http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/ http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:29:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./25th+World+Conference+extended+abstract+submission+deadline+approaching.b7C_wJLMY0.ips The abstract submission deadline has been extended until Friday, 31 May 2013 for the 25th ICDE World Conference to be hosted by Tianjin Open University, China, 16-18 October 2013. Cash prizes are also available for papers demonstrating innovation and best practice. pryce@icde.org (Nick Moe-Pryce) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./25th+World+Conference+extended+abstract+submission+deadline+approaching.b7C_wJLMY0.ips Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:32:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./How+MOOCs+are+derailing+Open+Education%3A+George+Siemens+ICDE+World+Conference+keynote.b7C_wJLMZ1.ips A pioneer of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), George Siemens of Athabasca University, Canada, is one of the impressive list of keynote speakers confirmed for ICDE's World Conference to be hosted by Tianjin Open University, China, 16-18 October 2013. Siemens contends that the most prominent MOOCs are failing the ideals of the Open Education movement. pryce@icde.org (Nick Moe-Pryce) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./How+MOOCs+are+derailing+Open+Education%3A+George+Siemens+ICDE+World+Conference+keynote.b7C_wJLMZ1.ips Fri, 24 May 2013 13:20:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./ICDE-EDEN+cooperation+on+Open+and+Distance+Learning+Futures+-+leadership+for+change.b7C_wJLMWY.ips At the EDEN Annual Conference to be held in Oslo, Norway, ICDE and EDEN Fellows will organize a workshop on the increasing societal impact of online education and how future scenarios should be met through policy and institutional strategy. This is an important preparatory discussion for the forthcoming ICDE Standing Conference of Presidents meeting organized in conjunction with EDEN and Universidade Aberta, Portugal. pryce@icde.org (Nick Moe-Pryce) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./ICDE-EDEN+cooperation+on+Open+and+Distance+Learning+Futures+-+leadership+for+change.b7C_wJLMWY.ips Fri, 24 May 2013 15:18:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Open+Praxis+volume+5+issue+2+published.b7C_wJLM0l.ips ICDE is pleased to announce the publication of a new issue of the open access, peer-reviewed journal, Open Praxis, with articles on openness in higher education including open educational resources, resistance factors to technology, communities of inquiry and networked curricula. pryce@icde.org (Nick Moe-Pryce) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Open+Praxis+volume+5+issue+2+published.b7C_wJLM0l.ips Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./New+ICDE+members.b7C_wJLM1m.ips ICDE is very pleased to welcome twenty new institutions which have been accepted as new members of the organization. pryce@icde.org (Nick Moe-Pryce) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./New+ICDE+members.b7C_wJLM1m.ips Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:13:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Call+for+interest+deadline+approaching+-+an+OER+for+training+teacher+trainers.b7C_wJHY07.ips ICDE invites expressions of interest for producing courseware in the form of an open educational resource for training teacher trainers in high quality open, distance and online learning. The target group for this call is an institution or consortium of actors/ institutions. The initial focus of the project is Africa. Expressions of Interest should be submitted by 31 May 2013. pryce@icde.org (Nick Moe-Pryce) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Call+for+interest+deadline+approaching+-+an+OER+for+training+teacher+trainers.b7C_wJHY07.ips Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:45:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Prize+of+Excellence+2013+nominations+invited.b7C_wJDQ5e.ips ICDE members are hereby invited to nominate candidates for the ICDE Prize of Excellence 2013. The final date for receipt of nominations has been extended to 5 August 2013 park@icde.org (Q Park) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Prize+of+Excellence+2013+nominations+invited.b7C_wJDQ5e.ips Fri, 10 May 2013 14:12:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./OCWC+and+ICDE+enter+cooperation+agreement.b7C_wJLKW0.ips In a ceremony at the OpenCourseWare Consortium Global Conference in Bali, Indonesia, ICDE President, Tian Belawati, Rector, Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia, and the OCWC President, Anka Mulde of Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the two global associations. park@icde.org (Q Park) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./OCWC+and+ICDE+enter+cooperation+agreement.b7C_wJLKW0.ips Fri, 10 May 2013 14:29:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Leadership+for+Change+%E2%80%93+a+news+service+from+ICDE.b7C_wJLKX1.ips ICDE today launches a news service entitled Leadership for Change - Open Education and Research, curated by ICDE Secretary General, Gard Titlestad.The service will aim to support leadership in post-secondary institutions in an increasingly open and online world. park@icde.org (Q Park) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Leadership+for+Change+%E2%80%93+a+news+service+from+ICDE.b7C_wJLKX1.ips Fri, 24 May 2013 17:29:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./IAU+Conference+report+-+Institutional+Diversity+in+Higher+Education.b7C_wJLM4p.ips The International Association of Universities (IAU) organized its 5th Global meeting of Associations in Salford, UK at the end of April. pryce@icde.org (Nick Moe-Pryce) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./IAU+Conference+report+-+Institutional+Diversity+in+Higher+Education.b7C_wJLM4p.ips Fri, 24 May 2013 