BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Eden - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://eden-europe.eu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Eden REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240220T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240220T153000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135133 CREATED:20240130T132149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T132330Z UID:14349-1708437600-1708443000@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:Knowledge Building Event - "Consideration of Safety and Security While Learning and Teaching Online" DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nThe aim of the event – is to present the importance of safety and security in Virtual Learning Environments. Educators and learners from all educational sectors develop their teaching and learning via web-based platforms. This KBA will explore the importance of safety and security strategies in Virtual Learning Environments for the proper development of the educational activities\, guides and policies in online safety for learners and the role of training in safety and security. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEuropean Digital Education Hub\n\n\n\nThe European Digital Education Hub (EDEH) is an initiative of the European Commission\, funded by the Erasmus+ programme (2021-2027) and operated by a consortium of eleven organisations\, under a service contract with the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). \n\n\n\nEDEN Digital Learning Europe Knowledge Building team is actively contributing to this Hub. \n\n\n\nMonthly innovative events are organised to discover and debate which are the current and future challenges of the digital transformation of education. \n\n\n\n\nOfficial Agenda\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDiana Andone\, Director of the Digital Education Department\, Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiana Andone is the Director of the eLearning Center of Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania\, responsible for planning and implementing digital education and associate professor in multimedia\, interactive and web technologies. She has extensive research experience with intense publication (over 17 books\, 100 research papers\, 11 Best paper Awards\, reviewer at 6 major journals and several other publications\, associate editor at IEEE Transactions on Education\, co-chair IEEE ICALT iOpenLearn) and more than 30 research and educational international projects. Dr. Andone is EDEN Senior Fellow\, IEEE Education Society 2021 Distinguished Chapter Leadership Award winner\, EDEN Vice-President for Communication and Communities (2018-2021)\, and member in IEEE Education Society Board of Governors (2021-present)\, in IEEE Romania Section the Educational activities Chair (2019-present) and in EUA Digital Transformation Steering Committee. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nAndrei Ternauciuc\, Head of Virtual Campus\, Politehnica University\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrei Ternauciuc is head of works within the Communications Department of the Faculty of Electronics\, Telecommunications and Information Technologies. Supports hands-on activities with students in a variety of fields\, including instructional and information technology\, and testing of telecommunications equipment and television systems. He obtained his doctorate in 2011 for research in the field of educational web platforms\, eLearning technologies being among his basic professional interests\, along with modern internet technologies. He has participated as a member of research and development teams in a series of national and international projects\, with partners from academia and industry. He is also a member of the administration and development team of the Virtual Campus of UPT\, the e- Learning platform of the Polytechnic University of Timisoara. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMohamed Zaher\, Solutions Architect\, RedHat Academy\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMohamed Zaher has been working as a technical IT instructor since early 2006. His training career involved network infrastructure\, data center infrastructure\, virtualization and collaboration technologies. He is currently a Red Hat certified Engineer and Red Hat certified Instructor working as a full time Training Solution Architect in Red Hat EMEA carrying with him over 15 years of Technical IT Training experience. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLucian Cosinschi\, Strategic Partner\, Learning Experience\, Norway\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLucian Cosinschi has a passion for discovering\, developing and leading adoption of innovative education models globally. He is currently the Chief Experience Officer for the College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Zayed University\, developing experiential learning programming for the first interdisciplinary program in the Middle East. Previously\, he led the design and implementation of student life and experiential learning in Berlin for Minerva University. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/knowledge-building-event-consideration-of-safety-and-security-while-learning-and-teaching-online/ CATEGORIES:European Digital Education Hub ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/EDEH_Page-Profil_512x512px_blue.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240207T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135133 CREATED:20240126T111658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T095436Z UID:14305-1707321600-1707325200@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EDEN NAP Webinar - The Use of Rubrics From Teacher and Student Perspective – Case of DOBA Business School DESCRIPTION:Watch the session here. \n\n\n\nDescription\n\n\n\nIn 2018 DOBA Business School (DBS) started with the pilot introduction of RUBRICS as a tool with pre-defined performance criteria on the basis of which we assess students’ achievements and provide on-time feedback.  \n\n\n\nIn 2022/23 DBS conducted internal evaluation of the preparation and the use of rubrics for improving the quality of study process\, student assessment and the provision of feedback focusing on two research questions: How teachers use Rubrics to support implementation and improve the quality of assessment and how students use and evaluate the use of Rubrics? \n\n\n\nInterim results showed positive attitudes of teachers (and students) towards using rubrics\, some pointers for further research and effective implementation as well as number of examples of good practice that has been developed. Therefore\, the aim of the webinar will be:  \n\n\n\n\nTo introduce the concept of Rubrics and explain its benefits and relevance in online learning;\n\n\n\nTo present the model of systematically introducing Rubrics at DBS;\n\n\n\nTo compare and contrast teachers’ and students’ perceptions on the use of Rubrics at DBS;\n\n\n\nTo discuss the implications of the evaluation results on the further use of Rubrics at DBS.\n\n\n\n\nType of session: presentations with discussion \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDr. Orna Farrell\, Chair of the NAP Steering Committee\, Dublin City University\, Ireland\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Orna Farrell is Associate Professor specialising in digital education based in the School of Policy and Practice\, Institute of Education at Dublin City University (DCU). Orna’s research interests include online pedagogy\, online student success and engagement\, eportfolio and open educational practice. She has a growing publication record in her fields of interest\, including a range of book chapters\, journal articles\, invited presentations and conference papers. She has published in high ranking journals such as Distance Education\, the Journal of Interactive Media in Education\, Research in Learning Technology\, and the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. Orna is chair of the European Distance and E-Learning (EDEN) Network of Academics and Professionals (NAP) committee and a fellow of EDEN. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nDr. Mateja Brejc\, Assitant Professor\, DOBA Business School\, Slovenia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Mateja Brejc is Assistant Professors and collaborates with DBS\, primarily teaching subjects in the field of online education for several years at both undergraduate and master’s levels at DBS. She participates in delivering lectures\, trainings and workshops to the teachers and lecturers at DBS aimed at development of competences and skills for high quality online teaching Her research focuses on online education\, pedagogical innovation\, and\, more recently\, on artificial intelligence in education. In recent years at DBS\, she has organized and led consultations\, scientific conferences\, and development meetings on the topics of online education and artificial intelligence. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Marko Divjak\, Professor and Researcher\, DOBA Business School\, Slovenia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Marko Divjak is employed at DBS\, where he has been teaching online courses related to psychology and research methodology for more than ten years. He is a member of the research group and the Institute for e-Education at DBS. He has been involved in the activities related to upgrade and improvement of the online learning model at DBS. Also\, he participates in delivering lectures\, trainings and workshops to the teachers and lecturers at DBS aimed at development of competences and skills for high quality online teaching. His research is focused on the fields of online education and positive psychology and on the implementation of the concepts of positive psychology in education and organizational settings. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eden-nap-webinar-the-use-of-rubrics-from-teacher-and-student-perspective-case-of-doba-business-school/ CATEGORIES:NAP webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-01-26-a-las-13.03.07.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240125T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240125T163000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135133 CREATED:20240118T092259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T111650Z UID:14250-1706194800-1706200200@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EDEN NAP Webinar - Reflections on GenAI and scholarly publishing: The story of the Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning special issue on GenAI DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nIn this session\, the editors and authors of the Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning (IJTEL) will discuss the recent Special Issue on Exploring Technology Enhanced Learning Scholarship & Generative Artificial Intelligence. The focus will be on practitioner voices and critical reflections on using AI across diverse educational contexts\, and purposes\, and how this was articulated through submissions to the journal. \n\n\n\nType of session: presentations with discussion \n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDr. Orna Farrell\, Chair of the NAP Steering Committee\, Dublin City University\, Ireland\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Orna Farrell is Associate Professor specialising in digital education based in the School of Policy and Practice\, Institute of Education at Dublin City University (DCU). Orna’s research interests include online pedagogy\, online student success and engagement\, eportfolio and open educational practice. She has a growing publication record in her fields of interest\, including a range of book chapters\, journal articles\, invited presentations and conference papers. She has published in high ranking journals such as Distance Education\, the Journal of Interactive Media in Education\, Research in Learning Technology\, and the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. Orna is chair of the European Distance and E-Learning (EDEN) Network of Academics and Professionals (NAP) committee and a fellow of EDEN. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nLeigh Graves Wolf\, University College Dublin\, Lead Editor of the IJTEL Special Issue on GenAI\, Ireland\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeigh Graves Wolf is teacher-scholar and an Assistant Professor in Educational Development with the Centre for Teaching and Learning at UCD. Her work focuses on online education\, critical digital pedagogy\, educator professional development and relationships mediated by and with technology. She has worked across the educational spectrum from primary to higher to further and lifelong. She believes passionately in collaboration and community. She’s the Lead Editor of the IJTEL Special Issue on GenAI of the Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning (IJTEL). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTom Farrelly\, Munster Technological University\, Editor of the IJTEL\, Ireland\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTom Farrelly is Social Sciencie Lecturer and Academic Developer in Munster Technological University. Expert on Technology Enhanced Learning in support of teaching and learning strategy\, currently he works on research\, teaching and academic development. Have extensive experience in the development of blended delivery courses and modules and supporting teaching staff in developing digital literacy skills in support of their teaching and learning. In the past I he has acted as an external examiner for Limerick Institute of Technology\, Dublin City University\, Technological University Dublin\, Notre Dame University Australia and the University of Western Australia. He’s editor of the Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning (IJTEL) \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFiona Concannon\, University of Galway\, Editor of the IJTEL\, Ireland \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFiona Concannon is the Editor of the Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning (IJTEL). She’s lecturer on Learning Technologies at the University of Galway\, Ireland. She’s interested in Technology Enhanced Learning\, Learning Theory\, Learning Design\, HCI\, ICT in education\, eLearning and all things education and technology related.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrea Zellner\, Oakland Schools\, United States\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrea Zellner is a Learning Design Consultant at Oakland Schools\, serving 208\,000 K-12 students in southeast Michigan\, USA. She holds a Phd in Educational Psychology and Education Technology from Michigan State University\, and also serves as a teacher-consultant for the National Writing Project. Her research focuses on the roles of social networks (both online and face-to-face) on learning\, especially in the area of peer review of writing and the impact of AI on learning and writing.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbby McGuire\, Central Michigan University\, United States\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbby MacGuire professional experience spans 14 years in administrative and faculty roles\, including serving as the Director of Research for the Online Learning Consortium’s Research Center for Digital Learning & Leadership\, where she led the organization’s research\, publications\, and thought leadership efforts. Prior to her work at the OLC\, she served as Director of Academic Support and First-Year Retention at Alma College\, where she led student support and success tracking and initiatives. She also previously taught for more than a decade in the Department of English Language and Literature at CMU. Her research interests include online\, blended\, and digital learning; digital pedagogy; writing pedagogy; online organizational structure; adjunct faculty support; digital literacy; global digital citizenship education\, workforce skill development\, and effortless perfection.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nApostolos Koutropoulos\, University of Massachusetts Boston\, United States\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApostolos Koutropoulos is the program coordinator for the online MA program in applied linguistics and a faculty member in the instructional design program at UMass Boston. He has participated in many massive online open courses (MOOCs) and has co-authored research papers with his colleagues in the MobiMOOC Research Team (MRT). AK holds a BA in computer science\, an MBA with a focus on human resources\, an MS in information technology\, an MEd in instructional design\, and an MA in applied linguistics. His research interests include knowledge management\, educational technology\, linguistics\, and epistemology. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaria D Avgerinou\, The American College of Greece\, Greece\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaria D. Avgerinou is the Program Coordinator for the MA in Learning Design and Technology. For the past 20 years\, as a certified online educator and academic in universities in the US\, UK\, and more recently in Greece\, Dr. Avgerinou has taught\, published\, and presented extensively on the research and practice of online and blended learning (K12 and Higher Education)\, action research\, and visual literacy for education and training with particular emphasis on teacher education and professional development. With postdoctoral diplomas on e-Learning Design\, Implementation\, and Evaluation from the University of London (UK)\, the University of Hull (UK)\, and Indiana University (US)\, Dr. Avgerinou has also acted as a consultant in education and corporate training. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWillie Golden\, University of Galway\, Ireland\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWillie Golden investigates how Information Systems and Business Analytics are impactful on Learning and Decision Making. His research interests centre around better understanding how different types of Information systems – such as Business Analytics\, Mobile\, Learning Management Systems – enable people to learn and by so doing make better decisions. He is at present particularly interested in Learning Analytics.  URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eden-nap-webinar-reflections-on-genai-and-scholarly-publishing-the-story-of-the-irish-journal-of-technology-enhanced-learning-special-issue-on-genai/ CATEGORIES:NAP webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Captura-de-pantalla-2024-01-18-a-las-11.32.31.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240124T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240124T153000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135133 CREATED:20231214T100553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231214T100555Z UID:14069-1706104800-1706110200@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:Knowledge Building Event - Trans-Sectorial Perspectives On Sustainability in Educational Institutions DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nThe aim of the event is to introduce the concept of sustainability in education institutions\, from a trans-sectorial point of view\, including higher education\, VET and school. Therefore\, understanding sustainability as a multifaceted concept through different lenses. Sustainability and sustainable and inclusive development at education institutions can be pursued and achieved via teaching and learning\, research\, transfer as well through governance and services. This KBA will explore these different facets. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEuropean Digital Education Hub\n\n\n\nThe European Digital Education Hub (EDEH) is an initiative of the European Commission\, funded by the Erasmus+ programme (2021-2027) and operated by a consortium of eleven organisations\, under a service contract with the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). \n\n\n\nEDEN Digital Learning Europe Knowledge Building team is actively contributing to this Hub. \n\n\n\nMonthly innovative events are organised to discover and debate which are the current and future challenges of the digital transformation of education. \n\n\n\n\nOfficial Agenda\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nJosep M. Duart\, EDEN Digital Learning Europe President\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJosep M Duart is EDEN Digital Learning Europe President. He holds a doctorate in Pedagogy from Ramon Llull University (URL)\, Barcelona\, and a Master in Business Administration from ESADE Business School\, Barcelona. He qualified from the University of Barcelona (UB) with a bachelor’s degree in History and in Education\, and also has a teaching qualification. He is former 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). Today he is research professor in Educational Sciences and Technology department at the UOC. He was the founder and director of the UNESCO Chair in e-Learning (2002-2009) and academic director of the I International Seminar “Leading Universities in the Knowledge Society”. He is the editor-in-chief of the “International Journal od Educational Technology in Higher Education” ethe.uoc.edu. (Former RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal\, rusc.uoc.edu) a journal published by Springer and co-edited by UOC and Universidad de los Andes (Colombia). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nDaniella Tilbury\, UK Government’s Representative on UNECE\, Gibraltar\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniella Tilbury is a academic leader and change-maker in Sustainable Development credited with having developed the initial frameworks for this area of learning. She has acted as an advisor to governments in China\, Japan\, Latin America\, Europe and Oceania as well as travelled extensively in Africa to evaluate the impact of sustainability programmes. Prof Tilbury is the UK government’s representative on UNECE on matters relating to education and sustainable development. She holds numerous expert and advisory roles serving NGOs concerned with global governance and change for sustainable development as well as research agencies seeking to advance sustainable futures. Between 1995-2019 she Chaired several UN Committees and was commissioned to develop expert reviews\, policy advice and sector evaluations. Daniellacontinues to be involved in international meetings on climate change and sustainable development informing texts and dialogues. Recently\, Daniella was recognised with an Hon. Fellowship by St Catharine’s College\, Cambridge University and a Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Girona. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEva Cendon\, Professor of Chair Adult and Continuing Education\, FernUniversität\, Germany\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEva Cendon is an educational scientist involved in lifelong learning with focus on higher education in the German speaking and European contexts since more ten years. She acts as national and international expert for competency and learning outcome orientation\, for teaching and learning in higher education\, new roles of teachers and ways of implementing lifelong learning at universities. Since March 2018 Eva is head of the Department of University Continuing Education\, Teaching and Learning. As head of the research team in a governmental funded German wide initiative “Aufstieg durch Bildung – offene Hochschulen“ (Advancement through Education: Open Universities) she currently accompanies more than 100 universities in Germany in developing new concepts and programs for lifelong learning\, building up new forms of cooperation with companies and other actors outside the university. Her main expertise and research interest lies in linking academic and professional knowledge in university teaching and learning. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrea Mangiatordi\, Professor of Inclusive Education and Educational Technology\, Università di Milano Bicocca\, Italy\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrea Mangiatordi is a researcher at the University of Milano-Bicocca\, Italy. He graduated in Communication and Multimedia Publishing and obtained a Ph.D. in the Quality of Life in the Information Society programme at the University of Milano-Bicocca. His work focuses on Accessibility in the areas of Online Communication and of Educational Content Design\, with a specific interest in the sustainability of the application of Universal Design frameworks in educational contexts. He has been involved in the OLPC/CEIBAL project in Uruguay\, where he conducted his doctoral research on the topic of computer-mediated social inclusion for children with disabilities. After winning an Innovation Grant\, in 2016 dr. Mangiatordi also founded a tech startup to facilitate the transfer of his research results on a larger scale. Dr. Mangiatordi is a founding member of the University of the Future Network. Since 2018 he is a board member of the Open Access Journal Educational Technology in Higher Education. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAna Isabel de Oliveria Andrade\, Head of CIDTFF – Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers\, Universidade de Aveiro\, Portugal\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAna Isabel de Oliveira Andrade is professor of Didactics at the University of Aveiro (Portugal) where she teaches supervision and language education and where she supervises teacher-trainees’ internships in local schools. She coordinates the Research Group 1 – Languages\, theories and practices in education and supervision of the research center focused on didactics and technology in teachers’ education (CIDTFF). She has been directing different master and PhD thesis and she is an author and co-author of several papers and participated in research projects in the field of teacher education. She coordinated projects in teacher education field at national and international level (for example\, ILTE project – Intercomprehension in language teacher education and Languages and education: building and sharing teacher education paths). She has been responsible and evaluator of courses and curricular reforms in the field of teacher education programs at the University of Aveiro and at national level. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/knowledge-building-event-trans-sectorial-perspectives-on-sustainability-in-educational-institutions/ CATEGORIES:European Digital Education Hub ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/EDEH_Page-Profil_512x512px_blue.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231220T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231220T173000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135133 CREATED:20231215T100945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231215T102949Z UID:14149-1703088000-1703093400@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EDEN NAP Webinar - Creative Research Methodologies in Online Distance Education DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nHow we do research in online distance education is changing and evolving. In this Eden NAP webinar we will explore new and creative ways to research and advance our collective understanding in the field of online distance education.  \n\n\n\nType of session: presentations with discussion \n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nDr. Orna Farrell\, Chair of the NAP Steering Committee\, Dublin City University\, Ireland\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Orna Farrell is Associate Professor specialising in digital education based in the School of Policy and Practice\, Institute of Education at Dublin City University (DCU). Orna’s research interests include online pedagogy\, online student success and engagement\, eportfolio and open educational practice. She has a growing publication record in her fields of interest\, including a range of book chapters\, journal articles\, invited presentations and conference papers. She has published in high ranking journals such as Distance Education\, the Journal of Interactive Media in Education\, Research in Learning Technology\, and the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. Orna is chair of the European Distance and E-Learning (EDEN) Network of Academics and Professionals (NAP) committee and a fellow of EDEN. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nDr. Rima Al Tawil\, Ontario College of Teachers\, Canada\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Rima Al Tawil is a distinguished educator and researcher specializing in distance education\, with a particular focus on electronic nonverbal cues (eNVC) in online learning environments. Holding a doctorate in education from Athabasca University and a master’s in adult education\, her work delves into the underexplored world of nonverbal communication in asynchronous online discussions. Based in Toronto\, Ontario\, Rima works as a training and communication specialist\, blending her expertise in art\, education\, communication\, and research to craft innovative educational experiences. Her diverse career includes roles as an instructor\, senior learning consultant\, and instructional designer across both academic and corporate settings. Additionally\, she is a certified member of the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT)\, a researcher-weaver\, and a deeper learner. This unique combination of artistic talent and academic rigor brings a unique blend of creativity and scholarly rigor to her roles\, enhancing the research-driven educational initiatives she designs and implements. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Melissa Bond\, EPPI Centre (UCL) National Institute of Teaching\, University of Stavanger\, Norway\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Melissa Bond is a Research Fellow at the EPPI Centre (UCL) and the National Institute of Teaching\, as well as an Adjunct Associate Professor in Qualitative Evidence Synthesis at the University of Stavanger. Her research focuses in particular on how evidence synthesis can build research skills\, provide insight into digital teaching and learning to provide guidance to both policy and practice\, and identify key research gaps. Melissa is a member of the Center for Open Education Research\, a founding editorial board member of the Nordic Journal of Systematic Reviews in Education\, and from January 2024 will be a Co-Editor of the Review of Education journal. