of the SC of the EDEN Network of Academic and Professionals. She is Senior Researcher and Project Manager at SFIVET (Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training). She is a PhD candidate in Experimental Pedagogy with a research on semi-automated assessment of Critical Thinking in essays and open-ended answers (AES) carried out under the supervision of Professor A. Poce (Roma TRE University).\n \nPresenters\nProf. Terry AndersonTerry Anderson is Professor Emeritus and former Canada Research Chair in Distance Education at Athabasca University (Canada). He is a senior EDEN fellow. Terry is the editor emeritus of the open access journal\, the International Review of Research on Open and Distance Education (IRRODL). @terguy \n\n\nDr. Adriana KiczkowskiAdriana Kiczkowski is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Philology at the UNED (National Distance Education University\, Spain)\, where she teaches in the Bachelor´s Degree in English Studies: Language\, Literature and Culture. She participates in the CO-Lab teaching innovation group at UNED.@colabuned\n\n\nIrène CharbonneauIrène Charbonneau is a graduate student from an MSc. in International and Comparative Education at Stockholm University in Sweden. The presentation of her Master’s thesis study on educational technologies and social presence received the “EDEN best paper award” in the October Research Workshop\, 2020. She is now working as a pedagogical designer to improve career guidance in secondary education using pedagogical and technological innovations at the University of Nantes\, in France\, while carrying out several academic projects.\n\n\nDr. Nadia SansoneNadia Sansone is a Researcher in Experimental Pedagogy and Technology Enhanced Learning at Unitelma Sapienza University of Rome where she is the eLearning Responsible and Head of teachers and tutors’ Training. She also leads the online Degree Course in Psychological Sciences and Techniques and acts as e-Learning Consultant at the School of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. His main research interests concern models for the design and analysis of e-learning paths supported by Learning Management Systems in which learners experience active approaches promoting theoretical and practical learning. Author of several international publications\, including communications to conferences\, book’s chapters and journal articles. She is Chief-editor of QWERTY – Open and Interdisciplinary Journal of Technology\, Culture and Education.
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/social-presence-and-interaction-in-e-learning/
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SUMMARY:Critical thinking in education
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONThis interactive session will explore critical thinking in higher education. The session will begin with Prof. Antonella Poce\, and Dr. Maria Rosaria Re exploring the role of museums and digital storytelling in the development of student’ critical thinking skills in the University of Roma Tre. Then\, Dr Orla Feeney will describe her DCUBS Critical Thinking in Business module\, which enables students to apply critical thinking skills to real life situations.\nType of session: presentations with discussion\nModerators\nFrancesa Amenduni\nEDEN NAP SC Member\nFrancesa is a member of the SC of the EDEN Network of Academic and Professionals. She is a PhD candidate in Experimental Pedagogy with a research on semi-automated assessment of Critical Thinking in essays and open-ended answers (AES) carried out under the supervision of Professor A. Poce (Roma TRE University).\nHer expertise is in the e-learning field both as practitioner and researcher. She has worked as e-learning tutor and instructional designer since 2015. She has carried out research related to blended learning and Critical Thinking.\n\nOrna Farrell\nEDEN NAP SC Member\nAssistant Professor- National Institute for Digital Learning\, Coordinator- Digital Learning Design Unit\, Dublin City University.\nOrna holds a Phd in Education from Trinity College. Working within DCU’s National Institute for Digital Learning Orna’s research interests include online pedagogy\, online student success and engagement\, and eportfolio based learning. She is principal investigator of the National Forum funded project #Openteach: professional development for open online educators. Orna is a founding member of Eportfolio Ireland\, a professional learning network for eportfolio practitioners and researchers.\n[bookline]\nPresenters\nAntonella Poce\nEDEN Fellow\nAssociate Professor\, PhD\, Head of the Centre for Museum Studies\, Department of Education\, Università Roma\nAntonella Poce is senior EDEN fellow and currently holds the post of Associate Professor (qualified as a full professor)\, in Experimental Pedagogy at the department of Education – University Roma TRE\, where she directs the Centre for Museum Studies and the postgraduate courses: annual “Museum Education” and biennial “Advanced Studies in Museum Education”. She coordinates national units within European project frameworks and she has been chairing international academic committees dealing with distance learning  She is author of different publications of national and international relevance on the topics of innovation\, assessment and use of technology in teaching and learning\, in the context of heritage fruition.\n\nMaria Rosaria Re\nEDEN Fellow\nResearch Fellow\, Centre for Museum Studies\, University Roma TRE\n \nDr Maria Rosaria Re is Research Fellow at the Centre for Museum Studies\, University Roma TRE (IT) and EDEN fellow. In 2020 she obtained a PhD in Experimental Pedagogy.  She used to be Temporary researcher\, Department of Education – Università Roma TRE\, carrying out research work in interactive teaching and learning online with specific reference to MOOC (Massive Online Open Courses) in museum education. She has been cooperating with the Centre for Museum Studies (University of Roma Tre) since 2013 and took part in national and European research projects in the field of museum education\, digital and transverse skills development\, critical thinking promotion\, new learning methodologies\, evaluation.\n\nOrla Feeney\nAssociate professor in accounting\, Dublin City University Business School\nChartered accountant\n \nDr. Orla Feeney is a chartered accountant and associate professor in accounting in Dublin City University Business School. She lectures predominantly in the areas of management accounting and research methodology. Her research interests include the role of the accountant in business\, the impact of digital technology on accounting and strong structuration theory. Her work has been published in journals including Accounting\, Audit and Accountability Journal and Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management.\n\nThe webinar will be followed by an #EDENChat at 18:00 CET\nPlease join us on Twitter using the hashtag #EDENChat!\n#EDENChat is an online discussion event on Twitter initiated by Steering Committee of the EDEN Network of Academics and Professionals (NAP). It is mediated by members of the NAP community and runs for approximately 1 hour. Anyone can join in and contribute to the discussion which is presented in a Question and Answer format and focuses on current issues in distance\, open and e-learning. All sessions start at 18:00 CEST.\nPrevious #EDENChats are listed on the EDEN website according to topics.
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/critical-thinking-in-education/
CATEGORIES:NAP webinars
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SUMMARY:Supporting educators and education in COVID-19 crisis – EDEN perspective
DESCRIPTION:The International Council for Open and Distant Education (ICDE) will hold its President Forum on 25 November 2020. Prior to the 25 November regional consultations a series of activities will take place in the form of Satellite Engagement Events. The outcomes from these events hosted by ICDE partner associations will be used as a guide for reflection by registered delegates of the forum. EDEN is proud to contribute to the ICDE forum with an online Satellite Engagement Event on 23 November\, 2020\, 17:00-18:00 CET with distinguished speakers of the EDEN community to share their hands on experience and expertise.WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATION\nDescription\nEDEN has been the major European network for distance and e-learning in Europe and globally for nearly 30 years. In these challenging times\, EDEN has strengthened its leadership role by bringing together the professional community of experts and practitioners in online learning\, with the aim of providing and sharing its expertise and knowledge\, facilitating and fostering research and development in distance and e-learning\, and making information about current developments in education available to those confronted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a response to the global crisis and challenge of moving to fully online education overnight\, EDEN has initiated a series of practical webinars (#onlinetogether) on how to take face-to-face education online. These webinars focused on the day-to-day challenges faced by teachers and educators who are struggling with the adjustment to working and teaching online\, providing practical tips and guidance – especially helpful for those who have always taught in a traditional classroom. After very positive responses and feedback to the spring series of webinars from participants all over the world\, an autumn webinar series followed.\nAlong with #onlinetogether initiative\, EDEN has taken further steps and for the first time held a very successful first Annual Conference and first Research Workshop fully online\, exploring the potential of this innovative format and\, showing that it can meet any and every challenge.\nSpeakers\nSandra Kučina Softić\nEDEN President\nUniversity Computing Centre SRCE\, Croatia\nSandra Kučina Softić is EDEN president and Assistant Director for Education and User Support at the University of Zagreb University Computer Centre (SRCE). Her work is focused on monitoring and fostering the e-learning implementation in higher education institutions in Croatia and providing support and advice to institutions\, teachers and students in implementation of new technologies in the learning and teaching process.  She was appointed Croatian representative in ET2020 Working group on Digital Skills and Technologies (2016-2018) and in ET2020 Working group on Digital Education: learning\, teaching and Assessment (2018-2020). She obtained a master’s degree in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh\, UK in 2014. From 2016 to 2019 she was EDEN vice-president for Open Professional Collaboration. \n\nLisa-Marie Blaschke\nChair of the Board of the EDEN Fellows Council\nProgramme Director\, Center of Lifelong Learning (C3L)\, Oldenburg\, Germany\nDr. Lisa Marie Blaschke is programmed director of the Management of Technology Enhanced Learning master’s programme at the Center for Lifelong Learning at University of Oldenburg\, Germany\, and a senior researcher at the Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg in Heilbronn. She is also a former executive committee member of the European Distance Education and E-Learning Network (EDEN) and is a Senior EDEN Fellow and Chair of the Board of the EDEN Fellows Council. She is a former adjunct associate professor at the University of Maryland University College\, where she received the Stanley J. Drazek Award for Teaching Excellence in 2016. Lisa has a BS in Technical Communication\, and two master’s degrees (MDE\, MBA)\, and a PhD. Prior to academia\, Lisa worked for SAP for over a decade in Walldorf\, Germany\, leading and implementing enterprise-wide knowledge management and training processes and solutions. Lisa’s research interests are in the areas of self-determined learning (heutagogy)\, online collaborative learning\, pedagogical application of web 2.0 technology and social media\, and user interface design. \n\nTimothy Read\nEDEN Vice-president for Open Professional Collaboration\nUNED\, Spain\nTimothy Read is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Languages and Systems at UNED. He did his first degree in Real Time Computer Science at the University of The West of England and his Doctorate in Cognitive Science at the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom). After leaving England\, he worked at the University of Granada before moving to UNED in Madrid. He is the co-founder of the ATLAS research group and has directed several national and international funded projects on applying Information and Communication Technologies to Languages for Specific Purposes. He is currently working in the areas of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning and Language Massive Open Online Courses\, and their applications for social inclusion and employability\, and the role of analytics in these areas. He has also been a member of diverse scientific committees and has collaborated as an evaluator of national and international research project proposals. As well as his academic career\, he has worked in different international companies including Rolls Royce (the work he undertook there was subsequently patented)\, Hewlett Packard\, and the telecommunications company I.T.T. In 2015\, he was awarded the title of EDEN Fellow from the Executive Committee of the European Distance and E-Learning Network in recognition of the work he has undertaken in this area. \n\nDiana Andone\nEDEN Vice President\nDirector of the eLearning Center\, Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania \nDiana Andone is the Director of the eLearning Center at the Politehnica University of Timisoara in Romania. Dr. Andone runs the team who developed the university’s award winning Virtual Campus CVUPT and is also a professor at the Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania\, in the area of multimedia and web technologies. She is passionate about the ubiquitous access to technologies and how they can be used to improve people’s lives. Dr. Andone research includes web and mobile technologies\, human-computer interaction\, AR/VR/XR in education and culture\, open education\, online and mobile learning\, OERs and MOOCs. Her publication list comprises 12 books and over 100 papers presented at international conferences\, reviewer of several journals and conferences\, and also chairs IEEE and ACM conferences. Her experience includes over 30 European funded projects\, out of which she coordinated 4\, notably ViCADiS (Virtual Campus for Digital Students)\, DigiCulture (Digital Skills for Creative Industries). She is also involved extensively in several professional organisations and associations (IEEE – Education Society Board\, EDEN – Vice-president\, IADIS\, AACE\, W3C\, IAFES)\, actively supports the local start-up movement (StartUp Weekend\, HackTM\, hackathons\, CoderDojo) and Girls in Tech\, as well as acting in the Board of local Romanian NGOs (Pentru Voi Foundation) in the Timisoara 2023 European Capital of Culture Task Force and a member of Rotary Club Timisoara and Rotary International. \n\nAntonio Teixeira\nFormer EDEN President\nUniversidade Aberta\, Portugal \nAntónio Teixeira is an Associate Professor of open\, distance and network education at Universidade Aberta (UAb). He’s also a researcher at the University of Lisbon and collaborates with the University of Rome 3. He was the Pro-rector for innovation in Distance Learning at Universidade Aberta (2006-09) and President of EDEN – European Distance and E-learning Network (2013-16). As a Pro-rector at UAb\, António Teixeira conceived and managed the successful and speedy strategic transformation process of the university from a print-based distance learning institution to a fully online one. Throughout the years\, he has integrated several boards of directors and many expert committees and task forces in higher education institutions and organizations at national and international level. He’s currently an external expert for AQU Catalunya and ACPUA quality assurance agencies in Spain and the research and innovation national agency of Uruguay (ANII) among others.\nAntónio Teixeira has participated in over thirty international research projects and authored over one hundred scientific articles and other publications. He is an EDEN Senior Fellow and a member of the Board of the Council of EDEN Fellows.
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/supporting-educators-and-education-in-covid-19-crisis-eden-perspective/
CATEGORIES:Other EDEN contributions,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:We are all in this together - Rising to the challenges
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONPanel debate\nDescription: Aim of this season is to share on the global level insight on how four leading professional bodies—European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN)\, United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)\, Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA) and Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ)—have risen to the challenge of supporting online and distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. A panel of representatives from each association share their lessons and experiences from supporting educators\, institutional leaders and policy-makers in the rapid shift to online education. By sharing initiatives and resources developed and made available over 2020 the panel want to emphasize the value and importance of professional networks and learning communities in these uncertain and challenging times. With joint effort you will hear how the panel believes we can support the challenges facing us and more fully harness the potential of new models of online and distance learning. Accordingly\, we invite participants to share their opinions and perspectives about what kind of support they expect from such professional bodies and what kind of problems they encounter in fostering more creative\, innovative and impactful approaches to teaching\, learning and assessment in the digital-era. This discussion will also help to inform a joint position paper arising from the collaborative activities spread across the start of November.\nModerator:\nTimothy Read\nEDEN Vice-president for Open-professional collaboration\nSenior Lecturer\, Department of Computer Languages and Systems\, UNED\nTimothy Read is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Languages and Systems at UNED. He did his first degree in Real Time Computer Science at the University of The West of England and his Doctorate in Cognitive Science at the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom). After leaving England\, he worked at the University of Granada before moving to UNED in Madrid. He is the co-founder of the ATLAS research group and has directed several national and international funded projects on applying Information and Communication Technologies to Languages for Specific Purposes. He is currently working in the areas of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning and Language Massive Open Online Courses\, and their applications for social inclusion and employability\, and the role of analytics in these areas. He has also been a member of diverse scientific committees and has collaborated as an evaluator of national and international research project proposals. As well as his academic career\, he has worked in different international companies including Rolls Royce (the work he undertook there was subsequently patented)\, Hewlett Packard\, and the telecommunications company I.T.T. In 2015\, he was awarded the title of EDEN Fellow from the Executive Committee of the European Distance and E-Learning Network in recognition of the work he has undertaken in this area.\n[bookline]\nPanelists:\n\nRhonda Blackburn\nPresident of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)\nRhonda Blackburn is the president of the United States Distance Learning Association and USDLA Hall of Fame Inductee.  She is past president of the Texas Distance Learning Association and past chair-elect of the National University Technology Network.  Dr. Blackburn has been a leader in distance education in both the corporate and academic environment for the past 20 and has been teaching for the Master of Distance Education Program at UMGC for the past 8 years. Dr. Blackburn is the Chief Learning Officer at Ignite Nation where she is vital in the movement from on-ground to virtual training.  Before serving as CLO with Ignite\, she was the VP and Chief Academic Officer for Barnes & Noble Education\, LoudCloud and the Senior Advisory Consultant / Strategic Account Manager for Higher Education for Desire2Learn\, where she provided guidance and planning for corporate and academic clients. She has also been the Associate Provost of Educational Enhancement at the University of Texas at Dallas and Director for Instructional Technology Services at Texas A&M University where she spearheaded advancement in instructional technology across both institutions. Dr. Blackburn received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M University. Her research focus is on what enhances the teaching and learning experience\, how students can support each other to achieve their goals\, and the advancement between schools.\n\n\nReggie Smith III\nChief Executive Officer / Executive Director\nUnited States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)\nReggie Smith III currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer / Executive Director of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). In this current capacity\, he provides leadership to the association\, members\, and partners. Dr. Smith\, who was the first African-American president and then chairman of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) in 2009 and 2010 respectively\, has been recognized for his distinguished service in supporting distance learning to include the USDLA Hall of Fame Award\, Black Engineer of the Year Award for Community Service\, Federal Government Distance Learning Association’s (FGDLA) Hall of Fame Award\, FGDLA Pillar Award\, Dr. Smith received his B.S. in English Communications from Lincoln University in PA\, his M.A. in International Management from the University of Maryland University College\, and his Ph.D. in Education from Capella University.\n\n \nMarci Powell\nMarci Powell and Associates\, CEO\, United States\nMarci Powell is the President/CEO of Marci Powell & Associates and has been at the forefront of many pioneering advancements in the workplace for the last 25 years. Marci’s futurist mindset and thought leadership have enabled her to provide strategic guidance to countless companies on how to revolutionize the way they work\, adapt\, and do business in the next generation workplace. As an internationally renowned keynote speaker\, business consultant\, and author\, Marci has worked remotely enjoying an award-winning and successful career with leadership roles in finance\, education\, telecommunications\, and manufacturing. She has managed globally diverse teams and inspired over 100\,000 leaders\, employees\, and students across six continents. Marci has worked with industry titans like AT&T\, FedEx\, NASA\, Deloitte\, Daimler\, and Stryker International\, as well as numerous universities\, ministries\, and small-to-enterprise sized businesses across the world. Focusing on helping organizations grow professionally and innovate their processes\, Marci has gained heavy renown as a pioneer in distance education and remote learning and working. Some of her awards include the 2019 U.S. Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Higher Education Innovation award\, USDLA Hall of Fame membership\, AT&T President’s Club\, Polycom CEO Award\, and the second American woman elected to be a European Distance & E-Learning Network (EDEN) Fellow. When not traveling or working\, you can find her enjoying coffee on her back porch or dressed head to toe in her Hogwarts house robes with her grandchildren.\n\nSandra Kucina Softic\nEDEN President\nUniversity Computing Centre SRCE\, Croatia\nSandra Kučina Softić is EDEN president and Assistant Director for Education and User Support at the University of Zagreb University Computer Centre (SRCE). Her work is focused on monitoring and fostering the e-learning implementation in higher education institutions in Croatia and providing support and advice to institutions\, teachers and students in implementation of new technologies in the learning and teaching process. She was appointed Croatian representative in ET2020 Working group on Digital Skills and Technologies (2016-2018) and in ET2020 Working group on Digital Education: learning\, teaching and Assessment (2018-2020). She obtained a master’s degree in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh\, UK in 2014. From 2016 to 2019 she was EDEN vice-president for Open Professional Collaboration.\n\nMark Brown\nProfessor\, Dublin City University\nEDEN EC member\, EDEN Treasurer\nExecutive Committee Member of the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA)\nMark Brown is Director of the National Institute for Digital Learning (NIDL) at Dublin City University (DCU). He serves on EDEN’s Executive Committee and is an EDEN Fellow. Mark is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) and an Executive Committee member of the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA). He is a past President of the New Zealand Association for Open\, Flexible and Distance Learning (now FLANZ) and previously served on the Executive Committee of ASCILITE. In November 2019\, Mark was Chair of the ICDE World Conference on Online Learning that was hosted in Dublin.\n\nLisa-Marie Blaschke\nEDEN Senior Fellow and Chair of the Board of EDEN Council of Fellows\nProgramme Director\, Center of Lifelong Learning (C3L)\, Oldenburg\, Germany\nDr. Lisa Marie Blaschke is a former Executive Committee member of the European Distance Education and E-Learning Network (EDEN) and is an EDEN Senior Fellow and Chair of the Board of the EDEN Fellows’ Council. She is also a former adjunct associate professor at the University of Maryland University College\, where she received the Stanley J. Drazek Award for Teaching Excellence in 2016. Lisa has a BS in Technical Communication\, and two master’s degrees (MDE\, MBA)\, and a PhD. Prior to academia\, Lisa worked for SAP for over a decade in Walldorf\, Germany\, leading and implementing enterprise-wide knowledge management and training processes and solutions. Lisa’s research interests are in the areas of self-determined learning (heutagogy)\, online collaborative learning\, pedagogical application of web 2.0 technology and social media\, and user interface design.\n[bookline]
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/we-are-all-in-this-together-rising-to-the-challenges/
CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:ICDE Global Outlook to OER: What’s on the calendar and how to engage?
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONSInternational Council for Open and Distance Education – ICDE is the leading global membership organisation for open\, flexible and distance learning. ICDE is a not-for-profit\, Non-Governmental Organisation registered in Norway with more than 250 members and partners impacting 15+ million students across six continents. The organisation is in a consultative partnership with UNESCO and shares UNESCO’s key value – the universal right to education for all. ICDE has been active on the open education global agenda for two decades. In the past years\, ICDE has been very involved in the consultation of the UNESCO OER Recommendation and is currently strongly supporting its implementation as a member of the UNESCO OER Dynamic Coalition since its launch in March 2020. ICDE deeply believes in the potential of open education to achieve education for all. Open Education in general and OER in particular has been a continuous strategic priority and is again reflected so in the ICDE Strategic Plan for 2021-2024. In this workshop\, participants will be introduced to ICDE’s recent and upcoming projects and initiatives within OER\, and invited to interact with international experts on how to engage in these activities.\nModerator and speaker:\nEbba Ossiannilsson\nEDEN EC\, EDEN SIG TEL QE\, EDEN NAP\, EDEN Council of Fellows\, ICDE EC\, ICDE OER Advocacy Committee\, Chair\, Swedish Association for Distance Education\, Digital Job and Skills Coalition Sweden\, Swedish Institute for Standards\, ISO\nPr. Dr. Ebba Ossiannilsson\, Sweden is a senior independent researcher\, expert\, advisor\, consultant\, quality reviewer\, and influencer in the fields of open online flexible and distance learning. She is on the Executive Committee of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) and the European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN). She is also the Chair of the ICDE OER Advocacy Committee. She works with ISO\, especially on quality\, but also on Futures Concepts. At national level Ossiannilsson is the Vice President of the Swedish Association for Distance Education (SADE) and Board member at the Swedish Organization for E-Competence (REK). She has worked with OER in different areas and perspectives at national and international projects and levels. Since 2000\, she has worked at Lund University Sweden. She is a frequent consultant and quality reviewer at several prestigious national universities. Ossiannilsson earned her PhD at Oulu University\, Finland in 2012. Ossiannilsson has 200+ publications in peer-reviewed journals and books\, as well as technical reports. She is a member in the Swedish Standard Institute (SIS) and the Job and Skills Coalition Sweden. She is in the Editorial Board for several Journals\, and in addition\, she is Guest Editor for several Special Issues for a variety of Journals.\n[bookline]\nSpeakers:\nTorunn Gjelsvik\nTorunn Gjelsvik\, Norway Torunn Gjelsvik assumed the position as Secretary General for International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) in January 2020. She has held several executive leadership positions in various educational institutions and organizations\, including the national membership association Flexible Education Norway. From 2015 to 2018 she was Head of Development at the ICDE Secretariat\, and her international experience covers policy development\, international networks\, global events and cross-country project management related to the global field of online\, open and flexible education. She holds a Master’s Degree in Nordic languages and literature with a minor in French and History. She has additional studies in information and communication\, strategy and project management from BI Norwegian Business School. She is a member of the Orientation Board of CNED (The National Centre for Distance Education in France).\n\nJacques Dang\nJacques Dang\, France\, Technology Director at HEC Paris. He leads collaborative initiatives in technological R&D\, in cooperation with French universities\, high-tech companies from the Systematic Paris Region cluster and academic partners from Europe and French-speaking Africa. These projects involve next-generation networks\, distance learning as well as evaluation and learning analytics. He is the coordinator for the PERICLES project\, an e-education project from the national Investments for the Future program (Programme des Investissements d’Avenir). He is a member of the French delegation to ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36\, Secretary of the Board for AUNEGE\, the French OER repository for Management & Economics\, secretary of the Board for L’Université Numérique\, the federation of French OER repositories\, and a member of the board for International Council on Badges and Credentials (ICoBC).\n\nAnaïs Røed Malbrand\n\nAnaïs Røed Malbrand\, Norway\, is Senior Advisor at the International Council for Open and Distance Education – ICDE. She is the key contact at the ICDE Secretariat for the ICDE Francophone OER working group\, ENCORE+ project and the OER Advocacy Committee. She has previously held positions in New York and Santiago de Chile at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)\, in Madrid at UNHabitat\, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Organization of IberoAmerican States for Education\, Science and Culture (OEI) and at Oxfam in Spain and Guatemala. She holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from NEOMA Business School in France and a Master’s Degree in International Cooperation from the Basque Country University in Spain.\n\nDaniel Burgos\nProf. Dr. Daniel Burgos works as a Full Professor of Technologies for Education & Communication and Vice-rector for International Research (UNIR Research\, http://research.unir.net)\, at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR\, http://www.unir.net). In addition\, he holds the UNESCO Chair on eLearning and the ICDE Chair in Open Educational Resources. He also works as Director of the Research Institute for Innovation & Technology in Education (UNIR iTED\, http://ited.unir.net). His interests are mainly focused on Educational Technology & Innovation: Adaptive/Personalised and Informal eLearning\, Open Science & Education\, Learning Analytics\, Social Networks\, eGames\, and eLearning Specifications. He has 200+ publications (scientific papers\, European patents\, books or special issues on indexed journals). He is or has been involved in 55+ European and Worldwide R&D projects\, including the European Network for Catalysing Open Resources in Education (ENCORE+). He is a Professor in a serie of universities around the world (Palestine\, Colombia\, South-Africa\, United Kingdom\, Ecuador). He has been chair (2016\, 2018) and vice-chair (2015\, 2017) of the international jury for the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICTs in Education. He is a consultant for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)\, European Commission\, European Parliament\, Russian Academy of Science and ministries of Education in over a dozen countries. He is an IEEE Senior Member. He holds degrees in Communication (PhD)\, Computer Science (Dr. Ing)\, Education (PhD)\, Anthropolog (PhD)\, Business Administration (DBA) and Artificial Intelligence (MIT\, postgraduate).\n\nDavor Orlic\nDavor Orlic is an MA graduate in Digital Humanities from University College London. He co-founded VideoLectures.Net with 20.000 educational videos\, created OpeningupSlovenia national education case study\, established the UNESCO Chair on Open Technologies for OER and Open Learning\, curated the 2nd UNESCO OER World Congress in 2017 and conceptualised the Internet of Education paradigm. He is the Chief Operating Officer at the International Artificial Intelligence Research Centre (IRCAI) and Knowledge 4 All Foundation with 60 global members in machine learning. He is active in Artificial Intelligence research\, open education\, policies and business innovation in education. He has managed a portfolio of European and African research projects on AI from capacity building of communities\, to applicative solutions and policy with 40+ partners and 150+ researchers across the board. He is currently working on two European Networks of Artificial Intelligence (HumaneAI\, ELISE)\, one Network in Sub-Saharan Africa (AI4D) and in the European Network for Catalysing Open Resources in Education (ENCORE+).
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/icde-global-outlook-to-oer-whats-on-the-calendar-and-how-to-engage/
CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:Digitally enhanced learning at European higher education institutions – state of play and prospects
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONPresentation with DiscussionsDescription:  The presentation will provide some data from the DIGI-HE survey report carried from March to June 2020 (within the framework of the Erasmus+ EUA-led project\, DIGI-HE). The European University Association carried out a survey on digitally enhanced learning and teaching among higher education institutions across Europe. Coinciding with the lockdown and physical distancing\, the survey results provide some information on the sector’s crisis response\, but mainly focussed on the status ante\, and on a plan for the future.The online survey was open to universities and other higher education institutions across Europe. About 80% of the participating 368 respondents in 48 European countries are conventional universities offering mainly on-campus tuition\, although the majority offered\, already before the crisis blended and also some online learning\, usually through short courses. This survey is a timely update to EUA’s 2013 survey on e-learning\,  also as it provides some insights on how institutions responded to the Covid-19 pandemic. During this session\, some of the key findings of this survey will be presented\, and discussed with a panel of three university representatives. Moderator:Sandra Kucina SofticEDEN PresidentUniversity Computing Centre SRCE\, CroatiaSandra Kučina Softić is the Assistant Director for Education and User Support at the Zagreb University Computing Centre (Croatia). She is also the Head of the E-learning Centre and the Head of the Office for E-learning at the University of Zagreb. Her work is focused on monitoring and fostering e-learning in Croatian higher education and providing support and advice to institutions\, teachers and students in implementation of new technologies in learning and teaching. She was appointed Croatian representative in ET2020 Working group on Digital Skills and Technologies (2016-2018) and in ET2020 Working group on Digital Education: learning\, teaching and Assessment (2018-2020). In 2018 she was appointed member of European Education and Training Expert Panel.Her field of interest is strategic decision making related to e-learning and distance education\, quality assurance\, educational technologies and open education and open educational resources. She has been involved in a number of projects (national and international) related to these fields and she also actively presents at international conferences. She is also author of training courses for teachers and speaker on these topics.She has a master’s degree in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) and PhD in Information and Communication Technologies at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zagreb.She has been a member of EDEN Executive Committee since 2013 and in 2014 she received the EDEN Fellow Title. In 2019 she became President of EDEN. \nPresenters and speakers:Michael GaebelEuropean University AssociationMichael Gaebel joined the EUA (European University Association) in 2006\, where he was first in charge of Global Dialogue and internationalisation\, to become in 2009 Head and later on the Director of the Higher Education Policy Unit. This unit focuses on issues related to higher education learning and teaching\, including the Bologna Process\, lifelong learning\, e-learning and MOOCs\, internationalisation and global dialogue. He worked for more than a decade in higher education cooperation and development in the Middle East\, the former Soviet Union and Asia. From 2002 to 2006\, he was the European Co-Director of the ASEAN-EU University Network Programme (AUNP) in Bangkok.Airina VolungevičienėDirector of Innovative Studies\,Vytautas Magnus UniversityEDEN Senior FellowAirina Volungevičienė is Director of Innovative Studies Institute at Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania and former EDEN president. Assoc. prof. dr. Airina Volungevičienė has been working among leading researchers\, methodology specialists and education policy makers in the area of technology enhanced learning (TEL) development in Europe and Lithuania since 1997. Having established the national network for distance and e-learning in the country\, then Lithuanian Distance and e-Learning association (2010)\, she continued as a leader in research and project work to promote the development of TEL in Lithuania and Europe\, introducing many innovations in different education organizations from school\, VET\, adult learning and higher education sectors. Philippe EmplitFull professor at the Université Libre de BruxellesPhilippe Emplit holds a PhD in Science and is a tenured professor of applied physics at both the Ecole Polytechnique de Bruxelles and the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB). His recent research focuses\, on the one side\, on nonlinear guided wave photonics and especially on lightwave-based communication devices\, and\, on the other hand\, on questions related to education strategy in higher education institutions. Philippe used to be Vice-rector of ULB for Teaching & Learning affairs and Director of ULB Teaching & Learning Center. He presently starts a position of academic responsible of the Quality Unit at the ULB Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles. In the frame of the Learning & Teaching Initiative of European University Association\, Philippe acted as chair of a thematic working group on “Evidence-based approaches to learning and teaching”.  Marta ZuvichVice-Rector for Students\, Studies and Quality Assurance at University of Rijeka\, CroatiaMarta Žuvić is a current Vice-Rector for Students\, Studies and Quality Assurance at University of Rijeka\, Croatia. She received her PhD in the field of Biophysics in 2002 from the University of Zagreb\, Croatia\, worked as a researcher and academic teacher at Medical Faculty\, Faculty of Engineering and Department of Biotechnology at University of Rijeka\, and established the University IT Academy and E-learning Centre. She published 41 original scientific papers\, participated in 12 scientific research projects and authored 2 university textbooks.Her professional training included one-year Managerial-Entrepreneurial Skills Development for Researchers Programme\, one-year professional study for E-learning managers\, Project management training after MSF and Quality Management in Higher Education. Since 2020 she is a member of EUA Learning and Teaching Steering Committee.
