24th ICDE World Conference on Open and Distance Learning - Abstract submission open
Published 14.06.10Abstract submission is now open for the 24th ICDE World Conference on Open and Distance Learning. Hosted by Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia, and supported by the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia the 24th ICDE World Conference will be will be held 2–5 October, 2011 on the island of Bali, Indonesia.
SCOP 2010 keynote speaker
Published 19.08.10Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Planning and Coordinating Agency will be the keynote speaker at the ICDE Standing Conference of Presidents in South Africa in September.
Survey on Open Educational Resources
Published 26.07.10The Open Educational Quality Initiative is producing a quantitative study on the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practices (OEP) in Higher Education and Adult Learning institutions. You are invited to take part in the survey.
MetaOER Project: creating an OER repository
Published 18.08.10ICDE member institution Universitat Oberta de Catalunya is hosting Cátedra UNESCO's Open Repository as part of a project currently underway to create a centralized and accessible repository for resources about OER.
UNESCO ICTs in Education Prize: Call for nominations
Published 04.08.10UNESCO has launched a call for nominations for the 2010 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICTs in Education.
The future of distance education in Norway
Published 25.08.10ICDE member, Studiesenteret.no, a national network of study centres in Norway, hosted a conference on The Future of Distance Education on 10 August. Prof. Michael G. Moore was the keynote speaker at this conference in the ICDE Secretariat's host country, which was attended by Norwegian Minister of Education Kristin Halvorsen.
Education 2011-2021 Summit call extended
Published 18.08.10The deadline for submission of papers for the Education 2011-2021 Summit to be held in Sydney, Australia in February next year has been extended to 25 September. Posters, workshops, research notes and plenary panel proposals are also expected by 25 September.
Symbiosis International Conference update
Published 18.08.10The Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning has recently announced the keynote speakers to present at its International Conference in February next year in India. A brochure, detailing the registration procedure, programme and conference themes, has also been published.
EADTU Annual Conference 2010
Published 04.08.10Open and flexible learning professionals are invited to the Swiss Alps for three days of discussions and activities for the EADTU Annual Conference 2010. The scope of this year's conference is ‘the development of institutional strategies and business models for lifelong open and flexible learning, including (international) cooperation between institutions’.
New President appointed at the Open University of China
Published 28.07.10ICDE member institution, the Open University of China (OUC) has recently appointed Dr Yang Zhijian as President.
New Unisa Vice-Chancellor appointed
Published 26.07.10ICDE member institution Unisa has appointed Prof Mandla Makhanya as its new Principal and Vice-Chancellor. He will assume the role when the current Vice-Chancellor Prof Barney Pityana retires at the end of 2010.
Open Ed 2010 early-bird registration
Published 23.07.10Registration is now open for the Seventh Annual Open Education Conference to be held on 2-4 November 2010, in Barcelona, Spain.
