1. Open and DistanceEducation: From theory topracticeDr. Dimitrios VlachopoulosUniversity of Roehampton London OnlineEuropean University Cyprus

2. IndexDistance Education in thelast decadesConceptual ConfusionNeed for theoretical InquiryChallenges and debate 3. Distance Education in the last decadesCONTEXT Last decades of 20th century Need for continuous learning Technological innovation and development Financial crisis In all levels of Education- Higher Education Accreditation/recognition(Feenberg, 1999) 4. face-to-face learning (no e-learning) classroom support model blended model Fully online modelDifferent termsConceptual ConfusionBates & Poole (2003:127)Sangra, Vlachopoulos & Cabrera, 2012 5. Different approachesEvolving phenomenonResponds to different needsIt is applied in differentcontextsTECHe-learning as the use of technologies as a meansto facilitate access to learningDELIVERYe-learning mainly as a means of accessing anddelivering education and training and contents (forlearning, teaching, knowledge, etc.). In other words,the central aspect in this category is access rather theresults achievedEDUNew way of teachingand learning 6. PHILOSOPHY- Need for an inclusive approach Gives people the opportunity to manage the time, space and pace oftheir study Gives the opportunity to the masses to access education-knowledgeA form of teaching and learning - which may represent a partor the whole of the education model in which it is used - thatmakes use of electronic media and devices to facilitateaccess, promote evolution and improve the quality ofeducation and training 7. CHALLENGES Is Distance Education really Open? Theories must be developed that speak to the needs and concerns ofnew audiences What do we need to create a theory for distance education? 8. References Bates, A.W. & Poole, G. (2003) Effective Teaching with Technology inHigher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Feenberg, A. (1999). Reflections on the distance learningcontroversy. Canadian Journal of Communication, 24, 337 348. Sangr, A., Vlachopoulos, D. & Cabrera, N. (2012). Building aninclusive definition for e-learning: an approach to its conceptualframework. The International Review of research in Open andDistance Learning. 13(2), 145-159. 9. DR. DIMITRIOS VLACHOPOULOSMA IN TEACHING &LEARNING IN DIGITALBA MA MA DEA PhDDistance learningQuality assuranceForeign languagesInstructional TechnologyCLASSICS ANDLINGUISTICS,UNIVERSITY OFPATRAS, GREECEENVIRONMENT,UNIVERSITY OFBARCELONAMA IN SOUTHEAST EUROPEANSTUDIES,UNIVERSITY OFATHENSMA IN PROGRAMDESIGN ANDEVALUATION,UNIVERSITY OFBARCELONACURRENT POSITIONEUROPEAN UNIVERSITYCYPRUS, DIRECTOR DISTANCEEDUCATION UNITUoRL, online tutorCOLLABORATIONWITH OPEN UNIVERSITIESOPEN UNIVERSITY CYPRUSOPEN UNIVERSITY OFCATALONIAUniversity of Liverpool2009-2012AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OFBARCELONA2005-2009UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA/UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ATBERKELEYSKILL SETS CONTACT00357-22-559584d.vlachopoulos@euc.ac.cye-learning!RCI!THANK YOU!GRACIAS!DISTANCE EDUCATION &INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY