Sixth EDEN Research Workshop
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New President in EDEN
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The Annual General Meeting held on 10 June in Valencia at the Annual Conference, approved the election of Morten Flate Paulsen, Professor of Online Education, Director of Development, The NKI Internet College, NKI Distance Education, Norway as President of EDEN. Morten has served as Vice-President and, since 2007, as a member of the Executive Committee. |
We wish a lots of success to Morten as President of the Association!
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The „EDEN Family” in Valencia has celebrated with warm appreciations the leaving President, Alan Tait, who was in office for three years.
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News from the EDEN AGM and Executive Committee
The Annual General Meeting elected as new members of the Executive Committee:
- Gilly Salmon, Professor of University of Leicester, UK
- Costas Tsolakidis, Professor of University of the Aegan, Rhodos, Greece
- Deborah Arnold, Project Manager, Videoscop - Université Nancy 2, France
- Airina Volungeviciene, Head of Distance Study Centre, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
- Ene Koitla, Head of the Estonian e-Learning Development Centre, Estonian Information Technology Foundation, Estonia
At their first meeting, right after the AGM, the new Executive Committee have elected Alan Bruce as Vice-President.
We congratulate Gilly, Costas, Deborah, Airina, Ene and welcome them warmly in the EDEN Executive and wish lots of success to Alan Bruce in his new position!
With expiration of their term of office in the Executive Committee, Alan Tait and Dangoule Rutkauskiene have retired. EDEN would like to thank them for their service in the Association.
You can read the President’s Report presented at the AGM here.
EDEN Senior Fellows and Fellows 2010
At the EDEN 2010 Annual Conference in Valencia, EDEN Senior Fellow title was granted in recognition of his contribution to the development of open, distance and e-learning in Europe and for his valued commitment and support to the evolution and progress of EDEN to:
- Michael G. Moore, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
- Alan Tait, The Open University, UK
- Martine Vidal, Distance et Savoirs, France
Morten Flate Paulsen, EDEN Senior Fellow Michael G. Moore and Alan W. Tait
EDEN Fellow title was granted as expression of acknowledgement of professional merit for NAP members, who have demonstrated excellence in professional practice in the field of flexible and distance learning:
- Deborah Arnold, Videoscop - Université Nancy 2, France
- Berit Johnsen, Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, Norway
- Antonio M. Teixeira, Distance Education, Universidade Aberta, Portugal
- Airina Volungeviciene, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Learn more about the EDEN Fellowship scheme and the earlier awards.
Welcoming New Members
We are delighted to announce that during the last one year the following institutions and individuals have joined the EDEN Membership.
Institutional members:
University College Lillebalt
Denmark
The University of the South Pacific
Republic of the Fiji Islands
Dresden University of Technology
Germany
University of Pannonia
Hungary
Consorzio Universitario per la Formazione el Innovazione - UNIVERSUS
Italy
ENACO
France
LSI Information Technology Learning Center
Hungary
Société de Formation a distance des Commissions Scolairs du Quebec - SOFAD
Canada
Aarhus School of Business
Denmark
Open Universiteit Nederland
The Netherlands
Dennis Gabor College
Hungary
Near East University
Turkey
eCollegeFinder.org
United States of America
University of Iceland
Iceland
Transpersonal Psychology Institute
Slovenia
Dundee University
United Kingdom
K.H.Kempen University College
Belgium
Silesian College of Economics and Administration in Bytom
Poland
Otava Folk High School / Otava Opisto
Finland
Platon Schools
Greece
University of Copenhagen
Denmark
The Pennsylvania State University
United States of America
University of Urbino
Italy
Individual members:
Tamas Lorincz
Euro Nyelvvizsga Kozpont
Hungary
Marek Malolepszy
Technical University of Lodz
Poland
Paola Nannetti
Italy
Nelson Graeme
Hungary
Maria Angeles Rodriguez Manzanares
