In the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacksThe EDEN community shares the shock and sadness caused by the recent deadly attacks which have taken place in Europe and in other regions of the world, taking the life of many innocent human beings. Among these victims are students, teachers and researchers. People like us, including our colleagues Sebastian Proisy, a young Parisian with whom the EDEN Secretariat had the chance to collaborate. At this moment we would like to express our sympathy and solidarity with all those whose loved ones were killed or injured. Openness, transparency and inclusiveness are the guiding principles of EDEN. Diversity of views, beliefs and experiences, respect for otherness and the free exchange of ideas constitute the common values our community shares.
Antonio Teixeira |
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EDEN Conference News
EDEN Annual Conference 2016
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Best Paper Awards Announced: D4Learning - EDEN Open Classroom ConferenceEDEN is pleased to announce, that the D4Learning 2015 - Open Classroom Conference Best Paper Award goes to:
for their contribution "When Innovative Instructional Designs are too Innovative: Lack of Schema" and
for their contribution "Supporting the “Whole Learning Design Life-Cycle” through the Pedagogical Planner". Read more... The Proceedings of the event is available in e-book format here. |
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Community Update
Elsebeth Korsgaard Sorensen is joining the NAP Steering CommitteeWe are happy to announce that Elsebeth Korsgaard Sorensen is joining the EDEN Network of Academics and Professionals Steering Committee. Read more about the Network of Academics and Professionals here. |
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Much More Than A Conference- New post on the President's BlogAs we immerse into the Autumn season, preparations speed up for next year's EDEN conferences and other events. This is therefore the best time to look back at this year's achievements and project what the future should be like. The absolute highlight was EDEN15, the Annual Conference held in Barcelona. Visit the President's blog to read the post as well as other invited articles by Executive Committee members and former EDEN presidents. Read more... |
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European Commission's Corner
EU Education and Training Monitor 2015 ReleasedThe Education and Training Monitor is an annual series that captures the evolution of Europe's education and training systems by bringing together a wide array of evidence in one digestible report. Read more... |
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Erasmus+ Programme GuideThe Erasmus+ Programme Guide (pdf, 9.38 Mb) is published on 22/10/2015. Read more... |
Projects, practices, showcases
Resources from the closing event of the TALOE projectThe final seminar of TALOE took place in Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles) on 17th November 2015. Participants could learn and experiment with the webtool to propose assessment methods corresponding to different types of learning outcomes/competences. The first part of the TALOE workshop focused on the implementation made by the ALOA model of revised Bloom’s taxonomy and alignment of Anderson et al. The workshop was chaired by Alfredo Soeiro, Associate professor at University of Porto, Portugal, his presentation is available here. The second part of the TALOE event presented a New web tool to support assessment of learning, application of case studies and debate about results. The workshop was lead by Sandra Kucina, Assistant Director of University Computing Centre University of Zagreb, Croatia. Recording of webinar “The TALOE webtool” is now availableTALOE held another successful webinar on 11 November about how the TALOE web tool works by helping teachers and trainers decide on the assessment strategies to use in their online courses. As the webinar was part of the professional events organized in the context of the United States Distance Learning Association National Distance Learning Week and it is the final TALOE webinar. Read more... |
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Webinar: Open PedagogiesWednesday 25 November 2015, 13:30 – 14:30 CET What does Open Learning look like in practice? How can OER be included in teaching and learning? This webinar is addressing teachers, trainers, mentors, and tutors of adult education institutions and anyone interested in learning more about Open Pedagogies. Confirmed speaker is Gráinne Conole, University of Bath Spa, United Kingdom.This webinar is part of the OERup! webinar series and training “OER uptake in Adult Education”.
To login into webinar click http:/
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Highlights from EDEN Members and Partners
FernUniversität Hagen, Germany celebrates 40 Years' AnniversaryOne of the oldest distance educational institutions in Europe, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany, celebrates 40 years' Anniversary in 2015. The academic year culminates each year in the Dies Academicus of FernUniversität in Hagen by tradition. This year, this event marked the official celebratory event of the university's 40 Years Anniversary on 13 November 2015. Dr Ulrich Bernath, EDEN Fellow and EURODL Chief Editor handed over the letter of congratulation on behalf of EDEN from President Antonio Teixeira to the Rector of the University, Professor Hoyer. We congratulate FernUniversität in Hagen for 40 Years of shaping history in higher education!
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New EUA interview series gives the floor to university leadersEUA has launched a series of interviews “University Leaders’ Perspectives: Governance and Funding”, which is a new style that gives university leaders the opportunity to express their views on current issues in the field. With this series of interviews, EUA follows up on the 2nd Funding Forum held one year ago in Bergamo, Italy. Read more... |
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From the Lifelong Learning Platform: New in DG EMPL: a Directorate for Skills and a new Skills Agenda coming up...A new Directorate for Skills will be set up in the DG EMPL with the following units:
The unit on VET: will foster the attractiveness of VET, ease transitions with the labour market and promote apprenticeships notably thanks to the European Allicance on Apprenceship. |
Publications and Events
Educational Technology and Education Conferences for January to June 2016, Edition #34Stephen Downes website Read more and download Clayton R. Wright's conference list here. |
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The changing pedagogical landscape - New ways of teaching and learning and their implications for higher education policy
Corporate authors: European Commission, Directorate-General for Education and Culture |
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"Universities Will Give ECTS Credits for MOOCs" - interview with Pierre DillenbourgCheckpoint.elearning Pierre Dillenbourg is professor of learning technologies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and academic director of the Center for Digital Education. His session at OEB, "MOOCs: Here to Stay" will afford insight into best practices for MOOCs. The event takes place Thursday, 3 December 2015 from 11:45 to 13:00. Read more... |
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Towards Maturity - Technology-Enabled Ethics and Compliance TrainingCheckpoint.elearning Towards Maturity has announced the findings of a new study sponsored by SAI Global, which found that despite an environment of record regulatory enforcements and personal liability for senior executives, most organisations are still applying a check-box approach to ethics and compliance training and failing to achieve the business goals they set out. Read more... |
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On IRRODL: A Reflection on Barber, Donnelly, and Rizvi (2013):
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HEInnovate; Innovating Higher Education18th November 2015, Bibliothèque Solvay, Brussels On the 18th of November 2013, DG EAC launched HEInnovate; developed in cooperation with the OECD and a panel of external experts, this is an online self-assessment tool for higher education institutions looking for inspiration and guidance to bring about holistic institutional change. Read more... |
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Thematic University-Business Forum: Universities. Business. Alliances for Innovation25-26 February 2016, Vienna The two-day forum will bring together representatives from business and universities. Around 300 participants from all over Europe will jointly develop ideas and start new collaborations. Read more... |
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