New technologies and open learning at SCOP
Published 12.04.11Hosted by SUNY Empire State College on 19-22 June, in New York, USA, the theme for this year’s ICDE Standing Conference of Presidents meeting is Open Learning in a New Economy. Day two of SCOP will focus on new developments in technology and their impact on open learning, featuring panellists from EDUCAUSE, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Cisco and Pearson eCollege
Policy Forum on quality and collaboration at SCOP 2011
Published 27.04.11A pre-meeting Policy Forum will be held on Monday 20 June in New York, USA, immediately prior to the ICDE Standing Conference of Presidents. Host institution SUNY Empire State College has taken the lead in designing the programme entitled Quality and International Collaboration: The Role of ICDE in Inter-Institutional Quality Assurance.
24th ICDE World Conference extended date for abstracts
Published 01.04.11ICDE is pleased to be able to announce that the deadline for abstracts for the 24th ICDE World Conference has been extended until 30 April. The theme of the conference, which will be held 2–5 October on the island of Bali, Indonesia, is Expanding horizons – new approaches to ODL.
New ICDE member - Commonwealth of Learning
Published 29.04.11ICDE extends a warm welcome to a recent addition to the ICDE member network, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). ICDE and COL have enjoyed cooperative relations for many years, and it is an honour to count this highly respected organization among the ICDE membership.
UNESCO Chair in OER
Published 14.04.11ICDE member institutions Athabasca University, Canada and Open Universiteit, the Netherlands have recently been appointed as hosts of the UNESCO Chair in open educational resources (OER).
UOC study of virtual learners
Published 29.04.11An article by ICDE member institution the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Spain, recently featured in the 24th edition of the European journal, eLearning Papers.
Learning Futures Festival
Published 29.04.11Recordings of the sessions presented during the Learning Futures Festival, held 13–15 April 2011, are now available to view online. Among them are presentations by delegates from ICDE member institutions, Athabasca University, The Open University, Unisa, University of Leicester and the University of Southern Queensland.
HBMeU 2012 Congress call for papers
Published 14.04.11ICDE member institution, Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University (HBMeU), has announced a call for abstracts ahead of its 2012 Annual Congress to be held 30 January - 2 February, in the United Arab Emirates.
SUNY Empire State College 40th anniversary
Published 07.04.11ICDE member institution SUNY Empire State College, USA recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. During the celebrations, Sir John Daniel, Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning, delivered The Ernest L. Boyer Sr. Family Lecture on the theme of Revolutions in Higher Education: How Many Dimensions of Openness?
Hellenic Open University
Published 14.04.11ICDE is pleased to present a profile of Greek member institution the Hellenic Open University, a university dedicated to developing lifelong learning opportunities for its students through open and distance education.
eLearning Africa 2011
Published 29.04.11The agenda has been released for this year's eLearning Africa conference. To take place 25-27 May, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the conference will focus on youth, skills and employability.
ODL quality issues in Africa
Published 07.04.11ICDE Associate member, the African Council for Distance Education Quality has formed an Assurance and Accreditation Agency. One of the first activities of this initiative was a workshop on quality assurance in distance education held in Lagos, Nigeria.
Global Forum on Borderless Higher Education
Published 14.04.11Registration is still available for the 2011 Global Forum on Borderless Higher Education to be held in Vancouver, Canada on 25-27 May. Organized by The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education, the theme for this year's forum is, Levelling the International Playing Field.
Educational Media & Technology journals
Published 29.04.11Publishing house Routledge is offering complimentary access for the rest of 2011 to a selection of 'editor's choice' articles from it's Educational Media & Technology journal collection.
Online Educa Berlin call for papers
Published 07.04.11Online Educa Berlin has released a call for proposals ahead of this annual event to be held 30 November - 2 December 2011, in Berlin, Germany.
Learning Futures Festival Online 2011
Published 07.04.11With less than one week until the Learning Futures Festival Online conference ICDE members are reminded that they are eligible for a special registration rate. To be held 13-15 April, the conference will span three time zones, as institutions in three countries host the non-stop global conference.
Routledge online journals - free access in April
Published 01.04.11Publishers Routledge are offering complementary online access to their education journals throughout the month of April.
International Association of University Presidents Triennial
Published 01.04.11The International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) hosts a gathering of chief executive officers from universities around the world every three years. The theme of this year's conference, which will be held 17-20 June in New York, USA, immediately prior to the ICDE Standing Conference of Presidents meeting, is Building Bridges through Education.
2011 Plymouth e-learning conference
Published 27.01.116-8 April 2011
Plymouth, UK
Fourth Nordic Conference on Adult Learning
Published 31.01.1111-13 April 2011
Trondheim, Norway
Learning Futures Festival Online 2011
Published 06.12.1013–15 April 2011
Online: Three countries, three time zones
ICDE International conference
Published 04.11.1013-15 April 2011
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) conference 2011
Published 22.09.1013-15 April
Manchester, UK
VIRQUAL webinar
Published 20.04.1127 April 2011
Online
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IV Conference of Technology and Health
Published 31.01.1129 April 2011
Guarda, Portugal