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DescriptionVirtual mobility and virtual exchange have become a way for international and intercultural collaboration of institutions, teachers and students, when the development of key competences and transversal skills are at focus. In fact, the importance and need for HE institution modernisation/internationalization and focus on student centred learning approach, as well as rapid technological developments in […]
Description Asynchronous approaches to teaching and learning have been part of the DNA of distance and online education for over forty years. However, during the Covid-19 pandemic pivot online, synchronous video conferencing quickly became the norm and asynchronous approaches were largely ignored. However, the literature indicates that active communication between students and instructors using asynchronous […]
Description This webinar will introduce participants to the basics of micro-credentials including emerging definitions, the drivers of micro-credentials, affordances and challenges, types of micro-credentials, development of competency-based approaches for learning, minimum levels of performance and skill level domains for certification. The panel will also share practical examples of micro-credentials from their respective institutions and professional […]
WATCH THE RECORDINGSEDEN is proudly hosting the European Online and Distance Learning Week (EODLW) for the sixth time! The event is organised in partnership with the Open Distance Learning Association in Australia (ODLAA) jointly with Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ) who are launching the Asia-Pacific Online Distance Education (APODE) Week and with the United States […]
Format: PresentationsDescription: The session will have short reflections by students on how they survived the pandemic, which lessons need to be taken into the future with us in HE, and the experience and reflections on the challenges that they had, in order to foster discussions on how to facilitate online studies in the future. Besides students, we […]
Format: Panel discussionDescription: The disruption in education due to the Covid pandemic highlighted the importance of practices in digital education and, in the end, influencing the education policies of many universities. For many university professionals, new theories and pedagogies related to digitalising education have become more actual than ever before. However, for many, there is […]
Format: Panel discussionDescription Join us in this webinar for a unique insiders’ glimpse into a future-focused course developed on the FutureLearn platform called Higher Education 4.0: Certifying your Future. This MOOC was first offered in March 2021 in response to the so-called future skills agenda and the rapid growth of the micro-credentialing movement. It also […]
Format: PresentationsDescription Over the past year, defined by the COVID 19 pandemic, we have witnessed the boom in the application of digital media to education. This has impacted traditional teaching operations, shifting to online delivery. Whether and how such activities will continue in a post-Covid 19 situation remains unclear. Apart from this are the online […]
Format: Panel discussionDescription In this session we will reflect on the present situation in higher education in post pandemic times by asking several key questions. How well did we cope and what lessons did we learn? How are those lessons reflected in future planning? What now? We plan to discuss how we can take this […]
Format: Short presentations followed by panel discussionDescription: The pandemic caused by COVID19 brought about an acceleration in the already existing transition from traditional face-to-face classrooms to online and distance education. The initial switch to “emergency remote teaching”, in fire-fighting mode, gave way gradually to finer-grained and more sophisticated e-learning scenarios, mixing synchronous and asynchronous practices with […]
Format: workshopLearn more and collaborate with two ICDE coordinated projects based on multi-sectoral and cross-cultural collaboration to ensure quality Open, Flexible and Distance Learning Description: ICDE deeply believes in the potential of open education to achieve education for all. Open Education in general and OER in particular has been a continuous strategic priority and is […]
Description Assessment of Transversal Skills in STEM is an innovative policy experimentation project being conducted across 8 EU countries and involving a partner network of 12 educational institutions. It aims to enhance digital assessment of students’ transversal skills in STEM. Drawing on key ideas and theories of STEM educational policy, formative assessment, use of […]