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eden-nap-webinar-creative-research-methodologies-in-online-distance-education/ CATEGORIES:NAP webinars,Virtual events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Creative-Research-Methodologies-in-Online-Distance-Education.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231204T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231204T143000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135133 CREATED:20231115T094340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231123T073712Z UID:13676-1701694800-1701700200@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:Knowledge Building Event - Evidence-Based Approaches to Technology Use in Early Education DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nThe aim of the event is to advance evidence-based approaches to the use of technologies in early years. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEuropean Digital Education Hub\n\n\n\nThe European Digital Education Hub (EDEH) is an initiative of the European Commission\, funded by the Erasmus+ programme (2021-2027) and operated by a consortium of eleven organisations\, under a service contract with the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). \n\n\n\nEDEN Digital Learning Europe Knowledge Building team is actively contributing to this Hub. \n\n\n\nMonthly innovative events are organised to discover and debate which are the current and future challenges of the digital transformation of education. \n\n\n\n\nOfficial Agenda\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nNatalia I. Kurcicova\, Professor in Early Childhood\, University of Stavanger and The Open University\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNatalia Kucirkova is Professor of Reading and Early Childhood Development\, University of Stavanger (Norway) and The Open University (UK). She researches children’s use of media and technologies. She is especially interested in children’s use of e-books and literacy apps\, particularly in relation to the use of personal data (digital personalization) and evidence-based approach to EdTech. Her latest project “Sensory Books” is about reading that engage children’s sense of smell. She is a passionate advocate for social justice\, women leadership and embedded research impact. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nChristian Magnusson\, Senior Adm Officer\, Ministry of Education and Research\, DELTA Grouo\, Sweden\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristian Magnusson is Senior Adm Officer at the Division for Upper Secondary and Adult Education and Training at the Ministry of Education and Research in Sweden. His main area is the digitalisation in the Swedish school system and vocational education and training for adults. He is a former principal with experience from preschool\, elementary school and secondary school. Christian Magnusson was highly involved in the implementation of the previous national strategy for the digitalisation of the Swedish school system 2017-2022 as Director of Education at the Swedish National Agency for Education. In the EU context Christian Magnusson represents the Swedish Government in the DELTA working group. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSandra Mathers\, Senior Researcher\, University of Oxford\, UK\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSandra Mathers is part of the Child Development and Learning research group at University of Oxford. Her main research interests are the quality of early education and its effects on child development\, early language development and professional development. She began her career as a primary school teacher\, and her work remains strongly practice and policy-focused. In addition to her research\, Sandra is a Trustee of the charity Early Education and a regular adviser to local and national policy-makers. For example\, she recently served as a member of the Department for Education Expert Panel on early years language\, literacy and communication apps (2019) and on the proposed revisions to the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum (2017-18). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSara Ratner\, Research Officer\, University of Oxford\, UK\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSara Ratner is research officer at University of Oxford\, UK. Sara’s research interests are situated where education\, policy\, assessment and technology meet. She is passionate about equitable access to quality education for all.Before joining the Department of Education\, Sara was studying for her PhD in Education at the University of Sydney where she was awarded the inaugural NESA scholarship from the Centre for Educational Measurement and Assessment (CEMA) and the University of Sydney Doctoral Travel Scholarship which enabled her to spend three terms as a Recognised Student in the Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment (OUCEA). Her doctoral research focuses on national education policies and the international assessments used to measure their success. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharles Mifsud\, Director of the Centre for Literacy\, Malta\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharles Mifsud is the Director of the Centre for Literacy at the University of Malta. He was involved in the setting up and development of the National Literacy Agency of Malta and is the Chairperson of the Agency Board. He has coordinated and edited the writing of the National Literacy Strategy for Malta and Gozo 2013-2021 and that for 2022-2030. He is also the Chairperson of the National Language Policy in Education Committee which has prepared the Language Policy in Education for the Early Years and the National Language Policy in Education for the Junior Years. He is also the Malta coordinator of the Language Education Policy Profile for Malta of the Council of Europe. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarkku Pelkonen\, Chief Commercial Offices\, GraphoGame\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarkku Pelkonen is Chief Commercial Offices in GraphoGame.  Before leaving Otava learning in 2023 (September) and joining GraphoGame\, Markku has pioneered digital learning in both the educational field and for global corporations. “After over 30 years of delivering digital learning on a global scale I want to enable others to learn the same skills and mindset. For the next +20 years I want to support and drive the mindset change needed to thrive in the changing landscape”. Markku is passionate about life skills development\, continuous learning\, and digitalization of learning. In his coaching\, heencourages and facilitates a culture of growth mindset for both leaders and individuals in organizations. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/knowledge-building-event-evidence-based-approaches-to-technology-use-in-early-education/ CATEGORIES:European Digital Education Hub ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/EDEH_Page-Profil_512x512px_blue.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231129T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135133 CREATED:20230531T161547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T155758Z UID:12563-1701244800-1701450000@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EDEN Digital Education Leadership Academy (DELA) DESCRIPTION:AboutProgrammeSpeakersRegistrationVenue Social Programme\n\nWho should join?\n\n\n\n\nLeaders\, middle managers and emerging leaders leading or supporting digital transformation in their institution\n\n\n\nExperienced senior leaders with strategic planning responsibilities for digital education\n\n\n\nTeams of leaders and emerging leaders from the same institution responsible for implementing a digital education strategy\n\n\n\n\nWhat does it involve?\n\n\n\n\nInspiring talks by renown educational leaders\n\n\n\nStrategic thinking workshops to help envision the future of digital learning\n\n\n\nReal-life dilemmas\, case examples and future scenarios facing institutions\n\n\n\nActive problem-solving to develop research informed responses to the digital challenges and opportunities confronting organisations\n\n\n\nA highly engaging social programme for networking and professional learning\n\n\n\n\nChallenge yourself and future-proof your institution by becoming a graduate of the EDEN Digital Education Leadership Academy! \n\n\n\n What is the EDEN Digital Education Leadership Academy?\n\n\n\n\nA place to learn from others \n\n\n\nA place to experience different strategies for digital education leadership\n\n\n\nA place to tackle challenges and create solutions together\n\n\n\nA place for professional networking\n\n\n\nA place to envision the future of digital education\n\n\n\n\nWhy participate?\n\n\n\n\nTo connect with other European colleagues\n\n\n\nTo find effective ways of realising the potential of digital transformation \n\n\n\nTo help develop new strategies which tackle the challenges of digitalization\n\n\n\nTo refine your leadership toolbox and find solutions together\n\n\n\nTo envision the future of digital education\n\n\n\n\n What will you learn?\n\n\n\n\nHow other higher education institutions are responding to their challenges of digital transformation\n\n\n\nHow to undertake a horizon scan of future trends and the impact they may have on your organisation\n\n\n\nWhat factors need to be considered when developing a successful digital transformation strategy\n\n\n\nEffective strategies other educational leaders are using to harness the potential of digital education\n\n\n\nHow to challenge yourself and future-proof your institution by becoming a graduate of the EDEN Digital Education Leadership Academy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDay 1 – November 29\, WednesdayVision-Making and StrategyFocus: Vision-Making and StrategyOn this first day of the DELA seminar\, you will:– Learn how to mobilise a toolkit for guiding you and your team as digital education leaders;– Discover how renowned educational leaders have developed a vision and strategy for digital education;– Develop your own strategic thinking for digital transformation. 8:30 – 11:00 Official Welcome by EDEN DLE President / Presentation of EDEN DELA Seminar / Getting to Know Each Other / The Digital Education Leader’s Toolkit Official welcomeJosep M. Duart\, EDEN DLE President Teresa Guasch\, Vice-President Teaching and Learning\, UOCPresentation of the EDEN DELA seminarAlbert Sangrà\, Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaGetting to Know Each Other: Brief IntroductionsThe Digital Education Leader’s ToolkitDeborah Arnold\, Chair\, EDEN DLE Fellows Council 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 – 12:30 “Digital Transformation of Higher Education – what does it mean for leaders(ship)?” by Susannah Quinsee\, VP (Digital and Student Experience) City University of London\, UK“Digital Transformation of Higher Education – what does it mean for leaders(ship)?” by Susannah Quinsee\, VP (Digital and Student Experience) City University of London\, UK 12:30 – 13:30 Networking Lunch 13:30 – 14:30 Real Life Case Example: Vision Making and Strategy Real Life Case Example Vision Making and StrategyJosep M. Duart\, EDEN DLE President\, UOCAlbert Sangrà\, EDEN Fellows Council\, Vice-Chair\, UOC 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 – 17:00 Open Mic Session: Sharing Experiences and ContextualisationOpen Mic Session: Sharing Experiences and ContextualisationModerator: Marcelo Maina\, UOC 17:00 – 17:30 Feedback From the Workshop and Wrap-UpAlbert Sangrà\, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 2 – November 30 – ThursdayTackling Digital Transformation ChallengesFocus: Tackling Digital Transformation ChallengesOn this second day of the DELA seminar\, you will:– Discover how a leading education institution has addressed digital transformation challenges;– Tackle wicked problems related to digital transformation;– Discuss the latest trends in digital education leadership research;– Enjoy a very special social event! 08:30 – 08:45 Introduction to Day 2: Tackling Digital Transformation ChallengesMark Brown – Director\, National Institute for Digital Learning (DCU\, Ireland) 08:45 – 10:45 Real Life case example: Embedding Digital Transformation in a Learning and Teaching Plan\, Aligned with Overall Strategy / Sharing Experiences of Digital TransformationA real life case example: embedding digital transformation in a learning and teaching plan\, aligned with overall strategy – Ale Armellini\, Dean of Digital and Distributed Learning (University of Portsmouth\, UK)Sharing experiences of digital transformation with Ale Armellini 10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break 11:15 – 13:15   Current topics and concerns in Digital Higher Education. Problem-solving workshopsWorkshop: Microcredentials from a leadership perspectiveDeborah ArnoldWorkshop: Leadership perspectives on AI and assessmentAlbert Sangrà & Ale Armellini 13:15 – 14:15   Networking lunch 14:15 – 15:45 Workshop on Research in Digital Education LeadershipWorkshop on Research in Digital Education LeadershipAlbert Sangrà and Montse Guitert\, Researchers of the Edul@b Research Group on Education and Technology 15:45- 16:15 Coffee break 16:15 – 17:00 Open Mic Session: Sharing Experiences and ContextualisationOpen Mic session: Sharing Experiences and ContextualisationModerator: Marcelo Maina\, UOC 17:00 – 17.15 Feedback from the workshop and Wrap-up Feedback from the workshop and Wrap-upJosep M. Duart\, EDEN DLE President\, UOC DELA Dinner and Social ProgramDELA Dinner and Social Programme19:00 – Visit to Gaudi Casa Milà  (La Pedrera) Dinner at Restaurant La Pomarada (after the visit) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 3 – December 1\, FridayEnsuring Your Institution Is Future-ReadyFocus: Ensuring Your Institution Is Future-ReadyOn this third day of the DELA seminar\, you will:– Discover how a renowned educational institution designed a fit-for purpose organisational structure;– Refine your understanding of leadership mindsets and actions;– Tackle a concrete challenge to develop leadership capacity throughout your institution;– Develop your own action plan;– Receive your DELA diploma! 08:30 – 08:45 Introduction to Day 3 – Ensuring your institution is future-readyDeborah Arnold 08:45 -10:45 Real Life Case Example: A Networked Structure For Digital Education. Real Life Case Example: A Networked Structure For Digital EducationTine Baelmans\, Vice Rector for Educational Policy\, KU Leuven\, BelgiumCommentary and sharing experiencesWith Tine Baelmans 10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break 11:15 – 13:15 Current Topics and Concerns in Digital Higher Education. Problem-solving workshopsWorkshop: Third space leadershipDeborah Arnold 13:15 – 14:15   Networking Lunch 14:15 – 14:45 Open Mic session: Sharing Experiences and ContextualisationOpen Mic Session: Sharing Experiences and ContextualisationModerator: Marcelo Maina\, UOC 14:45 – 15:45 Future Action Plans Future Action Plans: Individual and group work on personalised actions plans for you and your institutionDeborah Arnold\, Albert Sangrà 15.45 – 16:15 Conclusions\, Feedback and Follow-UpConclusions\, Feedback and Follow-UpJosep M. Duart 16:15 – 16:45 Coffee Break 16:45 – 17:30 Diploma Delivering Ceremony and Group PhotoDiploma Delivering Ceremony and Group PhotoJosep M. Duart (EDEN DLE President) and members of EDEN DLE Management Board \n\n\n\n\n\nEDEN DELA 2023 Speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSusannah Quinsee\n\n\n\nVice President For Digital and Student Experience \n\n\n\nCity University of London\, UK \n\n\n\nDay 1 – November 29\, WednesdayVision-Making and Strategy \n\n\n\n\n\nAle Armellini\n\n\n\nDean of Digital and Distributed Learning \n\n\n\nUniversity of Portsmouth\, UK \n\n\n\nDay 2 – November 30\, ThursdayTackling Digital Transformation Challenges \n\n\n\n\n\nTine Baelmans\n\n\n\nVice Rector For Educational Policy \n\n\n\nKU Leuven\, Belgium \n\n\n\nDay 3 – December 1\, FridayEnsuring Your Institution Is Future-Ready \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEDEN DELA 2023 sessions will also feature speakers\, such as Josep M. Duart (EDEN DLE President)\, Mark Brown (EDEN DLE Vice President of Strategy and Communication)\, Deborah Arnold (EDEN DLE Chair of the Fellows Council) and Albert Sangrà (Director for the UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJosep M. Duart \n\n\n\nEDEN DLE President \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Brown \n\n\n\nEDEN DLE Vice President of Strategy and Communication \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeborah Arnold \n\n\n\nEDEN DLE Chair of the Fellows Council \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlbert Sangrà \n\n\n\nDirector for the UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore Information about the Speakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSusannah Quinsee\, Vice President For Digital and Student Experience\, City University of London\nSusannah Quinsee is Vice-President (Digital and Student Experience) at City\, University of London. As Vice-President\, she is the strategic lead for digital transformation as well as leading institutional projects and strategy to support student experience. She is an EMCC accredited coach\, a National Teaching Fellow\, a SEDA Senior Fellow and AdvanceHE HEA Principal Fellow. In 2017\, she was appointed as a Learning and Teaching Excellence Ambassador by Advance HE to promote educational development. She researches on university digital futures and playful practice and leadership and is a Lego Serious Play practitioner. Susannah attempts to blog on a regular basis (www.sqhq.co.uk)\, particularly if it is about Lego and rekindling her love of women’s poetry\, which she studied for her PhD. Susannah has four children\, including twins and is passionate about inclusivity and wellbeing in higher education. Susannah is continually reflecting on how to achieve a “happy” balance between her professional and personal activities. \n\n\n\n\nAle Armellini\, Dean of Digital and Distributed Learning\, University of Portsmouth\, UK\nAlejandro (Ale) Armellini leads digital learning\, learning innovation and pedagogic transformation\, including on-campus and online provision\, across all Faculties at the University of Portsmouth. He wrote and embedded the Digital Success Plan for Learning and Teaching in 2021\, which became the centrepiece of the University’s new Education Strategy\, co-developed by Ale in 2023.  Before joining Portsmouth\, Ale was Dean of Learning and Teaching at the University of Northampton\, where he was the strategic lead for the redesign of all programmes for active blended learning (ABL). His work shaped Northampton’s flagship Waterside campus\, which opened in 2018 – without lecture theatres\, among other radical features. He publishes widely and is a reference point in areas including large-scale institutional transformation\, ABL\, learning design and innovative teaching practices.  Ale is a National Teaching Fellow\, a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts\, Manufactures and Commerce in the UK. He holds visiting professorships at several universities and is active in external examining and consultancy globally.  \n\n\n\n\nTine Baelmans\, Vice Rector for Educational Policy\, KU Leuven\, Belgium\nMore information will be available soon. \n\n\n\n\nJosep M. Duart\, EDEN DLE President\nJosep M. Duart holds a doctorate in Pedagogy from Ramon Llull University (URL)\, Barcelona\, and a Master in Business Administration from ESADE Business School\, Barcelona. He qualified from the University of Barcelona (UB) with a bachelor’s degree in History and in Education\, and also has a teaching qualification. He is former 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). The UOC is a benchmark online university\, internationally recognised for quality e-learning\, and Dr Duart has played an active role in the development of its educational model\, which makes intensive use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Today he is research professor in Educational Sciences and Technology department at the UOC. He was the founder and director of the UNESCO Chair in e-Learning (2002-2009) and academic director of the I International Seminar “Leading Universities in the Knowledge Society”. He is the editor-in-chief of the “International Journal od Educational Technology in Higher Education” ethe.uoc.edu. (Former RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal\, rusc.uoc.edu) a journal published by Springer and co-edited by UOC and Universidad de los Andes (Colombia \n\n\n\n\nMark Brown\, EDEN DLE Vice President of Strategy and Communication\nMark Brown is Ireland’s first full Professor and Chair in Digital Learning. He is widely published with over 800 scholarly outputs. Markfirst attended the annual EDEN conference in 2011 when the event was hosted in Dublin. In 2013\, he relocated from New Zealand to Ireland to establish the National Institute for Digital Learning (NIDL) at Dublin City University. Since then\, he has actively contributed to EDEN online events and conferences. Over the past 8 years\, Mark has served on both the EDEN UK Executive Committee and now on the Management Board for EDEN Digital Learning Europe. He is currently serving as Treasurer. Of particular note\, is that Mark has played a lead role in helping to internationalise EDEN’s outreach\, as evidenced by the inclusion of ODLAA (Australia)\, FLANZ (New Zealand) and USDLA (United States) in European Online and Distance Learning Week. In 2019\, Mark was chair of the ICDE World Conference on Online Learning in Dublin\, which included a successful EDEN pre-conference Research Workshop. Currently\, Mark is well-known for his work in the burgeoning area of micro-credentials having served on the European Commission’s expert group and is currently EDEN’s academic lead for the EU-funded MicroCredX project. \n\n\n\n\nDeborah Arnold\, EDEN DLE Chair of the Fellows Council \nDeborah Arnold has over three decades of experience in the field of education and training in Europe\, in teaching\, management and governance roles\, Deborah obtained an international PhD from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) in 2022 and was awarded the UOC special prize for the Education and ICT doctoral programme. Her research focuses on Digital Education Leadership in Higher Education. Deborah is currently Public Sector Solutions Project Leader at NTT DATA\, leading a contract for the European Commission (EACEA). She was national and international projects coordinator at AUNEGe\, the French digital university for economics and management (2018- 2023)\, digital strategy advisor and head of the audiovisual production\, learning technology and distance education unit (2012-2018) at Université de Bourgogne\, and e-learning project manager at Université Nancy 2 (2000-2011). A former Vice-President of EDEN\, Deborah is an EDEN Senior Fellow and currently serves as Chair on the EDEN Fellows Council Board. She is a member of the Editorial Board of IJELT\, the International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions and was Secretary of the Board of the Media and Learning Association from 2021 to 2023. She has published and presented widely on both the European projects in which she has been involved and on her research. \n\n\n\n\nAlbert Sangrà\, Director for the UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change\nAlbert Sangrà is Director for the UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change. Professor and researcher at the Open University of Catalonia\, Department of Psychology and Education. Member of the founder team of this university (1994-95)\, where I served as Director\, Methodology and Educational Innovation until 2004\, being in charge of the educational model of the university; Director of the M.Sc. program in Education and ICT (e-learning) (2006-2012)\, and Director of the eLearn Center (2012-2014). I have worked as a consultant and trainer in several online and blended learning projects in Europe\, America\, Asia\, and Australia\, focusing on implementation strategies for the use of technology in teaching and learning and its quality. Former Vice-president\, European Foundation of Quality on E-Learning (EFQUEL)\, and member of the Executive Committee of EDEN (2003-2009). Recipient of the 2015 Award for Excellence in eLearning awarded by the World Education Congress. Researcher at the Edul@b research group\, and Research Associate at Contact North\, Canada. Current Director of the Industrial Doctorates Programme\, Government of Catalonia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe want to offer a high quality professional development event about leadership in digital education\, therefore\, we kindly ask you to fill a short initial information about your leadership role and motivation for the course:  \n\n\n\nPre-Registration Form\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter filling-in this form we will review your application and will invite to perform the final registration. \n\n\n\nRegistration fees:\n\n\n\nRegistration fees Early bird regular (till October 15\, 2023)690 eurRegular750 eurEarly bird EDEN member (till October 15\, 2023)550 eur EDEN member590 eur\n\n\n\n\nPartial waiver is available to low GDP countries.\n\n\n\nDiscounts are applied to group registrations (3 and more) from the same organization.\n\n\n\nContact: secretariat@eden-europe.eu\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe venue for EDEN Digital Education Academy has been purposefully chosen to be Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. The UOC was created in 1995 as the world’s first university with a virtual campus\, which allowed its students to study at any time from any location. The University continually uses cutting-edge e-learning research and innovation to refine the UOC methodology. This is possible thanks to UOC R&I and its 50 plus research groups\, as well as the eLearning Innovation Center\, which drives educational innovation at the UOC. With more than 100\,000 graduates\, it is now one of the biggest universities in Spain. \n\n\n\nEDEN Digital Education Leadership Academy will be organized in a modern UOC campus located in an ex-industrial creative and cultural Poblenou area allowing an easy reach to the Barcelona central attractions and a walking distance to the beach. \n\n\n\nUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya\, The U building Carrer del Perú\, 52\, 08018 Barcelona. See the location on Google Maps. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPlan Your Stay in Barcelona \n\n\n\nFind below a list of hotels that are within a walking distance to Universitat Oberta de Catalunya: \n\n\n\n\nFour Points By Sheraton Barcelona \n\n\n\nThe Hoxton\n\n\n\nSB Glow\n\n\n\nPaxton (More than 10 minutes walk from the venue)\n\n\n\nNovotel Barcelona City \n\n\n\n\nNovotel Barcelona City Hotel is offering participants of EDEN DELA  an attractive limited offer which is valid by November 14\, 2023 and is first come first served basis: \n\n\n\nDOUBLE ROOM FOR SINGLE USE150 €DOUBLE ROOM170 €BUFFET BREAKFAST INCLUDED VAT (10%) INCLUDED TOURISTIC TAX  (4.90€/PERSON/DAY) NOT INCLUDED \n\n\n\n* Please note that in Novotel there are no twin bedded rooms; all the rooms have a queen size bed and a comfortable sofa bed (1.10 m) \n\n\n\n\nPrices are subject to changes of VAT\n\n\n\nPrepayment non-refundable when making the reservation through a link sent by the hotel. The city tax is to be paid upon arrival.\n\n\n\n\nFor reservations in Novotel Barcelona City please write directly: h5560-re2@accor.com and mention EDEN DLE. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nEDEN DELA Social Programme – November 3019:00 Visit to Casa Milà from Gaudí (La Pedrera)Find more information\, here. Dinner at Restaurant La PomaradaFind more information\, here. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eden-digital-education-leadership-academy-dela/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/EDEN-DELA-slider-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231114T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231114T153000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135133 CREATED:20231022T140714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231023T123841Z UID:13543-1699970400-1699975800@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:Knowledge Building Event - "How to Empower Teachers with a Critical Vision on Digital Competences?" DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nThe aim of the event is to approach digital competences in the EU focusing on the digital competences for educators in Higher Education and schools. The event will explore real case examples of the diverse digital competences for teachers and how such practices can empower students’ digital skills. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEuropean Digital Education Hub\n\n\n\nThe European Digital Education Hub (EDEH) is an initiative of the European Commission\, funded by the Erasmus+ programme (2021-2027) and operated by a consortium of eleven organisations\, under a service contract with the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). \n\n\n\nEDEN Digital Learning Europe Knowledge Building team is actively contributing to this Hub. \n\n\n\nMonthly innovative events are organised to discover and debate which are the current and future challenges of the digital transformation of education. \n\n\n\n\nOfficial Agenda\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nTeresa Romeu\, Edul@b Research Group\, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTeresa Romeu is researcher of Edul@b Research Group and associate profesor of the Psychology and Educational Sciences Department at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Her R&I activity focuses on researching emerging educational scenarios and open\, flexible and online teaching and learning strategies in order to transform and improve educational practice. She studies how institutions\, organizations\, teachers and administrators deal with these new scenarios\, especially those mediated by digital technologies\, in order to stay ahead of change and improve teaching and learning processes. She views students as lifelong learners (from school to retirement)\, citizens and professionals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMontse Guitert\, Edul@b Research Group\, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMontse Guitert is the principal research of Edul@b Research Group and professor of the Psychology and Educational Sciences Department. Her R&I focuses on researching emerging educational scenarios and open\, flexible and online teaching and learning strategies in order to transform and improve educational practice. She studies how institutions\, organizations\, teachers and administrators deal with new scenarios\, especially those involving digital technologies\, in order to stay ahead of change and improve teaching and learning processes. She examines how students learn throughout their lives (from school through to retirement) as citizens and professionals.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nSandra Troia\, Ministry of Education and Merit and Istituto Comprensivo Statale Alessandro Volta\, Italy \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSandra Troia is  Ministry of Education and Merit and Istituto Comprensivo Statale Alessandro Volta\, a learning experience designer\, trainer\, and expert in digital competences and personal and social skills who works with public and private organisations. She was member of the European Commission’s expert group for combating disinformation and promoting digital literacy through education and training; a member of the Italian National Commission (digital skills area) for the selection procedure for recruiting teaching staff\, member of the working group for updating the DigComp model to version 2.2.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarol de Britos\, Head of Studies of Escola Virolai\, Spain\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarol de Britos is Head of Studies and primary teacher of Escola Virolai\, she is in charge of several scientific projects at the center as well as its social networks. She collaborates on different projects with the Blanquerna Ramón Lllull University (among others) on evaluation and Flipped Classroom. She participates with the UAB and several teachers in a working group on inquiry science in English. After having studied in an English school\, it was not until she was already immersed in a degree in Biology that she realized what her vocation really was. At the Virolai School she found the ideal environment to unite her great passions: education\, science and the English language. As she says\, she became a teacher “to never stop learning new things”. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nArja Kangasharju\, Lintumetsän Koulu\, Secondary School in Helsinko\, Findland\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArja Kangasharju\, MA\, is a doctoral candidate in the doctoral programme of School\, Education\, Society and Culture (SEDUCE) at Faculty of Educational Sciences\, University of Helsinki. Her research interests lie in the use of digital technologies as a way of supporting pupil’s learning. As such\, her thesis aims to understand how digital tools can support middle school students’ writing skills. She works as a Finnish language and literature teacher at Lintumetsa school\, a middle school in Espoo\, Finland. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/knowledge-building-event-how-to-empower-students-with-a-critical-vision-on-digital-competences/ CATEGORIES:European Digital Education Hub ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/EDEH_Page-Profil_512x512px_blue.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231110T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231110T143000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135133 CREATED:20231020T093519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T134652Z UID:13533-1699621200-1699626600@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EODLW 2023 - Design thinking and emerging technologies at schools across Europe: Reflections on the first year of implementation of Exten(DT)2\, Friday November 10\, 13:00 (CET) DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nSession structure:  \n\n\n\n\nDesign thinking with constructionist technologies (Chronis Kynigos) (10 min)\n\n\n\nSchool implementations (Christothea Herodotou\, Sofia Papavlasopoulou\, Marianthi Griziotzi) (20 min)\n\n\n\nEvaluation methods and pilot results (Carina Girvan) (20 min)\n\n\n\nExtending technologies with emergent technology affordances  (Marcelo Milrad\, Marianthi Griziotzi) (10 min) \n\n\n\nOpportunities and Challenges of AI (Manolis Mavrikis) (10 min) \n\n\n\n20 min discussion\n\n\n\n\nFormat: Presentations and discussion \n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nChristothea Herodotou\, Professor of Learning Technologies and Social Justice at the Open University\, UK\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristothea Herodotou is a Professor of Learning Technologies and Social Justice at the Open University UK. She has expertise in the design and evaluation of learning technologies that promote education opportunity and social justice\, including learning analytics dashboards\, online citizen science websites\, and mobile game applications. She is the academic lead of nQuire – a community citizen science platform developed in partnership with the BBC\, which supports the engagement of the public with scientific practices in ways that promote learning and awareness. She is also the academic co-lead of the Early Alert Indicators project\, a university-wide initiative that uses predictive learning analytics to identify and support students who are struggling with their studies through early teacher interventions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nChronis Kynigos\, Director of the Educational Technology Lab at the Dept. of Educational Studies\, School of Philosophy\, NKUA\, Greece\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChronis Kynigos directs the Educational Technology Lab at the Dept. of Educational Studies\, School of Philosophy\, NKUA. His research interests involve the design and use of digital media to study engaged socio-constructionist learner activities. He has applied Design Research methods to study innovative educational practices aiming to transform schooling to cultivate citizenship rather than academic excellence. He is responsible for the design of three popular original authoring systems freely available at http://etl.eds.uoa.gr. a) Malt\, a programmable modeller for animated figural objects to support computational thinking (CT) and mathematics. b) ChoiCo\, a ‘choices with consequences’ game creator for CT and the grappling with wicked\, socio-scientific issues and c) SorBET\, a tetris – like game creator integrating CT with classification Chronis has been active in the European Research and Development scene and is currently engaged with two HORIZON multi-oranisational projects\, numbers 15 and 16 in his career\, respective acronyms: ExtenDT2 and TransEET. He has published over 70 journal and book chapter papers and over 180 research reports in reviewed conference proceedings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSofia Papavlasopoulou\, Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)\, Norway\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSofia Papavlasopoulou is Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Her research interests focus on the  design\, evaluation\, and implementation of educational and emerging  technologies to support students’ learning while enhancing their interest in Computing Education\, Science learning and coding from kindergarten to undergraduate.  She has worked on several research projects funded by EC and The Research Council of Norway. She also teaches master level courses\, leading interdisciplinary student groups that develop software solutions in collaboration with product owners from the industry in the private and public sector.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarianthi Grizioti\, Lecturer and Post-Doc researcher in the Educational Technology Lab at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens\, Greece\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarianthi Grizioti is a lecturer of computational literacy in education and a post-doc researcher in the Educational Technology Lab at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens\, Greece. Her interests include the design and development of constructionist technologies that promote the development of computational skills. In the Exten(DT)2 project\, she is in charge of the extension of three digital learning tools with emerging technologies and their evaluation with students and teachers through empirical studies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarina Girvan\, Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin\, Ireland \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarina Girvan an interdisciplinary researcher in technology enhanced learning\, exploring the innovative use of emerging technologies in education\, their alignment with pedagogic theory and the design and implementation of learning experiences using these technologies in classrooms. She is interested in the experiences of the learner\, how they engage and what they learn. She has focused on the potential of virtual worlds and educational robotics\, using constructionism and social constructivist approaches. Her current research engages with artificial intelligence and augmented reality\, aims to develop design thinking as a pedagogy and develops innovative ways to develop students” 21st Century skills.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarcelo Milrad\, Full Professor of Media Technology at Linnaeus University (LNU)\, Sweden\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarcelo Milrad is a Full Professor of Media Technology at Linnaeus University (LNU) in Sweden. He is also the deputy head of LNU´s Information Institute. His current research interests include the areas of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL)\, advanced human-computer interaction and novel uses of Big Data techniques and mobile technologies in the fields of Education; Humanities & Health Care. Since March 2020\, he acts as the main scientific coordinator of LNU´s knowledge environment called “Digital Transformations”. He also teaches at the international master programs on Social Media and Web technologies and Digital Humanities at LNU. In addition\, Professor Milrad is actively involved in doctoral courses in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning. Professor Milrad conducts his research in very close collaboration with industrial partners and the public sector. He has published over 250 articles in international journals\, refereed conferences\, books and technical reports. Dr Milrad has also been presenting and giving lectures about his work in more than 45 countries worldwide. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nManolis Mavrikis\, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Analytics in Education at the UCL Knowledge Lab\, UK\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nManolis Mavrikis is Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Analytics in Education at the UCL Knowledge Lab and Turing Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute. Manolis’ interest\, experience\, and research agenda bridge Artificial Intelligence\, Human Computer Interaction and Learning Sciences to understand complex learning phenomena and design\, create and evaluate supportive technologies for learning\, teaching and research. Manolis has a balanced academic and knowledge exchange activities with schools\, teachers\, and other key stakeholders such as start-ups outside academia.  Manolis was the Programme Lead for the Education and Technology MA until 2021 and is one of the editors of the BERA journal British Journal of Educational Technology and Executive Committee member of the International Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIEd) Society. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eodlw-2023-design-thinking-and-emerging-technologies-at-schools-across-europe-reflections-on-the-first-year-of-implementation-of-extendt2-friday-november-10-1300-cet/ CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EODLW-Logo-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231110T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231110T123000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20231020T091836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T113303Z UID:13529-1699614000-1699619400@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EODLW 2023 - "E-learning competences For Instructional Designers and Courses with Micro-credentials"\, Friday\, November 10\, 2023\, 11:00 (CET) DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nThe QUEST Project – Qualifying for the Ultimate Engaging Smart Training\, is a project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme\, in the scope of Key Action 2 – Strategic Partnerships in Vocation Education and Training. It is a partnership of six organisations from five European countries: ISQe (Portugal)\, IADE (Portugal)\, University of Turku (Finland)\, Future in Perspective (Ireland)\, EFCoCert Foundation (Switzerland) and EDEN DLE (Estonia). Jointly\, project has undertaken the task of developing the European Instructional Designer Professional Profile\, the respective qualification\, and Recognition of Prior Learning process for this profile\, along with other relevant products. \n\n\n\nThe webinar intends to present the outcomes of the project describing the Elearning Instructional Designer (EIDe) competence framework in terms of knowledge\, skills and attitudes developed in the implementation.  This is denominated the EIDe professional profile translated into a competence matrix for European Qualification Framework level 6 in terms of a set of Learning Outcomes per Competence Unit.It is also planned to present the online courses created during the project.  It is an European Instructional Designer eLearning program with respective pedagogical architecture\, training methodology and interactive training materials supported by an Artificial Intelligence tutor bot. Session will be filled by 15 minutes for the professional profile and curriculum and by 15 minutes for the existing online courses and micro-credentials. Rest of webinar will be spent on discussion and debating the existing materials. \n\n\n\nFormat: Presentations with discussion \n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nCarlos Madrid Gari\, EDEN DLE Communication Officer\, Spain\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarlos Madrid Gari holds an MA in Comparative Studies\, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain). He has worked in a number of Erasmus+ Projects as a researcher for Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Spain) and EDEN Digital Learning Europe (Estonia). He currently is a researcher at Edul@b Researcg Group\, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Also\, being responsible for the communication area of EDEN DLE.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nAlfredo Soeiro\, Academic director in Civil Engineering of University of Porto and Vice-President of the Department\, Portugal\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlfredo Soeiro is Academic director in Civil Engineering of University of Porto and vice president of the department. Civil Engineer (UPorto) and Ph.D. (UFlorida)\, associate professor at UPorto\, former Pro-Rector of UPorto\, past president of IACEE\, of AUPEC and of SEFI. Member of Management Board of EDEN DLE\, Secretary General of AECEF and vice-president of ISHCCO. Member of the Scientific and Advisory Board of the European University EELISA\, mentor of Global Talent Mentoring\, evaluator of Erasmus+ and of accreditation agencies and member of FEANI Strategic Task Force.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaria Inês Moreira\, QUEST Project Coordinator\, ISQE\, Portugal\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaria Inês Moreira is a Research & Innovation Project Lead at ISQ e-learning. She has a background on Languages and Public Policy and has been working in EU co-funded projects since 2018. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eodlw-2023-e-learning-competences-for-instructional-designers-and-courses-with-micro-credentials-friday-november-10-2023-1100-cet/ CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EODLW-Logo-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231109T163000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20231020T084242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231214T143334Z UID:13526-1699542000-1699547400@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EODLW 2023 - Renewable Assignments: Current Practices in Higher Education\, Thursday\, November 9\, 2023\, 15:00 (CET) DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nRenewable assignments\, unlike disposable assignments\, are “assignments which both support an individual student’s learning and result in new or improved open educational resources that provide a lasting benefit to the broader community of learners” (Wiley & Hilton\, 2018). This webinar will introduce the concept of renewable assignment and various experiences with assignments in higher education that go beyond disposable assignments\, in a continuum that ends with renewable assignments as openly licensed student-created OER. The presentations will be followed by Q+A and discussion. \n\n\n\nFormat: Presentations and discussion with participants. \n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nInés Gil-Jaurena\, EDEN Senior Fellow\, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education at UNED\, Spain \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInés Gil-Jaurena is an EDEN Senior 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 has been the Editor-in-chief of Open Praxis\, a scientific journal published by the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) in the period 2012-2022. She coordinates the CO-Lab teaching innovation group at UNED.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nColum A. Foley\, Assistant Professor of Management at DCU Business School\, Ireland\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nColum A. Foley is an Assistant Professor of Management at DCU Business School. He completed an EdD in Educational Leadership with DCU Institute of Education in 2021. He has over twenty year’s management experience in industry in the areas of Supply Chain Management\, Logistics\, Customer Service\, and Managing Change. He joined DCU Business School in 2020 having previously taught in Open Education and Oscail at DCU. In addition\, he has taught across the sector in a wide range of Further and Higher Educational Institutions in management related subjects. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Van Allen\, Lehman College – City University of New York (CUNY)\, USA\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Van Allen\, Ed.D.\, is an Associate Professor of Literacy Education at Lehman College in the City University of New York.  Her research focuses on effective and equitable practices for integrating technology into literacy teaching and learning with a special interest in online research and comprehension skills and open education practices.  Dr. Van Allen’s work has been published in journals such as Reading Psychology\, Research in Learning Technology\, Journal for Multicultural Education\, and Open Praxis.  She has over 20 years of experience in education ranging from elementary school to higher education as a teacher\, literacy coach\, and professor.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nStacy Katz\, Lehman College – City University of New York (CUNY)\, USA\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStacy Katz is an Associate Professor and Open Resources Librarian-STEM Liaison at Lehman College\, CUNY. She initiated\, developed\, and oversees the Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative for the college. Stacy’s research to date has focused on OER\, particularly how librarians develop and support OER initiatives\, faculty professional development in OER\, and student views on OER.  URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eodlw-2023-renewable-assignments-thursday-november-9-2023-1500-cet/ CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EODLW-Logo-2023.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231109T143000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20231020T083722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T173201Z UID:13515-1699534800-1699540200@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EODLW 2023 - Open Educational Resources (OER) for Collaborative Online & Distance Education and eXchange\, Thursday November 9 at 13:00 (CET) DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nThe session is organized in the framework of Erasmus+ OER-CODEX project to introduce a conceptual framework of Collaborative Online International Learning. The focus of the event is to observe and provide recommendations on how to organize COIL projects\, why teachers should apply COIL projects in their teaching and learning\, and how to set up Online collaborative learning courses with Digital resources. Event participants will be introduced to the training material developed within the OER-Codex project framework regarding the development and use of open educational resources for collaborative learning. \n\n\n\nWe aim to train educators in online collaborative learning and foster their digital competencies. \n\n\n\nFormat: Presentations and discussion with participants \n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAušra Rutkienė\, Professor at Institute of Education at Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAušra Rutkienė is professor at Institute of Education at Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania) since 2023. Earlier she was working as an associate prof. at VMU (since 2009). She is involved in students’ teaching at BA\, MA and PhD levels\, in management of MA programme Educational Management\, and research in the field of education. She is a head of the Department of Education Management and Policy of Personal research areas: adult learning\, technology enhanced learning\, quantitative research methodology and data analysis. Took part in several European and national programmes and projects (FP6\, ERASMUS+\, TEMPUS). She is producing documents at university and national levels\, carrying out studies\, organising events to learn from projects and making visible results and findings on national and international levels. Ausra Rutkiene is co-author of several monographs\, research studies\, textbook\, and number of national and international publications. \n\n\n\nShe is a mathematics teacher at Kaunas Jonas Jablonskis gymnasium too. She is teaching according to the national and International Baccalaureate curriculum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nEric Schoop\, Head of the Chair of Business Information Systems\, especially Information Management\, Faculty of Business and Economics\, Dresden University of Technology – TUD\, Germany\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEric Schoop is head of the Chair of Business Information Systems\, especially Information Management\, at the Faculty of Business and Economics\, Dresden University of Technology – TUD\, Germany\, since 1993. Research\, teaching and related knowledge transfer projects concentrate on the changes induced by the digital transformation on teaching & learning in Higher Education (HE) and on knowledge management in networked organisations. Main field of interest is the digitalisation and internationalisation of HE to foster 21st century skills by means of COIL projects (collaborative online international learning)\, enhancing virtual mobility. These projects take place in regular HE course modules and  are based on the VCL framework (virtual collaborative learning)\, developed at the chair and consisting of  collaborative case study work in international mixed teams\, guided by qualified e-Tutors and supported by learning analytics\, pedagogical conversational agents and gamification. The central research paradigms are Design Science Research and Action Research. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMattis Altmann\, Research Associate and PhD student\, Chair of Business Information Systems – Information Management at the faculty of Economics\, TU Dresden\, Germany\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMattis Altmann is research associate and PhD student at the Chair of Business Information Systems – Information Management at the faculty of Economics at the TU Dresden. He teaches in the scope of virtual and international collaboration in small groups as well as case study design and formative Feedback. Further he is project manager in a Erasmus+ capacity building project which aims for the implementation of Virtual Mobility and Internationalization@home in the Western Balkan regions. His research areas include the design of case studies to foster virtual collaboration and formative Feedback in COIL modules. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNelli Ukhova\, Research Associate at the Chair of Business Information Systems – Information Management\, Faculty of Business and Economics\, Dresden University of Technology\, Germany\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNelli Ukhova is research associate at the Chair of Business Information Systems\, esp. Information Management at the faculty of Business and Economics in Dresden University of Technology. She is project manager in Erasmus+ KA2 project OER-CODEX that aims to provide educators with OER (Open Educational Resources) courses\, conveying digital teaching and learning methods of online collaborative learning\, with the aim to  increase the capacity and readiness of HE institutions to manage an effective shift towards digital education. She is also involved in DAAD-funded initiatives Ukraine Digital I and II\, supporting Ukrainian partner institutions with the maintenance and enhancement of online studies during the war time. Nelli’s research interests are centered around the internationalization and digitalization of higher education in Ukraine. Her specific focus lies in advancing 21st-century skills among learners and establishing Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) modules to promote cross-cultural learning experiences in Ukrainian HE. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNada Trunk\, Higher Education Institutions Consultant\, Slovenia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNada Trunk finished her doctorate in social sciences from Manchester Metropolitan University in Great Britain. She currently works as a researcher\, teacher and management consultant at three higher education institutions in Slovenia: University of Primorska (http://www.fm-kp.si/en)\, ISSBS (https://mfdps.si/en/) and EMUNI (https://emuni.si/). Her expertise is in higher education governance\, research methodology and academic writing skills\, and quality in tertiary education\, knowledge recognition\, lifelong learning\, online learning and EU policies in education and social inclusion. She has international experience in managing international projects\, managing conferences such as https://makelearn.mfdps.si/ and editing journals\, currently https://www.iospress.nl/journal/human-systems-management/. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGiedrė Tamoliūnė\, Lecturer and Researcher at Education Academy\, Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGiedrė Tamoliūnė is a lecturer and researcher at Education Academy\, Vytautas Magnus University\, involved in European and national scientific and applied projects that focus on different aspects of technology-enhanced teaching and learning\, e.g.\, AI Pioneers\, DigiProf\, Digital micro-credentials in higher education\, OER-Codex. Her research interests focus on technology-enhanced teaching and learning in higher education\, lifelong learning\, open education\, and adult education. For the last several years\, she has actively researched learning analytics for teaching and learning\, micro-credentials\, and digital assessment. She has been a Steering Committee member of the EDEN Network of Academics and Professionals (NAP) since 2023. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nValerij Dermol\, Professor and Researcher ISSBS\, Slovenia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nValerij Dermol (researcher\, 14 yrs at ISSBS) primary research and teaching areas are focused on the fields of management\, organisational learning\, and entrepreneurship. He combines the three fields to deepen the understanding of employees’ and management’s training and development and their influence on organisational learning performance and organizational effectiveness. Besides\, his published papers and monographs in many cases relate to topics such as LLL and entrepreneurial learning. For the last two years\, he has been involved in numerous domestic as well as European projects such as Jean Monnet (EU-Pika\, EU+pik@)\, Erasmus for young Entrepreneurs project\, LdV projects\, Erasmus+\, KA3\, etc. Dr. Dermol is currently ISSBS professor of courses related to entrepreneurship\, HRM and knowledge management. Previously he was working as a consultant and trainer on the topics of leadership as well as marketing and sales. He was working in a European-based international consultancy company as well as in his own company\, in which he worked as an entrepreneur and director. Because all the ISSBS’s study programmes are delivered partly in e-classroom dr. Dermol has recently put much effort in the development of the ISSBS’s e-infrastructure. