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An introduction to EDEN - The European Distance and E-Learning Network exists to share knowledge and improve understanding amongst professionals in distance and e-learning and to promote policy and practice across the whole of Europe and beyond.TRANSCRIPT
The largest active and developing professional community of researchers &
practitioners of open, distance and e-learning in Europe
The most comprehensive European not-for-profit non-governmental association of its kind, established in 1991
Platform for professional co-operation and information exchange
Open for all levels and sectors of education and training
Open for institutions, individuals and networks
Registered in the UK, Secretariat in Hungary since 1997
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Mission
Support endeavours to modernise education in Europe
Network and collaborate, facilitate knowledge and practice exchange
Improve understanding amongst professionals in distance and e-learning
Promote policy and practice across the whole of Europe and beyond 3/12
Members Institutions – Individuals – Networks
200 institutional members
1100 members in NAP: Network of Academics and Professionals – meeting and communication forum
30 European or national networks present in membership
400 institutions represented from 59 countries within and outside of Europe
Why Become a Member? Belong to the professional community
Access EDEN's institutional and individual
members
Delegate up to 30 individuals to the NAP
Attend conferences at reduced fees
Establish partnerships and explore projects
Free access to valuable electronic publications
Receive regular electronic newsflashes
Purchase EDEN publications at a 50% discount
Post on EDEN’s Online Bulletin Board 5/12
Partnerships Traditional and open universities,
colleges
National associations and bodies
Researchers of open, flexible, distance
and e-learning
School level education – the “Open
Classroom” initiative
Vocational training
The corporate sector6/12
EDEN Annual Conferences since 1992 Zagreb, 10-13 June 2014
Open Classroom Conferences School level ODL
Research WorkshopsOxford, 27-28 October 2014
Synergy Workshops1st held in October 2013
The EDEN Conferences
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The Annual Conferences
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Open Classroom ConferencesResearch Workshops
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Publications and Information Services Conference Proceedings
Policy and feasibility studies
EDEN web site, NAP Members Area,
Bulletin Board, Online Social Media
(Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
Member’s Newsflash
European Journal of Open Distance and
E-Learning (EURODL)
Contribution to EU
Programmes Comprehensive strategic projects
Quality development
Observatory
Exploiting the wide-scale expertise of NAP members
Networking and knowledge base building
Evaluation and dissemination of the project results
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EDEN’s EU projects
ODS
ProM
i-TUTOR
Revive-VET
VISIR
POERUP
eLene2learn
NEST
MOVE-ON
SEVAQ+
Links-up
FREE
EquNet
TESPIS
HEXTLEARN
Learnovation
eTTCampus
VM-PASS
LACE
ARMAZEG
TALOE
LeHo
E-SOLVE
EduWorks
Carer+
CareNet
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www.eden-online.org
More information on EDEN, its services and projects:
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