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/digitally-enhanced-learning-at-european-higher-education-institutions-state-of-play-and-prospects-2/
CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:Opening session of the Open Classroom Conference
DESCRIPTION:MORE INFO \n2020 Open Classroom Conference\nOpen and Distance Education: New Challenges and Perspectives\n\n  \nWelcome from Dr Sofoklis Sotiriou\, Ellinogermaniki Agogi and Jean Francois Réveillard\, DBC\nAddress from the president of European Distance and E-Learning Network Sandra Kucina Softic\n \nKeynote speeches \nChair Nikos Zygouritsas\, Ellinogermaniki Agogi\, Greece \n\n“Open Schooling for Science with and for Society”\, Sylvia Osipof\, European Commission\, Research Executive Agency\n“SELFIE: A self-reflection tool empowering schools to become agents of change in the process of digital transformation”\, Nikoleta Giannoutsou\, European Commission\, Joint Research Centre\n“Real Connection to the Real World: First Steps Towards Open Schooling”\, Yair Ben-Horin\, ORT Israel – Technology & Science Educational Network\, Israel\n“Schools as sites for food system transformation”\, Christian Bugge Henriksen\, University of Copenhagen\, Denmark
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/opening-session-of-the-open-classroom-conference/
CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:The Great EODL Week Debate: Online Learning  vs. Traditional Face-to-Face Models of Education
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONS \nDebate\nDescription:The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in many universities and colleges rapidly pivoting to online learning in response to unprecedented times. While 2020 has been described as the year of “the great onlining” of higher education there remains a common perception that online learning is inferior to traditional face-to-face models of education. This debate aims to confront this perception as two teams respond to the moot\, “this house believes that online learning is just as good as traditional face-to-face models of education”. The debate is intended to address this serious issue as panel members present and reflect on the advantages and disadvantages of online learning in comparison to traditional delivery modes in both a scholarly and entertaining manner. This is a unique opportunity to reflect on our experience of online learning over 2020 and to ponder the future of high education in the post-pandemic digital society.Moderator: Tom FarrellySocial Science Lecturer & Educational Developer IT Tralee Tom Farrelly has lectured on Social Care\, Early Childhood\, Youth and Community and Nursing UG and Post-grad degrees\, primarily in Sociology and Research Methods. Co-developer and lecturer on a blended learning p/t Social Care degree for work based learners. Part of team that has developed a number of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Involved as a supervisor on a number of Masters by research looking at the areas of health promotion among rural men; social enterprise in youth-work and the development of communications Apps for children on the ASD.Since 2005 he has become more and more involved in Technology Enhanced Learning in support of his teaching and learning strategy and currently divides his time between research\, teaching and acaddemic developer. Has 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 he has acted as an external examiner for Limerick Institute of Technology and the University of Western Australia. \nPanelists:\nTeam 1 – Negative (traditional)\nDiana AndoneEDEN Vice PresidentDirector of the eLearning Center\, Politehnica University of TimisoaraDiana Andone is the Director of the eLearning Center at the Politehnica University of Timisoara in Romania. Dr. Andone runs the team who developed the university’s award winning Virtual Campus CVUPT and is also a professor at the Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania\, in the area of multimedia and web technologies. She is passionate about the ubiquitous access to technologies and how they can be used to improve people’s lives. Dr. Andone research includes web and mobile technologies\, human-computer interaction\, AR/VR/XR in education and culture\, open education\, online and mobile learning\, OERs and MOOCs.Her publication list comprises 12 books and over 100 papers presented at international conferences\, reviewer of several journals and conferences\, and also chairs IEEE and ACM conferences. Her experience includes over 30 European funded projects\, out of which she coordinated 4\, notably ViCADiS (Virtual Campus for Digital Students)\, DigiCulture (Digital Skills for Creative Industries). She is also involved extensively in several professional organisations and associations (IEEE\, EDEN\, IADIS\, AACE\, W3C\, IAFES)\, actively supports the local start-up movement (StartUp Weekend\, HackTM\, hackathons\, CoderDojo) and Girls in Tech\, as well as acting in the Board of local Romanian NGOs (Pentru Voi Foundation) in the Timisoara 2021 European Capital of Culture Task Force and a member of Rotary Club Timisoara and Rotary International. \n\nMairéad Nic Giolla MhichílHead of the Ideas Lab@National Institute of Digital Learning\, Dublin City University Dr. Mairéad Nic Giolla Mhichíl is Head of the Ideas Lab@National Institute of Digital Learning in Dublin City University and is responsible for a number of strategic digital learning and research initiatives within the University and in conjunction with industry. Mairéad is a Fulbright Scholar\, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (ETHE). \n  \n\nAlexandra CristeaProfessor\, Head of the Innovative Computing research group at the Computer Science Department\, Durham UniversityAlexandra I. Cristea is Professor\, Head of the Innovative Computing research group at the Computer Science Department\, Durham University. Her research includes web science\, learning analytics\, user modelling and personalisation\, semantic web\, social web\, authoring\, with over 250 papers on these subjects (over 3700 citations on Google Scholar\, h-index 31). Especially\, her work on frameworks for adaptive systems has influenced many researchers and is highly cited (with the top paper with over 180 citations and growing). She is within the top 50 researchers in the world in the area of educational computer-based research according to Microsoft Research. Prof. Cristea has been highly active and has an influential role in international research projects. She is experienced in running research projects and has led various projects – Newton funded workshop on Higher Education for All (’14-’18)\, Santander funded Education for disadvantaged pupils (’14-18′)\, Warwick-funded project APLIC (’11-;12)\, EU Minerva projects ALS (06-09) and EU Minerva ADAPT (’02-’05); as well as participated as university PI in several EU FP7 projects – BLOGFOREVER (’11-’13)\, GRAPPLE (’08- ’11)\, PROLEARN (’07) and as co-PI in the Warwick-funded Engaging Young People with Assistance Technologies (’13-’15) also featured by the BBC. Recently she has taken giving back to the community to a different level\, with the project TechUP (2019-2020) training 100 women in computer science from various (BAME) backgrounds. \n  \n\nTeam 2 – Positive (online)\nMark BrownProfessor\, Dublin City UniversityEDEN EC member\, EDEN TreasurerMark Brown is Director of the National Institute for Digital Learning (NIDL) at Dublin City University (DCU). He serves on EDEN’s Executive Committee and is an EDEN Fellow. Mark is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) and an Executive Committee member of the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA). He is a past President of the New Zealand Association for Open\, Flexible and Distance Learning (DEANZ) and previously served on the Executive Committee of ASCILITE. In November 2019\, Mark was Chair of the ICDE World Conference on Online Learning that takes place in Dublin.  \n\nDon Olcott Jr.Global Higher Education ConsultantDr. Don Olcott\, Jr. is a Global Higher Education Consultant specialising in educational leadership and open and distance education.  He is based in Romania.  Don is adjunct full Professor of Educational Leadership and ODL with the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC)\, Honorary Professor\, University of South Africa (Unisa) and an adjunct instructor with Oldenburg University\, Germany in the MTEL Master’s program.  From 2014-2017\, he served as a visiting Professor and Co-Director of the uImagine Digital Innovation Laboratory and as Head of Virtual Campus at Charles Sturt University in Australia. Dr. Olcott was the 2013 recipient of the International Council of Distance Education (ICDE) Individual Prize of Excellence for his leadership and contributions to global open and distance educationDr. Olcott brings nearly 35 years of experience and leadership in open and distance education and business. He was a 2016 Stanley Draczek Outstanding Teaching Award recipient from the University of Maryland University College for excellence in online teaching and learning. Dr. Olcott is former Chief Executive of The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (OBHE) in the UK (2007-2011) and former Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)..  Don holds dual Canadian-U.S. citizenship.  He serves on numerous editorial boards in open and distance learning.  Don was the 1998 recipient of the Charles Wedemeyer award as the Outstanding Distance Education Practitioner in North America awarded by The American Center for the Study of Distance Education and the University of Wisconsin – Madison.   He has held faculty and leadership positions in the U.S.\, UK\, Germany\, Australia\, United Arab Emirates\, and Romania.  His research interests include OER culture & business models\, leadership and organisational transformation. \n  \n\nDeborah ArnoldNational and International Projects Coordinator\, AUNEGeMember of the Board of EDEN Fellows Council Deborah Arnold\, Formerly Digital Strategy and Communication Officer in the Directorate for Digital Affairs at the University of Burgundy\, and Manager of the Learning Technology and Distance Education unit\, has nearly 20 years’ experience in European projects. From 2010 to 2016 Deborah served on the Executive Committee of EDEN (European Distance and E-learning Network) and held the position of Vice-President Communication (2015-2016). She was awarded Senior Fellowship of EDEN in 2016\, currently serves on the EDEN Fellows Council board\, and represented EDEN in the ET2020 Working Group on Digital Skills and Competences (2016-2018). \n  \n\nExpert commentator:Ulf-Daniel EhlersEDEN EC memberProfessor\, Baden-Wurttemberg Cooperative State UniversityUlf-Daniel Ehlers is a learning innovation expert and has been appointed Professor for Educational Management and Lifelong Learning at the Baden-Wurttemberg Cooperative State University in Karlsruhe in 2011. From 2011-2017 he held the position of Vice-president at the same university and has been responsible for Quality and Academic Affairs. He held positions as Associate Professor of University Duisburg-Essen (Germany)\, Professor for Technology Enhanced Learning of University Augsburg (Germany) and Associate Professor of the Graduate School for Management and Technology of the University of Maryland University College (USA). \n  \n \n 
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/the-great-eodl-week-debate-online-learning-vs-traditional-face-to-face-models-of-education/
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SUMMARY:European Online and Distance Learning Week
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SUMMARY:Practical and pedagogical ways to assess your students online
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONS \nPresentation with discussion\nDescription:This interactive session will explore practical and pedagogical ways to assess students online. The session will begin by exploring a range of alternative assessment approaches\, Suzanne Stone and Rob Lowney will share their resource of crowd sourced case studies of technology enhanced assessments. Then\, Lisa Donaldson\, Dr. Tom Farrelly and Karen Buckley from Eportfolio Ireland will share practical and pedagogical examples of eportfolio for assessment. Finally\, Dr. James Brunton will share his experiences of creating and enacting open pedagogy assignments in an online psychology degree.Moderator:Orna FarrellEDEN NAP SC MemberAssistant Professor- National Institute for Digital Learning\, Coordinator- Digital Learning Design Unit\, Dublin City University\, IrelandOrna holds a Phd in Education from Trinity College. Working within DCU’s National Institute for Digital Learning Orna’s research interests include online pedagogy\, online student success and engagement\, and eportfolio based learning. She is principal investigator of the National Forum funded project #Openteach: professional development for open online educators. Orna is a founding member of Eportfolio Ireland\, a professional learning network for eportfolio practitioners and researchers. \n\nVlad MihaescuEDEN NAP SC ChairFaculty of Electronics\, Telecommunications and Information Technology\, Politehnica University of Timisoara\, RomaniaVlad Mihaescu has a PhD in educational and technological models of MOOCs and has more than 10 years’ experience as a trainer and teacher in areas like multimedia technologies\, social media\, e-tourism\, e-learning\, usability\, entrepreneurship\, programming\, soft skills and leadership. Author of over 25 scientific papers and book chapters published in international conferences and journals\, Vlad is involved in several European research projects in the field of eLearning. He is also a lecturer for UPT. \nPanelists:Suzanne StoneSuzanne is a Learning Technologist in the Teaching Enhancement Unit\, Dublin City University. Suzanne has been involved in research relating to educational technologies over the last number of years including projects on: a drop-in approach to professional development for Moodle; the development of a vocabulary assessment tool for pupils with special educational needs; student engagement in the online live classroom; the use of social media applications as back channels in higher education. Suzanne holds an MSc in Education & Training from DCU and a BSc in Communications & Media from Trinity College Dublin and is currently a digital learning EdD student. \n  \n\nRob Lowney Rob is a Learning Technologist in the Teaching Enhancement Unit\, Dublin City University. He works with academic staff to enhance the teaching\, learning and assessment practices on their modules with digital technologies. Rob has a particular interest in empowering academic staff to implement technology-enhanced assessment strategies. Other areas of interest include flipped learning\, mobile devices in education\, learning analytics and reusable learning objects. \n  \n\nLisa Donaldson Lisa is founder and currently a member of the steering group of Eportfolio Ireland: A Professional Learning Network for Eportfolio Practitioners and Researchers. Lisa is a Learning Technologist in the Teaching Enhancement Unit of Dublin City University. She is responsible for the roll out of the Learning Portfolio platform to over 10\,000 faculty and students in DCU. \n  \n\nTom Farrelly Tom is a member of the Eportfolio Ireland Steering Committee and a Social Science Lecturer & Educational Developer at IT Tralee. His research interests are technology enhanced learning\, open education and eportfolio. Tom is editor of the Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning. \n  \n\nKaren Buckley Karen Buckley is an assistant professor in the School of Inclusive and Special Education at the Institute of Education at Dublin City University. With particular research interest in inclusive pedagogy\, Karen is an advocate for inclusive practice to improve and optimise teaching\, learning and assessment in Higher Education. She is a doctoral candidate in Maynooth University where she is exploring professional development in Higher Education. \n  \n\nJames Brunton Dr. James Brunton\, National Institute of Digital Learning in DCU. James is Assistant Professor and the Chair of the DCU Connected BA in Humanities (Psychology Major) Programme in the Open Education Unit\, National Institute for Digital Learning. James is a member of the Digital Learning Research Network which includes over 50 staff with a research interest\, and a range of scholarly outputs\, in this area. His research interests include the psychology of identity formation\, socialisation/orientation processes for ‘off-campus’ higher education students\, online learning design\, open pedagogy\, and digital assessment. \n 
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/practical-and-pedagogical-ways-to-assess-your-students-online/
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SUMMARY:Next normal: Including students’ views into shaping future higher education
