Vijay Kumar: New Pathways and Promises for Learning Opportunities
Published 10.06.13This world-renowned proponent of open education will be a keynote speaker at the 25th ICDE World Conference in Tianjin, China, 16-18 October 2013, bringing his unique perspective on innovation and technology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, including on the benefits from MOOCs for an institution, and on the changing economics and ecology of education.
How MOOCs are derailing Open Education: George Siemens ICDE World Conference keynote
Published 22.03.13A 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.
ICDE-EDEN cooperation on Open and Distance Learning Futures - leadership for change
Published 24.05.13At 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.
Open Praxis volume 5 issue 2 published
Published 24.05.13ICDE 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.
ICDE Prizes Gold sponsor - Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
Published 10.06.13ICDE is pleased to announce that Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University (HBMeU) is a Gold sponsor of the ICDE Prizes for Innovation and Best Practice.
ICDE agrees to support DistanceLearningPortal
Published 21.12.12ICDE has concluded an agreement with StudyPortals to promote the DistanceLearningPortal initiative. This marketing channel allows institutions to advertise open, distance and online programmes on a platform reaching millions of learners.
Six new institutional members join ICDE in May
Published 24.05.13ICDE wishes a warm welcome to the following, accepted as new institutional members of the organization last month.
The Quality of MOOCs, an EFQUEL initiative
Published 10.06.13The MOOCs Quality Project, an initiative of the European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning (EFQUEL), has launched a debate on the quality of MOOCs with blogposts from experts and those involved in MOOOCs, with different world and user perspectives
Special edition of NADE magazine for EDEN Conference
Published 11.06.13The Norwegian Association for Distance and Flexible Education (NADE) is an organizing partner for the forthcoming EDEN Annual Conference in Oslo, Norway. To mark the occasion, an English language edition of the regular NADE magazine for innovative education, Synkron, has been published.
The Journal of Learning for Development
Published 11.06.13The Commonwealth of Learning announces the launch of an online scholarly journal that aims to provide a forum for practitioners and academics working in education and development to share knowledge and experience.
1st International Conference of the African Virtual University
Published 11.06.13The African Virtual University announces that it will hold its first international conference 20-22 November in Nairobi, Kenya, on the theme of integrating eLearning and open education to increase access to quality education and training in Africa.
UNED-ICDE International Conference presentations
Published 28.11.12Presentations from the UNED-ICDE International Conference held earlier this year in Madrid, Spain have been made available online by host institution, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.
New Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University
Published 10.06.13Dr. M A Manna, formerly Professor of Management in the Faculty of Business studies at the University of Dhaka became Vice Chancellor of ICDE member institution Bangladesh Open University on 24 March 2013.
Prize of Excellence 2013 nominations invited
Published 08.11.12ICDE 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
Opportunities and offer for new members
Published 01.03.13To 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.
Quality Reviews - a service for institutions
Published 22.03.13Quality Reviews, a new ICDE service, is now launched and institutions wishing to take advantage of the review process are invited to express their interest.
Online Educa Berlin ICDE member discount
Published 25.04.13Online 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.