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EDEN Newsflash - November 2009
1. EDEN Annual Conference - 9-12 June, 2010
MEDIA INSPIRATIONS FOR
LEARNING
What Makes the Impact?
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The 2010 Annual Conference, addressing the issue of social media culture, new organic learning environments and how these environments can be turned into instrumental knowledge, will take place in Valencia, Spain. Confirmed keynote speakers are:
Venue of the event will be Universidad Politecnica de Valencia. The Call for Papers is open and waiting for your contributions online. Submission deadline is 29 January, 2010. Proposals both in English and Spanish are welcome! |
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2. EDEN Seventh Open Classroom Conference
The papers presented at the Open Classroom Conference, held in Porto, Portugal "The European School 2.0" are now accessible in electronic format for members of EDEN. Please, kindly note that the articles appear in non-edited format, as submitted by the authors for the event.
If you would like to receive information about how to access the papers, please send a message from your email address as it is registered on the eden-members mailing list, with the subject: 'Proceedings download request' to the EDEN Secretariat.
The "EDEN Porto Message: Creativity and Innovation in School Education" can be read here.
3. New Members
EDEN welcomes the following new institutional members having joined the Association since October 2009
- Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen, Belgium
- Dundee University, United Kingdom
- Silesian College of Economics and Administration in Bytom, Poland
You can check their profile at the "Welcoming New Members" link on the EDEN web.
Individual members:
- Paul Walker, Kryterion Europe, United Kingdom
- Jorge Simoes, Instituto Superior Politecnico Gaya, Portugal
- Michael Hackett, MSE Performance Outsourcing, The Netherlands
4. New posts on the President's blog
Though we trust, you are regular reader of the President's blog, let us draw your attention to the recently uploaded posts.
Martine Vidal, Vice-President wrote about her visit in China and attending the conference organised by the Central Radio and Television University on the occasion of its thirtieth anniversary, whilst Alan Tait, President of EDEN posted his impressions during visits in Romania and China, emphasising the importance of building and renewing the skills and competences of people in the workplace that face us all across Europe.
5. Fresh
article in 
The newly published article in the European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning is:
- The
Nexus of Problem-based Learning and Learning Technology: Does It
Enable Transformative Practice?, Roisin Donnelly
6. 2010 EU Lifelong Learning Programme Calls
Various deadlines of the EU Lifelong Learning Programme calls are approaching.
Let us kindly remind that EDEN is offering its experience and expertise in projects in the fields of e-learning, open, distance education and adult learning. Our contributions in EU funded projects in the past years included efficient, well designed „service packages”in the fields of dissemination, communication, valorisation of project achievements, further in networking, evaluation, quality development, observatory, and knowledge base building.
The current call for proposals (EAC/41/09) is posted on the European Commission's web site.
Would you consider to invite EDEN as partner, please contact Ildiko Mazar, Project Manager with your proposals and requests.
7. News from EDEN member organisations and partners
Consultation document on EU 2020
The consultation document on EU 2020, the successor to Lisbon strategy has been published and an invitation to the public consultation is released. The document was adopted on 24 November 2009. The Commission is seeking comments, by 15 January 2010, on the proposals and priorities which are put forward in the consultation document.
USDLA - 2009-2010 President elected
The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) recently elected Reggie Smith III as President of the Association. With this ascendency to the Presidency of USDLA, Reggie Smith becomes the first African-American member to assume this vaulted position. "Reggie brings knowledge and a level of acumen that will assist the association in its continued efforts to promote the development and application of distance learning," said Dr. John G. Flores, USDLA Executive Director.
EDEN congratulated Reggie and hopes the continuation of the excellent collaboration between the two organisations.
To
see the bio and professional background of the new President, visit:
VIRQUAL - Virtual Mobility and European Qualification Framework
EDEN member, University of Porto, being partner in the Virqual project is kindly drawing your attention to the project that is running in a form of network that proposes to help educational and training institutions to achieve Virtual Mobility and to guarantee EQF implementation through e-learning, aiming at finding specific obstacles in institutions and proposing concrete and innovative solutions.
To learn more about the project's objectives, main outcomes, further the Special Interest Groups, read its Newsletter.
Manifesto
for Creativity and Innovation in Europe 
"Manifesto for Creativity and Innovation in Europe" is one of the key outcomes of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009. The document is the result of a collective work of the Ambassadors of the Year, who are leading European personalities from the fields of culture, science, business, education and design. With its 'Seven Commandments', the Manifesto will help shape the EU's strategy for promoting creativity and innovation for the next decade.
The press-release can be read here.
European Interest Group on Creativity and Innovation - EICI
To be kept informed about ongoing activities concerning the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009 and to learn about each partner's efforts in order to support creative entepreneurs and innovation stakeholders in their respective regions and cities reaching their full potential, you are kindly invited to read the October Newsletter of EICI.
Online Educa Berlin - 2009
If you think about last minute joining the Conference, please, be kindly reminded that ICWE continues to offer special discounted rate of 600 Euros for EDEN Members.
To register for the event, click here and type manually "600" into the field marked "Special Rate" in the "Conference Participation - Payment" section. Then enter the term "AC 120" in the field "Association Code", which you will find under the "Personal Details" section. The term "AC 120" in the field "Association Code" will automatically validate the 600 Euro special rate.
The European Learning Industry Group, at their workshop on 2 December in frames of Online Educa, will bring together key stakeholders to outline the NEXT PRACTICES moving towards a learning society: Policy makers, corporate learning officers, learning industry experts and representatives from the education world. The outcome of this intensive session with initial keynotes, roundtables and a final panel discussion will be the foundation for a manifesto to be published following Online Educa Berlin – to help trace the way to the future.
Further background information and the full programme can accessed from the ELIG web site. Registration will be free on a first come first served basis.
MEDEA Awards 2009
The MEDEA Awards Organising Committee announced the 8 MEDEA Finalists. To find out who they are, read the online Press Release.
The Awards Ceremony will be held on 4th December 2009 in Berlin, 19.00-20.00 (alongside Online Educa Berlin). If you would like to attend, please confirm online.
The latest edition of the Media in Education Newsletter can be read here.
7. Highlights and readings
- The International
Review on Research in Open and Distance Learning, IRRODL Special Issue:
Openness and the Future of Higher Education. Editor Terry Anderson writes
about this special issue: "Notions
of open scholarship, open access publication, open educational resources,
tuition-free institutions, and open source software continue to gain
popular, research and commercial interest."
- A research
project carried out by the US Department of Education between 1996 and
2008 looked at the effectiveness of online and blended learning compared
to conventional face-to-face training and the press release is available here.
- Report
on digital learning resources under the title of "Beyond
Textbooks. Digital learning resources in the Nordic countries",
released by the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation.
- Epic has published its White paper about carbon reduction and e-learning
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