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATION \nPresentation with discussion\nDescription:The past months have changed higher education in a quick and unprecedented way: from March on\, Higher Education has mostly happened online and at distance. Since then\, we have interviewed students on their experiences\, ideas and visions on studying now and in the future for our podcast series “Studium im Shutdown” and “NextNormal”. But what should the “NextNormal” of European student life look like? How can we learn from the digital turn in order to create a better future higher education? In our webinar\, we want to talk about the past months\, but also about how students perceived being heard and included in the debate or not – and what potentials there are in better including them for creating a better future of higher education together. We will talk to learning innovation expert Ulf-Daniel Ehlers\, a student participation expert from ESU and to students that have been part of the podcast series in order to discuss ways of including students into creating a better future higher education.Moderator:Ulf-Daniel EhlersEDEN EC member\, Chair of Educational Management and Lifelong Learning at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Karlsruhe\, learning innovation expert\, Vice-president of EURASHE\, GermanyUlf-Daniel Ehlers is a learning innovation expert\, founder of mindful-leaders.net\, serial entrepreneur\, and Professor for Educational Management and Lifelong Learning at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Karlsruhe in 2011. From 2011-2017 he held the position of Vice President at the same university and has been responsible for Quality and Academic Affairs. Ulf has delivered keynotes and been speaking to audiences in more than 45 countries. He is author of more than 10 books and 150 scholarly articles with over 3000 academic citations. Ulf is a trained coach\, facilitator and expert for mindful communication\, and holds degrees in English Language\, Social Sciences and Education Sciences from the University of Bielefeld\, where he finished his Ph.D. with honours in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning in 2003. He was awarded his habilitation in 2008 from the University of Duisburg-Essen. His writings on Quality in education are internationally awarded. \nPanelists:Laura EigbrechtResearcher at the Chair of Education Management and Lifelong Learning at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University\, Germany andNextEducation research teamLaura Eigbrecht is a researcher at the Chair of Education Management and Lifelong Learning at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University and part of the NextEducation research team. She is currently doing her PhD in the field of European higher education and participatory Future Skills. After completing her Bachelor’s Degree in European Media and Culture and her Master’s degree in Kids and Youth Media\, she was a PR assistant at KiKA (Children’s TV channel) as well as teaching\, counselling and coordinating in the field of migration\, refugees\, language and education. Since the beginning of the COVID 19-induced lockdown of most higher education institutions\, she has hosted the podcast series “Studium im Shutdown” and “NextNormal”\, interviewing students about their study experiences and visions for the future of higher education. \n\nLilith DiringerStudent and part of the Digital Changemaker initiative\, GermanyLilith Diringer is currently studying International Relations at Technical University of Dresden. Her interests and engagement spread far beyond that. She has been freelancing as a journalist\, author\, speaker and moderator for six years and is working in several volunteer programs. Not only is she a member of the WWF Youth Council\, but also she works for the campaign organisation ONE as Youth Ambassador and has been involved in the Digital Changemaker Program of the HFD (Hochschulforum Digitalisierung). She is representative of ESU (European Students‘ Union) and student participant of the “NextNormal – WeStudy@Home” podcast series. \n  \n\nCarmen RomeroMembership Coordinator\, European Students‘ Union Carmen Romero studied a BA in Political Science and Public Administration in Madrid and currently she is studying a Master’s Degree in the same field with focus on Politics and Governments in Brussels. In Spain\, during her studies in high school\, she started participating in the students movement. During her BA\, she was part of the local students’ union and after that\, she held different positions at the National Students Union CREUP in Spain. At the same time\, she collaborated with different NGOs. She is passionate about organisational development and the role of civil society in Europe. Due to that\, she believes that the engagement of students and its participation is fundamental for the well being of societies. Carmen strives towards building a positive and inclusive culture within organisations and movements. \n  \n\nRuben JanssensEuropean Students’ Representative at ESU for the VVS/Vlaamse Vereniging van StudentenRuben Janssens is a 22-year old student in Computer Science Engineering at the University of Ghent. He has also been a student representative for five years\, advocating the students’ perspective on educational policy in Ghent\, in Flanders and in the European Students’ Union. \n 
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/next-normal-including-students-views-into-shaping-future-higher-education/
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SUMMARY:Open Education Technologies for online education
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING \nPresentation and panel discussion\nDescription:In the last months the world of education has seen its major changes from decades. By remote learning and teaching\, moving education from in-campus to online\, hybrid education\, all educational institutions have relied on educational technologies. The education actively responded to these changes by including more and more open education principles\, quite often using diverse technologies to achieve so. There exists a rich ecosystem of open educational technologies (OET) created by educational\, open source\, and commercial organizations around the world. Open Educational Technologies (Open EdTech) is a diverse group of organisations\, open source projects\, and individuals advocating for the use of open technologies\, content\, and standards in education. They are guided by the 12 principles as listed in the Barcelona Blueprint 2019 and they constantly plan to thrive the learning ecosystems. This workshop intends to discuss its guiding principles but also to present some recent developments with technologies in innovative education. Moodle\, MoodleNet\, H5P\, BigBlueButton and RaspberryPi are among the most used open source solutions\, and the future plans for development will be presented. Participants will have the chance to interact directly\, ask questions and give feedback to the major ‘brains’ behind them.Moderator and panelist:Diana AndoneEDEN Vice-presidentPolitehnica University of Timisoara\, Romaniahttps://elearning.upt.ro/diana-andone/Diana Andone is the Director of the eLearning Center at the Politehnica University of Timisoara in Romania. Dr. Andone runs the team who developed the university’s award winning Virtual Campus CVUPT and is also a professor at the Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania\, in the area of multimedia and web technologies. She is passionate about the ubiquitous access to technologies and how they can be used to improve people’s lives. Dr. Andone research includes web and mobile technologies\, human-computer interaction\, AR/VR/XR in education and culture\, open education\, online and mobile learning\, OERs and MOOCs.Her publication list comprises 12 books and over 100 papers presented at international conferences\, reviewer of several journals and conferences\, and also chairs IEEE and ACM conferences. Her experience includes over 30 European funded projects\, out of which she coordinated 4\, notably ViCADiS (Virtual Campus for Digital Students)\, DigiCulture (Digital Skills for Creative Industries). She is also involved extensively in several professional organisations and associations (IEEE\, EDEN\, IADIS\, AACE\, W3C\, IAFES)\, actively supports the local start-up movement (StartUp Weekend\, HackTM\, hackathons\, CoderDojo) and Girls in Tech\, as well as acting in the Board of local Romanian NGOs (Pentru Voi Foundation) in the Timisoara 2021 European Capital of Culture Task Force and a member of Rotary Club Timisoara and Rotary International. \nPanelists:Martin DougiamasCEO\, Moodle\, AustraliaOpen Educational Technologies and the Barcelona BlueprintMartin Dougiamas is the founder and CEO of the open-source Moodle software project launched in 1999. He continues to guide and grow the enterprise with the support of 80 employees globally and two major offices in Perth\, Australia and Barcelona\, Spain. Moodle LMS (Learning Management System) is Moodle’s best-known product\, allowing educators to create a private space online filled with tools for collaborative learning for K-12\, higher education and workplaces. First released in 2001\, the Moodle LMS is now used in every country around the world by an active community of hundreds of millions of users and is key infrastructure for over 60% of all higher education institutions worldwide. Martin has a mixed academic background with multiple post-graduate degrees in Computer Science and Education and two honorary doctorates.  He continues to focus on researching how open education technology can best support teaching and learning in open and human ways\, with a keen interest in helping to produce a generation that can meet the UN’s sustainable development goals. Recently Martin has started a new initiative\, OpenEdTech.global\, which he hopes will encourage open source companies to work collaboratively to provide complete\, high-quality\, ethical\, lasting educational technology solutions to power education into the future. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougiamas/ \n\nSvein-Tore Griff WithFounder of H5P\, NorwayManaging Director of JoubelSvein-Tore Griff With (aká Falcon) is the founder of H5P and has been working with OER all his life. Svein-Tore Griff With is a Managing Director of Joubel which was established in Norway in 2013. He is the main architect of H5P. He has led three open source authoring tool projects. Two of them with tens of thousands of installations and millions of users.https://www.linkedin.com/in/svein-tore-with-60a23830/ \n  \n\nMiguel Díez BlancoOpen Source Programme Office\, European Commission\, DG Informatics (DIGIT) Miguel Díez Blanco is the project lead of the brand new Open Source Programme Office (OSPO) in the European Commission\, which will be the “go-between” for all activities outlined in the EC Open Source Strategy and will\, amongst others\, assist subject matter experts\, promote inner source and help balance internal focus and external activities. Miguel has almost 20 years of professional experience ranging from software development projects to infrastructure and operations activities. During the last 11 years he has been working for the European Institutions. Miguel holds an MSc in Informatics Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) and an MBA at HEC Paris School of Management \n  \n\nSandra MoldoveanuProgramme Manager\, RedHat Academy Sandra Moldoveanu has broad international experience having lived and graduated in the UK\, Germany and France with studies in Business and Master in International Management with MBA Accreditation. She speaks 5 foreign languages based in Germany and is Program Manager for Red Hat Academy in EMEA for over 3 years\, currently focusing on Europe and Russia. Sandra helps students gain the theoretical and practical skills from the global Open Source leader to reach their academic and career potential\, empowering them to be successful in the challenging fast-paced market.  \n  \n 
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/open-education-technologies-for-online-education/
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SUMMARY:European Vocational Skills Week 2020 - VET and digital tools
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONSFormat: Presentation and panel discussion Description:The session presents case studies applied to VET and based on work based learning and training\, recognition of competences with employers and training providers and innovative practices in apprenticeships based on the use of digital tools. Two of the presenters are members of two expert providers groups (EURASHE and EUproVET) of Platform of European Associations of VET Providers of DGEMPL and of the VET4U2 group. The third presenter has worked across education and training sectors with experience in dealing with different stakeholders. The session may represent cues to future cooperation between associations dealing with VET and with online teaching and training.Moderator:Alfredo SoeiroEDEN Executive Committee member\, EDEN Senior Fellow\,University of Porto\, PortugalAlfredo Soeiro holds a degree in civil engineering from University of Porto\, a Ph.D. from the University of Florida. He was pro-rector of the University of Porto for Continuing Education between 1998 and 2003. Dr. Soeiro was a founding member of EUCEN (European University CE Network); RECLA (Latin American CE Network)\, and AUPEC (Portuguese University CE Association) His positions held were the vice presidency of EUCEN\, vice-presidency of SEFI\, president of IACEE\, president of AUPEC and president of SEFI. His main interests are engineering education\, continuing education and online learning\, focusing on networking\, international cooperation and student evaluation. He has also been an evaluator for the professional engineering association\, was invited in several projects as external evaluator and has participated and coordinated some European projects on quality assurance of education. \nPanelists:Timothy ReadEDEN Vice-presidentSenior Lecturer\, Department of Computer Languages and Systems\, UNEDTimothy Read is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Languages and Systems at UNED. He did his first degree in Real Time Computer Science at the University of The West of England and his Doctorate in Cognitive Science at the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom). After leaving England\, he worked at the University of Granada before moving to UNED in Madrid. He is the co-founder of the ATLAS research group and has directed several national and international funded projects on applying Information and Communication Technologies to Languages for Specific Purposes. He is currently working in the areas of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning and Language Massive Open Online Courses\, and their applications for social inclusion and employability\, and the role of analytics in these areas. He has also been a member of diverse scientific committees and has collaborated as an evaluator of national and international research project proposals. As well as his academic career\, he has worked in different international companies including Rolls Royce (the work he undertook there was subsequently patented)\, Hewlett Packard\, and the telecommunications company I.T.T. In 2015\, he was awarded the title of EDEN Fellow from the Executive Committee of the European Distance and E-Learning Network in recognition of the work he has undertaken in this area.Title: The need for the agile cross-institutional recognition and validation of prior learning: fear\, uncertainty\, and doubt! What the ECCOE system has to offerSummary: The European Commission has noted the difficulties that limit the cross-institutional recognition of higher education and upper secondary diplomas. Any automatic mutual recognition that they might highlight as being desirable still seems a long way off\, even though the advantages are clear both for students and institutions. As an important step towards such a solution to this problem\, the ECCOE system (European Credit Clearinghouse for Opening up Education)\, represents an attempt to facilitate the endorsement and appropriation of open\, online and flexible higher education by increasing trust in technology-enabled credentials among students\, higher education institutions (HEIs) and employers. The role of Model Credit Recognition Agreements (MCRAs) will be discussed together with aspects of their use that have emerged from the first round of an in-house peer review of their functionality. A reflection will follow on what might be needed for a successful future wide-spread adoption of the ECCOE system. \n\nAlicia MiklavčičEURASHE Alicia Leonor Sauli Miklavčič is Head of Development at the Slovene Association HVC\, a member of the EURASHE Board and Working Group on Employability & LLL\, an expert on Short Cycle Higher Education. She established the first Slovene ERASMUS Placement Consortium\, the Slovene ERASMUS PHE Alumni Club and ERASMUS PHE Teacher & Staff Club and contributed to the selection of Wood Technology School Maribor\, Higher Vocational College as Erasmus Success Stories 2012 by the European Commission.Title: Smart e-Quality@WBLSummary: An innovative digital management tool developed under the auspices of the Apprentice Track project will be presented. The prototype enables management of identity\, apprenticeship design\, recording details of placements\, assigning and documenting learning activities during placement\, monitoring progress per competence\, feedback & evaluation\, assessment and reporting\, as well as database of final credentials. The presentation will include a good practice of distant apprenticeship as well as the final conclusions of the survey among students and teachers on distance learning during the Covid19 lockdown. \n  \n\nMatti IsokallioEUproVET  Matti Isokallio has been in different positions in the field of education more than 20 years. He worked in regional University of Applied Science more than a decade. At that period\, he was ECTS and Diploma Supplement Counsellor supporting implementing the Bologna process in European level and in national level. Currently he is director of regional VET provider and president of EUproVET\, one of the European VET provider associations. Isokallio chairs international WG of AMKE. AMKE is Finnish VET providers association.Title: Innovative teaching and guidance provision\, case FinlandSummary: Finland has combined all VET legislation in one law since 2018. In vocational education and training\, work-based learning is planned as part of the student’s personal competence development plan. For work-based learning\, students have either an apprenticeship agreement or a training agreement. This has put VET providers in a challenging position to offer high quality teaching and guidance in all forms including digital teaching and guidance. \n 
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SUMMARY:Promoting Digital Education in the Commonwealth
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATION \nPresentation\nDescription:The presentation will focus on the importance of digital education skills in the contemporary world\, especially in the Commonwealth. Focusing on the design\, development and experiences of the Commonwealth Digital Education Leadership Training in Action (C-DELTA) framework and its implementation in the Commonwealth and beyond\, it will elaborate on the efforts of COL in promoting open\, distance and technology-enabled learning models and best practices. Participants will be able to contextualise these developments to the European Commission’s Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027).Moderator:Ebba OssiannilssonEDEN EC\, EDEN SIG TEL QE\, EDEN NAP\, EDEN Council of Fellows\, ICDE EC\, ICDE OER Advocacy Committee\, Chair\, Swedish Association for Distance Education\, Digital Job and Skills Coalition Sweden\, Swedish Institute for Standards\, ISOEbba Ossiannilsson is the Vice-President of the Swedish Association for Distance Education (SADE) and researchers and staff member at the Lund University in Sweden. Ebba has served as EDEN NAP Steering Committee member\, and is a long time EDEN member. She is a member of the Editorial Board of EURODL. Ebba has been involved in international and national projects and networks in the areas of open and distance learning\, OER\, MOOC\, social media\, learning analytics\, mobile learning and open education in general\, with a special focus on quality. Her Phd thesis focused on benchmarking e-learning in higher education and led ICDE’s quality standard study (Quality models in online and open education around the globe: State of the art and recommendations) in 2014-2015. \nPanelists:Sanjaya MishraEducation Specialist\, Commonwealth of Learning\, CanadaDr Sanjaya Mishra joined COL as Education Specialist: eLearning at its headquarters in Canada on 2 January 2015. Previously\, he served COL as Director of the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) from 1 July 2012 to 31 December 2014. Dr Mishra is one of the leading scholars in open\, distance and online Learning. Prior to joining COL\, he was Programme Specialist (ICT in Education\, Science and Culture) at UNESCO\, Paris.Dr Mishra has over 25 years of experience in design\, development and management of open and distance learning programmes. With a blend of academic and professional qualifications in library and information science\, distance education\, television production and training and development\, he has been promoting the use of educational multimedia\, eLearning and use of open educational resources (OER) and open access to scientific information around the world. During his service in different capacities at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)\, amongst many innovative activities and programmes\, he developed the OER-based one-year Post-Graduate Diploma in eLearning.
