WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONSPresentation with discussion Description: Assessing student work within an online environment can be challenging for instructors, especially those new to teaching online. Traditional forms of assessment that work well in a face-to-face classroom don’t always easily transition to online. This session will explore and discuss creative and effective forms of […]

WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONSPanel debate Topic:  New international mobility perspectives and challenges for the raising European Campuses Description: The education landscape across Europe is changing. At the 2017 Gothenburg Summit, EU leaders outlined a vision for education and culture. In its December 2017 Conclusions, the European Council called on Member States, the Council […]

WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONPresentation Description: The presentation will focus on the importance of digital education skills in the contemporary world, especially in the Commonwealth. Focusing on the design, development and experiences of the Commonwealth Digital Education Leadership Training in Action (C-DELTA) framework and its implementation in the Commonwealth and beyond, it will elaborate […]

WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONSFormat: Presentation and panel discussion Description: The session presents case studies applied to VET and based on work based learning and training, recognition of competences with employers and training providers and innovative practices in apprenticeships based on the use of digital tools. Two of the presenters are members of two […]

WATCH THE RECORDINGPresentation and panel discussion Description: In the last months the world of education has seen its major changes from decades. By remote learning and teaching, moving education from in-campus to online, hybrid education, all educational institutions have relied on educational technologies. The education actively responded to these changes by including more and more […]

WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONPresentation with discussion Description: The past months have changed higher education in a quick and unprecedented way: from March on, Higher Education has mostly happened online and at distance. Since then, we have interviewed students on their experiences, ideas and visions on studying now and in the future for our […]

WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONSPresentation with discussion Description: This interactive session will explore practical and pedagogical ways to assess students online. The session will begin by exploring a range of alternative assessment approaches, Suzanne Stone and Rob Lowney will share their resource of crowd sourced case studies of technology enhanced assessments. Then, Lisa Donaldson, […]

WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONS Debate Description: The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in many universities and colleges rapidly pivoting to online learning in response to unprecedented times. While 2020 has been described as the year of “the great onlining” of higher education there remains a common perception that online learning is inferior to traditional face-to-face […]

MORE INFO 2020 Open Classroom Conference Open and Distance Education: New Challenges and Perspectives   Welcome from Dr Sofoklis Sotiriou, Ellinogermaniki Agogi and Jean Francois Réveillard, DBC Address from the president of European Distance and E-Learning Network Sandra Kucina Softic Keynote speeches Chair Nikos Zygouritsas, Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Greece “Open Schooling for Science with and for […]

WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONPresentation with Discussions Description:  The presentation will provide some data from the DIGI-HE survey report carried from March to June 2020 (within the framework of the Erasmus+ EUA-led project, DIGI-HE). The European University Association carried out a survey on digitally enhanced learning and teaching among higher education institutions across Europe. […]

WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONSInternational Council for Open and Distance Education – ICDE is the leading global membership organisation for open, flexible and distance learning. ICDE is a not-for-profit, Non-Governmental Organisation registered in Norway with more than 250 members and partners impacting 15+ million students across six continents. The organisation is in a consultative […]

WATCH THE RECORDING VIEW THE PRESENTATIONPanel debate Description: Aim of this season is to share on the global level insight on how four leading professional bodies—European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN), United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA) and Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ)—have risen to […]