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Canada
Snezana Scepanovic
Faculty for Information Technology
Montenegro
Jose Wehnes
Kaplan
United Kingdom
Andre Vyt
Arteveldehogeschool University College
Belgium
Ian Kennedy
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa
Maha Azem
Tel Aviv University
Israel
Thomas Richter
University Duisburg-Essen
Germany
Isabel Zorn
University Koblenz-Landau
Germany
Anne Steinert
FOM University of Applied Science
Germany
Ursula Windischbauer
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Austria
Matija Lokar
University of Ljubljana
Slovenia
Elena Kuznetsova
INTERLINGUA
Russian Federation
Alen Savatic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gabor Kismihok
Corvinno Technology Transfer Center
Hungary
Maria Paulina de Assis
University of London
United Kingdom
Guillermina Gavaldon
University of Alcala
Spain
Alison Whitley
Monash University
Australia
Kokovay Agnes
Semmelweis University
Hungary
Dariush Afshar Kazemi
Tali eh Pardazane Shabake co.Ltd
Iran
Tibor Labadi
Hungary
Elsebeth Korsgaard Sorensen
Aarhus University
Denmark
Ledua Waqailiti
Griffith University
Australia
Denys Lupshenyuk
York University
Canada
Chris Jennings
Athabasca University
Canada
Muhammad Safdar
International Islamic University Islamabad
Islam Republic of Pakistan
Noguera Fructuoso
University of Barcelona
Spain
Jana Bukovinova
Matej Bel University
Slovak Republic
Mpoki Mwaikokesya
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom
Vladimir Janis
Matej Bel University
Slovak Republic
Elena Doval
Spiru Haret University
Romania
Michelle Rogers-Estable
France
Paul Walker
Kryterion Europe
United Kingdom
Jorge Simoes
Instituto Superior Politecnico Gaya
Portugal
Michael Hackett
MSE Performance Outsourcing
The Netherlands
Agnieszka Bilska
Zespol Szkol Ogolnoksztalcacychnr 10 w Gliwicach
Poland
Natalija Aceska
Secondary School of Orde Copela
Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
Marija Aukstuoliene
Vilnius College of Higher Education
Lithuania
Kletsky Mila
Graduate School of International Business
Russian Federation
Maria Pophristova
Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Poland
Antonella Poce
University Roma III - DIPED
Italy
James de Winter
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Piotr Goetzen
Academy of Management
Poland
Andrew Hall
University of Manchester
United Kingdom
EDEN Best Research Paper Award and Award for Leading Practice in Learning Impact
With the support and coordination of The Ulrich Bernath Foundation for Open and Distance Learning, the EDEN 2010 Best Research Paper Award was presented by President Alan Tait during the Conference dinner of the EDEN Annual Conference in Valencia, Spain, to
Oana Radu and Tim Seifert from Memorial University, Canada, authors of the Paper
"Mathematical Intimacy within Blended and Face-to-Face Learning Environments”
The Award for Leading Practice in Learning Impact was presented by President Morten Flate Paulsen and Lisa Mattson from IMS Chief Operations Officer IMS Global Learning Consortium, Imc.
The Award was granted to
Catherine Coates, Jill Taylor, Leeds Metropolitan University; Julie Laxton, University of Leeds, Christine Dearnley, University of Bradford, Ian Hall, MyKnowladgeMap Ltd., United Kingdom
For the Conference Contribution on
"Promoting the Concept of Competency Maps and Interprofessional Assessments linked to e-Portfolios to Enhance the Student Learning Experience in Preparation for Work Based Learning, Employability and Life Long Learning"
Rita Falcao, University of Porto, Ana Dias, Universidade do Minho, Antonio Moreira Teixeira, Universidade Aberta, Portugal, Gottfried Csanyi, Vienna University of Technology, Austria, Juri Lossenko, Estonian IT Foundation, Estonia, Sevgi Oskan, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, Laszlo Komaromi, Dennis Gabor Applied University, Hungary, Patricio Montesinos, Universidad Politecnica Valencia, Spain
For the Conference Contribution on
"VIRQUAL: Harmonizing Virtual Mobility and the European Qualification Framework"
Chiara Piccolo, MENON Network EEIG, Belgium, Claudio Dondi, MENON Network; Nikitas Kastis, Lambrakis Foudation; Jennifer Palumbo, Ecsite – the European Network of Science Centres and Museums; Sofoklis Sotiriou, Ellinogermaniki Agogi; Nikolas Athanasiadis, Intrasoft Inc.
