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EDEN 2018 Annual Conference: #EDEN2018
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Community Update
Save the date: 10th EDEN Research WorkshopThe EDEN Research workshop will be held in Barcelona on 24-26 October. EDEN’s 2018 Workshop theme focuses on the crucial and changing roles of teachers in supporting student learning in the digital world. This includes the creation of enabling conditions that encourage learning personalization, learner agency and self-direction. Experiences of learner empowerment resulting from balanced “guide on the side” teaching, timely teaching interventions, consistent feedback and feedforward, explicit teaching of learning-to-learn strategies, assessment for learning, and technology-based adaptive teaching will provide a substantive background for reflection and discussion. The Research Workshop will also feature a PhD Student Symposium. The PhD Student Symposium has been designed to foster the exchange of experiences and knowledge among doctoral students doing research in the area of the event’s theme, “Personalized Guidance and Support for Learning”, while providing a discussion forum for the advancement of doctoral research. More details coming soon. |
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Education and Culture debateOn March 14 in Brussels in the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage, together with Culture Action Europe, the Lifelong Learning Platform and civil society organisations including EDEN carried out a debate about European education and culture. Near 100 stakeholders and high-level policy makers convened at the BOZAR to discuss and explore the potential of diverse learning environments, including how learning mobility can enhance cultural awareness. Keynote panel included the acting Director General of DG EAC, Jens Nymand Christensen, and Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, former Minister of Education, Culture and Research of Luxembourg and UNESCO. In the break-out session about Digital learning co-organised by EDEN, Executive Committee Member Diana Andone and Secretary General Andras Szucs were speakers.
Diana Andone's intervention in the plenary session |
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#EDENChat dates#EDENChat is an online discussion event on Twitter initiated by Steering Committee of the EDEN Network of Academics and Professionals (NAP). It is mediated by members of the NAP community and runs for approximately 1 hour. Anyone can join in and contribute to the discussion which is presented in a Question and Answer format, and focuses on current issues in distance, open and e-learning. All sessions start at 20:00 CEST.
Previous #EDENChats are listed on the EDEN website according to topics. |
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"Blockchain is not a solution to everything"- Interview with Anthony F. Camilleri, keynote speaker of #EDEN2018In the autumn of 2017, the study "Blockchain in Education" was published, in which Alexander Grech and Anthony F. Camilleri point out potentials and scenarios for the use of blockchain technology in education and formulate recommendations. There is great interest in the subject, as demonstrated by numerous initiatives, start-ups and events. Anthony F. Camilleri reports in the interview on the development process and the feedback on the study, as well as the role of the state in the development of Blockchain. Hochschulforum digitalisierung (HFD) did an interview with him on the subject, read it here. |
European Commission's Corner
New Eurydice Publication: Teaching Careers in Europe: Access, Progression and SupportAt a time when the importance of teachers is becoming increasingly apparent, what are the main challenges in the teaching profession related to supply and demand? How do education systems address these issues? How does one qualify to be a teacher? What support is available once qualified? What are the career opportunities in this profession? Read the report to discover the answer to these questions and more. |
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Reshuffles and new appointments is some key Directorates General of the European CommissionIn February there have been new appointments in the European Commission. The appointments include Themis Christophidou, as the new Director-General of DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, and Jean-Eric Paquet as the new Director-General of DG Research and Innovation. Read more... |
Highlights from EDEN Members and Partners
Call for Papers for IEEE TALE 2018
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Publications and Events
Time for a digital detox?In this article Peter Thomson points out that our stressful work patterns are not caused by technology but by leaders who have allowed their organisations to develop unhealthy work patterns and are ignoring culture instead of managing it. |
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Insights from an EFMD corporate member surveyLearning and development specialists suggest that the learning function is purposefully evolving from a learning provider to a learning enabler. Read the report by Martin Moehrle. |
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2018 Workplace Learning Report: The Rise and Responsibility of Talent Development in the New Labor MarketIs your organization doing the most it can to bridge skill gaps and keep employees engaged? LinkedIn surveyed approximately 4,000 professionals with the goal of providing a holistic view of modern workplace learning. Read this report to learn more about the most current trends in learning and development in the workplace. |
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