Programme for SCOP 2010 and Policy Forum

Published 26.07.10

ICDE and the University of South Africa (Unisa) are pleased to announce the programme for the 2010 ICDE Standing Conference of Presidents to be held on 14-15 September and the Policy Forum to be held 13 September in Pretoria, City of Tshwane, South Africa.

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ICDE announces project grant

Published 09.07.10

ICDE will sponsor an investigation of regulatory frameworks for distance education, and invites bids for a pilot project representing the first stage of this work from member institutions and regional associations within distance education.

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Survey on Open Educational Resources

Published 26.07.10

The 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.

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Sixth EDEN research workshop

Published 01.07.10

Organized in collaboration with ICDE, the theme of this year's European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN) research workshop is User generated content assessment: enhancing transparency and quality of peer production.

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Open Ed 2010 early-bird registration

Published 23.07.10

Registration is now open for the Seventh Annual Open Education Conference to be held on 2-4 November 2010, in Barcelona, Spain.

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New Unisa Vice-Chancellor appointed

Published 26.07.10

ICDE 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.

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New President appointed at the Open University of China

Published 28.07.10

ICDE member institution, the Open University of China (OUC) has recently appointed Dr Yang Zhijian as President.

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Student satisfaction at Open Universiteit Nederland

Published 08.07.10

ICDE member institution Open Universiteit Nederland has been rated top for student satisfaction in a recent national survey, generating increased interest in the potential of distance education in the Netherlands.

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Going Global 2011: call for papers

Published 01.07.10

'World education: the new powerhouse?' is the key issue underpinning Going Global 2011, to be held 10-12 March in Hong Kong, China and organized by the British Council. A call for proposals has recently been announced for this international education conference.

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DeHub distance education database

Published 08.07.10

The Australian research consortium DEHub has developed a distance education database which is proving to be a rich source of infomation on flexible learning.