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/promoting-digital-education-in-the-commonwealth/
CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:Exploring new avenues of online assessment
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONS \nPresentation with discussion\nDescription:Assessing student work within an online environment can be challenging for instructors\, especially those new to teaching online. Traditional forms of assessment that work well in a face-to-face classroom don’t always easily transition to online. This session will explore and discuss creative and effective forms of assessment for online learning\, such as portfolios for authentic assessment. Drawing on the expertise of our expert panel of online instructors\, who will share practical tips and guidance for online assessment.Moderator:Lisa-Marie BlaschkeEDEN Senior Fellow and Chair of the Board of EDEN Council of FellowsProgramme Director\, Center of Lifelong Learning (C3L)\, Oldenburg\, GermanyDr. Lisa Marie Blaschke is a former Executive Committee member of the European Distance Education and E-Learning Network (EDEN) and is an EDEN Senior Fellow and Chair of the Board of the EDEN Fellows’ Council. She is also a former adjunct associate professor at the University of Maryland University College\, where she received the Stanley J. Drazek Award for Teaching Excellence in 2016. Lisa has a BS in Technical Communication\, and two master’s degrees (MDE\, MBA)\, and a PhD. Prior to academia\, Lisa worked for SAP for over a decade in Walldorf\, Germany\, leading and implementing enterprise-wide knowledge management and training processes and solutions. Lisa’s research interests are in the areas of self-determined learning (heutagogy)\, online collaborative learning\, pedagogical application of web 2.0 technology and social media\, and user interface design. \nPanelists:Orna FarrellEDEN NAP SC MemberAssistant Professor- National Institute for Digital Learning\, Coordinator- Digital Learning Design Unit\, Dublin City University\, IrelandOrna Farrell holds a Phd in Education from Trinity College. Working within DCU’s National Institute for Digital Learning Orna’s research interests include online pedagogy\, online student success and engagement\, and eportfolio based learning. She is principal investigator of the National Forum funded project #Openteach: professional development for open online educators. Orna is a founding member of Eportfolio Ireland\, a professional learning network for eportfolio practitioners and researchers. \n\nRichard PowersProject Coordinator at the Professional School of Education\, Stuttgart-Ludwigsburg\, Germany Richard Powers is Professor Emeritus of English Language and Literature from University of Maryland’s Global Campus. An expert online teacher\, trainer and instructional designer\, he has taught online since 1998 using WebTycho\, Blackboard\, Moodle\, Brightspace and ILIAS. Currently\, he is the Project Coordinator at the Professional School of Education—Stuttgart-Ludwigsburg for blended learning courses for diversity for teachings in training. Since the Corona Virus Outbreak\, Richard continues to be a key member of two task forces preparing students and teachers to teach remotely in this confusing time. With City Colleges of Chicago\, Richard continues to support 3\,000 teachers and 25\,000 students online. At Stuttgart University\, Richard continues to develop projects\, courses and training for 3\,000 teachers in training. \n  \n\nAaron S. BlackwelderTeacher\, Woodland School District\, Vancouver\, United States\, MA Edhttps://twitter.com/AaronSBlackwel1Aaron Blackwelder teaches high school English and coaches boys’ and girls’ golf in Southwest Washington. He is the co-founder of Teachers Going Gradeless\, host of the podcast Beyond the Curriculum\, and the educational contributor to Spectrum Life Magazine. Aaron is a Washington State English Teachers Fellow\, was nominated for Washington State Teacher of the Year in 2019\, and is a five time golf coach of the year. Aaron is a husband and father of two boys on the autism spectrum\, who inspire him to become the teacher who meets the needs of all students. \n 
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/exploring-new-avenues-of-online-assessment/
CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:New international mobility perspectives and challenges for the raising European Campuses
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONS \nPanel debate\nTopic:  New international mobility perspectives and challenges for the raising European CampusesDescription:The education landscape across Europe is changing. At the 2017 Gothenburg Summit\, EU leaders outlined a vision for education and culture. In its December 2017 Conclusions\, the European Council called on Member States\, the Council and the Commission to take forward a number of initiatives\, including: ‘…strengthening strategic partnerships across the EU between higher education institutions and encouraging the emergence by 2024 of some twenty ‘European Universities’\, consisting in bottom-up networks of universities across the EU which will enable students to obtain a degree by combining studies in several EU countries and contribute to the international competitiveness of European universities’. The panelists will discuss about perspectives and challenges that will affect international mobility in this new scenario\, prepared in the previous years by a number of EU projects regarding virtual mobility\, virtual exchange and virtual Erasmus\, highlighting innovative practices in the digital era and the taking up of digital technologies and of innovative and open pedagogies in education. Moderator:Elena CaldirolaEDEN EC memberDirector of the eLearning Center of the University Pavia\, ItalyDirector of the eLearning Center of the University of Pavia since 2010. She has a master degree in Political Science and a Postgraduate Specialisation in eLearning Management. Skilled in eLearning environments\, MOOCs\, Learning Spaces\, Blended Learning\, Digital Corporate Training\, and online learning. Since 2009 she takes part in the eLearning Task Force of the Coimbra Group. From 2013 until 2015 she was Chair of the CG eLearning Task Force and from 2016 till now she is member of the CG Education Innovation group. Since 2012 she is member of the Scientific Board of the Italian eLearning Society and since 2018 she takes part in the Executive Board of EDEN (European Distance and eLearning Network).  \nPanelists:Ignacio J. BlancoSenior Lecturer\, Department for Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence\, University of Granada (UGR)\, SpainIgnacio J. Blanco is Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the Department for Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence of the University of Granada UGR. His teaching duties and research interests are focused on Information Systems and Databases. He has a PhD in Computer Science. He is Director for International Strategy at the Vice-Rectorate for Internationalization of UGR. He acted as Deputy Director for International Projects and Networks of the UGR Centre for Virtual Teaching and Learning CEVUG from 2010 to 2015. He also acted as Director of CEVUG from 2015 to 2017 and Director of the Resource Production Centre for the Digital University of UGR from 2017 to 2019. From 2010 to 2019\, he coordinated UGR Team in European Projects related to eLearning\, use of technology in teaching and learning\, and Virtual Mobility. From 2010 to 2015\, he was designated as Delegate Representative for UGR at the eLearning Task Force of the Coimbra Group of Universities CG. He is a Delegate Representative for UGR at the Education Innovation Working Group of CG since 2015. \n\nDorothy KellyProfessor\, University of Granada (UGR)\, SpainDorothy Kelly is a professor of Translation at the University of Granada (Spain)\, where she has also been Vice Rector for Internationalization since 2008. In the field of the internationalization of higher education\, she was Chair of the Executive Board of the Coimbra Group of Universities from 2010 until 2017 and was a member of Spain’s national Bologna Experts Team from 2010 to 2013. She has participated intensely in Spanish\, European and international advisory boards and events in the field of higher education and in particular its internationalization. She was a member of the Board of the Committee for Internationalization and Development Cooperation at the Spanish Rectors’ Conference between 2008 and 2012\, and again between 2014 and 2020; from 2018 to 2020 she was Executive Secretary of the Board and is currently a special advisor. She is a member of the Advisory Group on Higher Education to the Steering Committee for Education Policy and Practice of the Council of Europe. Currently\, she is the coordinator of Arqus\, one of the first 17 European University Alliances to be approved by the European Commission and composed by the universities of Bergen\, Graz\, Leipzig\, Lyon\, Padova and Vilnius\, along with Granada. \n  \n\nAntonella ForlinoPro-Rector for International Affairs at the University of Pavia\, ItalyProf. Antonella Forlino is the Pro-Rector for International Affairs at the University of Pavia\, Italy. She is Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the Department of Molecular Medicine\, Unit of Biochemistry\, University of Pavia. She has a PhD in Biochemistry and the Speciality in Genetics. She spent 5 years of post-doc training in NIH\, Bethesda\, USA.Her research activity has been focused on the molecular\, biochemical\, and functional study of genetic diseases of the connective tissue in particular Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)\, using in vitro and in vivo models (mice and Zebrafish). She is combining basic science with translational approaches. She is particularly interested on the intracellular effects of retained aberrant collagen type I in modulating the bone phenotype in both dominant and recessive OI. \n  \n\nLiliana MoreiraHead of International Relations Unit of the University of CoimbraLiliana Moreira is the Head of International Relations Unit of the University of Coimbra since 2019. She was the Coordinator of International Relations Department of Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education since 1997. She has a degree in Sociology\, a Master course in Globalizations and a Ph.D in Tourism Leisure and Culture with several scientific papers related with international students and higher education. During eight years she was the President of Portuguese Association of International Relations Technicians from Portuguese Higher Education Institutions. She is the representative member of University of Coimbra in the Latin American Working Group of the Coimbra Group. \n 
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/new-international-mobility-perspectives-and-challenges-for-the-raising-european-campuses/
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SUMMARY:No. 5 - Why research is important for enhancing the human experience of learning with technology: Taking a peek into the EDEN Research Workshop program
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDINGRegistered webinar participants will be awarded by EDEN open badges.  \nDescription\nThis year’s EDEN Research Workshop was planned to be hosted by the prominent Universidade Aberta the Portuguese Open University\, in the beautiful city of Lisbon. Faced with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic\, EDEN is organising this workshop fully online\, taking the full advantage of the virtual environment with an exciting and extensive three-day programme. As with past research workshops\, the event will promote intensive collaboration and networking opportunities amongst participants including parallel ‘research-speed-dating’ paper sessions\, workshops and dynamic poster sessions. With a high quality programme and close to 90 submissions already\, this is the event for you to attend\, especially if you are a researcher or post graduate student.By upscaling and accelerating the adoption of distance and online education across the world\, the disruptive impact of the Coronavirus Sars CoV-2 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of rethinking the educational process as an integral part of the authentic digital life experience of its main actors. In this massive collective experience of change\, the role of educational institutions\, teachers\, learners\, and of their families and communities is rapidly transforming. As a result\, new challenges for researchers have emerged that need to be addressed: How do we assure truly equitable and socially fair access to digital learning opportunities? How can we conduct effective online learning with non-adult populations? How can we improve teachers’ and learners’ digital competences for teaching and learning? How may AI and machine learning contribute to enhancing the education process and making it more flexible and personal? How can we conduct more authentic and reliable digital assessment? What are the new challenges for research into digital\, open\, distance and networked education?In this round table\, we will provide you with a closer look into the rich and interesting programme of the EDEN Research Workshop and hold an open discussion on the challenging topics facing researchers and teachers today. \n\nModerators\nAlan TaitFormer EDEN PresidentProfessor Emeritus of Distance Education and Development\, Open University\, UKAlan Tait is an EDEN Senior Fellow. He is also a Professor Emeritus of Distance Education and Development at the Open University\, UK\, and Director of International Development and Teacher Education\, responsible for the strategic direction of major projects in sub-Saharan Africa\, Bangladesh\, and India. He was Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the Open University from 2007-2012.  Alan is the founding editor of The Journal of Learning for Development\, produced from the Commonwealth of Learning (www.jl4d.org); senior member of St Edmunds College\, University of Cambridge; and Visiting Professor\, Aalborg University\, Denmark. \n\nInes Gil JaurenaEDEN NAP SC memberAssociate Professor at UNED\, SpainInés Gil-Jaurena has a PhD in Education and is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education at the National Distance Education University (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia-UNED)\, Spain\, where she has been teaching and researching since 2005.Member of the INTER Group of Research in intercultural education since 2001 and Coordinator of CO-Lab: Collaborative Open Laboratory for teaching innovation (GID 2016-30) since 2016.  She was the Editor-in-chief for Open Praxis\, a scientific journal published by the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)\, since 2012. from September 2013 to October 2014\, she was the  Director of UNED Abierta\, the OER Programme at UNED.She has been involved in various European projects related to open and distance education\, and is a member of e-ASEM\, an e-learning network under the ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Education and Research Hub for Lifelong Learning.  \n \nSpeakers\nAntonio TeixeiraFormer EDEN presidentUniversidade Aberta\, PortugalAntónio Teixeira is an Associate Professor of open\, distance and network education at Universidade Aberta (UAb). He’s also a researcher at the University of Lisbon and collaborates with the University of Rome 3.He was the Pro-rector for innovation in Distance Learning at Universidade Aberta (2006-09) and President of EDEN – European Distance and E-learning Network (2013-16). As a Pro-rector at UAb\, António Teixeira conceived and managed the successful and speedy strategic transformation process of the university from a print-based distance learning institution to a fully online one. Throughout the years\, he has integrated several boards of directors and many expert committees and task forces in higher education institutions and organizations at national and international level. He’s currently an external expert for AQU Catalunya and ACPUA quality assurance agencies in Spain and the research and innovation national agency of Uruguay (ANII) among others.António Teixeira has participated in over thirty international research projects and authored over one hundred scientific articles and other publications. He is an EDEN Senior Fellow and a member of the Board of the Council of EDEN Fellows. \n\nJosep M. DuartEDEN Vice-president for ResearchProfessor at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya\, SpainJosep Duart holds a doctorate in Pedagogy from Ramon Llull University (URL)\, Barcelona\, and a Master in Business Administration from ESADE Business School\, Barcelona.  Since 1996 is full professor in Psychology and Educational Sciences Department at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). He has been involved in several positions: vice president for Postgraduate Studies and Lifelong Learning\, and former director of the International Graduate Institute at the Open University of Catalonia\, UOC (2007-2013)\, and Director of the UNESCO Chair in e-Learning (2002-2009). Currently\, he teaches on education and technology field\, educational models and quality and is member of the Open Evidence Research Group.As a researcher specialising in Educational Technology\, e-learning models and educational organisation\, he leads and collaborates on research projects in areas such as educational policy\, higher education leadership and ICT use. He has published several books and a range of co-authored articles in international specialist journals (ORCID). He has also given lectures on ICTs in higher education at international conferences and European\, American and Australian universities. He is the Editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (ETHE)\, member of the EDEN (European Distance Education and E-learning Network) Executive Committee\, and member of “ The Universitity of the Future Network”. \n  \n\nUlrich Bernath Former EDEN Vice-presidentChair of the Board of Trustees and Directors of the Ulrich Bernath Foundation for Research in Open and Distance Learning \n  \nUlrich Bernath graduated in Economics. He holds a Dr. Phil. from the School of Education of Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. From 1978 until his early retirement in 2006 he has been the Director of the Center for Distance Education at Oldenburg University. In 2006 he endowed the Ulrich Bernath Foundation for Research in OPen and Distance Learning [http://frodl.org/en/] and chairs the Board of Trustees and Directors. Since 2008\, the Foundation supports EDEN in granting the BEST Research Paper Award at EDEN’s Annual Conferences and EDEN’s bi-annual Research Workshops. [https://www.eden-online.org/recognition/awards/]\n \nFrom 2002 through 2009 he served the European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) as an elected member of the Steering Committee of the Network of Academics and Professionals (NAP)\, as an elected member of the Executive Committee as well as an EDEN Vice President. In 2009 EDEN awarded him the title of EDEN Senior Fellow.\n \nUli Bernath is author of numerous articles reflecting organizational\, conceptual\, and pedagogical issues in distance education and open learning [http://frodl.org/dr-ulrich-bernath-2/]. He has been the main editor of the ASF Series on Distance Education [https://uol.de/en/c3l/research-development/asf-series/]. Since 2013 he is EURODL’s\n[https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/eurodl/eurodl-overview.xml]\nEditor-in-Chief.\n\nSandra Kucina SofticEDEN PresidentUniversity Computing Centre SRCE\, Croatia \n  \nSandra is also the Head of the E-learning Centre at University Computing Centre. Her work is focused on monitoring and fostering e-learning in Croatian higher education and providing support and advice to institutions\, teachers and students in implementation of new technologies in learning and teaching. She was appointed Croatian representative in ET2020 Working group on Digital Skills and Technologies (2016-2018) and in ET2020 Working group on Digital Education: learning\, teaching and Assessment (2018-2020). In 2018 she was appointed member of European Education and Training Expert Panel. Her field of interest is strategic decision making related to e-learning and distance education\, quality assurance\, educational technologies and open education and open educational resources. She has been involved in a number of projects (national and international) related to these fields and she actively presents at international conferences. She is also author of training courses for teachers and speaker on these topics.She has a master’s degree in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) and PhD in Information and Communication Technologies at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zagreb. She has been a member of EDEN Executive Committee since 2013 and in 2014; she received the EDEN Fellow Title. In 2019\, she became President of EDEN.\n\nPrevious EDEN webinars\nOPEN