Fort he Conference Contribution on
"Open Learning for Science Education - The Richness of European Science Centres and Museums Connected to Users and Learners Worldwide"
New articles have been released in EURODL, the European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning
The newly published articles are:
- Communication between tutors - students in DL
Anastasiades Panagiotis, Iliadou Chrysoula
- Essential, desirable or optional? Making distance e-learning courses available to those without internet access
Val Hancock
- Corporate blended learning in Portugal: Current status and future directions
Júlia Marçal, António Caetano
EDEN - ELIG Partnership
Following EDEN's involvement in the past years as ELIG (European Learning Industry Group) Consultative Group member, which relation has been most successful in developing relations with the corporate sector, a Document of Understanding on EDEN-ELIG Partnership, a new framework of collaboration has now been signed. The agreement is focusing on communication, professional collaboration and promotion elements of mutual benefits for both organisations which should also be useful for members directly.
President's Blog
Visitors are kindly invited to read the new post on the blog.
Morten F. Paulsen, President of EDEN, in his recently uploaded posts "Homage to a President, Chief Editor and Mentor" and "Inaugural reflections", writes about major developments during Alan Tait's Presidency and the challenges he faces when taking over this post. He recalls the beginnings of EDEN, the developments since 1991 and highlights the most important visions for the future of the Association.
You can read previous posts written by Alan Tait and Executive Committee members at the Past-President's blog page.
The aim of the President's Blog is to share with EDEN members and all site visitors more about the ways in which the role of EDEN as the premier professional and practitioners network for distance and e-learning in Europe is developing, and equally to offer the opportunity to learn from the comments and suggestions of readers of the blog about the services and features of EDEN.
EDEN Secretariat: Environmentaly Conscious Office
As result of common interest and commitment which we discovered with enthusiasm, the Secretariat staff decided to develop our headquarters into an environmentally conscious office. Following a systematic self-evaluation, a series of measures have been implemented, not only checking and changing the related office functions (less copying/printing, use of recycled paper, selective waste collection, energy saving measures, etc.) but also purchasing environmentally friendly detergents, measures to improve ergonomic and healthy workplaces, and even encourage colleagues to use bike and public transport instead of cars.
In the future, having reached a reliable operation in this respect, we shall include a modest indication on the EDEN „Green Office” in our communication:
"Think green!
Please don´t print this e-mail unless you really need to.
EDEN is running environmentally conscious office."
Important E-Learning Book Published
We are delighted to announce that the Book titled "Distance and E-learning in Transition – Learning Innovation, Technology and Social Challenges", was published jointly by ISTE and Wiley. The book is a selection of the best EDEN conference papers from the past years, revisiting research, innovation and professional practice in distance and e-learning.
Copies can be ordered at Wiley.
New Readings - Projects Practice Showcase
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SHARE Workshop SEVAQ+, HEXTLEARN, REVIVE: three projects dealing successfully with quality assessment of ICT-supported learning and teaching. The aim of this 90-minute workshop held during the Sixth EDEN Research Workshop is to engage participants in exploring these three approaches, apply them concretely to a real-life case-study and design scenarios in which they could be used in synergy. |
HEXTLEARN The project is looking for quality-focused institutions wishing to participate in an institutional Peer review process about ICT use for learning. The process focuses on quality of academic and student services. The methodology used: “Virtual Peer Review Approach”, offered for free during the runtime of the HEXTLEARN project. |
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TESPiS Based on the experiences of an international language course and exams for chemists, Testing English for Specific Purposes in Science project addresses the needs of linguistic skills in industry. It develops definitions of language levels based on the Common European Framework for professional use as well as methods, guidelines and examinations. A short web-based course for new examiners is a further feature of this project. |
SEVAQ+ After a successful face-to-face launch in June, the public is now invited to participate the online testing of the SEVAQ+ tool, developed to facilitate self-evaluation of quality in e-learning for Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training, based on an innovative combination of the Kirkpatrick evaluation model for learning and the EFQM excellence model. |
Take a look at all the EU funded projects, EDEN is and has recently been involved with.
EDEN panorama
The picture below shows the panorama of Budapest and buildings of the University seen from the office of the Secretariat. You can explore the broader view of the panorama by moving the mouse over the picture.