ODL in BRIC nations - ICDE session at European conference
Published 08.12.11ICDE hosted a special session at the recent Online Educa Berlin conference with contributions from ICDE members from the BRIC countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China, who described present trends and challenges in open and distance learning in their respective countries.
Distance education marketing survey findings
Published 29.09.11ICDE, in partnership with Dr. Marie Ferreira of the University of South Africa, is working to prepare an international marketing campaign for distance education. As the first stage of this project, a mapping survey sought to establish the current status of communication and marketing activities by institutions to promote distance education. The results are presented here
Online tool to assess open educational practices
Published 20.12.11The Open Educational Quality Initiative has published guidelines for open educational practice as an interactive metromap, enabling learners, educational practitioners, leaders of organisations, and policy makers to plot their trajectory on the path to open educational practices.
Open educational practices recognized through OPAL Awards
Published 07.12.11The winners of the OPAL Awards for quality and innovation through open educational practices were announced at a ceremony in Berlin, Germany on 2 December following a rigorous adjudication process. ICDE took the lead in running the awards in this European Commission supported project.
UNESCO Mobile Learning Week presentations
Published 24.11.11Presentations from the First UNESCO Mobile Learning Week, which took place 12-16 December, are now available online. The keynote and panel presentations from the open symposium on mobile learning which followed on 15-16 December have also been published.
New Year greetings from ICDE
Published 20.12.11ICDE would like to wish its newsletter readers and visitors to the ICDE website all the very best for a prosperous 2012. Here we present some of the highlights of the past year, pending the publication of the annual Highlights report which will be available in January.
Videos from 24th ICDE World Conference
Published 08.12.11A selection of videos of key sessions at the 24th ICDE World Conference have now been published: Gráinne Conole from the University of Leicester; Lawrence Lessig, Lawyer, Activist and Founder of Creative Commons; and Hal Plotkin, Senior Policy Advisor to the US Under Secretary of Education, United States.
Going Global 2012: special registration rate for ICDE members
Published 07.12.11Registration for the 2012 Going Global conference is now open and ICDE members are eligible for the discounted 'partner organization’ rate. Organized by the British Council, the conference will be held 13-15 March in London, UK, and will explore the future vision of education, its potential and how to make this vision a reality.
Kstudy Distance Lifelong Education Center, Korea joins ICDE
Published 20.12.11ICDE extends a warm welcome to new member institution, Kstudy Distance Lifelong Education Center from Korea.
Complimentary access to Distance Education in Africa journal
Published 20.12.11Distance Education, the official journal of ICDE Associate member, the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA), recently published a special issue on Africa: Distance Education for Empowerment and Development in Africa. ODLAA and the journal publisher Taylor & Francis are offering complimentary 30-day access to this special issue.
Anadolu University, Turkey
Published 20.12.11ICDE is pleased to present a profile of Turkish member institution Anadolu University, a university dedicated to meeting the different educational demands in its country.
EDEN Annual Conference: call for papers
Published 07.12.11ICDE Associate member EDEN has released a call for papers ahead of its Annual Conference to be held 6-9 June 2012 in Porto, Portugal. The theme of next year's conference is Open Learning Generations, with the aim of putting focus on junior and senior e-learners.
E-learning in Saudi Arabia
Published 07.12.11The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Higher Education has published a comprehensive report on e-learning and distance education in the region. The report includes a general outline on the use and development of ODL, a description of the National Center for E-Learning and Distance Education, and provides an overview of the different projects the centre is involved in.
ICT higher education case studies from Asia and the Pacific
Published 07.12.11UNESCO has recently published a report entitled ICT for Higher Education: Case studies from Asia and the Pacific. The institutions profiled include a number of ICDE member institutions: Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, India; Shanghai Radio and TV University, China; and Korea National Open University.
The Future of Higher Education
Published 24.10.118-9 December 2011
New York, USA
ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN
Published 28.01.1130 November - 2 December 2011
Berlin, Germany
ADEA 2011 Triennial
Published 26.04.1127 November - 2 December 2011
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso