Resources
The 2021 EDEN Annual Virtual Conference – #eden2021 was rich in content and discussions, which also raised attention on social media channels.
We collected some of the most popular resources here
Conference Proceedings and Short Paper Book
European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Conference Proceedings 2021 Annual Conference, Madrid Lessons from a Pandemic for the Future of the Education issue is available at the Journal site (ISSN 2707-2819).
2021 Annual Conference Short Paper Book entitled Lessons from a Pandemic for the Future of the Education (ISBN 978-615-5511-31-8) is available here.
Conference papers and presentations are still available in the conference area but only accessible for logged in users.
Re-watch the plenary sessions
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Day 0 (Monday)
Conference Welcome & EDEN Fellow Awards
CHAIR
Timothy Read
Sandra Kucina Softic
RAPPORTEURS
Mark Brown
Covadonga Rodrigo
Day 1 (Tuesday)
Opening Session
WELCOME ADDRESSES
Inaugurating Chair: Timothy Read, UNED, Spain
Timothy Read, EDEN Vice-President, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Languages and Systems, UNED
Ricardo Mairal Uson, Rector, UNED
Alejandro Tiana Ferrer, Secretary of State for Education in Spain
Chair:
Timothy Read, UNED, Spain
PRESENTERS
Back into the Future: Emerging trends in educational innovation in higher education, before and after the pandemic
Francesc Pedro
A Collaborative Academic Programme to Improve Higher and Professional Education
Diana Laurillard
Afternoon Plenary Session
INAUGURATION
Rafael Pastor
Chair
Diana Andone
KEYNOTES
Future Skills for Future Higher Education. The day when we started to rethink learning…
Ulf-Daniel Ehlers
Light at the End of the Tunnel – Now What?
Darcy Hardy
Day 2 (Wednesday)
Morning plenary session
Chair
Sandra Kucina Softic
KEYNOTES
Digital Education for EU’s Digital Decade
Georgi Dimitrov
Adapted Education for All: The Long Way from Distance/Online Through Pandemic
Manuel Castro
Digital Hub Workshop
PRESENTERS
Anusca Ferrari
Leonie Bultynck
Kristel Rillo
Romina Cachia
Donatella Solda
Damien Lanfrey
Reflecting4Change Workshop
Moderator
Ferenc Tatrai
Presenters
Sofoklis Sotiriou
Nikos Zygouritsas
Menelaos Sotiriou
Rosa Doran
Panelists
Nikoleta Yiannoutsou
Georgia Fermeli
Sofoklis Sotiriou
Scholarly Gala
Young Scholar Grant & Best Research Paper 2021 Award Ceremony
Day 3 (Thursday)
Morning Plenary – Presidents’ Session
MODERATOR
Ulf Ehlers
PRESENTERS
Airina Volungevičienė
Sandra Kucina Softic
António Teixeira
Alan Tait
Synergy Session
MODERATOR
Ferenc Tatrai
Conference Closing
Chair
Timothy Read, EDEN Vice-President, UNED, Spain
Sandra Kucina Softic
KEYNOTES
So Much More than a Transition: Perspectives on the Digital Transformation of Higher Education in the Post-pandemic Age
Mark Nichols
Antonio M. Teixeira
CONFERENCE RAPPORTEURS
Covadonga Rodrigo
Mark Brown
CONFERENCE CLOSING AND FAREWELL
Sandra Kucina Softic