Success stories and examples of best practice

This area of the ICDE website will be dedicated to articles on activities which demonstrate the successes of open and distance education as part of the organization's work to contribute to the development of new methodologies and technologies.


The Success Stories database aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and best practice and motivate further initiatives by providing exposure for institutions worldwide which have successfully utilized the potential of open and distance education.

Call for success stories

ICDE has launched a call for short articles demonstrating the successes of open and distance education as part of the organizations work to contribute to the development of new methodologies and technologies.

Articles are welcome which:

  • Demonstrate key achievements through the use of ODE
  • Describe how ODE was successfully embraced
  • Show how an institution has created the prerequisites for a quality flexible learning experience
  • Describe how individual learners overcame obstacles to learning

Contributors are encouraged to submit an article of no more than 500 words in length with an image no smaller than 200 x 120 pixels by email or using the Contribute function.

It is envisaged that the best examples will - with the permission of their authors - later be included in an anthology.

Internal campaign to ensure ODL understanding

published 10.05.11

Strategy plan by ICDE member institution, the University of South Africa (Unisa), to ensure understanding of ODL concepts among employees.

Strategy plan to ensure students register remotely for studies

published 10.05.11

External campaign by ICDE member institution the University of South Africa (Unisa) to ensure that students apply remotely to study at Unisa.

Online student of the year, Martha Baade

published 09.05.11

Interviewed and written by Morten Flate Paulsen, NKI Nettstudier, Norway

Secure your dream job through your studies

published 09.05.11

By Peter Colbjørnsen

Online studies and kite-surfing in the Sahara

published 09.05.11

By Phuong C. Van Phan

New avenues to education

published 09.05.11

by Ebba Køber from ICDE Associate member, the Norwegian Association for Distance Education (NADE-NFF)

School of Webcraft

published 09.05.11

by Ebba Køber from ICDE Associate member, the Norwegian Association for Distance Education (NADE-NFF)

Design of an online course

published 09.05.11

Ebba Køber from ICDE Associate member, the Norwegian Association for Distance Education (NADE-NFF) interviews Mette Reichelt, Director of ICDE member institution, the Centre for Lifelong Learning at Lillehammer University College.

Language learning online – a success for an Indian oil engineer

published 09.05.11

By Torhild Slåtto from ICDE Associate member, the Norwegian Association for Distance Education (NADE-NFF)

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