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/no-5-why-research-is-important-for-enhancing-the-human-experience-of-learning-with-technology-taking-a-peek-into-the-eden-research-workshop-program/
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SUMMARY:No. 6 - Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 Setting education and training for the digital age
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDINGRegistered webinar participants will be awarded by EDEN open badges.  \nDescription\nThe European Commission recently adopted the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 to address the challenges arising from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and the longer-term digital transformation. The webinar aims to provide an overview of the key aspects and guiding principles underpinning priorities and actions of the new Action Plan. This includes a particular focus on the evidence underpinning the new Action Plan and upcoming research on digital education. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in a Q&A session with the speakers at the end of the webinar. \n\nModerator\nSandra Kučina SoftićEDEN PresidentUniversity Computing Centre SRCE\, Croatia \nSandra Kučina Softić is the Assistant Director for Education and User Support at the Zagreb University Computing Centre (Croatia). She is also the Head of the E-learning Centre and the Head of the Office for E-learning at the University of Zagreb. Her work is focused on monitoring and fostering e-learning in Croatian higher education and providing support and advice to institutions\, teachers and students in implementation of new technologies in learning and teaching. She was appointed Croatian representative in ET2020 Working group on Digital Skills and Technologies (2016-2018) and in ET2020 Working group on Digital Education: learning\, teaching and Assessment (2018-2020). In 2018 she was appointed member of European Education and Training Expert Panel.Her field of interest is strategic decision making related to e-learning and distance education\, quality assurance\, educational technologies and open education and open educational resources. She has been involved in a number of projects (national and international) related to these fields and she also actively presents at international conferences. She is also author of training courses for teachers and speaker on these topics.She has a master’s degree in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) and PhD in Information and Communication Technologies at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zagreb.She has been a member of EDEN Executive Committee since 2013 and in 2014 she received the EDEN Fellow Title. In 2019 she became President of EDEN.\n \nPresenters\nGeorgi DimitrovDeputy Head of Unit ‘Innovation and EIT’ & Project Leader ‘New Digital Education Action Plan’ Directorate-General ‘Education\, Youth\, Sport and Culture’\, European CommissionGeorgi joined the European Commission in 2008. He was involved in setting up the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and launching HEInnovate\, an initiative that supports entrepreneurial and innovative universities. He then moved from policy advisor to middle management. In January 2017\, Georgi assumed the role of Deputy Head of Unit at the Directorate-General for Education\, Youth\, Sport and Culture where he is responsible for the EIT; digital education; and innovation in education including business-university cooperation. Georgi led the work around the implementation and update of the Commission’s Digital Education Action Plan. Before joining the Commission\, Georgi worked for a leading multinational telecommunication company in Germany. He studied at the University of Bonn (MA)\, the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (PhD) and the Open University UK (MBA in Technology Management). \n\nVeronica MobilioPolicy officer\, Directorate-General ‘Education\, Youth\, Sport and Culture’\, European CommissionVeronica is an educational expert\, with specific expertise on digital and entrepreneurship education. She works as policy officer at the Directorate-General for Education\, Youth\, Sport and Culture\, where she has been contributing to the implementation and update of the Commission’s Digital Education Action Plan. She led the activities connected to the evidence base of the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 and its Staff Working Document. Previously\, she worked as Senior Manager for Education Development at Junior Achievement Europe and\, before moving to Brussels\, as a consultant and researcher for several public and private organizations in Italy. She holds Ph.D in Social Sciences. Passionate about evidence-based policymaking\, she strongly believes in people empowerment. \n  \n\nYves PunieDeputy Head of Unit ‘Human Capital and Employment’\, Joint Research Centre\, European Commission \n  \nYves is senior scientist and Deputy Head of Unit at the European Commission Joint Research Centre in Seville\, Unit Human Capital and Employment. He is leading its research and policy activities on ‘Digital Learning and Skills’\, a research area providing evidence-based policy support to the European Commission on harnessing the potential of digital technologies to innovate education and training practices\, improve access to lifelong learning\, deal with the rise of new (digital) competences needed for employment\, personal development and social inclusion. Before joining the JRC in 2001\, he was interim Assistant Professor at the Free University of Brussels (VUB). He holds a Ph.D. in Social Sciences.\n\nPrevious EDEN webinars\nOPEN
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/no-6-digital-education-action-plan-2021-2027-setting-education-and-training-for-the-digital-age/
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SUMMARY:Designing online courses: a practical approach
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDINGRegistered webinar participants will be awarded by EDEN open badges. \nDescription\nLiving in these times is challenging for everyone involved in education\, students and teachers alike. Many teachers woke up one day with the obligation to transfer all their teaching to the online environment. However\, many of them lacked the knowledge on how to do this in an optimal way\, due to reasons varying from lack of ICT skills to lack of training offered by educational institutions. The question that arises here is how to efficiently transfer teaching practice online\, using the available tools\, avoiding to use learning management systems as online repositories.This webinar proposes to fill parts of the gaps existing in teachers’ knowledge related to instructional and learning design in regards to online education\, by presenting hands-on approaches already used by teachers who are experienced with online learning and especially in transferring teaching methods online.There are two main topics which will be presented during this webinar: \n\nBest practices of instructional and learning used in different online courses.\nIntegration of MOOCs in online learning courses.\n\n\nModerators\nIgor BalabanEDEN NAP SC memberAssociate Professor at FOI\, Vice-dean for science\, international cooperation and projects\, and Head of Laboratory for advanced technologies in e-learning\, University of Zagreb\, Croatia \nIgor Balaban is Associate Professor at FOI\, Vice-dean for science\, international cooperation and projects\, and Head of Laboratory for advanced technologies in e-learning. He was actively involved in a dozen of European and national projects\, and coordinated several of them. He authored and co-authored 50+ scientific and professional papers and cooperates with European Commissions’ Joint Research Centre as an external expert for DigCompOrg & DigCompEdu frameworks and SELFIE tool. He organized and conducted dozens of workshops\, talked at more than 20 conferences\, and was invited speaker at some of them. He is also a reviewer for several highly respected journals such as Computers & Education\, International Journal of ePortfolio and International Journal of Information Systems. His main field of interest is technology supported learning with special focus on adaptivity and personalization in learning environments and digital transformation of educational organizations. He also has a traceable scientific record in assessing the successful implementation of information systems. \n  \n\n\nVlad MihăescuEDEN NAP SC ChairFaculty of Electronics\, Telecommunications and Information Technology\, Politehnica University of Timisoara \nVlad Mihaescu has a PhD in educational and technological models of MOOCs and has more than 10 years’ experience as a trainer and teacher in areas like multimedia technologies\, social media\, e-tourism\, e-learning\, usability\, entrepreneurship\, programming\, soft skills and leadership. Author of over 25 scientific papers and book chapters published in international conferences and journals\, Vlad is involved in several European research projects in the field of eLearning. He is also a lecturer for UPT.\n \nSpeakers\nMart Laanperesenior researcher\, Centre for Educational Technology\, Tallinn University\, Estonia \nMart Laanpere is a senior researcher at Centre for Educational Technology\, in Tallinn University\, Estonia. He holds PhD degree in educational science (from Tallinn University) and MSc in Educational & Training Systems Design (University of Twente\, the Netherlands). He was a founder and long-term director of the Centre for Educational Technology. His main focus in research is conceptual design and analysis of affordances of technology-enhanced learning systems and tools\, assessment of digital competence of teachers and digital maturity of schools\, instructional design\, didactics of computing education. He is a member of the steering group of National Strategy for Lifelong Learning 2014-2020. Mart has contributed to development\, piloting and implementation of European digital competence models DigComp\, DigCompOrg and DigCompEdu. \n  \n\nCengiz Hakan AYDINPhD\, Full professor at Anadolu University of Turkey\, steering committee member of OpenupEd and member of ICDE’s Advocacy Committee for OER.Cengiz Hakan AYDIN\, PhD\, is a full professor in Anadolu University of Turkey where he has been offering courses in the field of open and distance learning since early 1990s such as Designing Open and Distance Learning\, Instructional Design\, and Research on ODL. He had also served as instructional designer in the Open Education System of the University until September 2017 and as the dean of one of the major ODL faculty of the University between 2013-2016. His current research interest focuses on design and development of ODL environments\, integration of new technologies into ODL\, Open Education Resources (OER) and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Professor AYDIN served as the President and the Board Member of the International Division of AECT\, as one of the board member of the International Council for Educational Media (ICEM). Professor AYDIN has been a member of editorial boards of the journals\, the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL)\, and Educational Media International (EMI). He is currently serving as a member of the steering committee of OpenupEd\, and a member of the ICDE’s Advocacy Committee for OER. \n  \n\nMarjan Krašnafull professor for Didactics of ICT and at the Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Maribor.Marjan Krašna is a full professor for Didactics of ICT at the Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Maribor. He is working in the area of application of computer in education and didactics strategies of teaching with ICT. He is the head of Center for Information Communication and Interactive Technologies at the Faculty of Arts. During the period (2014-2018) he was appointed to the workgroup for development of e-learning at the University of Maribor. He was also a head of Quality control committee at the Faculty of Arts. He is a member of Steering committee of Croatian Society for Information\, Communication and Electronic Technology – MIPRO –Computer in education (CE) section and Program committee of Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems (CECIIS). He is a long time IEEE member where he was the head of IEEE Education section in Slovenia.
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/designing-online-courses-a-practical-approach-2/
CATEGORIES:NAP webinars
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SUMMARY:No. 4 – How to build communities of support for teachers?
DESCRIPTION: WATCH THE RECORDINGRegistered webinar participants will be awarded by EDEN open badges.  \nDescription\nIn the “new normal” that the ongoing pandemic is forcing us to assume\, a lot of attention has been given to the way in which students have to adapt to online or blended learning and how they can be supported. This has not necessarily been the case for teachers. The response to this situation by educational institutions has been varied\, and while most now provide the necessary tools for their teaching staff to use\, relevant training and support has often lagged behind. Although teachers are accepted experts in their fields\, that does not equip them with the knowledge or skills required to carry out their teaching activities online in an effective way. The speakers today will consider the issues related to providing support for teachers and the role communities can have in that process. In a similar way to previous webinars\, our speakers will share their expert advice and practical tips\, responding to a variety of questions such as: \n\nWhat kind of support can most benefit teachers during the ongoing pandemic?\nWhat is the value of communities of support for teachers?\nHow can teachers share their concerns and benefit from the experiences of other teachers in similar disciplines?\nIs it reasonable to expect face-to-face teachers to adapt easily to online learning. How might that adaptation process go?\nHow can we ensure students feel welcome in online spaces?\nHow is intentionally equitable hospitality an important part of building a community online?\nHow do we incorporate pedagogies of care into online community building?\n\n\nModerator\nVlad MihăescuEDEN NAP SC ChairFaculty of Electronics\, Telecommunications and Information Technology\, Politehnica University of Timisoara \nVlad Mihaescu has a PhD in educational and technological models of MOOCs and has more than 10 years’ experience as a trainer and teacher in areas like multimedia technologies\, social media\, e-tourism\, e-learning\, usability\, entrepreneurship\, programming\, soft skills and leadership. Author of over 25 scientific papers and book chapters published in international conferences and journals\, Vlad is involved in several European research projects in the field of eLearning. He is also a lecturer for UPT.\n \nPresenters\nMaha BaliAssociate Professor of Practice at the Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo\, EgyptMaha Bali is Associate Professor of Practice at the Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo. She has a PhD in Education from the University of Sheffield\, UK. She is co-founder of virtuallyconnecting.org (a grassroots movement that challenges academic gatekeeping at conferences) and co-facilitator of Equity Unbound (an equity-focused\, open\, connected intercultural learning curriculum\, which has also branched into academic community activities Continuity with Care\, Inclusive Academia\, and Community Building Resources). She writes and speaks frequently about social justice\, critical pedagogy\, and open and online education.She blogs regularly at http://blog.mahabali.me and tweets @bali_maha. \n\nMia ZamoraAssociate Professor of English\, the Director of the MA in Writing Studies\, and the Director of the Kean University Writing Project in Union\, NJ\, USAMia Zamora\, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of English\, the Director of the MA in Writing Studies\, and the Director of the Kean University Writing Project in Union\, NJ\, USA. She has recently received the Kean University “Professor of the Year” Award. Dr. Zamora’s commitment to equity\, digital literacies\, data rights\, and intercultural understanding is clear in both her scholarship and leadership work. She has founded several global learning networks including Equity Unbound (#unboundeq) and Networked Narratives (#netnarr)\, and was Co-Chair of ALT’s #OER20 conference on “Care in Openness”. \n  \n\nAutumm CainesInstructional Designer at the University of Michigan – Dearborn\, USA \n  \nAutumm Caines is an Instructional Designer at the University of Michigan – Dearborn in the Hub for Teaching and Learning Resources\, prior to which she held professional appointments at St. Norbert College and Capital University. She holds a MA in Educational Technology from The Ohio State University. In the Open\, she is a Co-Director of Virtually Connecting where her work explores questions of presence and spontaneity in synchronous virtual conversations as well as equity and inclusion in online community. She also helps to organize and facilitate Open/Connected online events for the purposes of faculty development and her own practice in digital stewardship\, most recently with the tags #DigCiz\, #DigPINS\, and #EthicalEdTech. Autumm tweets @autumm and maintains a web portfolio at https://autumm.orgSources:Bali\, M.\, Caines\, A.\, Hogue\, R. J.\, DeWaard\, H. J.\, & Friedrich\, C. (2019). Intentionally Equitable Hospitality in Hybrid Video Dialogue: The Context of Virtually Connecting. eLearning Mag (special issue). Retrieved from: https://elearnmag.acm.org/archive.cfm?aid=3331173Bali\, M.\, & Caines\, A. (Dec. 2018). A call for promoting ownership\, equity and agency in faculty development via connected learning. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-018-0128-8Equity Unbound site https://unboundeq.creativitycourse.org  \n\nPrevious EDEN webinars\nOPEN
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/no-4-how-to-build-communities-of-support-for-teachers/
CATEGORIES:EDEN webinar series,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:No. 3 – Moving to the next phase of online: How can we improve on what we’ve done so far?
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONSRegistered webinar participants will be awarded by EDEN open badges. \nDescription\nAs we enter into the fall and winter semesters\, it’s still not clear how long the pandemic will be with us. We’ve made it through the remote emergency teaching phase of the first months of Covid-19\, and our focus is now shifting to how we can improve on what has already been done — and on making it sustainable over the long-term. A variety of areas for improvement come to mind. Perhaps you see a need to redesign and refine your current online curriculum. Maybe you want to explore new forms of delivery to support communication and dialogue. Or maybe you want to concentrate on streamlining your work-at-home processes. This session will provide you with guidance for moving forward and for improving on your current online courses. During the webinar\, our speakers will share their expert advice and practical tips\, responding to a variety of questions such as: \n\nHow can universities build on the resources and social capital created in terms of faculty development during the Covid-19 initial response phase?\nWhat is next for faculty support structures?\nWhat can institutions and departments do now to improve their “emergency” remote learning curriculum with open resources?\nHow can institutions or departments motivate and continue to train faculty in remote/blended learning instruction?\nGiven that many of us are working off-campus\, how can I prevent the feeling of isolation for myself as well as my online students but also make sure I am fully engaged with the critical inner-workings of my university?\nIn working remotely\, what are some strategies for maintaining a high level of productivity as well as a healthy work/life balance?\n\n  \n\nModerator\nLisa Marie BlaschkeSenior Fellow and Chair of the Board of EDEN Council of FellowsProgramme Director\, Center of Lifelong Learning (C3L)\, Oldenburg\, Germany \n \nLisa Marie Blaschke is a former executive committee member of the European Distance Education and E-Learning Network (EDEN) and is a Senior EDEN Fellow and Chair of the Board of the EDEN Fellows Council. She is also a former adjunct associate professor at the University of Maryland University College\, where she received the Stanley J. Drazek Award for Teaching Excellence in 2016. Lisa has a BS in Technical Communication\, and two master’s degrees (MDE\, MBA)\, and a PhD. Prior to academia\, Lisa worked for SAP for over a decade in Walldorf\, Germany\, leading and implementing enterprise-wide knowledge management and training processes and solutions. Lisa’s research interests are in the areas of self-determined learning (heutagogy)\, online collaborative learning\, pedagogical application of web 2.0 technology and social media\, and user interface design.\n \nPresenters\nAlexandra MihaiEducation Specialist and Learning Experience Designer\, University College London (UCL) Alexandra Mihai is an education specialist and learning experience designer with over a decade of experience in European Higher Education. She is currently working as a Learning Designer at University College London (UCL). Previously she worked as a researcher and curriculum designer at the Institute of European Studies\, Vrije Universiteit Brussel 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 how far technology is used in teaching practices at European universities. \n\nMarci PowellMarci Powell and Associates\, CEO\, United StatesMarci Powell is the President/CEO of Marci Powell & Associates and has been at the forefront of many pioneering advancements in the workplace for the last 25 years. Marci’s futurist mindset and thought leadership have enabled her to provide strategic guidance to countless companies on how to revolutionize the way they work\, adapt\, and do business in the next generation workplace. As an internationally renowned keynote speaker\, business consultant\, and author\, Marci has worked remotely enjoying an award-winning and successful career with leadership roles in finance\, education\, telecommunications\, and manufacturing. She has managed globally diverse teams and inspired over 100\,000 leaders\, employees\, and students across six continents. Marci has worked with industry titans like AT&T\, FedEx\, NASA\, Deloitte\, Daimler\, and Stryker International\, as well as numerous universities\, ministries\, and small-to-enterprise sized businesses across the world. Focusing on helping organizations grow professionally and innovate their processes\, Marci has gained heavy renown as a pioneer in distance education and remote learning and working. Some of her awards include the 2019 U.S. Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Higher Education Innovation award\, USDLA Hall of Fame membership\, AT&T President’s Club\, Polycom CEO Award\, and the second American woman elected to be a European Distance & E-Learning Network (EDEN) Fellow. When not traveling or working\, you can find her enjoying coffee on her back porch or dressed head to toe in her Hogwarts house robes with her grandchildren.  \n  \n\nRichard J. PowersProject Coordinator at the Professional School of Education\, Stuttgart-Ludwigsburg\, Germany \n  \n Richard Powers is Professor Emeritus of English Language and Literature from University of Maryland’s Global Campus. An expert online teacher\, trainer and instructional designer\, he has taught online since 1998 using WebTycho\, Blackboard\, Moodle\, Brightspace and ILIAS. Currently\, he is the Project Coordinator at the Professional School of Education—Stuttgart-Ludwigsburg for blended learning courses for diversity for teachings in training. Since the Corona Virus Outbreak\, Richard continues to be a key member of two task forces preparing students and teachers to teach remotely in this confusing time. With City Colleges of Chicago\, Richard continues to support 3\,000 teachers and 25\,000 students online. At Stuttgart University\, Richard continues to develop projects\, courses and training for 3\,000 teachers in training.\n\nPrevious EDEN webinars\nOPEN
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/no-3-moving-to-the-next-phase-of-online-how-can-we-improve-on-what-weve-done-so-far/
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SUMMARY:No. 2 – Online transformation of universities – having faced the challenges of the pandemic\, are they prepared for the new normal? 2nd part
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONSRegistered webinar participants will be awarded by EDEN open badges. \nDescription\nAs a result of the COVID-19 pandemic last March\, universities worldwide faced the need to move all their classes to an online environment overnight\, in order to ensure continuation of their teaching and learning activities. Institutions that had already ventured onto the path of online education realised this transformation much more quickly than those who were less prepared. Others made the transition more modestly\, only beginning to take the first steps into online education. In a remarkable short time\, courses and exams across the globe moved online\, ensuring that universities did not close but rather adapted to the new situation and by doing so managed to save the remainder of the academic year.Having overcome the initial impact of the pandemic and having moved beyond immediate crisis management\, university leaders are now taking the time to reflect on the lessons learned\, to set new strategies for the future\, and to fully prepare their institutions for the new academic year. Although some continue to hope that students will soon return to classrooms\, others see the COVID-19 crisis as a catalyst for educational organisations to implement online teaching and learning systematically and to thus offer a better quality of education in this age of the new normal. What are the key leadership decisions that organisational leaders must make in creating their vision for the future? What short-term and long-term strategies are needed? How can leadership ensure a smooth transition to the online setting and create the necessary infrastructure for training teachers\, and implementing new teaching methods and redesigned curricula? How can universities manage their transition to online while improving the quality of teaching and learning? These are some of the questions we will be addressing in the first two webinars of the EDEN webinar initiative Education in time of a new normal (September 14 and 21).Aimed at policy makers and organisational leaders and management\, but also for all those working in education\, these webinars will provide practical insights and tips from well-known experts\, leaders\, and practitioners in the field of e-learning and online learning.Join the sessions and participate in discussions\, where you will get the ideas you need to turn your vision for the future into actionable steps. Get the answers you need for smoothly leading your organisation in transforming your curriculum to online and ensuring high quality teaching and learning.Questions that will be discussed in this webinar: \n\nHow are academics and professional staff experiencing the rapid transfer to working from home and moving to online teaching and research?\nWhat groups are disadvantaged by working from home?\nHow can universities reduce structural inequalities?\nAre universities more likely to transform\, or mitigate in response to emergency conditions?\nIs the recent Covid19 experience enough for universities to consider real transformation?\nIn order to strengthen resilience\, should a university rely on a strategy of diversifying and broadening its range of courses or specializing its study program and strengthening cooperation with other universities?\nWhat structural\, programmatic\, professional and technological balance should a faculty strive for in order to be able to react successfully to changes and compensate for serious disturbances in its development?\n\n\nModerator\nAntonio TeixeiraFormer EDEN presidentUniversidade Aberta\, Portugal \n \nAntónio Teixeira is an Associate Professor of open\, distance and network education at Universidade Aberta (UAb). He’s also a researcher at the University of Lisbon and collaborates with the University of Rome 3.He was the Pro-rector for innovation in Distance Learning at Universidade Aberta (2006-09) and President of EDEN – European Distance and E-learning Network (2013-16). As a Pro-rector at UAb\, António Teixeira conceived and managed the successful and speedy strategic transformation process of the university from a print-based distance learning institution to a fully online one. Throughout the years\, he has integrated several boards of directors and many expert committees and task forces in higher education institutions and organizations at national and international level. He’s currently an external expert for AQU Catalunya and ACPUA quality assurance agencies in Spain and the research and innovation national agency of Uruguay (ANII) among others.António Teixeira has participated in over thirty international research projects and authored over one hundred scientific articles and other publications. He is an EDEN Senior Fellow and a member of the Board of the Council of EDEN Fellows.Sources:Teixeira\, A.\, Bates\, T.\, & Mota\, J. (2019). What future(s) for distance education universities? Towards an open network-based approach. RIED. Revista Iberoamericana de Educación a Distancia\, 22 (1)\, pp. 107-126. doi: https://doi.org/10.5944/ried.22.1.22288\n \nPresenters\nMark NicholsExecutive Director at Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Dr Mark Nichols (PFHEA) is Executive Director of Learning Design & Development with Open Polytechnic\, Australasia’s largest dedicated provider of online distance education. He is a former Executive Committee member of EDEN and is currently on the ICDE EC. He hosts the podcast Leaders & Legends of Online Learning and recently published with Routledge.Recently published book Transforming Universities with Digital Distance Education by Routledge. \n\nProf. Dr.-Ing. habil. Christian-Andreas SchumannFaculty of Business and Economics of the University of Applied Sciences Zwickau\, GermanyProf. Dr.-Ing. habil. Christian-Andreas Schumann is Full Professor for Business Informatics at the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Applied Sciences Zwickau\, Germany.  From 2003 to 2009 Prof Schumann was Dean of the Faculty. Since 2019 he has also been the University’s Representative for International Relations.Throughout his career Prof. Schumann was Deputy Chief Coordinator at the Chinese German University of Applied Sciences (CDHAW) / Tongji University Shanghai as well as Scientific Vice Coordinator for Business Administration and Engineering for German University Network Cooperation with Tecnológico de Monterrey. Ha cooperated with UNESCOand the Arab Academy of Sciences in Beirut as a member of the Industrial Engineering Network of the German-Jordan University (GJU). Ha was Fellow and Member of the Board of the Fellows Council of EDEN\, Vice President of the Institute for Knowledge Management and Board Member of the Former German University Network for Distance Education. Kis publication list includes more than 300 professional publications. He also  managed more than 100 research projects. Main focus: Digital Transformation\, AR & VR\, Applied Artificial Intelligence\, Innovation Management\, Knowledge and Information Management\, Project Management\, Interoperability and Logistics\, PLM\, System and process optimization in healthcare\, Distance Education\, e- and mobile Learning\, \, Educational networks. \n  \n\nProf. Allison LittlejohnDirector Knowledge Lab\, University College London\, UK \n  \n Professor Allison Littlejohn is Director of the UCL Knowledge Lab\, a centre exploring the future of education with technology in the UCL institute of Education. Her research focuses on the role of professional learning in addressing global challenges\, making contributions to the understanding of how people learn for work across the Energy\, Finance\, Health\, Education and International Development sectors. Professor Littlejohn is leading a study examining the experiences of working from home for university staff and chairs a panel exploring the future of teaching with technology in the UCL Institute of Education.Profile: https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=ALITT35UCL Knowledge Lab: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-centres/centres/ucl-knowledge-lab Twitter: @allisonl
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/no-2-online-transformation-of-universities-having-faced-the-challenges-of-the-pandemic-are-they-prepared-for-the-new-normal-2nd-part/
CATEGORIES:EDEN webinar series,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:No. 1 – Online transformation of universities – having faced the challenges of the pandemic\, are they prepared for the new normal?
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONS \nRegistered webinar participants will be awarded by EDEN open badges. \nDescription\nAs a result of the COVID-19 pandemic last March\, universities worldwide faced the need to move all their classes to an online environment overnight\, in order to ensure continuation of their teaching and learning activities. Institutions that had already ventured onto the path of online education realised this transformation much more quickly than those who were less prepared. Others made the transition more modestly\, only beginning to take the first steps into online education. In a remarkable short time\, courses and exams across the globe moved online\, ensuring that universities did not close but rather adapted to the new situation and by doing so managed to save the remainder of the academic year.Having overcome the initial impact of the pandemic and having moved beyond immediate crisis management\, university leaders are now taking the time to reflect on the lessons learned\, to set new strategies for the future\, and to fully prepare their institutions for the new academic year. Although some continue to hope that students will soon return to classrooms\, others see the COVID-19 crisis as a catalyst for educational organisations to implement online teaching and learning systematically and to thus offer a better quality of education in this age of the new normal. What are the key leadership decisions that organisational leaders must make in creating their vision for the future? What short-term and long-term strategies are needed? How can leadership ensure a smooth transition to the online setting and create the necessary infrastructure for training teachers\, and implementing new teaching methods and redesigned curricula? How can universities manage their transition to online while improving the quality of teaching and learning? These are some of the questions we will be addressing in the first two webinars of the EDEN webinar initiative Education in time of a new normal (September 14 and 21).Aimed at policy makers and organisational leaders and management\, but also for all those working in education\, these webinars will provide practical insights and tips from well-known experts\, leaders\, and practitioners in the field of e-learning and online learning.Join the sessions and participate in discussions\, where you will get the ideas you need to turn your vision for the future into actionable steps. Get the answers you need for smoothly leading your organisation in transforming your curriculum to online and ensuring high quality teaching and learning.Questions that will be discussed in this webinar: \n\nOnline and distance education is like a student sitting on a three-legged stool. The three legs are: 1. Learning Materials; 2. Logistics and Administration; & 3. Student Support. If any of these legs is weak the student will fall (fail):\n\nHow do you provide good student support through online/distance methods?\nWhat are the keys to good logistics and administration?”\n\n\n\n\nHow can universities respond to the crisis caused by the pandemic and seize the opportunities for faster and meaningful digital transformation?\nWhat teaching and evaluation methods can we use successfully in both online and face to face environments?\n\n\nIn order for higher education institutions to be successful in their transition to online and distance education they should be able not only to adjust their methodologies and procedures\, but to transform their teaching and learning cultures.\n\n In this perspective\, what specific criteria should be meet in order to assure the quality of online/distance programmes and courses?\nhow should teachers be trained and supported in order to teach effectively in an online environment?\n\n\n\n  \n\nModerator\nSandra Kučina SoftićEDEN PresidentUniversity Computing Centre SRCE\, Croatia \n \nSandra Kučina Softić is the Assistant Director for Education and User Support at the Zagreb University Computing Centre (Croatia). She is also the Head of the E-learning Centre and the Head of the Office for E-learning at the University of Zagreb. Her work is focused on monitoring and fostering e-learning in Croatian higher education and providing support and advice to institutions\, teachers and students in implementation of new technologies in learning and teaching. She was appointed Croatian representative in ET2020 Working group on Digital Skills and Technologies (2016-2018) and in ET2020 Working group on Digital Education: learning\, teaching and Assessment (2018-2020). In 2018 she was appointed member of European Education and Training Expert Panel.Her field of interest is strategic decision making related to e-learning and distance education\, quality assurance\, educational technologies and open education and open educational resources. She has been involved in a number of projects (national and international) related to these fields and she also actively presents at international conferences. She is also author of training courses for teachers and speaker on these topics.She has a master’s degree in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) and PhD in Information and Communication Technologies at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zagreb.She has been a member of EDEN Executive Committee since 2013 and in 2014 she received the EDEN Fellow Title. In 2019 she became President of EDEN.\n \nPresenters\nSir John Danielformer EDEN presidentChancellor of the Acsenda School of Management\, CanadaSir John Daniel served for 17 years as a university president in Canada (Laurentian University) and the UK (Open University) before joining UNESCO as Assistant Director-General for Education in 2001 and moving back to Canada as President of the Commonwealth of Learning from 2004 to 2012. He has been involved in the development of open and distance learning for 40 years. Knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1994 for services to higher education\, he has received 32 honorary doctorates from universities in 17 countries. Best known as a scholar for his book Mega-Universities and Knowledge Media: Technology Strategies for Higher Education\, the most recent of his 330 publications include: Making Sense of MOOCs: Musings in Maze of Myth\, Paradox and Possibility and A Guide to Quality in Online Learning.Sources:Covid-19 – A Two-Week Transition from Campus to OnlineConducting a College through COVID-19: The Evolving Leadership Challenge \n\nAntonio Teixeiraformer EDEN presidentUniversidade Aberta\, Portugal \n  \n \nAntónio Teixeira is an Associate Professor of open\, distance and network education at Universidade Aberta (UAb). He’s also a researcher at the University of Lisbon and collaborates with the University of Rome 3.He was the Pro-rector for innovation in Distance Learning at Universidade Aberta (2006-09) and President of EDEN – European Distance and E-learning Network (2013-16). As a Pro-rector at UAb\, António Teixeira conceived and managed the successful and speedy strategic transformation process of the university from a print-based distance learning institution to a fully online one. Throughout the years\, he has integrated several boards of directors and many expert committees and task forces in higher education institutions and organizations at national and international level. He’s currently an external expert for AQU Catalunya and ACPUA quality assurance agencies in Spain and the research and innovation national agency of Uruguay (ANII) among others.António Teixeira has participated in over thirty international research projects and authored over one hundred scientific articles and other publications. He is an EDEN Senior Fellow and a member of the Board of the Council of EDEN Fellows.Sources:Teixeira\, A.\, Bates\, T.\, & Mota\, J. (2019). What future(s) for distance education universities? Towards an open network-based approach. RIED. Revista Iberoamericana de Educación a Distancia\, 22 (1)\, pp. 107-126. doi: https://doi.org/10.5944/ried.22.1.22288 \n  \n\n\nBlaženka DivjakFormer Minister of Science and Education\, Croatia \n \nProf. dr. Blaženka Divjak was the Croatian Minister for Science and Education (June 2017 – July 2020). She was leading four major reform processes since then: curricular reform of general education\, reform of vocational education and training\, enhancement of relevance of higher education and excellence of research. She was chairing EU Council of ministers for education and Council of ministers for research and space during Croatian presidency (January – June 2020). In that period\, she led the process of adopting several Council conclusions (future teachers\, future jobs\, brain circulation etc.) as well as coordinating the EU response to the COVID-19 crises in education and research.She holds a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Zagreb\, Faculty of Science and Mathematics and is a Full professor at the University of Zagreb\, Faculty of Organization and Informatics. She served as Vice-Rector for students and study programs at the University of Zagreb (2010-2014).She is the author of over 100 scientific and professional papers in the field of mathematics\, strategic planning in higher education and research\, mathematical education\, project management\, higher education reform\, curriculum development\, learning analytics\, e-learning and science communication.Sources: \n  \n\nEssays available at https://web.facebook.com/prof.dr.sc.BlazenkaDivjak in Croatian\nCouncil conclusions on countering the COVID-19 crisis in education and training 2020/C 212 I/03. Available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52020XG0626(01)\nDivjak\, B.\, Maretić\, M. (2017). Learning Analytics for Peer-assessment: (Dis)advantages\, Reliability and Implementation. Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences. 41(1). Pp. 21-34. Available at: https://hrcak.srce.hr/183086 .