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarita Paudel\, Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Institute of Digitalization and Informatics in the Department of Science and Technology in IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems\, Austria\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarita Paudel is a senior lecturer and researcher at Institute of Digitalization and Informatics in the Department of Science and Technology in IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems\, Austria. She is involved in teaching at BA and MA levels in several study programs including Informatics\, Digital Business Innovation & Transformation\, and Medical & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology; and in industrial projects. Formerly\, Sarita was with AIT Austrian Institute of Technology as a Scientist. During her time at AIT\, Sarita was participated in several national and international research projects.  Her research focuses on data science\, artificial intelligence\, anomaly detection in cyber-physical systems\, technology-enhanced online & collaborative teaching and learning. She has published several articles that relates to her research interest and is a reviewer of e & i Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik Journal. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eodlw-2023-open-educational-resources-oer-for-collaborative-online-distance-education-and-exchange-thursday-november-9-at-1300-cet/ CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EODLW-2023-Banner.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231108T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231108T193000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20231019T123840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T055140Z UID:13503-1699466400-1699471800@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EODLW 2023 - “Digital Transformation in Higher Education: How Does it Affect the Teaching and Learning Activities? An Analysis From Different World Regions” - Wednesday\, November 8\, 18:00 (CET) DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nThis hybrid session will be part of the ICDE 2023 conference. The session will analyse the main changes in the teaching and learning processes in higher education in different regions of the world after the pandemic period. The session will provide a vision of the future and will emphasise the analysis of the leading digital transformations that higher education is undergoing. It will consider the perspective of educational leadership\, teaching models\, teachers’ and students’ competencies\, among other aspects. \n\n\n\nFormat: Panel \n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nJosep M. Duart\, EDEN DLE President\, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya\, Spain\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJosep M. Duart holds a doctorate in Pedagogy from Ramon Llull University (URL)\, Barcelona\, and a Master in Business Administration from ESADE Business School\, Barcelona. He qualified from the University of Barcelona (UB) with a bachelor’s degree in History and in Education\, and also has a teaching qualification. He is former 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). The UOC is a benchmark online university\, internationally recognised for quality e-learning\, and Dr Duart has played an active role in the development of its educational model\, which makes intensive use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Today he is research professor in Educational Sciences and Technology department at the UOC. He was the founder and director of the UNESCO Chair in e-Learning (2002-2009) and academic director of the I International Seminar “Leading Universities in the Knowledge Society”. He is the editor-in-chief of the “International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education” ethe.uoc.edu. (Former RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal\, rusc.uoc.edu) a journal published by Springer and co-edited by UOC and Universidad de los Andes (Colombia). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n Sandra Kučina Softić\, University Computing Centre University of Zagreb\, Croatia\, EDEN DLE Vice-President\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSandra Kucina Softic\, Board member of EDEN Digital Learning Europe\, Assistant Director at the University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (Croatia) and Head of the E-learning Centre. She has 25 years of experience working in higher education. 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 has a MSc. in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) and PhD in Information and Communication Technologies at the University of Zagreb (Croatia). In 2022 she was elected as Assistant Professor. She has been a member of EDEN Executive Committee since 2013; in 2014 she received the EDEN Fellow Title\, and in 2022 she was awarded the title of the EDEN Senior Fellow. From 2019-2022 she was president of EDEN UK and is founding member of EDEN Digital Learning Europe. At the moment she is EDEN DLE Vice-president for Open Professional Collaboration. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndreia Inamorato\, Senior Researcher\, Universitat de Barcelona\, Spain\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndreia Inamorato is currently a Senior Researcher  at the University of Barcelona\, Faculty of Education\, Department of Didactics and Educational Organisation. She is a member of the LMI research group and a member of the Institute for Research in Education (IRE-UB). She holds a PhD in Educational Technology from the Open University UK. Her work is at the intersection of research and policy\, contributing to identifying opportunities and challenges in the advancement of the digital competence of academics and teachers\, the uptake of open education practices\, and the use of technologies in education\, such as blockchain and artificial intelligence. Previously\, she worked as a senior researcher at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission\, leading the open education research agenda. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nÁlvaro Galvis\, Professor of Universidad de Los Andes\, Colombia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlvaro Galvis is a consultant and an advisor on educational transformation processes mediated with ICT in higher education. He has published several books\, interactive materials and many articles on the creation and evaluation of educational innovations supported by ICT and strategic direction of technologies in education. He has carried out variety of studies related to educational innovation with ICT\, as well as strategic planning and related evaluations. Alvaro has created virtual and hybrid-learning environments for public and private entities\, under the Big Ideas approach and with active pedagogy mediated with ICT. He retired as a professor from the Faculty of Engineering at Uniandes\, where he was also a senior advisor to the Center for Innovation in Technology and Education. He is a Systems and Computer Science Engineer (Uniandes\, 1973)\, and has Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Education with emphasis on adult education (1983 and 1984\, PSU). His academic production is available at https://academia.uniandes.edu.co/AcademyCv/a.galvis73 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFarah Bennani\, Ph.D.\, Inaugural STEM Dean at Northampton Community College\, USDLA\, United States\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFarah Bennani\, Ph.D. has over twenty-two years of combined leadership\, instructional experience\, and innovation in the STEM field. She served as Vice-President of the Colorado Distance Learning Association and in 2018\, won the eLearning Advocate of the Year Award from the eLearning Consortium of Colorado. Dr. Bennani championed and served as the Allied Health Curriculum Expert at the North American Network of Science Labs Online (NANSLO) developing remote-web based science labs (RWSLB) where she designed virtual online labs curricula that allowed students to remotely control lab activities. Her leadership in STEM and online learning has resulted in her teams being the recipients of multiple grants that focus on student engagement\, multiculturalism\, and immersive learning in the STEM field. She presents and publishes both nationally and internationally on emerging technology\, augmented and virtual realities\, adaptive learning\, and game-based learning. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eodlw-2023-digital-transformation-in-higher-education-how-does-it-affect-the-teaching-and-learning-activities-an-analysis-from-different-world-regions-wednesday-november-8-18/ CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EODLW-2023-Banner.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231107T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231107T140000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20231019T120613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231025T171111Z UID:13496-1699362000-1699365600@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EODLW 2023 - “Transparent Assessment of Online Learning Leading to Micro-credentials” - Tuesday\, November 7 2023\, 13:00 (CET) DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nIncreasing online learning possibilities are also challenges for teachers in HE in terms of transparent assessment. Introduction of micro-credentials is also closely related to certain assessment procedures that need to be implemented for transparent implementation. New open and free training courses are available to support HE teachers and HE institutions to design and implement transparent assessment for online learning and recognition of learning outcomes by proposing methodology\, guidelines\, practical tools and training material to develop their digital competences. The guidelines for HE institutions to implement transparent assessment of learning outcomes for online and blended learning\, leading to digital and micro-credentials will be presented. \n\n\n\nFormat: Presentations \n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nElena Trepulė\, Secretary General of EDEN Digital Learning Europe\, Lithuania\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElena Trepulė is a Secretary General of EDEN Digital Learning Europe – Europe’s leading network for advancing digital education. As an associate professor at Education Academy\, Vytautas Magnus university (LT). Elena Trepule is also an active participant and researcher of multiple international research projects and networks across Europe as well as EDEN in the topics of open online learning\, technology enhanced learning\, micro-credentials and adult education. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nAirina Volungevičienė\, Management Board member of EDEN Digital Learning Europe\, Lithuania\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAirina Volungevičienė\, Management Board member of EDEN Digital Learning Europe\, has been working among leading researchers\, methodology specialists and policy makers in the area of distance learning development in Lithuania since 1998. She coordinated numerous international projects in the area of distance education\, worked on national study and strategy for distance learning network development in Lithuania\, promoted methodological activities in Lithuanian Distance and eLearning (LieDM) network. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRimanté Čepauskienė\, Chief Specialist of Video Lecture Tools For Online Studies\, Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRimanté Čepauskienė\, a Chief specialist of video lecture tools for online studies\, consultant for teachers implementing virtual learning environment (VLE) modalities\, conducts training for teachers\, prepares methodological materials on the use of VLE at the Institute for Study Innovations of Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania). Having experience in implementing international and national projects\, as well as projects related to Micro-credentials since 2022\, she has been working as a researcher at EDEN. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEstela Daukšiené\, Deputy Director at the Institute for Study Innovations in Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEstela Daukšiené is a teacher trainer and educator in the Education academy and a Deputy Director at the Institute for Study Innovations in Vytautas Magnus University. She has received her PhD in Education in 2013 with the focus on virtual mobility\, thus since then technology application in education is her main research topic. As a researcher in various national and international projects\, Estela’s research areas also focus on innovations in education\, open education resources\, education for sustainable development\, teacher digital competences\, and recently micro-credentials. Educating the future and present teachers and applying technologies while teaching different age pupils require constantly testing different technologies and their value; thus equity and accessibility to use technologies and collaborate in digital communities is a concern for all educators. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGiedrė Tamoliūnė\, Lecturer and Researcher at Education Academy\, Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGiedrė Tamoliūnė is a lecturer and researcher at Education Academy\, Vytautas Magnus University\, involved in European and national scientific and applied projects that focus on different aspects of technology-enhanced teaching and learning\, e.g.\, AI Pioneers\, DigiProf\, Digital micro-credentials in higher education\, OER-Codex. Her research interests focus on technology-enhanced teaching and learning in higher education\, lifelong learning\, open education\, and adult education. For the last several years\, she has actively researched learning analytics for teaching and learning\, micro-credentials\, and digital assessment. She has been a Steering Committee member of the EDEN Network of Academics and Professionals (NAP) since 2023. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eodlw-2023-transparent-assessment-of-online-learning-leading-to-micro-credentials-tuesday-november-7-2023-1300-cet/ CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EODLW-2023-Banner.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231106T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231106T163000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20231019T114952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231030T152053Z UID:13485-1699282800-1699288200@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EODLW 2023 - Well-being\, Heritage and Higher Education Learning\, Monday\, November 6 2023\, 15:00 (CET) DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nHow can well-being be promoted in the university context? And what role could the use of technology and heritage play? The session\, through the participation of seven experts from different European and non-European institutions\, aims to investigate research experiences in the field of promoting and evaluating well-being in formal Higher Education contexts\, especially through the use of heritage and technology as educational tools. \n\n\n\nFormat: Presentations and discussion with participants \n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAntonella Poce\, EDEN DLE Managament Board Member\, Italy\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAntonella Poce is full Professor in Experimental Pedagogy at the Department of History\, Heritage\, Education and Society University of Roma Tor Vergata\, where She teaches Experimental Pedagogy\, Educational Research Methodology\, Museum Education. From December 2020 to February 2023\, she was full professor in the same subject at the Dept. of Education and Humanities\, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia\, where she chaired the INTELLECT International Research Centre for Research into Heritage and Museum Education\, Well-being and Teaching Technology. She still coordinates the following joint (UNIMORE/UNIROMATRE) degrees: annual postgraduate course “Museum Education ” and biennial post graduate course “Advanced Studies in Museum Education”. Her research concerns innovative teaching practices in higher education at national and international level. She is EDEN (European Distance and E-learning Network) senior fellow and presently member of the managing board. She coordinates national and international research groups within European project frameworks\, and she has been chairing international academic committees dealing with assessment and distance learning. She used to be a member of the AEA- Europe Council Board (since 2012 to 2016) where She chaired the Professional Development Committee (from 2013 to 2016). In 2011\, she was elected member of the EDEN (European Distance and E-Learning Network) – NAP (Network of Academics and Professionals) Steering Committee. She chaired the EDEN NAP SC from 2017 to 2020. She has been a member of ICOM (International Council of Museums) since 2003\, CECA Committee for Education and Cultural Action and UMAC Universities Museums and Collections\, since 2019 so far. 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\, mainly in the context of heritage experiences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nThomas Kador\, Lecturer in Creative Health on the UCL Arts & Sciences (BASc)\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThomas Kador is Lecturer in Creative Health on the UCL Arts & Sciences (BASc) programme with a background in archaeology and chemical engineering. His research and pedagogical interest include object-based learning\, culture\, health and wellbeing\, public and community-based approaches to heritage as well as everyday practice – especially movement\, mobility and migration – in prehistory. He has lectured and published extensively on all of these topics\, including two book books\, one (together with Jim Leary) on movement and mobility in Neolithic Europe\, and the other (together with Helen Chatterjee) on object-based learning and wellbeing. Thomas currently leads a research project on student wellbeing and experiential learning spaces and\, in addition to the modules below\, has been closely involved in the development of the MASc Creative Health. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAntonia Liguori\, Senior Lecturer in Applied Storytelling and Director of the Masters’ Programmes in Storytelling and Theatre at Loughborough University\, UK\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAntonia Liguori is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Storytelling and Director of the Masters’ Programmes in Storytelling and Theatre at Loughborough University\, in the UK. Her academic background is in History and Computer Science and\, over the past 15 years\, she had the privilege to experience a very diverse and exciting career pathway\, both in the cultural heritage sector and the media industry in Italy\, and in academia in the UK. Her research has been focusing on three main strands: digital storytelling in formal and non-formal education; co-creation\, participation and resilience; applied storytelling and mental health literacy. Over the past five years\, she has been involved (as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator) in 17 research projects of various sizes funded by AHRC\, NERC and the European Commission. In all these projects her role consisted of co-designing digital storytelling workshops and resources to explore the role of storytelling to dismantle knowledge hierarchies and facilitate knowledge exchange within and across disciplines and sectors of society. She was also awarded an AHRC Fellowship at the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access\, in Washington DC\, US\, that has since grown into a highly productive ongoing collaboration with this world-leading institution. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiana Andone\, Director of the eLearning Center at the Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiana Andone is the Director of the eLearning Center at the Politehnica University of Timisoara in Romania. Diana runs the team who developed the university’s award winning Virtual Campus CVUPT and is also lecturer 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 life. Diana holds a PhD in Designing eLearning Spaces for Digital Students with University of Brighton\, UK\, an MA in European Studies\, a Learning about Open Learning\, postgraduate distance education course at the Herriott-Watt University\, Edinburgh\, UK; an MSc in Artificial Intelligence at the Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania. Her publication list comprises 9 books and 82 papers presented at international conferences\, she is reviewer for 12 International Conferences\, 4 journals\, 6 best paper awards at different conferences and since 2010 Co-chair at the IADIS WWW/Internet International Conference. In 2012\, she received the EDEN Fellow Title. In the last years\, she was involved in over 30 EU funded projects\, recently with a focus in open education\, publishing and technologies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGila Kurtz\, Dean of the Instructional Technologies faculty at Holon Institute of Technology (HIT)\, Israel\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGila Kurtz is the Dean of the Instructional Technologies faculty at Holon Institute of Technology (HIT) in Israel. Academic positions: a member of the Steering Committee of the European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) and the Editor-in-Chief of The Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Skills and Lifelong Learning (IJELL). Her main research interests are in the use of innovative technologies in training and learning. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeren Koresh\, Educational Director at the Jewish Sports Museum \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeren Koresh is Educational Director at the Jewish Sports Museum. She holds an M.A. in Instructional Technologies from HIT. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaria Rosaria Re\, Research Fellow\, qualified as Associate Professor\, in Experimental Pedagogy at the Dept. of Education\, University Roma\, Italy\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaria Rosaria Re is a Research Fellow\, qualified as Associate Professor\, in Experimental Pedagogy at the Dept. of Education\, University Roma Tre as well as an Assistant Professor at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (IT). In 2020 she obtained a joint Ph.D. in “Culture\, Education\, Communication” from the University Roma Tre and the University of Foggia on the enhancement of Critical Thinking Skills in museum users. Her expertise concerns research education methodologies within formal and informal professional training contexts. She has been a member of the Centre for Museum Studies (University Roma Tre) since 2015\, an EDEN Fellow (European Distance and E-Learning Network) since 2020\, and a member of the scientific board of the INTELLECT Research Centre (Research Centre for Heritage Education\, Wellbeing and Teaching Technology) since 2021. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMara Valente\, PhD candidate in “Theory and Educational Research” at the Department of Education\, University of Roma Tre\, Italy\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMara Valente is a PhD candidate in “Theory and Educational Research” at the Department of Education\, University of Roma Tre. She is conducting research related to the development and validation of an educational and didactic program aimed at fostering a disposition for caring and respecting the environment in early childhood. After completing her master’s degree in Contemporary Art History\, she gained experience working in various cultural institutions and museums in the Rome area. Subsequently\, she embarked on a further academic path in Primary Education\, obtaining the qualifications for teaching at the kindergarten and primary school levels. Since 2019\, she has been awarded a two-year research grant at the Department of Education at Roma Tre University\, focusing on the topic of “Digital Innovation in Cultural Heritage Education\, Developing Transversal Skills\, and Social Inclusion.” For several years\, she has been actively involved in research within the field of Experimental Pedagogy and cultural heritage education\, both in formal and informal settings\, aimed at the development of transversal skills\, particularly with primary school pupils. Her research interests also extend to the application of new technologies for museum access. She has been a member of the Scientific Committee of the Intellect Research Center at the Department of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia since 2021\, and a member of the Centre for Museum Studies (University Roma Tre) since 2018. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eodlw-2023-well-being-heritage-and-higher-education-learning-monday-november-6-2023-1500-cet/ CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EODLW-2023-Banner.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231106T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231106T123000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20231019T105704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T054941Z UID:13476-1699268400-1699273800@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EODLW 2023 - “AI and the Future of Adult Education and VET” - Monday\, November 6\, 11:00 (CET) DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nThe transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) spans across different sectors\, including education. A high performing digital education ecosystem will increasingly include the use of AI at all levels including for teaching and learning. For Adult Education and VET teachers and trainers there are many possible uses of AI including new opportunities for adapting learning content based on student’s needs\, new processes for assessment\, analysing possible bottlenecks in learners’ domain understanding and improvement in guidance for learners. Since increasing our knowledge and understanding of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its ethical educational deployment becomes more and more important\, experts and researchers will share insights and results (in relation to the AIPioneers project) regarding the issues of capacity\, both systemic and institutional\, through working with teachers and trainers\, educational planners\, stakeholders\, and policy makers in Adult Education and VET. \n\n\n\nFormat: Presentations \n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nGraham Attwell\, Director of PONTYDYSGU\, Spain\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGraham Attwell is Director of the Spanish research and development SME\, Pontydysgu. He has a degree in History and his current work as part of the European AI Pioneers project is looking at how interdisciplinary approaches to Generative AI can foster capacity building in Education and new understandings of innovation and knowledge development. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nAna Dias\, Director of TecMinho’s e-learning Centre at the University of Minho\, Portugal\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAna Dias is Director of TecMinho’s e-learning Centre at the University of Minho\, she is a Computer Science Engineer with a postgraduate focus on Educational Technology\, has overseen more than 50 projects globally. Her key interest lies in exploring the impact of educational technology on creativity\, pedagogical innovation\, and teaching quality. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeorge Bekiaridis\, Director of Active Citizens Partnership\, Greece\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeorge Bekiaridis is Director of Active Citizens Partnership\, a Non Profit organization in Greece. He has a bachelor’s degree in informatics and a master’s degree in Distance Learning. He is specialized in research and development into digital pedagogies and technology enhanced learning. George Bekiaridis participated as researcher in AI Pioneers \, Taccle AI and AI@School projects. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLisa Meyne\, Research associate\, PhD candidate at the Institute Technology and Education (ITB) of the University of Bremen\, Germany\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLisa Meyne is a research associate and PhD candidate at the Institute Technology and Education (ITB) of the University of Bremen. Her research interests focus on internationalization of VET and transfer. In the AI Pioneers project\, she is responsible for coordinating the overall project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlexia Antzaka\, Researcher at the University of the Basque Country and teacher at the Universidad Internacional de la Rioja\, Spain\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlexia Antzaka is currently a researcher at the University of the Basque Country and teacher at the Universidad Internacional de la Rioja. She has an interdisciplinary background including biology\, cognitive neuroscience and linguistics and a keen interest in education and development.  URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eodlw-2023-ai-and-the-future-of-adult-education-and-vet-monday-november-6-1100-cet/ CATEGORIES:European Online and Distance Learning Week,Virtual events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EODLW-2023-Banner.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231005T123000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231005T133000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20230928T073742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230928T073807Z UID:13274-1696509000-1696512600@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EDEN Digital Education Leadership Academy (DELA) 2023\, Webinar of Presentation\, Thursday October 5 at 12:30 (CET) DESCRIPTION:The presentation webinar of EDEN Digital Education Leadership Academy 2023 will be held next Thursday October 5 at 12:30 (CET). Join Josep M Duart (EDEN DLE President)\, Mark Brown (EDEN DLE Vice-President of Strategy and Communication)\, Deborah Arnold (EDEN DLE Chair of the Fellows Council)\, Albert Sangrà (Director of the UNESCO Chair of Education and Technology for Social Change\, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) and Elena Trepulé (EDEN DLE Secretary General) and get to know all the details about EDEN Digital Education Leadership Academy\, such as goals\, programme\, registration process and much more! \n\n\n\nEDEN DELA 2023 will be held next November 29 – December 1\, 2023\, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya\, Barcelona. Challenge yourself and future-proof your institution by becoming a graduate of the EDEN Digital Education Leadership Academy! \n\n\n\nFind More Information about EDEN DELA 2023\n\n\n\nRegister to the Webinar of Presentation URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eden-digital-education-leadership-academy-dela-2023-webinar-of-presentation-thursday-october-5-at-1230-cet-2/ CATEGORIES:Virtual events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EDEN-DELA-Webinar-2023-Updated.