Secretary General to the International Council for Open and Distance Education

Published 06.12.10

Due to the forthcoming retirement of Carl Holmberg, the ICDE Election Committtee announces the process to find a new Secretary General. Applications are therefore invited for this permanent post which will be based at the offices of the ICDE Permanent Secretariat in Oslo, Norway.

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ICDE International Conference, Argentina - call for papers

Published 09.12.10

ICDE is pleased to announce a call for papers for the ICDE International Conference to be held 14-15 April, 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hosted by the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (UNQ), the theme is, Information and Communication Technologies and the University: Quality, Equity and Access to Higher Education.

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ICDE Highlights 2010

Published 09.12.10

ICDE is pleased to announce the publication of the activity report, ICDE Highlights. ICDE Highlights includes information about ICDE's activities over the past twelve months until November 2010 and is now available to download from the ICDE website.

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Professor Barney Pityana to step down

Published 09.12.10

Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of South Africa (Unisa), Professor N. Barney Pityana, will retire at the end of 2010 and will therefore be leaving ICDE’s Executive Committee.

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International Forum - Smart E-Learning Russia

Published 20.12.10

Co-organized by ICDE member institution Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI), Smart E-Learning Russia is an international e-learning and education conference which will take place in Moscow, Russia, on 8-9 June this year.

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Open Educational Practices at Online Educa

Published 24.11.10

A pre-conference workshop - Moving Ahead to Learning for All: From Open Educational Resources to Open Educational Practices - was held at Online Educa Berlin on Wednesday, 1 December 2010. The workshop was a practical introduction to innovation guidelines for teachers, learners, institutional managers, and policy makers with a focus on raising the quality of learning experiences. A paper introducing the Open Educational Practices landscape is published here.

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EURODL special issue - call for papers

Published 24.11.10

The European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning (EURODL) has released a call for contributions for an upcoming special issue entitled, Fostering Creativity – The Use of Open Educational Resources.

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eLearning Papers - call for contributions

Published 20.12.10

The European journal, eLearning Papers, invites contributions for a forthcoming issue on Open Education: Changing Educational Practices. This issue aims to further understanding of the way in which open access and open educational resources impact educational practices.