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/no-1-online-transformation-of-universities-having-faced-the-challenges-of-the-pandemic-are-they-prepared-for-the-new-normal/
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SUMMARY:EDEN 2020 Annual Virtual Conference
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URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eden-2020-annual-virtual-conference/
CATEGORIES:Virtual events
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SUMMARY:Accessibility and Inclusion in a Time of a Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDINGRegistered webinar participants will be awarded EDEN open badges. \nDescription\nHow do we handle situations where students do not have access to the Internet and/or technologies\, further expanding the digital divide? To address this issue different stakeholders’ effort is required. Government funding to provide digital technologies for people in need should be invested\, agreements with tech-companies\, libraries\, museums and off line volunteers to provide sources and necessary skills to access resources should be signed. Different projects at international level have been carried out in different settings to respond to such needs and find empirical solutions\, especially in the use of open educational resources and personalised and adaptable learning\, building scenarios for specific targets. \n  \nQuestions to be covered over the session\n\n\nWhat is educational poverty?\nWhat impact did the pandemic have on educational poverty?\nWhat kind of solutions are available to ensuring ongoing education for marginalised groups?\nWhat is the role of technology to face such an issue?\nDoes the combination of culture and technology help to find an effective solution?\n\nModerator\nAlastair CreelmanEDEN FellowE-learning specialist at Linnaeus University\, Kalmar\, Sweden.Blog: Corridor of uncertainty – reflections on technology and educationSpecialist in the field of online and distance education based in the section for higher education development. Monitors developments in the field and is active in several national and international projects in areas such as distance/online learning\, quality questions\, open educational resources (OER)\, MOOCs\, social media in education and virtual mobility (global classroom). \n\nPresenters\n\n \n\nAntonella PoceEDEN FellowAssociate Professor\, PhD\, Head of the Centre for Museum Studies\, Department of Education\, Università Roma Antonella Poce currently holds the post of Associate Professor (qualified as a full professor)\, in Experimental Pedagogy at the department of Education – University Roma TRE (IT)\, where she chairs the Centre for Museum Education and the post graduate courses: annual Museum Education and biennial Advanced Studies in Museum Education. Her expertise concerns research education methodology and evaluation. In the last five years\, her interests have been focused on methods to develop and assess transverse skills and dispositions (critical thinking\, creativity\, collaboration and communication) in different kinds of users by combining formal\, no-formal and informal methods through the use of innovative digital technologies. Currently\, within her research group\, she has been working on Critical Thinking automatic assessment through the analysis of open-ended questions and essays. She coordinates national research units within European projects frameworks and she has been chairing international academic committees dealing with professional development and distance learning. She is author of different publications of national and international relevance on the topics of innovation\, assessment and use of technology in teaching and learning\, at different levels.Antonella Poce coordinates national units within European project frameworks and she chaired international academic committees dealing with professional development and distance learning. She is author of different publications of national and international relevance on the topics of innovation\, assessment and use of technology in teaching. \n\n\n\nPaul KimAssistant Dean & Chief Technology Officer\, Stanford University \nPaul Lim is Chief Technology Officer/Assistant Dean for Innovation\, 2001 at Stanford University / Graduate School of Education. He is Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Technology\, from University of Southern California\, Los Angeles. Among his most recent publications:  \n\nKim\, P. & Lee\, J. (2020). “Evolution of Online Learning Environments and the Emergence of Intelligent MOOCs.” In K.Zhanget al.(Eds.)\, MOOCs and Open Education in the Global South: Challenges\, Successes\, and Opportunities. Routledge.\nKim\, P.& An\, J. Y. (2016). “New Evaluation Vector through the Stanford Mobile Inquiry-Based Learning Environment (SMILE) for Participatory Action Research.” Healthcare Informatics Research\, 22(3)\, 164-171.\nKim\, P.\, Alfaro\, K.\, & Miller\, L. A. (2015). “Ecosystemic Innovation for Indigenous People in Latin America.” Indigenous People and Mobile Technologies\, 31\, 59. \nKim\, P.\, & Chung\, C. (2015). “Creating a Temporary Spontaneous Mini-Ecosystem Through a MOOC.” MOOCs and Open Education Around the World\, 157.\n\n  \n#EDENChat\nThe webinar will be followed by #EDENChat.Please join us  on Twitter using the hashtag #EDENChat!#EDENChat is an online discussion event on Twitter initiated by Steering Committee of the EDEN Network of Academics and Professionals (NAP). It is mediated by members of the NAP community and runs for approximately 1 hour. Anyone can join in and contribute to the discussion which is presented in a Question and Answer format and focuses on current issues in distance\, open and e-learning. All sessions start at 18:00 CEST.Previous #EDENChats are listed on the EDEN website according to topics. \n 
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/accessibility-and-inclusion-in-a-time-of-a-pandemic/
CATEGORIES:NAP webinars,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:MicroHE Expert Panel Workshop
DESCRIPTION: WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONSThe event will take place in EDEN’s dedicated Adobe Connect room – Join us there! \nDescription\nNew trends emerged in higher education in the last few decades. The delivery methods rapidly changed: part of the courses are now provided in digital or blended form. This got a strong „push” in the time of Covid-19. The rapidly changing labor market also calls for shorter\, industry-specific courses. The degree courses are more and more modularized: smaller\, well defined „chunks” are delivered as SLP-s (electronic short learning programmes\, MOOCS\, etc). This trends should be reflected also in the form of recognition and credentialisation: there is a need to award short learning courses and other learning achievements with some form of credetials.The European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (ESG 2015) also call on Higher Education Institutions to enable flexible learning pathways\, use different modes of delivery and encourage a sense of autonomy in learners.Micro-credentials can do just that. Taking it simle\, a micro-credential is a subunit of a credential that can be stacked into a larger credential. As Anthony Camilleri formulated in the Masterclass on Micro-credentials in Bled (Slovenia) „For higher education institutions\, micro-credentials require an educational moonshot of our times.”The webinar will discusse the state-of-art of micro-credentials\, based on the results produced by the MicroHE project.The project assessed the adequacy of European recognition instruments for micro-credentials\, in particular ECTS\, the diploma supplement and qualification frameworks\, proposed a ’credit-supplement’ with detailed information about micro-credentials in a way compatible with ECTS\, and created a meta-data standard for verifyable micro-credentials. \nModerator\nFerenc Tátrai\, PhdSenior advisor of EDEN Graduated as chemical engineer at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (TUB) and got his MA degree in applied mathematics at Eötvös Loránd University. He made his postgraduate studies at the Ecole Politechnique Federal de Lausanne and got his PhD from the TUB. After his PhD he spent two years at the University of Brisbane (Australia) doing research and writing a textbook in computer simulation of chemical plants.  In 1996 he was appointed to director of the Phare Office of the Ministry of Education. In 1998 he became the CEO of the first information technology science park „Infopark” in Budapest. From 2000 he became the educational director of the Centre for Informatics of TUB. A year later he was asked to organise the work of the European Social Fund (ESF) National Implementing Agency. He was the director and the Authorizing Officer of the Phare programmes and later responsible for the ESF programmes mostly in the area of education and training. He has expertise in drafting\, implementing\, managing and monitoring EU funded projects and programmes. After eight years he went back to the TUB where he has been teaching for almost 40 years and retired as associate professor from the Department of Chemical Technology of the same university. Having published over 50 scientific papers\, he is co-author of 3 patents and several textbooks in chemical and environmental technology. Seven years ago he joined EDEN as Senior Advisor and takes part in the research work of EDEN in the area of distance and e-learning\, modularisation of higher education courses and credentialing of open and non-formal learning experiences. \nPresenter\nDénes ZarkaDirector at BME-MTI He has been working as head of development and adult education expert at the Centre for Learning Innovation and Adult Learning of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics since 1997. He worked as Project Manager at the Budapest Training Technology Centre in 1992-1997. His current work includes managing ODL projects\, planning and developing of distance education and e-learning courses and service systems related to the developed\, adapted learning materials (network of tutors\, specification of courses\, staff\, tutor training\, sale). He often gives methodological lectures and work shops on content development. Furthermore he is experienced with ODL and ICT research\, corporate relations and market research. \nPanelists\nDeborah ArnoldEDEN Senior FellowDirector of the AIDE-numérique department at the Centre for Information Systems and Digital Practice\, University of Burgundy\, France \n\nPaul BacsichEDEN FellowManaging Director of Matic Media Ltd\, visiting professor\, University of Derby\, UK \n  \n\nLisa Marie BlaschkeChair of the Board\, EDEN Fellows CouncilE-learning and Communications Consultant\, Program Director\, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg\, Germany \n  \n\nMark BrownEDEN Fellow\, EDEN EC memberProfessor and Director of the National Institute for Digital Learning\, DCU\n\nClaudio DondiEDEN Senior FellowIndependent Senior Expert in Education and Training \n  \n\nHelga DornerEDEN Fellow\, EDEN EC MemberLecturer at the Centre for Teaching and Learning\, Central European University\, Hungary \n  \n\nVlad MihaescuEDEN NAP SC MemberProfessor\, University Politehnica Timisoara\, Romania \n  \n\nGeorge UbachsDirector\, EADTU \n 
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/microhe-expert-panel-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Other EDEN contributions,Virtual events
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SUMMARY:No. 11 - Developing 21st Century Skills Through Teaching Online: Opportunities and Challenges
DESCRIPTION:WATCH THE RECORDINGRegistered webinar participants will be awarded by EDEN open badges. \n\nIn these uncertain times due to the Coronavirus COVID-19\, many of us are struggling with the adjustment to working and teaching online. Where do you begin? How do you manage the process?To address these questions and many others\, EDEN is organising a series of practical webinars entitled “EDEN webinar series: Education in time of a pandemic #onlinetogether #covid19”. These webinars are featuring experts and experienced practitioners within the field of open\, distance\, and e-learning.The weekly\, one-hour sessions are held every Monday at 17:00 CEST\, from March through June\, 2020. \n  \nREAD MORE \n\nDescription\nDigital technologies are an integral part of our society today\, and the development of information and communication technologies is one of the biggest revolutions in the field of human communication and information management. Information and communication technologies affect all aspects of society\, as well as learning\, teaching and research\, offering the potential for innovation and for better and greater development of the skills needed for the labour market. In today’s education system\, we have students who were born in the 21st century and with unlimited access to information\, who use digital technologies on a daily basis\, and who no longer want to passively listen and memorize information served. They expect to leave the education system with the knowledge and skills that they need to be employable in the labour market\, to have the capability to be lifelong learners and to actively participate in and contribute to society. Faced with an overnight change in how education is delivered\, students and teachers have had to adapt to a new situation\, learning new technologies\, ways of teaching and learning\, time management\, communication\, and collaboration. In this session\, we will introduce you to the topic of future skills and engage you in a discussion on the skills needed to be active learners and participants in today’s society.In addition to providing examples of how teachers from a number of international educational contexts have developed online teaching methods to overcome the challenges of the current lockdown conditions\, our panelists will also provide insights into the following questions: \n\nWhat is meant by 21st century learning skills and how do these connect to the global issues facing the 21st Century?\nTo what extent are these 21st skills new or different from skills that have been required to live and work in early centuries (for example\, in the 20th century)?\nHow can we overcome the challenges of helping students develop 21st Century skills within the context of remote and ‘socially-distant teaching’?\n\n\nModerator\nSandra Kučina SoftićEDEN PresidentUniversity Computing Centre SRCE\, Croatia \n \nSandra Kučina Softić is the Assistant Director for Education and User Support at the Zagreb University Computing Centre (Croatia). She is also the Head of the E-learning Centre and the Head of the Office for E-learning at the University of Zagreb. Her work is focused on monitoring and fostering e-learning in Croatian higher education and providing support and advice to institutions\, teachers and students in implementation of new technologies in learning and teaching. She was appointed Croatian representative in ET2020 Working group on Digital Skills and Technologies (2016-2018) and in ET2020 Working group on Digital Education: learning\, teaching and Assessment (2018-2020). In 2018 she was appointed member of European Education and Training Expert Panel.Her field of interest is strategic decision making related to e-learning and distance education\, quality assurance\, educational technologies and open education and open educational resources. She has been involved in a number of projects (national and international) related to these fields and she also actively presents at international conferences. She is also author of training courses for teachers and speaker on these topics.She has a master’s degree in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) and PhD in Information and Communication Technologies at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zagreb.She has been a member of EDEN Executive Committee since 2013 and in 2014 she received the EDEN Fellow Title. In 2019 she became President of EDEN.\n \nPresenters\nPalitha EdirisinghaAssociate Professor of Education at the School of Education\, University of Leicester\, UK Dr Palitha Edirisingha is an Associate Professor of Education at the School of Education\, University of Leicester\, UK. Palitha’s research\, teaching and PhD supervision interests are on digital technologies and their application to teaching and learning\, within the UK and internationally. He also carries out on research concerning international education in distance learning contexts. He leads two distance learning programmes at the School: MA International Education and Post-Graduate Certificate in Learning Technologies\, and teaches on the MA International Education Campus-Based programme. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has published on topics related to podcasting\, mobile learning\, virtual worlds\, digital literacy and open and distance education in developing countries. He is a regular contributor to EDEN Research Workshops. He conducts learning technology workshops for academic staff\, and has been involved in developing Open Educational Resources (OERs) for the University of Leicester OER repository.  He is an editorial board member of the Journal Interactive Learning Environments and Journal of Studies and Research on Technological Education. \n\nUlf-Daniel EhlersEDEN EC Member\, EDEN FellowProf. Educational Management & LLL\, Vice-president EURASHE\, Former Vice-President Co-Operative State University Baden-Wurttemberg\, Germany \n  \n \nUlf is a learning innovation expert\, founder of mindful-leaders.net\, serial entrepreneur\, and Professor for Educational Management and Lifelong Learning at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University in Karlsruhe in 2011. From 2011-2017 he held the position of Vice President at the same university and has been responsible for Quality and Academic Affairs. He held positions as Associate Professor of University Duisburg-Essen (Germany)\, Professor for Technology Enhanced Learning of University Augsburg (Germany) and Associate Professor of the Graduate School for Management and Technology of the University of Maryland University College (USA). Ulf has delivered keynotes and been speaking to audiences in more than 45 countries. He is author of more than 10 books and 150 scholarly articles with over 3000 academic citations. Ulf is a trained coach\, facilitator and expert for mindful communication\, and holds degrees in English Language\, Social Sciences and Education Sciences from the University of Bielefeld\, where he finished his Ph.D. with honors in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning in 2003. He was awarded his habilitation in 2008 from the University of Duisburg-Essen. His writings on Quality in education are internationally awarded.\n \n \n\nJoining\nClick on the join link in the ‘Joining instructions’ email.The link opens in your standard browser and a dialogue box is shown. Make sure that “Zoom Meetings” is chosen and choose “Open link” at the bottom of the dialogue box.If you have the Zoom client installed the client is now opened and you will enter the meeting room.If you haven’t got the Zoom client you will be prompted to download the client. Click “Yes” and download the client. The client is needed to be able to participate in all the interactive activities in the webinar. \n\nClick on the symbols for microphone and camera down in the left corner in the meeting room to enable audio and video.
URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/no-11-developing-21st-century-skills-through-teaching-online-opportunities-and-challenges/
CATEGORIES:EDEN webinar series,Education in time of a pandemic,Virtual events
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