2021 European Online and Distance Learning Week

EDEN is proudly hosting the European Online and Distance Learning Week (EODLW) for the sixth time! The event is organised in partnership with the Open Distance Learning Association in Australia (ODLAA) jointly with Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ) who are launching the Asia-Pacific Online Distance Education (APODE) Week and with the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), who will be holding its National Distance Learning Week[…]

ChildCA webinars

The reference frame is the CHILD C.A. project aimed to improve children’s care in Central Asia (CA) countries through a modern and innovative postgraduate training of the specialists devoted to their care. Developing Teaching and Learning Opportunities and Facilities in Children Care 13 May 2021, 11:00 CEST   Medical Faculties and Digital Education 27 May[…]

2021 Open Education Week

EDEN is proudly endorsing the acclaimed and traditional Open Education Week #OEWeek in 2021 as well. The online webinar series organised by EDEN arching through five days (March 1–5) are coordinated by The Open Education Global,  an association of universities, colleges, schools and organisations from all over the world that are committed to the ideals of open education.[…]

EDEN NAP Webinars 2021

By organising the NAP webinar series and the #EDENChats, the NAP Steering Committee contributes to the global discussion about the most timely issues in the field of open education, digital teaching and learning, use of OER and innovative pedagogies. These discussions are open for any E&T stakeholder interested in the ODL field. The webinar recordings[…]

2020 European Online and Distance Learning Week

Dear EDEN Members, Partners, Friends, With the European Online and Distance Learning Week (EODLW) having come to an end, EDEN wish to thank all the participants, moderators, panelists, organisers and partner institutions for supporting us in hosting an incredibly insightful and significant online event series, for the fifth year already. From  November 2-6th (+9th) we had a[…]

EDEN webinar series: Education in time of a new normal #onlinetogether #covid19

These #onlinetogether #covid19 webinars are especially developed for these uncertain times, featuring experts and experienced practitioners within the field of open, distance, and e-learning. These weekly, one-hour webinar sessions will be held every Monday at 17:00 CEST, starting on March 30, 2020. Each webinar will consist of a brief presentation addressing the webinar topic, that[…]

EDEN webinar series: Education in time of a pandemic #onlinetogether #covid19

In these times of lockdown due to the Coronavirus COVID-19, face-to-face educational functions and activities are being moved online, using remote working sites and tools. Many of us are struggling with the adjustment to working and teaching online, especially those who have always taught in a traditional classroom and are now being asked to rapidly regroup[…]

2020 Open Education Week

This year’s EDEN Open Education Week was a celebration of the global Open Education Movement. Its goal was to raise awareness for the movement and its impact on teaching and learning worldwide, the free and open educational opportunities that exist for everyone, everywhere, right now. With the success of the previous years’ Open Education Weeks in the background,[…]

EDEN NAP Webinars 2020

By organising the NAP webinar series and the #EDENChats, the NAP Steering Committee contributes to the global discussion about the most timely issues in the field of open education, digital teaching and learning, use of OER and innovative pedagogies. These discussions are open for any E&T stakeholder interested in the ODL field. The webinar recordings[…]

EDEN NAP Webinars 2019

By organising the NAP webinar series and the #EDENChats, the NAP Steering Committee contributes to the global discussion about the most timely issues in the field of open education, digital teaching and learning, use of OER and innovative pedagogies. These discussions are open for any E&T stakeholder interested in the ODL field. The webinar recordings[…]

2019 European Distance Learning Week

In 2019 EDEN hosted the fourth year of the European Distance Learning Week (EDLW) in cooperation with the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) – and our Special Partner for this year: the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA). During the European Distance Learning Week, participants have access to daily online webinars and[…]

2019 Open Education Week

Open Education Week is a celebration of the global Open Education Movement. Its goal is to raise awareness about the movement and its impact on teaching and learning worldwide, the free and open educational opportunities that exist for everyone, everywhere, right now. With the success of previous years’ Open Education Weeks in the background, EDEN once again[…]

Open Education Week 2018

Founded in 2013 by the Open Education Consortium, the goal of Open Education Week is to raise awareness and showcase impact of open education on teaching and learning worldwide. Open Education Week has become one the most foremost global events recognizing high achievement and excellence in open education. During the Open Education Week, EDEN offered[…]

European Distance Learning Week 2018

With the success of the European Distance Learning Weeks (EDLW 2016 and 2017) in the background, EDEN organised the high profile online event again in November 2018 in cooperation with the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), which was holding its National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) in parallel with the EDEN event. This year 8 webinars[…]

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MODERN project webinar

The “MODERN project – Useful toolkit demonstration to evaluate and use digital tools in educational scenarios” webinar was held on 21 May, 2018 at 16:00 CEST. MODERN project aimed at helping teachers and trainers incorporate new digital and mobile learning tools into day to day teaching and training delivery. The webinar presents the results of[…]

Open Education Week 2017

Open Education Week’s goal is to raise awareness about free and open educational opportunities that exist for everyone, everywhere right now. We want to highlight how open education can help people meet their goals in education, whether that’s to develop skills and knowledge for work supporting formal studies, learning something new for personal interest, or[…]

2017 NAP SC webinars

In 2017, the EDEN Network of Academics and Professionals organised 5 webinars dealing with relevant topics in the field of education. The virtual events offered presentations and discussions with great experts from all over the world. The power of silent learners in a group Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 15:00-16:00 CET How do we recognize silent[…]

2017 European Distance Learning Week

Organised by EDEN – European Distance and E-Learning Network In cooperation with the National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) in the US, organized by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Save the date – November 6-10, 2017 This year 5 webinars with 393 registered participants were held. The participants came from 44 different countries including[…]

The Perspectives of the European instructional designer

The webinar was run by Denes Zarka, ICT-enhanced learning designer on 26 October 2016 as part of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) ASCILITE LIVE! webinar series. This webinar focused on the problems and solutions of a learning designer in the context of open learning. He explored what “open” stands[…]

2016 European Distance Learning Week

Organised by EDEN – European Distance and E-Learning Network In cooperation with the National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) in the US, organized by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Save the date – November 7-11, 2016 After a successful partnership between EDEN and USDLA in organizing National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) in the US[…]

National Distance Learning Week in the USA

The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) annual National Distance Learning Week will be held on 7-11 November, 2016. After our successful collaboration last year, EDEN is yet again pleased to be the global partner of the event, contributing with several webinars on educational leadership (HE focus), home and hospital education and teacher creativity (K12[…]

Content analysis and critical thinking – An Assessment Study

The lecturer, Antonella Poce was speaking about the project of the University Roma Tre that assessed the following hypothesis: with providing further cultural insights according to well-defined models on which to undertake guided discussions, the critical thinking skills of students increase. The students’ written productions were treated with a lexicometric analysis using the Taltac software,[…]

Be aware what you are asking for! Assessment criteria and analytics

The lecturer, Blaženka Divjak (professor at University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics) discussed how assessment guides student learning in higher education. She highlighted the importance of designing an assessment that encourage deep approach to learning as well as assessment methods that are clearly connected with intended learning outcomes of the study program or the[…]

Mind the Gap! Perceptual differences and learning

The lecturer, Steve Wheeler (associate professor of Learning Technology in Plymouth Institute of Education, Plymouth University) discussed different gaps teachers and students face every day – generational gaps, gaps in understanding, expectation gaps, gaps in literacy, intention gaps – which can be widened or narrowed by using technology. He also explored flipped roles, digital assessment and[…]

Composing assessment for the multimodal classroom

The lecturer, James Lamb, Assistant Director of Lothians Equal Access Programme for Schools (LEAPS), in Edinburgh, argued that the increasingly digital nature of teaching and learning in higher education calls us for to fully consider the possibilities of multimodal assessment and feedback. He began with a short presentation where he contextualise the subject though reference[…]

A journey through the assessment and feedback landscape: from principles to effective practice

Dr. Gill Ferrell, Consultant at Aspire and Board Director of EUNIS, presented the outcomes of a 3 year programme of activity to enhance assessment and feedback practice in the UK. The programme involved over 30 universities working directly with around 2,200 staff and more than 6000 students covering all of the main academic disciplines. Dr.[…]

Reflections on collaborative assessment: materiality, dialogue and group connoisseurship

Two lecturers, Clara O’Shea, Associate Lecturer with the MSc in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh, and Tim Fawns, Programme Coordinator for the MSc in Clinical Education at the University of Edinburgh, presented three productive challenges when tackling group work in digital environments: the role of the material in the learning assemblage; the tension[…]

Assessment Strategy: Managing and Supporting Assessment Designers

The presenters from Dublin City University, Elaine Walsh and James Brunton introduced their project launched in 2012 by the humanities programme team of the Open Education Unit, aimed at enhancing the quality of assessment writing. In 2014 the team developed an online assessment writers resource and delivered associated training workshops. One of the main realisations[…]