17:09:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Dubai+Higher+Education+Leadership+Forum+%E2%80%93+keynotes+and+call+for+best+practices.b7C_wJLM3o.ips The inaugural Higher Education Leadership Forum organized by the Center for Learning Innovations and Customized Knowledge Solutions (CLICKS) - a member of ICDE - in partnership with the Association of Arab Universities (AARU) will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 12-13 November 2013. ICDE members receive a discounted registration fee. pryce@icde.org (Nick Moe-Pryce) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Dubai+Higher+Education+Leadership+Forum+%E2%80%93+keynotes+and+call+for+best+practices.b7C_wJLM3o.ips Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:37:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./ICDE+Prizes+for+Innovation+and+Best+Practice.b7C_wJHW5c.ips ICDE announces a programme of new prizes for innovation and best practice in open, distance, flexible, online and e-learning. Awards will be presented at the 25th ICDE World Conference in China in October 2013. park@icde.org (Q Park) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./ICDE+Prizes+for+Innovation+and+Best+Practice.b7C_wJHW5c.ips Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:06:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Opportunities+and+offer+for+new+members.b7C_wJHUXN.ips To celebrate ICDE’s 75th anniversary, a significant discount is offered to institutions wishing to join ICDE as a new institutional member in 2013. Any institution which qualifies for ICDE membership will receive a 50% discount on the regular membership fee for 2013 when joining as a new member. pryce@icde.org (Nick Moe-Pryce) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Opportunities+and+offer+for+new+members.b7C_wJHUXN.ips Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:48:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Quality+Reviews+-+a+service+for+institutions.b7C_wJHWXL.ips Quality Reviews, a new ICDE service, is now launched and institutions wishing to take advantage of the review process are invited to express their interest. park@icde.org (Q Park) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Quality+Reviews+-+a+service+for+institutions.b7C_wJHWXL.ips Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:12:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./SCOP+2013+in+Lisbon%2C+Portugal.b7C_wJHGY2.ips ICDE is pleased to announce the date and venue for the ICDE Standing Conference of Presidents (SCOP) 2013. The annual conference will be hosted by ICDE member Universidade Aberta in the beautiful town of Lisbon, Portugal on 27-30 November 2013. park@icde.org (Q Park) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./SCOP+2013+in+Lisbon%2C+Portugal.b7C_wJHGY2.ips Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:03:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./AVU-ICDE+partnership+for+high+quality+higher+education+access.b7C_wJHY5a.ips The African Virtual University (AVU) and the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) have entered into a strategic partnership. The agreement recognizes their mutual interest in expanded access to high quality higher education through open, distance, flexible and online education, including e-learning. pryce@icde.org (Nick Moe-Pryce) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./AVU-ICDE+partnership+for+high+quality+higher+education+access.b7C_wJHY5a.ips Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:47:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./The+Universitat+Oberta+de+Catalunya+%28UOC%29+appoints+new+Rector.b7C_wJHY4_.ips Prof. Josep A. Planell has been appointed Rector of the UOC, Barcelona, Spain, for the next seven years. Internationalization will be one of the cornerstones of his term in office, for which he intends to intensify collaboration with other universities, research centres and institutions. pryce@icde.org (Nick Moe-Pryce) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./The+Universitat+Oberta+de+Catalunya+%28UOC%29+appoints+new+Rector.b7C_wJHY4_.ips Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:04:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Online+Educa+Berlin+ICDE+member+discount.b7C_wJLGZ7.ips Online Educa Berlin - the 19th International Conference on Technology, Supported Learning and Training will be held 4-6 December 2013 in Berlin, Germany. As an association partner, ICDE is able to offer a discounted registration rate of EUR 600 instead of the standard EUR 790 to all members including staff of member institutions. pryce@icde.org (Nick Moe-Pryce) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./Online+Educa+Berlin+ICDE+member+discount.b7C_wJLGZ7.ips Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:03:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./OpenupEd+-+a+pan-European+MOOCs+initiative.b7C_wJLGX5.ips Partners in eleven countries have launched the first pan-European MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) initiative. The initiative is led by the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) and includes many ICDE member institutions. It receives support from the European Commission. pryce@icde.org (Nick Moe-Pryce) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./OpenupEd+-+a+pan-European+MOOCs+initiative.b7C_wJLGX5.ips Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:35:00 +0200 http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./World+Bank+EduTech%3A+MOOCs+and+developing+countries.b7C_wJLG2t.ips The new phenomenon of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has generated a lot of interest and excitement, but most of these initiatives stem from North America and other rich-world contexts. The World Bank EduTech blog and World Bank infoDev/ UNESCO supported Educational Technology Debate are working to bring onboard other perspectives. pryce@icde.org (Nick Moe-Pryce) http://burns.idium.net/icde.org/en/icde_news/./World+Bank+EduTech%3A+MOOCs+and+developing+countries.b7C_wJLG2t.ips