24th ICDE World Conference on Open and Distance Learning - speakers announced
Published 04.02.11ICDE is pleased to announce a number of confirmed keynote speakers for the 24th ICDE World Conference to be held 2-5 October 2011. Hosted by Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia, and supported by the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia, the conference will take place on the island of Bali, Indonesia.
Honorary Doctorates for past ICDE President and Vice President
Published 07.01.11ICDE congratulates past ICDE President, Borje Holmberg and past ICDE Vice-President, Michael G. Moore, on the Honorary Doctorates they were recently awarded in recognition of their exceptional contribution to the field of distance education by the University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
News from the ICDE Executive Committee
Published 12.01.11Prof. Mandla Makhanya, the new Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of South Africa (Unisa) has been co-opted to the ICDE Executive Committee. He succeeds Prof. N. Barney Pityana, who retired at the end of 2010.
UNESCO - call for participation
Published 24.01.11UNESCO invites universities in the Mediterranean region to participate in the Open Digital Space for the Mediterranean (e-Omed) project.
UNESCO online courses for educational planning and management
Published 01.02.11UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) is offering a range of distance courses on topics related to educational planning and management.
UNESCO-COL OER Policy Forum presentations
Published 07.01.11Presentations are now available to download following UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning's Policy Forum, 'Taking OER beyond the OER Community', held last month at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
University of Mumbai Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) joins ICDE
Published 17.01.11A recent addition to the ranks of ICDE member institutions is the University of Mumbai Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL), India.
Open Universiteit Nederland appoints new Rector
Published 07.01.11ICDE member institution, the Open Universiteit Nederland, has appointed Prof. Anja Oskamp as its new Rector.
Educational Technology Debate
Published 18.01.11Online debates are being held on low-cost information and communication technology (ICT) device initiatives and learning on the UNESCO and infoDev sponsored platform Educational Technology Debate (ETD).
OLnet fellowships open competition
Published 07.01.11The Open Learning Network (OLnet), a project run by The Open University, UK, and Carnegie Mellon University, USA, invites applications for its fellowship programme to be submitted by 14 Febuary.
Education 2011-2021 Summit - registration open
Published 24.01.11The Education 2011-2021 Summit to be held in Sydney, Australia remains open for registration. Jointly organized by the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA) and distance education research consortium DEHub, the central theme of the summit is Global challenges and perspectives of blended and distance learning.
eLearning Africa 2011 - call for proposals
Published 07.01.11The deadline for proposal submissions is approaching for the 2011 eLearning Africa conference to take place 25-27 May, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Submissions which explore the conference themes - youth, skills and employability - are invited before 16 January.
Learning Futures Festival Online 2011 - special members' rate
Published 20.01.11The Beyond Distance Research Alliance at the University of Leicester and the Australian Digital Futures Institute at the University of Southern Queensland announce a two-day global online conference on the future of technology enhanced learning. The event will be held non-stop, 13-15 April 2011, and ICDE members are eligible for a discounted registration rate.
eLearning Papers - call for articles
Published 24.01.11The European journal, eLearning Papers, invites contributions for a forthcoming issue on Redefining the University. This issue aims to further understanding of the current transformation of universities and education institutions in response to modern day societal demands.
Free access to Routledge journals for ICDE members
Published 04.01.11ICDE has teamed up with the publisher Routledge to offer its members complimentary access to twelve educational media and technology journals for a limited period. This includes the journals Open Learning, the American Journal of Distance Education, Distance Education, Research in Learning Technology, and Learning, Media and Technology.
OER11 conference registration
Published 05.01.11Online registration is now open for Open Educational Resources 2011, with an early bird rate applicable before 25 March. The conference, which will be held 11-13 May in Manchester, UK, is organized by the Support Centre for Open Resources in Education (SCORE) based at The Open University, UK.
Going Global 2011 - highlights
Published 01.02.11The British Council has published a list of sessions planned for its Going Global 2011 conference, to take place 10-12 March in Hong Kong, China. Aiming to explore the challenges faced by education providers in the current economic climate, the global perspective of the conference is evident in the range of sessions on the agenda.
9th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education
Published 15.04.104-7 January 2011
Honolulu, Hawaii
46th SEAMEO Council Conference (SEAMEC)
Published 14.12.1026-29 January 2011
Jerudong, Brunei Darussalam
HBMeU 2011 Annual Congress
Published 22.09.1031 January - 3 February 2011
Dubai, UAI