Celebrating the silver jubilee of EDEN (1991-2016), all the past Presidents are sharing in this Blog some of their personal recollections and retrospections on the development of the Association and the field. In today’s post, I invite you to read
All about EDEN
As part of the celebrations of the silver jubilee of EDEN (1991-2016), I’ve invited all the past Presidents to contribute to this blog, in order to share some of their personal recollections and retrospections on the development of the Association
EDEN: 25 years as a Learning Environment
Some two years ago, at the occasion of the 100th meeting of the Executive Committee of EDEN, I had the chance of publishing a dedicated blog post entitled “They are looking at us”. In the post I argue the importance
Celebrating EDEN’s Silver Jubilee: A reflection by Sir John Daniel
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, EDEN is celebrating its silver jubilee (1991-2016). This is a most significant milestone not just for our Association, but for the whole European academic and professional community. In fact, the creation of EDEN opened
Reflections about Collective and Independent Study by M. G. Moore
The upcoming EDEN16 in Budapest will be a very special conference and a milestone in our Association’s long history. The European Distance and E-learning Network is celebrating its 25th anniversary and several significant related initiatives are being prepared. The underlying
Sustainable ‘Fishing’ in the EU
The call for papers of the EDEN RW9, to be held this year in Oldenburg next 4-7 October, has just been announced. Following up on the success of the RW8, held in Oxford, two years ago, the theme is once
Reinventing Universities: The critical role of leadership
At the start of my academic career, some 25 years ago, I had the chance of working closely with Professor José Enes (1924-2013), then the Vice-rector of the Portuguese open university, Universidade Aberta (UAb). José Enes was one of the
Taking the Hype out of the Hype Cycle
The history of educational technology has been mostly dominated by an overconfident optimism and sometimes even blind faith in the future. In our circles, the majority of speakers and opinion-makers still try to show educational technology development as a coherent
All that glitters is not gold
Current trends and future challenges for quality assurance in the fields of open learning and eLearning As open education and eLearning mature and become mainstream across the world, the discussion on quality assurance emerges with a renewed importance, strength and
Openness and Education Remain the Best Answer II
A propos des attaques terroristes à Bruxelles et dans le monde / Over de terreur aanslagen in Brussel en in de wereld In the aftermath of the recent deadly terrorist attacks in Brussels, the EDEN community shares once again the