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231003T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231003T153000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20230919T064901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T064903Z UID:13206-1696341600-1696347000@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:Register Now! Knowledge Building Event - “When Would the Data and Technology Inspire Education?”\, Tuesday October 3 at 14:00 (CET) DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nThe aim of the event is to discuss how application of learning analytics and data – driven learning design\, as well as learning and teaching solutions can inspire education\, and how such solutions would look like. What tools do we have today to generate data in learning environments and how much does this data tell the teachers and the students about learning and teaching? How DigiEduHack and other technological solutions might contribute to co-create digital education that would inspire and facilitate learning design decisions and  learning scenarios proposed by teachers?  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEuropean Digital Education Hub\n\n\n\nThe European Digital Education Hub (EDEH) is an initiative of the European Commission\, funded by the Erasmus+ programme (2021-2027) and operated by a consortium of eleven organisations\, under a service contract with the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). \n\n\n\nEDEN Digital Learning Europe Knowledge Building team is actively contributing to this Hub. \n\n\n\nMonthly innovative events are organised to discover and debate which are the current and future challenges of the digital transformation of education. \n\n\n\n\nOfficial Agenda\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n Bart Rienties\, Institute of Educational Technology\, the Open University\, UK\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBart Rienties is Professor of Learning Analytics and programme lead of the learning analytics and learning design research programme at the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University UK. He leads a group of academics who provide university-wide learning analytics and learning design solutions and conduct evidence-based research of how students and professionals learn. As educational psychologist\, he conducts multi-disciplinary research on work-based and collaborative learning environments and focuses on the role of social interaction in learning\, which is published in leading academic journals and books. His primary research interests are focussed on Learning Analytics\, Professional Development\, and the role of motivation in learning. Furthermore\, Bart is interested in broader internationalisation aspects of higher education. He has successfully led a range of institutional/national/European projects\, and has received a range of awards for his educational innovation projects. He is the President of the Society of Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAirina Volungevičienė\, Institute for Study Innovations\, Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAirina Volungevičienė has been working in the field of digital education for more than 25 years and is one of the key competence forces in the field of digital education in Lithuania and a respected and recognised researcher and expert internationally. She was European Distance and e-Learning Network (EDEN) Board member and VP for Research (2010–2016) and EDEN President (2016-2019). After Brexit\, a co-founder of EDEN Digital Learning Europe (DLE)\, the first President (2019-2021) and currently is the director of the Management Board. She was the first President of LieDM association (2010–2016)\, and the head of the Board (2016-2021)\, continuously consulting schools about digital innovations. Since 2007 she is the director of VMU Institute for Study Innovations (ISI) responsible for online studies\, leads development of teacher digital competences\, online learning environment\, quality assurance of study subjects for online and blended studies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nElchin Jafarov\, Datorium\, Latvia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElchin Jafarov is the founder of Datorium – an EdTech startup and the largest community for youth in the Baltics\, interested in technology and coding. He received his master’s degree from Stockholm University\, built a successful carrier in the financial industry and has been lecturing in various universities\, including Stockholm School of Economics in Riga\, BA SBF/Swiss Business School\, University of Latvia. Alongside building Datorium\, Elchin works on business data automation and digital transformation for various companies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuhani Koivuviita\, Educraftor\, Finland\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuhani Koivuviita is the Co-founder and CEO of Educraftor. He codesigns and implements the company’s programs and events and operates as a team coach and consultant with different clients and learners. He is an experienced team coach in various settings\, a language teacher on all education levels\, a school principal on the primary level\, a program and project manager in national and international contexts\, with high communication and language skills\, a diplomat and a lifelong learner and leader. He helps learners to challenge their thinking and actions. He inspires and ignites a learning and maturity process inside the learners\, and does it by supporting the exploration of different tools and methods and enabling space for dialogue. His mission is to help people reach their fullest potential and to bring understanding into communication and interaction\, also when crossing the lines between sectors\, borders and cultures. Juhani’s patience and compassion sets a foundation for this to happen. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/register-now-knowledge-building-event-when-would-the-data-and-technology-inspire-education-tuesday-october-3-at-1400-cet/ CATEGORIES:European Digital Education Hub ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/EDEH_Page-Profil_512x512px_blue.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230926T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230926T153000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20230914T140837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T140839Z UID:13194-1695736800-1695742200@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:Knowledge Building Event - "Digital Education Leadership: Leading Today For Tomorrow's Unscripted World" DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nThe aim of this event is to address the challenges and opportunities confronting educational leaders in the face of an increasingly unscripted world. The session will discuss some of the global megatrends on the horizon and explore some of the implications for leaders and educational institutions.  The underlying assumption is that leadership and investment in talent and leadership development throughout institutions have never been more important to steer a path through such turbulent and rapidly changing times.  But this assumption raises the question of what type of educational leadership is required today to proactively envision\, transform institutions\, and implement future-focused teaching and learning strategies for tomorrow’s world. The discussion will draw on key lessons from the leadership literature\, focusing on the importance of a holistic approach to placing digital education in the wider ecosystem in which institutions operate.  Several leaders will share critical insights with firsthand knowledge on this topic and experiences of the messy and complex nature of educational leadership. The discussion will culminate with key priorities and leader actions that institutions need to consider in their own context to build a transformative culture of leadership to help achieve the goal of a high-performing digital education ecosystem.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEuropean Digital Education Hub\n\n\n\nThe European Digital Education Hub (EDEH) is an initiative of the European Commission\, funded by the Erasmus+ programme (2021-2027) and operated by a consortium of eleven organisations\, under a service contract with the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). \n\n\n\nEDEN Digital Learning Europe Knowledge Building team is actively contributing to this Hub. \n\n\n\nMonthly innovative events are organised to discover and debate which are the current and future challenges of the digital transformation of education. \n\n\n\n\nOfficial Agenda\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMark Brown\, EDEN Digital Learning Europe Vice President of Strategy and Communication\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Brown is a Vice-President and Senior Fellow of EDEN Digital Learning Europe. He is Ireland’s first Chair of Digital Learning and Professor and Director of the National Observatory for Digital Education (NODE) at Dublin City University. Mark has a long-time interest in leadership and management in the area of Educational Technology and has served in central university leadership roles for the last 17 years of his career. Mark is originally from New Zealand and has extensive professional networks across both hemispheres. In 2019\, Mark was Chair of the ICDE World Conference on Online Learning and was recognised in 2017 by the Commonwealth of Learning as a world leader in the fields of Open\, Distance and Digital Education. He has published extensively in these areas\, including a recent book chapter on Leading in Changing Times. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nAlbert Sangrà\, Director of the UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlbert Sangrà is the director of the UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). He is a researcher of the Edul@b research group and full professor at the Psychology and Education Department of this university. Currently\, he is also the director of the Industrial Doctorate Program of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government) and Vice-Chair of the EDEN Digital Europe Fellows Council. He is a member of the founding team of the UOC. Ph.D. in Education\, his main areas of research are the uses of ICT in education and training and in particular\, policies\, organisation\, management and leadership in the implementation of online education (e-learning). He has participated in many international research projects and published over 100 academic articles and books. He has been awarded the 2015 Award for Excellence in e-Learning by the World Education Congress and has also been recognised as an EDEN Senior Fellow for the EDEN  One of his latest publications is: Improving online teaching. Practical Guide for Quality Online Education (2022). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSandra Kučina Softić\, EDEN Digital Learning Europe Vice President for Open Professional Collaboration\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSandra Kučina Softić\, Board member of EDEN Digital Learning Europe\, Assistant Director at the University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (Croatia) and Head of the E-learning Centre. She has 25 years of experience working in higher education. 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. In 2022 she was elected as Assistant Professor. She has been a member of EDEN Executive Committee since 2013; in 2014 she received the EDEN Fellow Title\, and in 2022 she was awarded the title of the EDEN Senior Fellow. From 2019-2022 she was president of EDEN UK and is founding member of EDEN Digital Learning Europe. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeborah Arnold\, Chair of EDEN Digital Learning Europe Fellows Council \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeborah Arnold is currently Public Sector Solutions Project Leader at NTT DATA and a research collaborator at Edul@b\, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). She has over three decades of experience in the field of education and training in Europe and obtained an international PhD from UOC in 2022\, for which she was awarded the special prize on the Education and ICT programme. Her research focuses on Digital Education Leadership in Higher Education. From 2012 to 2018\, she was Head of the Learning Technology and Distance Education Unit at Université de Bourgogne and was appointed as a digital strategy advisor. Deborah has also served on the governing bodies of international associations in the field as Executive Committee member (2010-2016) and Vice-President (2015-2016) of EDEN and Secretary to the Board of the Media and Learning Association (2021-2023). She is an EDEN Senior Fellow and currently serves as Chair on the EDEN Fellows Council Board\, contributing to setting up the EDEN mentoring programme and the EDEN Digital Education Leadership Academy (DELA).  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGerry Gallagher\, e-Learning Development Coordinator in the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) at Dundalk Institute for Technology\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGerry Gallagher has worked as e-Learning Development Coordinator in the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) at Dundalk Institute of Technology\, Ireland\, for the past 10 years.  With over 35 years of teaching experience at secondary and higher education levels\, Gerry also lectures and supervises educator colleagues on CELT’s Masters in Learning and Teaching. He has recently completed a doctoral study which explores the experiences of educational technology leaders in Irish higher education and their efforts to lead change from the “middle” of their institutions. This research reminds us that leadership is not confined to those in senior positions of responsibility and must be distributed throughout an organisation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nÓscar Martín Centeno\, Director of the Santo Domingo Public Center for Early Childhood\, Primary and Secondary Education \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nÓscar Martín Centeno of the Santo Domingo Public Center for Early Childhood\, Primary and Secondary Education\, in Algete. President of the Board of Directors of Madrid. Master in Direction and Management of Educational Centers. Graduate in History and Sciences of Music and Diploma in Musical Teaching. He has published several books for which he has received various awards. He has various publications in national and international journals and has given conferences for numerous European and American universities\, foundations and companies. He has designed educational projects and video art pieces for entities such as the Reina Sofía Museum or the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum\, among others. He has coordinated and tutored several courses of the Ministry of Education through the INTEF. He had designed and created several online courses for the Regional Center for Innovation and Teacher Training in Madrid\, as well as for different academic organisations. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/knowledge-building-event-digital-education-leadership-leading-today-for-tomorrows-unscripted-world/ CATEGORIES:European Digital Education Hub ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/EDEH_Page-Profil_512x512px_blue.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230912T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230912T153000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20230808T094823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230822T152453Z UID:12964-1694527200-1694532600@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:Register Now! Join us Tuesday September 12 on "Issuing Digital Micro-Credentials By Using European Standards and Services" at 14:00 (CET) DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nThe aim of the event is to introduce the European Digital Credentials for Learning Infrastructure and how to use it to issue digital Micro-Credentials that are compliant with Annex 1 of the Council Recommendation on a European approach to microcredentials \n\n\n\nfor lifelong learning and employability. Starting from the policy context from which the European Learning Model (ELM) was born\, then explaining and demonstrating how education providers can use this EU standard and the EDC tools\, participants can learn not only how to issue digital micro-credentials to anyone\, at any stage of their lifelong learning journeys\, but also what preconditions their institutions need to meet to make credential issuance smooth\, efficient and beneficial. \n\n\n\nEuropean Digital Education Hub\n\n\n\nThe European Digital Education Hub (EDEH) is an initiative of the European Commission\, funded by the Erasmus+ programme (2021-2027) and operated by a consortium of eleven organisations\, under a service contract with the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). \n\n\n\nEDEN Digital Learning Europe Knowledge Building team is actively contributing to this Hub. \n\n\n\nMonthly innovative events are organised to discover and debate which are the current and future challenges of the digital transformation of education. \n\n\n\nOfficial Agenda\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nAirina Volungevičienė\, EDEN Digital Learning Europe\, Vytautas Magnus University\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAirina Volungevičiené has been working among leading researchers\, methodology specialists and policy makers in the area of distance learning development in Lithuania since 1998. Having graduated her first master degree at Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)\, she spent 11 years working at Kaunas University of Technology as distance learning methodology specialists and researcher. She coordinated numerous international projects in the area of distance education\, worked on national study and strategy for distance learning network development in Lithuania\, promoted methodological activities in Lithuanian Distance and eLearning (LieDM) network. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nKoen Nomden\, Team Leader for “Transparency and Recognition of Skills and Qualifications”\, within the Unit on Skills and Qualifications of the European Commission (DG Employment\, Social Affairs and Inclusion)\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKoen Nomden is currently Team Leader for “Transparency and Recognition of Skills and Qualifications”\, within the Unit on Skills and Qualifications of the European Commission (DG Employment\, Social Affairs and Inclusion). Before that he was a policy officer in charge of the validation of non-formal and informal learning and career guidance within the same unit. Other positions he held within the European Commission were that of Erasmus Mundus Programme Manager and of policy officer in charge of setting up a European Executive Agency in charge of implementing programmes in education\, training\, culture and media. Before joining the Commission in 2003 Koen worked at the University of Antwerp (researcher) and at the European Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht (the Netherlands). Koen studied public policy and administration at the University of Twente (NL) and holds a master in European Studies from the College of Europe. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnthony Camilleri\, Policy Consultant\, Project Manager and Quality & Standardisation Expert\, Knowledge Innovation Centre (KIC) / NTT DATA\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnthony Camilleri has dedicated over 15 years to the field of digital education policy and implementation\, working extensively with a range of international organisations. As a founder and senior partner at the Knowledge Innovation Centre\, he works to leverage knowledgebased methodologies to drive innovation in education. There he coordinates teams working on educational interoperability\, digital learning innovation\, quality assurance in education and inclusion. He is renowned for his role as a key architect of the European Digital Credential Infrastructure and the European Learning Model\, which are instrumental in harmonizing educational standards and qualifications across the continent. He has also researched and consulted on the implementation of digital credentialling systems and qualifications databases in various regions\, including Europe\, North Africa\, and Central & South-East Asia. His belief in the potential of education to realise human potential is not just a professional stance\, but a personal philosophy that underpins all his work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIldiko Mazar\, European Digital Credentials for Learning\, Project Management and Implementation Support\, NTT DATA\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIldiko Mazar has 25 years of professional practice in the field of open education and e-learning Ildiko has observed and engaged in policy dialogues\, professional academic collaborations\, and practice exchange\, actively contributing to the modernisation of European Higher Education and education technology in general. Utilising her experience\, expertise and transversal skills\, she contributed to the conception\, management and successful implementation of 50+ edtech projects. For the past 5 years she has been focusing mostly on the development and uptake of innovative solutions in the fields of competence development and (micro-)credentialing. Since 2019 she has been supporting the European Commission in deploying the European Learning Model and European Digital Credentials for Learning. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEstela Daukšienė\, Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEstela Daukšienė is a Deputy Director at VMU ISI. She is responsible for teacher consultations on online and blended studies. She has worked as a specialist\, administrator\, project manager and researcher at various educational institutions\, as the head of Administration of Lithuanian Association of Distance and e-Learning (LieDM Association); in 2016-2021 was the President of Lithuanian Association of Distance and e-Learning ( LieDM Association ). She is currently the Head of the Board of Lithianian Association of Distance and e-Learning (LieDM Association). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nElena Trepulé\, Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElena Trepulė appointed by EDEN DLE Management Boardas a Secretary General in May\, 2022. Elena Trepule is an associate professor at Education Academy\, Vytautas Magnus university (LT)\, an active participant and researcher of multiple international research (Lithuanian Research Council) and applied research projects and networks across Europe as well as EDEN in the topics of open online learning\, technology enhanced learning and adult education. Since 2005 she has been working as an independent expert for the European Education Executive Agency\, Eurydice\, European Network of Adult Education (Ecorys Ltd.)\, Lithuanian Education Exchanges Support Foundation (national agency) and Youth International Cooperation Agency (national agency). Since 2015 Elena has been a regional ambassador of EPALE portal for adult educators\, 2015 – 2022 – a regional representative of Lithuanian Association of Adult Education (member of EAEA) in Kaunas. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/register-now-join-us-tuesday-september-12-on-issuing-digital-micro-credentials-by-using-european-standards-and-services-at-1400-cet/ CATEGORIES:European Digital Education Hub ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/EDEH_Page-Profil_512x512px_blue.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230831T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230831T170000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20220314T093700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T083737Z UID:13072-1693468800-1693501200@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:Open Education Week 2022 DESCRIPTION:The Open Education Week 2022 comes to an end after a week of live and open webinars in which more that 30 experts discussed some of the key and ongoing topics on the education and e-learning environment. \n\n\n\nMore than 650 people from 54 different countries registed to follow the webinars through Zoom\, YouTube and our official social media channels Facebook and Twitter. \n\n\n\nStarting on Monday 7 with the discussion on Yes it’s Open but is it any Good? Reflections on an Open Reading Initiative of Scholarly Research (Youtube) focusing on the growth of open science and the plethora of open access scholarly publications in the area of digital education—for better and worse. We heard the reflections and points of view of experts\, such as Mark Brown\, Lesley Gourlay\, Melissa Bond\, Petar Jandrić in a conversation moderated by Eamon Costello. \n\n\n\nWe finished the Monday session with a webinar on Opening and Developing a European Community of Practice (YouTube) celebrating the start of the work on the “Community of Practice” of the Digital Education Hub. As part of the European Commission’s initiative under the Digital Education Action Plan\, a consortium of eleven European organisations\, led by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)\, supports the development of an open\, collaborative and cross-sectorial community of digital education stakeholders. EDEN is among the core partners. A great debate moderated by Timothy Read with Katharina Engel\, Rasmus Benke-Åberg\, Sandra Kučina Softić\, Airina Volungevičienė\, Denise Whitelock\, Ignacio Atal and Bastian Greshake Tzovaras. \n\n\n\nOn the second day of the series we engaged in a great discussion with Jess Carr and Bart Rienties\, moderated by Christothea Herodotu on Democratizing research and science: Ways forward (YouTube). We reflected on how research and science are currently produced and discuss ways we could make them more inclusive\, open\, and democratic. \n\n\n\nThe Wednesday Session focused on specific digital experiences from and for the technical higher education under the title Digital experiences in technical higher education (YouTube) with new experts\, such as Diana Andone\, Gustavo Alves\, Daina Gudoniene and Igor Balaban in a session led by Vlad Mihaescu. \n\n\n\nFor the fourth day of the OEW 2022\, we had a double session. The first of them was formed around the following question: How to become an open teacher? (YouTube) discussing the enablers of teachers to become open educators\, including digital competences needed to co-create and share digital content and OER\, as well as the challenges for teachers’ opening up at schools and at universities. A session moderated by Airina Volungevičienė with a great panel of speakers: Estela Daukšienė\, Elena Trepulė\, Elena Caldirola\, Jochen Ehrenreich\, António Moreira\, Ana Balula and Sandra Vasconcelos. \n\n\n\nThe second session of the fouth day was Designing Future Skills-ready Future higher education: Why it Matters and What We can Do A Future Skills – Apéro conversation with Gilly Salmon (YouTube). The conversation alongside Ulf-Daniel Ehlers and Laura Eigbrecht focused on sharing insights from her work on transformation of higher education and feature spicy good anecdotes\, examples and stories ‘between the lines’. \n\n\n\nThe final session of OEW 2022\, Opening up Museums: how inclusive open education is transforming the museum experience (YouTube). In this webinar a panel of expert researchers discussed how open education is contributing to the digital transformation of the museum learning experience. António Moreira Teixeira\, Antonella Poce\, Covadonga Rodrigo\, Antonia Liguri and Angeles Sánchez Paniagua showed how open education is being embraced by museum educators and explain why that is helping to address inclusion for all\, but also widening participation\, developing critical thinking\, fostering digital citizenship\, and promoting wellbeing.  \n\n\n\nFor more information about each webinar session\, click here. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/open-education-week-2022-2/ CATEGORIES:Open Education Week,Virtual events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230727T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230727T153000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20230711T113341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230711T114000Z UID:12925-1690466400-1690471800@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:European Digital Education Hub - "Digital Change Makers: Programmes\, Iniatives and Case Studies" DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nThe aim of the event is to create a better understanding of how educational technology (edtech) works\, the steps from a grassroots-level idea to a working solution applicable in digital education. \n\n\n\nThe event will introduce already active digital changemakers programmes and initiatives: 2–3 case studies from the Hub’s accelerator\, DigiEduHack and Educraftor‘s case studies (Eduhack.fi hackathon series and the learnings from it)\, and we will explore the growth paths. Through this\, the event also aims to encourage and support the audience to spot opportunities as digital changemakers. \n\n\n\nThe event will consist of short presentations and a panel discussion. The dialogue among the moderators and the speakers\, as well as with the audience will be the main interaction mode. \n\n\n\nEuropean Digital Education Hub\n\n\n\nThe European Digital Education Hub (EDEH) is an initiative of the European Commission\, funded by the Erasmus+ programme (2021-2027) and operated by a consortium of eleven organisations\, under a service contract with the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). \n\n\n\nEDEN Digital Learning Europe Knowledge Building team is actively contributing to this Hub. \n\n\n\nMonthly innovative events are organised to discover and debate which are the current and future challenges of the digital transformation of education. \n\n\n\nOfficial Agenda\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nModerators\n\n\n\n\nJuhani Koivuviita\, Co-founder\, CEO\, Educraftor\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuhani Koivuviita is the Co-founder and CEO of Educraftor. He codesigns and implements the company’s programs and events and operates as a team coach and consultant with different clients and learners. He is an experienced team coach in various settings\, a language teacher on all education levels\, a school principal on the primary level\, a program and project manager in national and international contexts\, with high communication and language skills\, a diplomat and a lifelong learner and leader. He helps learners to challenge their thinking and actions. He inspires and ignites a learning and maturity process inside the learners\, and does it by supporting the exploration of different tools and methods and enabling space for dialogue. His mission is to help people reach their fullest potential and to bring understanding into communication and interaction\, also when crossing the lines between sectors\, borders and cultures. Juhani’s patience and compassion sets a foundation for this to happen. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Fagerström\, Founder\, Executive Chairman\, Educraftor\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Fagerström is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Educraftor\, an education innovation consultancy based in Finland. Educraftor’s clients have been the ministries of education\, national agencies and foundations\, municipalities and cities and public and private sector organisations. He is also the founder of Teach millions\, a bazaar of Nordic edtech solutions. He has been a founding member and advisor to several regional edtech organisations\, developing cross-border startup ecosystem services and building regional platforms to support edtechs. His mission is to build and orchestrate purpose-driven innovation and learning ecosystems\, focusing on large-scale strategic and systematic change. He has the ability to perceive complex systems and he finds connections where none are apparent\, enabling situations where the sum of two parts is greater than simple addition. He can work on big visions and is not afraid to challenge conventional mindsets and how we work\, bringing positive disruption into any process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nMiska Noponen\, Co-founder and CEO of Annie Advisor\, Finland\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMiska Noponen is a programming pedagogue from Finland\, currently a co-founder and CEO of Annie Advisor. Annie Advisor develops an early-intervention support bot that prevents dropouts and improves student well-being\, which are significant challenges in secondary and higher education. Although it’s a relatively new tool\, the Annie bot has already been deployed by 26 schools and more than 40 000 students. An impact study estimated that it prevents 25% of dropouts. Miska has degrees in both computer science and education from the University of Helsinki and has dedicated his career to combining the two fields. He has worked in edtech user experience\, product leadership and educational data science with e.g. Rovio (the developer of Angry Birds) and the United Nations. Miska has also won three pitching competitions and mentors younger startups in topics such as product management\, strategy\, funding and pitching. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarija Musja\, Founder and CEO of Empo\, Estonia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarija Musja is the visionary behind Empo\, Marija is passionate about empowering girls to find fulfilling careers in tech. Empo is a social network that uses cutting-edge technology to match students’ interests with relevant career opportunities. Through early exposure and education\, they are building a bridge between students and employers – and creating a culture of empowerment along the way. Maria’s background in politics and law\, combined with her previous experience as a human rights advocate with organizations such as the Law Society of London\, the OSCE\, and Amnesty International\, has revealed the heart-wrenching truth about the harsh reality of human rights violations globally. This ignited a flame in Marija to launch her first venture five years ago\, striving towards economically empowering girls through education. Maria is going to share her path towards a new venture\, Empo\, and how she turned a simple idea into a startup. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/european-digital-education-hub-digital-change-makers-programmes-iniatives-and-case-studies/ CATEGORIES:European Digital Education Hub ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/edeh_visual_1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230705T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230705T113000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20230626T193219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230821T120242Z UID:12855-1688551200-1688556600@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:European Digital Education Hub - "Digital Change Makers. How to Thrive in the Age of Digital Transformation in the Educational System" DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nThe aim of the event is to get an overview of what it takes to holistically shape digital transformation in educational institutions and how people\, places and technologies are to be considered. Learn what future skills are the most important for change and how they can be trained. Have an idea of best practices of how students can become Digital Change Makers. \n\n\n\nThe session will build up knowledge on the environment in which digital change makers can make a difference and what competences they need. The discussion will focus on how participants can transfer the best practices to their own institutions to get from “Nowland to Nextland”. \n\n\n\nEuropean Digital Education Hub\n\n\n\nThe European Digital Education Hub (EDEH) is an initiative of the European Commission\, funded by the Erasmus+ programme (2021-2027) and operated by a consortium of eleven organisations\, under a service contract with the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). \n\n\n\nEDEN Digital Learning Europe Knowledge Building team is actively contributing to this Hub. \n\n\n\nMonthly innovative events are organised to discover and debate which are the current and future challenges of the digital transformation of education. \n\n\n\nOfficial Agenda\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nModerators\n\n\n\n\nWibke Matthes\, Key Skills Center\, CAU-Kiel University\, Germany\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWikbe Matthes is the Director of Key Skills Center of the CAU-Kiel University in Germany. She is the spokesperson of the Future Skills Committee in Gesellschaft für Schlüsselkompetenzen (Society for. Key Skills). Member of the advisory board for teaching and learning in RheinMain University and SAGSAGA e.V. Also\, trainer in Kompetenz Dock. She has developed her professional focus on science communication certificate programme\, sustainability and diversity programmes and student education initiatives. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniela Duglosch\, Key Skills Center\, CAU-Kiel University\, Germany\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniela Dlugosch is a member of the Key Skills Center in the areas of social communicative competence and self-competence. She has previously been the head of department of the MobilCom AG trainer Team. Also\, manage of the Skill Center. Partner and CEO of Fairway Training. She is currently board member of the Ocean Mind Foundation. She has developed her professional focus on self-responsability\, self-regulation\, positive psychology\, mindfulness\, social perception\, non-violent communication\, communicative bridge-building. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/european-digital-education-hub-digital-change-makers-how-to-thrive-in-the-age-of-digital-transformation-in-the-educational-system/ CATEGORIES:European Digital Education Hub ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/edeh_visual_1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230618T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230620T170000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20230120T082618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T101946Z UID:6564-1687075200-1687280400@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EDEN 2023 Annual Conference in Dublin DESCRIPTION:AboutKeynotesCall for papersPhD SymposiumKey DatesProgrammeCommitteesRegistrationVenueSocial Programme\n\nConference Theme \n\n\n\nThe 2023 EDEN conference is designed to explore the theme\, “Yes we can!” – Digital Education for Better Futures. This theme focuses on the language of opportunity and challenges participants to dream big! While there are many big and small challenges that we can’t ignore in building a more inclusive digital future\, the conference places the spotlight on the “art of the possible” in reimagining teaching\, learning and assessment and delivering on the promise of better futures for all. We hope to encapsulate throughout the conference the spirit of hope and optimism through the enabling language of “yes we can”. More specifically\, the conference theme asks: \n\n\n\n1. What does a better future look like? \n\n\n\n2. How can digital education contribute to this future? \n\n\n\n3. What can you do to help make and shape a better future?  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConference Topics \n\n\n\nIn exploring the overarching conference theme of “Yes we can”\, paper submissions are invited under the following five topics and related focus tracks:  \n\n\n\n1. Transformative Education \n\n\n\n\nDigital transformation for better futures\n\n\n\nFostering a digital education ecosystem for all\n\n\n\nPolicy\, strategy and leadership for the next normal\n\n\n\nRewilding traditional places\, spaces and habitats of learning\n\n\n\nCreating new lifelong learning pathways and recognition models\n\n\n\n\n2. Future Pedagogies \n\n\n\n\nPutting education in the driving seat of the next big thing: AI\, VR\, the Metaverse\, etc. \n\n\n\nDesigning best practices for blended\, hybrid and online learning\n\n\n\nHacking assessment for more authentic and meaningful learning\n\n\n\nRealizing the potential of open educational practices \n\n\n\n\n3. Next Generation Teachers and Learners \n\n\n\n\nDeveloping teachers’ skills and competencies for the digital era\n\n\n\nExploring the Third Space in reshaping impactful professional learning\n\n\n\nStudents as active partners in learning transformation\n\n\n\nEvaluating teaching and learning for continuous improvement\n\n\n\n\n4. Digital Citizenship for Sustainable Futures \n\n\n\n\nFostering resilience and wellbeing for digital living and learning\n\n\n\nPlacing equity\, diversity and inclusion at the core of digital education\n\n\n\nInfusing digital education across the Sustainable Development Goals \n\n\n\nUnderstanding the ‘green’ dimensions of EdTech for better and worse\n\n\n\n\n5. Research Designs for Uncertain Times \n\n\n\n\nThe scholarship of practice\n\n\n\nStudents as research partners\n\n\n\nReframing the digital education research agenda\n\n\n\nTopics related to the EU Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027)\n\n\n\n\nYes\, You Can! How to Successfully Contribute to the EDEN 2023 Annual Conference \n\n\n\nThis interactive webinar is designed to show that “Yes\, you can” submit a paper for this year’s annual EDEN conference (18-20 June).The main part of the webinar is then designed to offer prospective authors and presenters an inside track on the different paper categories and how to successfully prepare their own conference submission. Members of the conference team share key tips and advice on what makes a great conference paper and how you can ensure your submission is accepted for the Dublin conference. This advice will be particularly helpful for doctoral students and those relatively new to preparing conference submissions. Finally\, members of the local team offer practical information on the conference venue and provide travel and accommodation advice to help enhance your visit to Dublin. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 19th June 2023 – Keynote Speakers\n\n\n\nAnusca FerrariPolicy Officer\, European Commission Rikke Toft NørgårdAssociate Professor\, Danish School of Education\, Denmark \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday 19th June – Spotlight Speakers\n\n\n\nLiz Johnson Deputy Vice-Chancellor\, Deakin University\, Australia Alexandra MihaiAssistant Professor of Innovation in Higher Education\, Maastricht University\, Netherlands Blanaid WhiteDean Strategic Learning Innovation\, Dublin City University\, Ireland \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday 20th June – Keynote Speaker\n\n\n\nMaren DeepwellCEO Association for Learning Technology\, United Kingdom \n\n\n\nTuesday 20th June – Spotlight Speakers\n\n\n\nÀngels FitóUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya President\, Spain Melissa Bond Lecturer in Digital Technology Education\, University of South Australia\, Australia \n\n\n\nMonday 19th June 2023\n\n\n\nOpening Session – Plenary 1 \n\n\n\n\nAnusca Ferrari\, Policy Officer\, European Commission\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnusca Ferrari is a policy officer at the European Commission\, Directorate-General for Education and Culture. Formerly at DG EMPL\, Anusca has worked on the validation of non-formal and informal learning and micro-credentials\, as project manager at European Schoolnet and researcher at JRC. Her main area of expertise is digital competence. She is the author and co-author of multiple articles\, papers\, reports on technologies for learning and creativity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRikke Toft Nørgård\, Associate Professor\, Danish School of Education\, Denmark\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRikke Toft Nørgård is an Associate Professor at the Danish School of Education\, Aarhus University\, Steering Group Member at the Centre for Higher Education Futures (CHEF) and Elected Board Member of the international Philosophy and Theory of Higher Education Society (PaTHES) and the national Danish Network for Educational Development in Higher Education (DUN) where she is also founder and co-leader of the DUN-SIG on Digital Pedagogy & Learning in Higher Education. Dr. Nørgård’s research and projects focuses on the complexities\, challenges and potentials of education\, design\, technology and philosophy in relation to the future of hybrid higher education institutions and practices. She is participating in and leading projects on the future of higher education with a focus on the arts and humanities as well as emerging technological fields and their impact on the future of education and culture across society. On March 1st 2023 the EPIC-WE Europe Horizon project that Nørgård is the Coordinator of is launched\, trying to bring these fields together in an effort to provide new co-operative models\, formats\, events and activities for bringing higher education institutions\, cultural organisations and creative industries together to co-create new cultural futures. \n\n\n\nTitle: Between the real and the ideal – Human futures in digital education? \n\n\n\nAbstract: As a response to Bill Reading’s central question: ‘How are we to reimagine the University\, once its guiding idea of culture has ceased to have an essential function?’ (Readings\, 1996\, p. 119)\, the talk introduces concepts and frameworks for imagining and manifesting more preferable educational futures by working hopefully andintentionally among those ruins. This is done through introducing the notions of hopepunk\, speculative design\, futures-making\, collective visioning and the futures cone as ways of widening the field of possible and more humane futures in digital education. Today\, we see a deliberate intention to reduce the unknown (possibilities) in order to be able to see and plan for a known future. As a consequence\, the spectrum of possible futures and feasible utopias in education\, accessible through imaginative and intentional futures-making\, becomes eradicated by a singular already-decided future to be planned for. To imagine more preferable futures\, to intentionally design against the grimdark and for the hopepunk\, and to imagine a feasible utopias for human digital education\, we must boldly move beyond projected\, probable and even plausible futures. To do this\, we need thinking and methods for materialising feasible utopias – for manifesting the ideal in the real – for nurturing the emergence of an expanded possibility space for future digital eduation. Here. notions of collective speculative visioning and hopepunk future-making are presented as methods for widening the field for digital education and for future-scaping more preferable futures through materialising a thousand tiny preferable worlds. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter Lunch Session – Spotlight Speakers\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nLiz Johnson\, Deputy Vice-Chancellor\, Deakin University\, Australia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiz Johnson leads Deakin’s ambitious Education and Employability strategy\, including the drive to premium digital learning and outstanding student experience. Professor Johnson’s portfolio includes Indigenous Strategy\, Academic Governance and Standards\, Graduate Employment\, Faculty Services\, Student Services\, the Deakin Library\, Deakin Learning Futures\, the Dean of Students\, and the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE). As Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education from 2019-2021\, Professor Johnson steered teaching and learning at Deakin through the disruption of the COVID pandemic\, building from extensive projects on Deakin’s online learning environment\, teaching innovation and course development and staff capability for learning and teaching. During this period\, she sponsored re-imagining and restructure of Deakin’s professional services for students and Faculties\, substantive renewal of teaching and learning design and an institution-wide transformation to online assessment. In 2022\, Deakin University conferred on Professor Johnson the title of Alfred Deakin Professor\, the highest honour the University can bestow on a member of the academic staff\, recognising their outstanding and sustained contribution to furthering Deakin’s aims. \n\n\n\nTitle: Never waste a good crisis – assessment transformation at Deakin University \n\n\n\nAbstract: \n\n\n\nDecades of educational research have described the principles and practices thatunderpin effective assessment and feedback. However\, assessment practice hasbeen slow to respond despite pockets of excellence. Headwinds slowing change arecomplex but include the high-stakes nature of summative assessment\, slow shifts incapability and conservative accreditation and regulatory instruments. Alongside itschallenges and stress\, the global pandemic forced innovation and opened new doorsin assessment practice. It is critical to build from that innovation towards betterpractice. \n\n\n\nDeakin University has twin missions in on-campus and online delivery to its 58\,000learners. Despite decades of online teaching and assessment\, over 1200 Deakinunits (subjects) had on-campus exams held in exam halls in 2019; including acomplex web of remote examination sites for distance students. In March 2020\, thepandemic swept that away and we pivoted to wholly online assessment. Throughcollectively reimagining assessment\, this transformation has created lasting changewith only a single unit using a (digital) on-campus exam in 2022. Units have switchedto digital assignments\, take-home exams\, in-person performance tasks and a strictlylimited number of online proctored exams. For this discussion\, we will explore theelements of successful and persistent change: grassroots engagement\, targetedsupport with a comprehensive evidence and practice base\, and fostering innovation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlexandra Mihai\, Assistant Professor of Innovation in Higher Education\, Maastricht University\, Netherlands\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlexandra Mihai is Assistant Professor of Innovation in Higher Education in the Department of Educational Research and Development\, School of Business and Economics\, Maastricht University. Previously she worked as Learning Designer at University College London (UCL)\, Curriculum Designer at the Institute of European Studies\, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and led the Centre for Teaching Innovations at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. Alexandra has a strong background in e-learning\, learning design and innovative teaching strategies. In her PhD she analysed in how far technology is used in teaching practices at European universities. \n\n\n\nTitle: “Building Common Ground: Faculty Professional Development Beyond Institutional Silos” \n\n\n\nAbstract: For faculty professional development to reach its full potential\, it is crucial that different actors at university level work together in a cohesive manner. However\, such concerted action is not a natural feature of a highly fragmented Higher Education landscape. In many universities\, the teams in charge of technological and pedagogical support belong to different departments and the communication channels are not always open or transparent. So how can we (re)imagine the future of professional development where meaningful work takes place across functional and disciplinary boundaries? How can we intentionally build the common ground necessary for effective faculty development? \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlanaid White\, Dean Strategic Learning Innovation\, Dublin City University\, Ireland \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlanaid White is the Dean of Strategic Learning Innovation in DCU\, leading the implementation of a €19.9 million initiative funded through the Government’s Human Capital Initiative\, to radically reimagine the university curriculum and reconceptualise university teaching\, introducing new areas of study\, new ways of learning\, and embedding the transferable skills students will require to thrive in a yet to be defined workplace. Previously\, I have held the roles of Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Science and Health and Head of School of Chemical Sciences. \n\n\n\nTitle: How can we embrace ambiguity and uncertainty as we seek to transform our students learning experience?  \n\n\n\nAbstract: In DCU Futures\, DCU is embarking on its biggest ever educational innovation project\, as it seeks to transform the learning experience of our students. DCU Futures is structured around three pillars – what students learn\, how students learn\, and embedding the transversal skills that will enable our students to thrive. Our ambition is to empower our students to be future-capable and thrive in an increasingly unscripted world defined by volatility\, uncertainty\, complexity\, and ambiguity. Therein\, however\, lies the challenge: if we are to empower our students to thrive in a world of uncertainty and ambiguity\, we must also embrace them. But what does that look like? In this Spotlight session\, we explore what’s possible and how we can begin to achieve it.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFinal Gasta Session – MC\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nTom Farrelly\, Social Science Lecturer & Academic Developer\, Munster Technological University\, Ireland\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTom Farrelly is Social Sciencie Lecturer and Academic Developer in Munster Technological University. Expert on Technology Enhanced Learning in support of teaching and learning strategy\, currently he works on research\, teaching and academic development. Have extensive experience in the development of blended delivery courses and modules and supporting teaching staff in developing digital literacy skills in support of their teaching and learning. In the past I he has acted as an external examiner for Limerick Institute of Technology\, Dublin City University\, Technological University Dublin\, Notre Dame University Australia and the University of Western Australia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday 20th June 2023\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOpening Session – Plenary 2 \n\n\n\n\nÀngels Fitó\, Universitat Oberta de Catalunta President\, Spain\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nÀngels Fitó has a PhD in Business and Economics from the University of Barcelona\, is a senior professor at the UOC\, and has been Vice President for Competitiveness and Employability since 2019. In 2023 she was appointed as Universitat Oberta de Catalunya President. \n\n\n\nBetween October 2010 and February 2019\, she was dean of the UOC’s Faculty of Economics and Business. Throughout her academic career\, she has specialized in tax and financial management and management control\, and has taught courses on these subjects at a number of universities (University of Barcelona\, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya\, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona\, Pompeu Fabra University\, and the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia). She combined her teaching work with a professional career in accounting and tax consulting for private companies and public institutions. \n\n\n\nShe is deputy chair of the Catalan Professional Association of Economists and a member of the Government of Catalonia’s Economic Policy Advisory Board. Her research interests focus on financial reporting harmonization processes\, management control systems and the transformative power of higher education for employability given the complexity of labour market dynamics. She leads a number of different local and international initiatives in this field to reconfigure higher education and provide a response to the challenges for lifelong learning arising in the current context of transition. \n\n\n\nTitle: “Navigating Global Challenges through Lifelong Learning:  From teaching to empowering” \n\n\n\nAbstract: In an era marked by profound economic and societal shifts driven by rapid technological advancements\, universities must transcend their traditional role of knowledge creation and dissemination. Instead\, they must actively pursue strategies to amplify the transformative power of education\, benefiting both individuals’ employability and organizations’ competitiveness. To achieve this goal\, harnessing labor market insights and artificial intelligence technology becomes indispensable. In this context\, we present the UOC experience as a guiding example of how universities can enhance employability by leveraging the immense potential of artificial intelligence and big data. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMelissa Bond\, Lecturer in Digital Technology Education\, University of South Australia\, Australia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMelissa Bond is a Lecturer in Digital Technology Education at the University of South Australia (Australia)\, an EPPI-Reviewer Training & Support Officer at University College London (UK)\, and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Qualitative Evidence Synthesis at the University of Stavanger (Norway). Her research draws on her high school and higher education teaching experience and focuses in particular on how evidence synthesis can build research skills\, provide insight into digital teaching and learning to provide guidance to both policy and practice\, and identify key research gaps. Melissa is a member of the Center for Open Education Research\, a founding editorial boardmember of the Nordic Journal of Systematic Reviews in Education and she will soon be an Associate Editor for the Online Learning Journal. \n\n\n\nTitle: “Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? Lessons From EdTech Evidence Synthesis” \n\n\n\nAbstract: The past fifty years have seen vast developments in the use of technology for teaching and learning\, and we have recently encountered another threshold moment; the rise and widespread popularisation of large language models such as ChatGPT-3. As we stand on the precipice of arguably a new era of teaching and learning\, it is time to take stock of where we have been\, in order to begin sculpting a future vision of teaching and learning. In order to help answer the key questions of thisyear’s conference theme\, this keynote will draw upon a body of evidence syntheses\, in order to cast a meta overview of the EdTech field\, and shine light on key considerations for research\, policy and practice going forward. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter Lunch Session – Plenary 3\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMaren Deepwell\, CEO Association for Learning Technology\, United Kingdom\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaren Deepwell is the chief executive of the Association for Learning Technology\, the leading professional body for learning technology in the UK with around 3\,500 members. She has led the organisation since 2012 including a strategic transition to becoming a virtual team in 2018. Her particular focus is on professional recognition for learning technologists\, the development of a new ethical framework for professional practice and the future of technology in education. As a trained sculptor and anthropologist\, she brings both her creative and executive expertise to her professional practice as a leader\, strategic adviser and coach. \n\n\n\nTitle: Hope on the horizon: Setting out in a new direction for digital education \n\n\n\nAbstract: Over the past five years we have seen digital education scaled up\, with fully virtual\, blended and hybrid learning expanding to more and more learners. As we move beyond education in crisis response mode\, we have a unique opportunity to shape what’s ahead and also a responsibility to apply the lessons learnt in 2020/21.  \n\n\n\nWe saw what’s possible in an emergency\, and also what isn’t. I want to acknowledge that we are seeking hope at a time when many are battling burnout\, still picking up the pieces in a world in which many are still feeling the lingering impact of the global pandemic.  \n\n\n\nHow do we find optimism\, and a vision for a better future? Grounded in new research from ALT\, on how professional practice in digital education is changing\, and aligned with the Framework for Ethical Learning Technology (FELT)\, I will explore: \n\n\n\n\nWho has a say in shaping the future and whom we may be missing? \n\n\n\nWhat the future will hold for our students moving from hybrid learning to hybrid working?\n\n\n\nWhat do we need to consider in order to avoid going back as well as moving ahead into a future that doesn’t deliver?\n\n\n\n\nLet’s find inspiration to create our visions of the future\, without losing a critical perspective on digital innovation but with a renewed sense of hope and empowerment.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubmission Types and Guidelines\n\n\n\nAuthors are invited to submit high-quality manuscripts reporting original unpublished research and recent developments. Submissions should align to the conference theme and in the topics related to the scope of the conference (see below). All paper types will be double blind peer reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee. Find all the submission types and guidelines below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Presentation Guidelines\n\n\n\nThere is no standard presentation template at EDEN 2023 Annual Conference. This means you are free to use your own template\, but we recommend that you do so using a 16:9 ratio in PowerPoint (or PDF)\, as all rooms are equipped with a computer and projector capable of widescreen display. \n\n\n\nAs a general principle ‘less is more’ with your slides containing just enough information or a handful of well-chosen images to enhance your talk rather than acting as your ‘notes’ of what you are going to say next. In other words\, displaying an image and/or three keywords on a slide in a large font is far more effective than listing several sentences under bullet points. Also please practise your presentation so you know that you can do justice to what you want to cover in the available time. If you intend to share the talk with another presenter\, then make sure you practice together and understand how long each of you has for your section of the presentation. \n\n\n\nTo promote follow-up discussion after your talk\, we suggest that you conclude your presentation with a single question or challenging thought for delegates to ponder. Ideally\, this question or your concluding thought should refer back to the sub-theme and relate to the overarching conference theme “Yes we can!” – Digital Education for Better Futures. \n\n\n\nNote: The last presenter in each session is expected to serve as session chair. \n\n\n\nNumber of slides and time restrictions: \n\n\n\n\nFull paper: up to 20 slides\, presentation time -15 min\, discussion time – 5 min\n\n\n\nConcise paper:  up to 15 slides\, presentation time -10 min\, discussion time – 5 min.\n\n\n\nGasta paper:  up to 12 slides. presentation time –  up to 5 min.\n\n\n\n\nNote: You do not need to send your presentations beforehand\, but please bring them to the conference and transfer the presentation file to the session computer before the start of the session.  \n\n\n\nThere are four different paper submission categories: \n\n\n\nFull paper – A Full Paper allows you to present a slightly longer account of your work. This presentation format is better suited to sharing the findings of case studies\, research projects or more mature innovations related to the conference theme/topics which allow you to provide a richer analysis\, description and interpretation of the work. Importantly\, a Full Paper should identify the main implications or discussion points which will be of wider interest to conference participants. The paper length is 2500 to 3500 words\, including tables\, figures and references. If your Full Paper is accepted\, the presentation time is a maximum of 15 minutes and 5 minutes for questions (i.e.\, 20 minutes in total).  \n\n\n\n\nDownload Full Paper Template\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nConcise paper – A Concise Paper allows you to present a shorter summary of your work. This presentation format is ideally suited to small projects\, new and emerging areas and works in progress. The format allows you to showcase and/or offer a brief snapshot of your work\, with a specific focus on the main findings or discussion points that should be of wider interest to conference participants. The length of a Concise Paper abstract should be 200-500 words. If your Concise Paper is accepted\, the presentation time is 10 minutes with 5 minutes for questions (i.e.\, 15 minutes in total). \n\n\n\n\nDownload Concise Paper Template\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoster – A Poster allows you to present your work on a poster board which will be on display throughout the conference. This format is ideal for showcasing and/or offering a brief snapshot of your work in order to generate more interest and follow up conversations with conference participants. The author(s) need to bring the printed poster to the conference and attach it on the poster board when they arrive at the conference venue. There will be a dedicated poster session in the conference programme\, but we encourage presenters to be available to discuss their work during the refreshment breaks. Poster submissions are between 250 and 500 words\, including references. Authors of posters accepted for presentation will be required to prepare a maximum A0 (1189mm x 841mm) size poster for display. More details concerning poster requirements will be provided upon acceptance. \n\n\n\n\nDownload Poster Presentation Template\n\n\n\n\nGuidelines for posters: \n\n\n\nThe author(s) need to bring the printed poster to the conference and attach it to the poster board when they arrive at the conference venue. There will be a dedicated poster session in the conference programme\, but we encourage presenters to be available to discuss their work during the refreshment breaks. Authors of posters accepted for presentation will be required to prepare a maximum A0 (1189mm x 841mm) size poster for display. \n\n\n\nNote: Posters’ authors are not required to make poster presentations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGasta Presentation – A Lightning Talk (Gasta) allows you to present a very brief synopsis of your work in a fast\, engaging and high-energy style where you only have 5-minutes to provide a quick account of your work. The term ‘Gasta’ is a Gaelic (Irish) word for a fast\, quick\, clever\, smart or snappy presentation that shares an activity\, innovation or piece of research in a brief rapid-fire style. This presentation format is ideally suited to showcasing an innovation\, promoting a new development or reporting a line of research inquiry that may be of wider interest to conference participants. Gasta presentations submissions are between 150 and 300 words\, including references. Authors of accepted Gasta presentations are limited to a maximum of 10 slides. \n\n\n\n\nDownload Gasta Presentation Template\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Action Lab– upon invitation only. Action Labs give participants the opportunity to debate\, discuss and engage in lively professional dialogue on high profile topics or issues relevant to the conference theme. Each Action lab will be structured around a handful of big questions for participants to debate.  \n\n\n\n\nDownload Action Lab Template\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhD Symposium\n\n\n\nThe EDEN 2023 PhD Symposium will be organized in the frame of the conference. The Symposium\, held in previous years in Barcelona (2018)\, Bruges (2019)\, Dublin (2019)\, Timisoara (2020)\, Lisbon (2020)\, Madrid (2021) and Tallinn (2022) has been designed to foster the exchange of experiences and knowledge among doctoral students conducting research in the area of technology enhanced online\, digital\, open and distance learning\, and provides a valuable forum for the advancement of doctoral research. The Symposium is open to all doctoral students\, both PhD and EdDs\, and will be led by the host university with contributions from EDEN Management Board members and a panel of international experts. Doctoral candidates are invited to submit a brief Synopsis Paper of their work in progress or proposed research topic\, as there will be an opportunity to discuss your research during the Symposium. This Synopsis Paper should be a maximum of 500 words\, including references. Participation in the Symposium is not dependent on submission of a paper. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Instructions\n\n\n\nAs all submission types will be subject to a peer review process. Full Papers will be double blind peer reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee consisting of international experts working in the field. Other paper types will be peer reviewed by the conference co-Chairs and members of the Programme Committee. Authors should leave their names and affiliations blank when uploading  submission documents\, and take care to avoid details that could be used to identify contributing  authors. These include institution information\, specific funding information and clear self-citations. Authors of selected top quality Full Papers will be invited to submit their manuscript for publication in a special issue of the EURODL. All Full Papers will be published in EDEN’s conference proceedings (ISSN: 2707-2819) with unique DOI. The formatting of all types of submissions should follow the guidelines and templates provided. References should follow the APA (7th) style.  Please note that authors are limited to one Full Paper in which they are the first author.  There is no restriction on the number of submissions by multiple authors.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAcceptance Criteria\n\n\n\nDecisions on acceptance will be based on the following criteria: \n\n\n\n\nOriginality\n\n\n\nInnovation\n\n\n\nQuality of scholarship\n\n\n\nContribution to new knowledge\n\n\n\nAlignment to the conference theme\n\n\n\n\nContributions outside of the main conference themes will be considered if they bring new knowledge and benefit to delegates. The Conference co-Chairs and the Scientific Committee will make the final decision as to the accepted submission format in order to ensure quality and the coherence of the conference theme. Note that some Full Paper submissions may be accepted following revisions as Concise Papers after the review process. All Full Papers will be considered for the prestigious EDEN Best Research Paper Award\, which will be presented at the Gala Dinner.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEDEN Best Research Paper Award in cooperation with The UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change\n\n\n\nEDEN Best Research Paper Award competition is based on evaluation results on submission of Full Papers presented to the Annual Conference that follow five standard evaluation criteria: \n\n\n\n\nThe paper deals with a research question.\n\n\n\nRigorous examination/research methods are applied.\n\n\n\nFindings\, results and outcomes are convincingly presented and critically examined.\n\n\n\nConclusions are thoroughly discussed (including applicability\, transferability\, and further research.\n\n\n\nLiterature is reviewed against state of the art.\n\n\n\n\nThe composition of the honorable jury for the EDEN Best Research Paper Award is composed in cooperation with The UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change: \n\n\n\n\nAlfredo Soeiro\, Chair\, University of Porto\, Portugal \n\n\n\nOrna Farrell\, Dublin City University\, Ireland \n\n\n\nMaria Rosaria Re\, University of Roma Tre\, Italy\n\n\n\n\nThe decision on the winner of the EDEN Best Research Paper Award will be announced on June 19th at the EDEN Annual Conference Gala Dinner in Dublin\, Ireland. \n\n\n\nYes\, You Can! How to Successfully Contribute to the EDEN 2023 Annual Conference \n\n\n\nThis interactive webinar is designed to show that “Yes\, you can” submit a paper for this year’s annual EDEN conference (18-20 June).The main part of the webinar is then designed to offer prospective authors and presenters an inside track on the different paper categories and how to successfully prepare their own conference submission. Members of the conference team share key tips and advice on what makes a great conference paper and how you can ensure your submission is accepted for the Dublin conference. This advice will be particularly helpful for doctoral students and those relatively new to preparing conference submissions. Finally\, members of the local team offer practical information on the conference venue and provide travel and accommodation advice to help enhance your visit to Dublin. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe EDEN 2023 Doctoral  Symposium will be organized in the frame of the conference. The Symposium\, held in previous years in Barcelona (2018)\, Bruges (2019)\, Dublin (2019)\, Timisoara (2020)\, Lisbon (2020)\, Madrid (2021) and Tallinn (2022) has been designed to foster the exchange of experiences and knowledge among doctoral students conducting research in the area of technology enhanced online\, digital\, open and distance learning\, and provides a valuable forum for the advancement of doctoral research. The Symposium is open to all doctoral students and will be led by the host university with contributions from a panel of international experts. Doctoral candidates are invited to submit a brief Synopsis Paper of their work in progress or proposed research topic\, as there will be an opportunity to discuss your research during the Symposium. This Synopsis Paper should be a maximum of 500 words\, including references. Participation in the Symposium is not dependent on submission of a paper. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe aims of the PhD Student Symposium are to:\n\n\n\n\nCreate a community for intellectual exchange and support among e-learning doctoral students researching in the area of.\n\n\n\nGive and receive practical feedback on research topics or specific problems or concerns about their research with their peers.\n\n\n\nReceive feedback on their research topics\, problems and concerns from international experts in e-learning research who are experienced supervisors.\n\n\n\n\nTake a look at the Official Programme of the EDEN 2023 PhD Symposium: \n\n\n\nPhD Symposium Official Programme\n\n\n\nCall for presentations\n\n\n\nDoctoral students in the field of e-learning and educational technology are encouraged to submit short abstracts to present an overview of their research at the PhD Student Symposium. Proposals should be related to the research topics of the actual Symposium. \n\n\n\nPhD students must currently be studying\, i.e. have had their research proposals approved but have not yet defended their theses. Preference will be given to students who have collected data to analyse. Doctoral candidates are invited to submit a brief Synopsis Paper of their work in progress or proposed research topic\, as there will be an opportunity to discuss your research during the Symposium. This Synopsis Paper should be a maximum of 500 words\, including references. Participation in the Symposium is not dependent on submission of a paper. \n\n\n\n\nDownload Synopsis Paper Template\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCommittee Members \n\n\n\nThe expert committee is composed by:  \n\n\n\n\nMark Brown\, EDEN Treausrer\, Dublin City University\, Ireland\n\n\n\nOrna Farrell\, Dublin City University\, Ireland\n\n\n\nEamon Costello\, Dublin City University\, Ireland\n\n\n\nDenise Whitelock\, EDEN Vice-President of Research\n\n\n\nEnda Donlon\, Dublin City University\n\n\n\nJames Brunton\, Dublin City University\n\n\n\nAirina Volungevičienė\, Vytautas Magnus University\, Lithuania\n\n\n\nAlan Tait\, Professor Emeritus of Distance Education and Development\, The Open University\, UK\n\n\n\nWim Van Petegem\, KU Leuven\, Belgium\n\n\n\nSarah Guri-Rosenblit\, The Open University of Israel\, Israel\n\n\n\nAlbert Sangra\, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya\, Spain\n\n\n\nSandra Kucina\, Zagreb University\, Croatia\n\n\n\nAlfredo Soeiro\, University of Porto\, Portugal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntended participants\n\n\n\nThe PhD Student Symposium is an open-invitation event for all PhD students and their supervisors working in the field of e-learning or educational technology. It is aimed at current doctoral students enrolled in any university\, both full-time and part-time. We encourage you to take this opportunity to network with fellow researchers\, discuss your research\, and receive feedback from international experts and your peers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn addition to submitting an application to the PhD Symposium\, PhD students are also welcome to send submissions to the Annual Conference. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and place of the symposium\n\n\n\nThe next PhD Student Symposium will take place in June at the EDEN 2023 Annual Conference in Dublin on 18 June. \n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nIf you are have any questions or doubts concerning the PhD Symposium\, please email to secretariat@eden-europe.eu \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhD Symposium: 18th of June 2023 \n\n\n\nConference Dates: 19th-20th of June 2023 \n\n\n\nGala Dinner: 19th June 2023 \n\n\n\nOpen of Paper Submission: 1st February 2023 \n\n\n\nEvent promotion webinar on how to successfully write/submit an abstract: February 2023 \n\n\n\nDeadline for submissions: 31st March 2023 \n\n\n\nNotification of acceptance: Poster\, Gasta\, Concise\, Action Lab Proposals – 14th of April 2023 \n\n\n\nNotification of acceptance: Full Papers – 28th of April 2023 \n\n\n\nRegistration opens: 3rd March 2023 \n\n\n\nEarly Bird Registration Deadline: 10th May 2023 \n\n\n\nFinal Camera-Ready Manuscript for Full papers: 5th of June 2023 \n\n\n\nAuthors’ Registration Deadline*: 5th of June 2023 \n\n\n\nDelegates’ Registration Deadline: 15th of June 2023 \n\n\n\nPublished Proceedings: September 2023 \n\n\n\n*At least one of the authors of the submission needs to be registered and paid by June 5\, 2023 to get the paper included into the Conference program and proceedings \n\n\n\n\n\nFind below the official programme of the EDEN 2023 Annual Conference hosted by National Institute for Digital Learning (NIDL)\, Dublin City University\, 18-20 June 2023. Also\, find here more information about the EDEN 2023 Conference Campus: \n\n\n\nTake a look at the official programme of EDEN 2023 Annual Conference and join the live-stream via YouTube on the sessions marked as “Live Streamed via EDEN YouTube” \n\n\n\nWatch all Keynotes\, Spotlights Speakers and Gasta Talks on YouTube\n\n\n\nEDEN 2023 Official Programme\n\n\n\nEDEN 2023 Conference Campus Map\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNB: All presenters are expected to install their presentation files on the local laptop in the allocated room before their session. It is advised to bring a USB storage device instead of trying to log in to clouds or mail discs which is time consuming and may require additional security logs. \n\n\n\n\n\n• Josep M. Duart\, EDEN DLE President\, Spain \n\n\n\n• Mark Brown\, Ireland \n\n\n\n• Denise Whitelock\, EDEN DLE Vice-President for Research\, UK \n\n\n\n• Orna Farrell\, Ireland \n\n\n\n• Airina Volungevičienė\, Lithuania \n\n\n\n• Sandra Kučina Softić\, Croatia \n\n\n\n• Helga Dorner\, Hungary \n\n\n\n• Alfredo Soeiro\, Portugal \n\n\n\n• Mart Laanpere\, Estonia \n\n\n\n• Antonella Poce\, Italy \n\n\n\n• Wim E.A. Van Petegem\, Belgium \n\n\n\n• Vlad Mihăescu\, Romania \n\n\n\n• Elena Trepule\, Lithuania \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFind below the Registration Fees for EDEN 2023 Annual Conference in Dublin hosted by NIDL – National Institute for Digital Learning (Dublin City University). \n\n\n\n*The number of seats to Gala dinner is limited due to venue capacity limitations. The tickets for Gala dinner are available for first come first serve participants and is likely to sell out. \n\n\n\nKey Dates: \n\n\n\nRegistration opens: 3rd March 2023 \n\n\n\nEarly Bird Registration Deadline: 10th May 2023 \n\n\n\n\nRegistration FeesRegistration Fees – Late Member480€Registration Fee – Late Non Member550€Registration Fees – Early Bird Member 430€Registration Fees – Early Bird Non Member490€Registration Fees – Students380€Registration Fees – Late Students400€\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn case you need to apply for Visa: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/visas/visas-for-ireland/ \n\n\n\n\n\nIMPORTANT INFORMATION \n\n\n\nCar parking is available on the DCU St Patricks at no cost during the conference \n\n\n\nThe conference takes place on DCU’s St Patrick’s campus \n\n\n\nHost Institution\n\n\n\nDublin City University (DCU) hosts this year’s EDEN conference. DCU is a young\, ambitious and vibrant university with a mission ‘to transform lives and societies through education\, research\, innovation and engagement’. Known as Ireland’s ‘University of Enterprise’\, DCU is a values-based institution committed to delivering impact for the public good. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDCU is based on three academic campuses in north Dublin. More than 18\,000 students are enrolled across five faculties – Science and Health\, DCU Business School\, Computing and Engineering\, Humanities and Social Sciences and the DCU Institute of Education. DCU has one of Europe’s largest faculties of education\, with over 4\,500 students. It also hosts several leading research centres\, including the National Institute for Digital Learning (NIDL)\, which aims to be a world leader at the forefront of new blended\, online and digital education models. DCU has been a pioneer in the provision of flexible learning through new technologies over the past 40 years.  \n\n\n\n\nDublin City University on YouTube \n\n\n\n\nConference Venue \n\n\n\nThis year’s conference will take place on DCU’s St Patrick’s campus. The campus is home to the DCU Institute of Education right in the heart of Dumcondra village. The central city is 30 minutes walk\, with taxis and buses passing by every few minutes. Buses from the central city departing from O’Connell street take less than 10 minutes to reach the campus. Most of the conference programme will be in E Block\, including the PhD Symposium\, listed as number 5 on the campus map. Signs will direct conference delegates to the registration desk\, welcome reception and presentation rooms. The video below provides a brief overview of the St Patrick’s campus.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAcommodation Options \n\n\n\nWhile Dublin has many accommodation options\, June is a popular month for tourists and conference delegates are advised to book early to avoid disappointment. There is added pressure on accommodation in Dublin as many hotels continue to host displaced people from Ukraine. While Dublin City University (DCU) may release some student accommodation closer to the start of the conference\, bookings are currently on hold as these rooms may be required to host Ukrainian families over the summer.  \n\n\n\nLimited student accommodation is available through DCU. Delegates need to contact reservations@dcu.ie directly to check on the availability of this accommodation.  \n\n\n\nThe following hotel options are recommended due to their close proximity to the conference venue. However\, delegates may prefer to stay in the central city\, a short taxi\, bus or walk from DCU’s St Patrick’s campus. Please note that the Gala Dinner will be held in the city centre.  \n\n\n\nDublin Skylon Hotel\n\n\n\nLocated in the heart of Drumcondra village\, with many restaurants and supermarkets nearby\, and less than a 5-minute walk from the conference venue\, the Skylon Hotel is the most convenient accommodation for delegates. An express taxi/bus lane is located directly outside the hotel giving guests quick accessibility to the Dublin city centre. The city centre is approximately a 30-minute walk from the hotel. More information here. \n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.dublinskylonhotel.com\n\n\n\n\nBonnington Hotel\n\n\n\nThis large older hotel with 200 rooms is only a 10-minute walk from the conference venue. It has an attached leisure centre\, and the hotel is conveniently located on the main route to Dublin’s International Airport (6km). Only 3km from the centre of Dublin (a 35-minute walk)\, taxis and regular buses pass by every few minutes. More information here \n\n\n\n\n\n*The number of seats to Gala dinner is limited due to venue capacity limitations. The tickets for Gala dinner are available for first come first serve participants and is likely to sell out. \n\n\n\nSunday\, June 18th 2023\n\n\n\n\n17:00-18:00 Tour of DCU’s St Patrick’s and All Hallows Campuses including Historic Chapel\nStarting at 17:00 on Sunday before the Welcome Reception\, a free walking tour will be available to view DCU’s historic All Hallows campus. The campus hosts many historic buildings and is only a 10-minute walk. A visit to the Chapel and Library pictured below should not be missed. People wishing to join the walking tour should assemble by the registration desk for departure at 17:00 so everyone can be back in time for the welcome reception. Meeting point: Conference Registration DeskAddress: Drumcondra Rd Upper\, Drumcondra\, Dublin 9: St Patrick’s Campus\, DCU \n\n\n\n\n18:00-19:30 Welcome Reception / Official Welcome to the Dublin City University / Presentation of EDEN Fellows Awards\nAddress: Drumcondra Rd Upper\, Drumcondra\, Dublin 9: St Patrick’s Campus\, DCU \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, June 19th 2023\n\n\n\n\n18:30 – EDEN Gala Dinner at The Irish Emigration Museum – EPIC\nWe are delighted to announce the venue in Dublin for EDEN‘s Annual Conference Gala Dinner –  the world’s first fully digital museum – The Irish Emigration Museum – EPIC! Participants will be treated to a high interactive experience in one of Europe’s leading tourist attractions as they explore the museum with cocktails and canopies before dinner. Dinner will then take place in the same complex in the cellars of Urban Brewing.  Address: The CHQ Building\, 1 Custom House Quay\, North Dock\, Dublin 1Important! The seating capacity for the Gala dinner is limited and tickets are issued on a first come first served basis. Therefore\, we encourage people to register to the conference early to secure yourself a seat to this spectacular Gala Dinner venue. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEPIC on YouTube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19:00 Welcome Cocktails \nOn arrival\, guests will have welcome drinks and canapés in the main foyer of the Epic Museum. Then guests will have the opportunity to explore the world’s first fully digital museum – The Irish Emigration Museum – EPIC Museum. \n\n\n\n\n19:45 Presentation of EDEN Best Research Paper Awards\nGuests will return to the main foyer. Presentation of the EDEN Best Research Paper Awards in cooperation with The UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change. \n\n\n\n\n20:00 Dinner Starts at Urban Brewing Restaurant in the EPIC Museum Complex\nAfter the welcome reception\, guests walk to the adjacent restaurant Urban Brewing for the Gala dinner. People with dietary requirements have colour code cards on tables.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUrban Brewing Virtual Tour\n\n\n\n\n\nEDEN Gala Dinner Map URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eden-2023-annual-conference-in-dublin/ LOCATION:Dublin City University\, DCU St Patrick’s Campus\, Dublin\, Ireland CATEGORIES:Annual conferences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/EDEN-Banner-2023-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230606T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230606T153000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20230523T122535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230602T051629Z UID:12480-1686060000-1686065400@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:Knowledge Building Event - "Designing Open Online Learning: Inside of MOOCs" DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nThe aim of the event is to address the challenges that teachers and educators face in the design of MOOCs. MOOCs have become even more popular during the pandemic as the way people learn and how access knowledge has drastically changed. The session will discuss how to ensure the high quality and accessibility of MOOCs\, which criteria and standards to follow in MOOC design and what kind of support teachers and educators need. The discussion will focus on the exchange of experience and knowledge on this topic. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEuropean Digital Education Hub\n\n\n\nThe European Digital Education Hub (EDEH) is an initiative of the European Commission\, funded by the Erasmus+ programme (2021-2027) and operated by a consortium of eleven organisations\, under a service contract with the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). \n\n\n\nEDEN Digital Learning Europe Knowledge Building team is actively contributing to this Hub. \n\n\n\nMonthly innovative events are organised to discover and debate which are the current and future challenges of the digital transformation of education. \n\n\n\n\nOfficial Agenda\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSandra Kučina Softić\, EDEN Digital Learning Europe Vice-President\, University of Zagreb University Computing Centre SRCE (Croatia)¡\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSandra Kučina Softić is the Assistant Director at the University of Zagreb University Computing Centre SRCE (Croatia). She is also the Head of the E-learning Centre at SRCE. She has over 25 years of experience working in higher education. She is also active in the field of open education. She is actively involved in international projects and is a speaker at conferences. She has published over 30 papers and is the author of training courses for teachers on digital competences. In 2021\, she authored a book on digital transformation in higher education published in Croatian. She has a master’s degree in Digital Education from the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) and a PhD in Information and Communication Technologies from the University of Zagreb (Croatia). She was president of the European Distance and E-learning Network EDEN UK (2019-2022. She is the vice president of the EDEN DLE. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nWillem van Valkenburg\, TU Delft\, Extension School for Continuing Education\, Netherland.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWillem van Valkenburg is the Executive Director of the TU Delft Extension School for Continuing Education based in the Netherlands. The Extension School offers open and online education to professionals and lifelong learners worldwide. The Extension School has developed more than 150 MOOCs in the last 10 years. Since 2003 he has been active in the field of ICT in education. Since the start in 2014 of the Extension School Willem has been involved in different roles within the organization. Willem has been active in many educational innovation projects funded by the university\, Dutch government and the European Commission (Erasmus). Together with colleagues Willem developed a pedagogical model for their MOOC development. Willem holds a Master of Science in System Engineering Policy Analysis & Management (SEPAM) of Delft University of Technology. \n\n\n\nPresentation: “TU Delft Course Development Process: supporting teachers in creating high- quality MOOCs”: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAntonio Teixeira\, Universidade Aberta\, Portugal\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAntónio M. Teixeira is Associate Professor of open\, distance and network education at the Universidade Aberta (UAb)\, where he has been Pro-Rector for Innovation in Distance Education and has chaired the Department of Distance Education and eLearning. He is also a researcher at the University of Lisbon and collaborates regularly with the Università degli Studi Tre. He was President of EDEN –European Distance and E-learning Network (2013-16) and is currently a member of the Board of the Council of EDEN . His mainresearch interest is on educational innovation\, open education\, particularly MOOCs\, distance learning and learning futures. He has related to the MOOC movement from its early stages\, having coauthored the first institutional pedagogical model in the world dedicated to massive open education – the iMOOC. He has also codesigned the sMOOC pedagogical model. \n\n\n\nPresentation: “Between C and X\, the European hybrid way of designing MOOCs”: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaite Fernández-Ferrer\, Psychology and Educational Sciences Department\, UOC\, Spain\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaite Fernández-Ferrer is a member of the research group Learning\, Media & Social Interactions and of the teaching innovation group Evaluation and Technology (GIDUB-13/149)\, both led by Dr. Elena Cano. Since 2010 she has been part of various studies about competencies and learning and quality assessment in higher education\, and has participated in several scientific conferences on the subject\, both national and international. In 2017\, and thanks to a pre doctoral fellowship from the Catalan government\, she completed her international doctoral program presenting her thesis on e-learning and specifically about the Massive Open Online Courses and their assessment. Since the same year\, she is working as a lecturer at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Open University of Catalonia) teaching in the university master’s degrees “Quality Management and Evaluation in Higher Education”\, “Educational Psychology” and “E-learning”. \n\n\n\nPresentation: “The key steps to creating a MOOC” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiana Andone\, E-learning Center\, Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiana Andone is the Director of the eLearning Center of Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania\, responsible for planning and implementing digital education and associate professor in multimedia\, interactive and web technologies. She has extensive research experience with intense publication (over 17 books\, 100 research papers\, 11 Best paper Awards\, reviewer at 6 major journals and several other publications\, associate editor at IEEE Transactions on Education\, co-chair IEEE ICALT iOpenLearn) and more than 30 research and educational international projects. Dr. Andone is EDEN Senior Fellow\, IEEE Education Society 2021 Distinguished Chapter Leadership Award winner\, EDEN Vice-President for Communication and Communities (2018-2021)\, and member in IEEE Education Society Board of Governors (2021-present)\, in IEEE Romania Section the Educational activities Chair (2019-present) and in EUA Digital Transformation Steering Committee. \n\n\n\nPresentation: “Developing Open MOOCs for digital competences for educators (high-school\, universities\, lifelonglearning)” URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/knowledge-building-event-designing-open-online-learning-inside-of-moocs/ CATEGORIES:European Digital Education Hub ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/edeh_visual_1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230525T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230525T153000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20230523T122431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230523T122431Z UID:12494-1685023200-1685028600@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:Knowledge Building Event - "Digital Assessment: Opportunities and Challenges" DESCRIPTION:Content is protected. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/knowledge-building-event-digital-assessment-opportunities-and-challenges/ CATEGORIES:European Digital Education Hub END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230524T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230524T143000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20230519T054102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T054107Z UID:12431-1684933200-1684938600@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:EDEN NAP Webinar on Open Science DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nIn this webinar we will explore the topic of open science. UNESCO (2022) defines “Open science is a set of principles and practices that aim to make scientific research from all fields accessible to everyone for the benefits of scientists and society as a whole”. In this session\, we will hear from three experts from the area of open science who will share their research\, practice and advocacy.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nOrna Farrell\, School of Policy and Practice\, Institute of Education at Dublin City University\, Ireland\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrna Farrell is Associate Professor specialising in online and blended education based in theSchool of Policy and Practice\, Institute of Education at Dublin City University (DCU). Orna’s research interests include online pedagogy\, online student success and engagement\, eportfolio and open educational practice. She has a growing publication record in her fields of interest\, including a range of book chapters\, journal articles\, invited presentations and conference papers. She has published in high ranking journals such as Distance Education\, the Journal of Interactive Media in Education\, Research in Learning Technology\, and the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. Orna is deputy chair of the European Distance and E-Learning (EDEN) Network of Academics and Professionals (NAP) committee. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\nDermot Lynott\, Maynooth University\, Ireland \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDermot Lynott is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Maynooth University\, with research interests centred around cognitive science\, having previously worked at Northumbria University\, University of Manchester\, and Lancaster University. Prior to this\, he studied at Dublin City University and University of Edinburgh before completing his PhD at University College Dublin.  Dermot has been working on open research practices and open education resources for over 10 years. With colleagues at Lancaster University\, he founded the Promoting Open Science Practices Group (the first of its kind for a psychology department in the UK)\, and more recently the Maynooth Open Research network in 2021. He has been involved in developing and delivering training in open research practices (e.g.\, FAIR data\, study preregistration\, registered reports etc.)\, including as part of curriculum development for degree and masters programmes. His open-education resources are freely available online (https://osf.io/km34v/ )\, and have been widely shared. Dermot is also a strong supporter of open access publishing\, serving as action editor for the open access journal Collabra\, and is the current Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of PsyArxiv\, the largest preprint server for research in psychology. Dermot is also the principal investigator on a National Open Research Framework project to develop a national training programme for open research. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRadu Vasiu\, Faculty of Electronics\, Telecommunications and Information Technology\, Polytechnic University of Timisoara\, Romania \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRadu Vasiu is a professor at the Faculty of Electronics\, Telecommunications and Information Technology at the Polytechnic University of Timisoara. His research interests are in the fields of elearning\, multimedia\, web technologies\, open data and smart cities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNiamh Brennan\, Trinity College\, Ireland\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNiamh Brennan is Programme Manager of TCD Research Informatics in Trinity College Dublin\, where she works on research reporting\, evaluation\, impact\, research skills training and open scholarship via Trinity’s CRIS (Current Research Information System) and its integrated institutional repository\, TARA (Trinity’s Access to Research Archive) and Diamond Open Access journal publishing programme.  She is course coordinator of Trinity’s mandatory online module for research postgraduates\, ‘Research Integrity and Impact in an Open Scholarship Era’ and is Lecturer on “Open Librarianship”\, a core module of the DBS MSc in Information and Library Management. \n\n\n\nNiamh  manages Ireland’s National Open Access Desk in TCD as P.I. and Irish partner in OpenAIRE (EC FP9\, Horizon2020 & Horizon Europe). She was a member of the European Commission OSPP Expert Group on Skills for Open Science and co-authored its report and she also co-wrote Ireland’s ‘National Framework on the Transition to an Open Research Environment’. She is a member of Irish Open Access Publishing (IOAP) and is technical lead on PublishOA\, the NORF-funded project investigating the feasibility of Diamond Open Access publishing for Ireland. PublishOA commenced in November 2022 and is led by the Royal Irish Academy with Trinity Long Room Hub and a wide-ranging and diverse group of scholarly publishers and other partners. Niamh is an invited member of the SDG Academy High Level Advisory Council\, working towards Education for Sustainable Development. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/eden-nap-webinar-on-open-science/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Captura-de-pantalla-2023-05-19-a-las-9.40.05.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230310T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230310T123000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20230227T145217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230313T212228Z UID:9705-1678444200-1678451400@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:Open Education Week 2023 - "Applying and Translating Learning Design and Analytics Approaches in Your Institution" DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nThis interactive workshop delivered by the University of Zagreb\, Faculty of Organisation and Informatics (UZ)\, School of Medicine\, and the Open University UK (OU) will build on several large-scale implementations of learning design and learning analytics\, and how you could potentially implement similar approaches in your institution. \n\n\n\nFor example\, the OU has been implementing learning design for over 15 years as a structured design\, specification\, and review process for blended and online courses. The learning design is focused on “what students do” as part of their learning\, rather than on “what teachers do” or on what will be taught. Building on this work\, UZ has recently developed the Balanced Design Planning (BDP) tool specifically for educators working in hybrid and blended contexts. The tool (www.learning-design.eu/) is more focussed on intended learning outcomes and automated learning analytics and is currently developed and tested with 700+ practitioners from 25+ institutions as part of several European projects (eDesk\, Teach4EDU\, RAPIDE\, iLED)\, and is publicly available for other institutions to use for free. \n\n\n\nIn this EDEN workshop we aim to showcase what we have learned from implementing the BDP concept and tool\, and how we have further updated and fine-tuned the approach based upon both feedback from end users as well as participating institutions.  \n\n\n\nOutcomes \n\n\n\n\nDevelop your own learning design and learning analytics approaches and/or to work with other educators to design a joint course and share it with other peers/students based on hands-on experiences with the Balanced Design Planning tool.\n\n\n\nUse lessons learned from both approaches from a range of European institutions in your own teaching and learning practices.\n\n\n\nApply and translate these learning design and learning analytics approaches into your own institution based on provided good practices and use of the LD and LA concepts and tools.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Leaders\n\n\n\n\nBart Rienties\, The Open University\, United Kingdom\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBart Rienties is Professor of Learning Analytics and programme lead of the learning analytics and learning design research programme at the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University UK. He leads a group of academics who provide university-wide learning analytics and learning design solutions and conduct evidence-based research of how students and professionals learn. As an educational psychologist\, he conducts multi-disciplinary research on work-based and collaborative learning environments and focuses on the role of social interaction in learning\, which is published in leading academic journals and books. His primary research interests are focussed on Learning Analytics\, Professional Development\, and the role of motivation in learning. Furthermore\, Bart is interested in broader internationalisation aspects of higher education. He has successfully led a range of institutional/national/European projects\, and has received a range of awards for his educational innovation projects. He is currently the President-Elect of the Society of Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR). \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlaženka Divjak\, University of Zagreb\, Faculty of Organization and Informatics\, Croatia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlaženka Divjak is a full professor of Mathematics and a scientific advisor of Information Science at the University of Zagreb\, Faculty of Organization and Informatics and the head of the Laboratory for Learning Analytics. Currently\, she coordinates two international Erasmus + projects related to learning analytics:  “Innovating Learning Design in Higher Education” iLED and “Relevant assessment and pedagogies for inclusive digital education” RAPIDE\, as well as a work package within the “Digital and entrepreneurial skills for European teachers” Erasmus+ project. Her area of interest and expertise\, besides mathematics\, includes learning analytics\, learning design\, e-learning\, assessment\, AI in education and strategic decision-making in higher education. She served as Vice-Rector for students and study programs at the University of Zagreb (2010-2014) and was the Croatian Minister of Science and Education (2017-2020). She has been a coordinator and a researcher in over 30 (inter)national projects. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMirza Žižak\, School of Medicine\, University of Zagreb\, Croatia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMirza Žižak is an associate professor at the Department of Physiology and Immunology\, chairman of the school committee for e-education and head of the Office for e-learning at the School of Medicine\, University of Zagreb (MEF). For the last 20 years\, he has been actively working and coordinating changes for transition of his school from a classical teaching approach into blended and online teaching methods. He is the author of the interactive simulation program for learning the cell membrane potential which is used at several medical schools in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2012. his elective course was awarded as the best e-course at the University of Zagreb. He has completed the one-year E-learning Management program at CARNET’s E-Learning Academy. He is an invited speaker in a series of workshops for the application of e-learning and work in the LMS system. His area of interest and expertise\, besides physiology and immunology\, includes innovative learning and teaching such as flipped classroom approach\, learning analytics and learning design in higher education. Currently he is a partner on two Erasmus+ projects. One is the RAPIDE project (Relevant assessment and pedagogies for inclusive digital education\, while the second one is a iLED project (‘Innovating Learning Design in Higher Education) which started October 2022 and ends on October 2025. URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/open-education-week-2023-applying-and-translating-learning-design-and-analytics-approaches-in-your-institution/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/OEWEEK-banner-2023-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230309T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230309T143000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20230221T090135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230313T212228Z UID:7534-1678366800-1678372200@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:Open Education Week 2023 - "Sustainable Models of Education Post-Covid: The Case of Extended Squared (Exten(DT)2)" DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, we are going to introduce and discuss the project “Extending design thinking with emerging digital technologies” funded by Horizon Europe and Innovate UK. Exten(DT)2 aims to enhance the pedagogical value of design thinking through the use of expressive digital media that are integrated with emerging technologies such as AI and analytics\, AR and 3D printing. The project adopts a co-design and co-production approach closely working with teachers across six European countries (Sweden\, Greece\, UK\, Norway\, Ireland\, Belgium) to design\, test and tailor educational interventions that are sustainable and enable development of students’ 21st century skills. The four presentations of this webinar focus on: a) introducing the Exten(DT)2 project\, 2) a critical perspective to design thinking\, 3) presenting emerging digital technologies and how they can be used to digitise teaching\, and 4) discussing how co-designing with teachers can bring  innovation to educational curricula.   \n\n\n\nFormat:  presentations \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nChristothea Herodotou\, Open University\, UK\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristothea Herodotou is a Professor of learning technologies and social justice at the Open University UK. Her interests relate to the design and evaluation of technologies that promote equitable learning. In the Exten(DT)2 project\, she is coordinating co-design activities with teachers\, dissemination and impact. \n\n\n\nDownload Presentation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\n\n\n\nMarcelo Milrad\, Linnaeus University\, Sweden \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarcelo Milrad is a Full Professor of Media Technology at Linnaeus University (LNU) in Sweden. His current research interests include the areas of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL)\, advanced human-computer interaction and novel uses of AI techniques and mobile technologies in the fields of Education & Health Care. In the Exten(DT)2 project\, he acts as principal investigator coordinating the different scientific activities of the project. Professor Milrad conducts his research in very close collaboration with industrial partners and the public sector.  Dr Milrad has also been presenting and giving lectures about his work in more than 45 countries worldwide. \n\n\n\nDownload Presentation \n\n\n\n\n\n\nChronis Kynigos\, Exten(DT)2 Scientific Advisory Board\, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens\, Greece\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChronis Kynigos is the head of the Exten(DT)2 scientific advisory board\, Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Director of the Educational Technology Lab therein. Also\, he is a member of the BJET editorial board. He is the head of a team which has developed the core of the Exten(DT)2 authoring tools for users to design and tinker with models and games. Students will engage in design thinking projects where their end products will be models and games built with these tools. The tools embed concepts and practices for the development of computational thinking. Three tools will be used; one for creating programmable animated graphical 3D models; one for creating ‘choices with consequences’ games for socio-scientific issues; one for creating tetris-like games embedding meanings for classification. \n\n\n\nDownload Presentation \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarianthi Grizioti\, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens\, Greece\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarianthi Grizioti is a lecturer of computational literacy in education and a post-doc researcher in the Educational Technology Lab at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens\, Greece. Her interests include the design and development of constructionist technologies that promote the development of computational skills. In the Exten(DT)2 project\, she is in charge of the extension of three digital learning tools with emerging technologies and their evaluation with students and teachers through empirical studies. \n\n\n\nDownload Presentation URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/open-education-week-2023-sustainable-models-of-education-post-covid-the-case-of-extended-squared-extendt2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/OEWEEK-banner-2023-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230308T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230308T143000 DTSTAMP:20260517T135134 CREATED:20230221T084602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230313T212228Z UID:7528-1678280400-1678285800@eden-europe.eu SUMMARY:Open Education Week 2023 - "Open Educational Practices as a Catalyst for Innovation" DESCRIPTION:Description \n\n\n\nThis webinar provides an introduction to the concept of open educational practices (OEPs) as a catalyst for innovation. Participants will gain an understanding of how open educational practices can be used to increase access to quality educational resources\, foster collaboration\, and encourage innovation. We will discuss the benefits of OEPs\, the challenges associated with them\, and the ways in which they can be implemented in educational contexts. Participants will also learn about the opportunities for educators to create and share open educational resources\, as well as the potential impact of OEPs on educational institutions\, communities\, and society. Finally\, we will explore how open educational practices can be used to promote equity\, inclusivity\, and diversity in education. \n\n\n\nFormat: presentations \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nVlad Mihaescu\, Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania\, EDEN DLE MB Member\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVlad Mihaescu has a Ph.D. in educational and technological models of MOOCs and has more than 15 years of experience as a trainer and teacher in areas like multimedia technologies\, social media\, e-tourism\, e-learning\, usability\, entrepreneurship\, programming\, soft skills\, leadership\, and project management. Author of over 35 scientific papers and book chapters published in international conferences and journals\, Vlad is involved in several European research projects in the field of eLearning\, digital culture\, and digital entrepreneurship. He is also an associate professor at UPT. For over 10 years\, Vlad has been part of the technical support team of the UPT Virtual Campus (Moodle). Since 2020\, Vlad has served in the position of Chair of the Steering Committee of EDEN’s NAP (Network of Academics and Professionals) and a member of the Executive Board of EDEN\, organizing several workshop\, webinars\, and participating as a speaker or moderator in EDEN events. Vlad was the Local Conference Manager for EDEN’s AC in 2020. Vlad is also the director of the Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer at UPT. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\n\n\n\nFabio Nascimbeni\, European Training Foundation\, Italy\, EDEN Senior Fellow\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFabio Nascimbeni works as Human Capital Development Expert at the European Training Foundation (ETF)\, where he mainly focuses on digitalisation and learning innovation activities. He is a Senior Fellow of the European Distance and eLearning Network (EDEN) and a Fellow of the CEST centre of the University of Sao Paulo\, Brazil\, and of the Nexa Centre of the Politecnico di Torino in Italy. Fabio has been active in the field of learning innovation and digital education since 1998\, collaborating with different universities and with international institutions such as the European Commission\, the ILO and UNICEF. He has designed and coordinated more than 50 research and innovation projects across Europe\, Latin America and the Caribbean\, the South Mediterranean and South East Asia. His main research interests are open education\, learning innovation\, digital literacy\, digital inclusion. \n\n\n\nDownload Presentation \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiana Andone\, Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiana Andone is the Director of the eLearning Center of Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania\, responsible for planning and implementing eLearning and the online learning technologies thorough the university award winning Virtual Campus CVUPT. She is also associate professor at the Politehnica University of Timisoara\, Romania\, in the area of multimedia\, interactive and web technologies. She has an extensive research experience with intense publication (over 17 books\, 80 research papers\, 11 Best paper Awards) and more than 30 research and educational projects. She is passionate about the ubiquitous access to technologies and how they can be used to improve people’s life. She actively promotes the use of OERs\, MOOCs and the open education principles\, training for digital skills\, acting in international associations EDEN\, IEEE and actively supporting the local start-up movement\, women in tech and STEM education. \n\n\n\nDownload Presentation \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarmen Holotescu\, University “Ioan Slavici” Timisoara\, Romania\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarmen Holotescu is a Professor and Dean at the Faculty of Engineering\, Director of the Center for Open Education and Blockchain part of the „Ioan Slavici” University of Timișoara\, Romania with a PhD on new technologies and open education. She has participated in many European projects and has a rich experience in designing and implementing learning and collaborative platforms based on open pedagogies. She has written over 100 articles and chapters/books related to eLearning/Blended Learning\, Social Media\, Open Educational Resources (OER)\, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and Blockchain\, mentioned in more than 2\,500 citations. She is an online certified instructor of the University of Maryland University College\, USA\, facilitating for 12 years online courses at this university. \n\n\n\nDownload Presentation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFiona Schmidbauer\, Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University\, Germany\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFiona Schmidbauer is a researcher at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University in the Department of Educational Management and Lifelong Learning. She studied pedagogy and educational science with a minor in sociology at LMU Munich. After her Bachelor’s degree\, she worked as a consultant for e-learning at the University of Applied Sciences Munich\, where she developed an e-learning concept for personnel development and was involved in the implementation of a knowledge management platform. After her Master’s degree\, she started working in the ENCORE+ project as lead researcher on the issue of quality of OER (Open Educational Resources). \n\n\n\nDownload Presentation URL:https://eden-europe.eu/event/open-education-week-2023-open-educational-practices-as-a-catalyst-for-innovation/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://eden-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/OEWEEK-banner-2023-2.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR