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Introduction of EDEN -
the European Distance and E-
Learning Networkthe largest, active and
developing professional community of experts
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and practitioners of electronic distance education in Europe
Introduction of EDEN
Mission of the Association Membership Why Become a Member? Developing European Policy Supporting Professional
Development – the EDEN Conferences
Publications and Information Services
Contribution to EU Programmes
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Mission of the Association
The most comprehensive European association of its kind, established in 1991
Provision of platform for professional co-operation, information exchange
Open for all levels and sectors of education and training
Open for institutions, individuals and networks
Based in the UK, Secretariat in Budapest since 1997
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Membership
Institutions – Individuals – Networks
143 institutional members 750+ members in NAP: Network
of Academics and Professionals – meeting and communication forum
30 European or national networks present in membership
328 institutions represented from 49 countries within and outside Europe
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Why Become a Member?
Join the largest lively networking European professional community
Take advantage of acknowledgement of your professional achievements
Access easily the classified and searchable database
Benefit from the professional development supporting activities
Attend conferences and buy publications at reduced fees
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Why Become a Member?
Download latest EDEN conference proceedings for free
Be kept up-to-date by a regular electronic newsflash
Use the electronic Members’ Dissemination Space
Discuss problems and ideas with partners through Online Forum
Reach the right partners with the help of the “Matchmaker” service
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Partnerships and Target Groups
Traditional and open universities, colleges
National associations and bodies
Researchers of open, flexible, distance and e-learning
School level education – the “Open Classroom” initiative
Vocational training The corporate sector
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Developing European Policy
Promotion of networking and co-operation in distance education in Europe
East-West co-operation, collaboration
Policy and feasibility studies – “Distance Learning and eLearning in European Policy and Practice: the Vision and the Reality” November 2004
“The European ODL Liaison Committee” – Collaboration forum of major European distance learning networks
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The Open Classroom Working Group
Distance Education, e-Learning and New Technologies in School Level Education and Training
Open Classroom Conferences since 1995
1998 – Working Group within EDEN
Link to other EU initiatives (EENet, MENON, EUN)
Policy paper: “Open Learning for the School Age in the Information Society”
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Promoting professional development -
the EDEN Conferences EDEN Annual Conferences
since 1992, the main academic and professional European events in open, distance and e-learning
Open Classroom conferences EDEN initiative for school level ODL development since 1995
Research WorkshopsEDEN initiative since 2000
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2004 - Budapest
2003 - Rhodes
2002 - Granada
2001 -
Stockholm
1999 - Moscow
1998 - Bologna
The EDEN Annual Conferences
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1997 - Budapest
1996 - Poitiers
1995 -
Birmingham
1994 - Tallinn
1993 - Berlin
1992 - Krakow
20-23 June, 2005 - Helsinki
Lifelong E-Learning
1997 - Crete 1995 - Oslo
“Open Classroom” Conferences
Research Workshops
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2000 - Prague 2004 - Oldenburg 2002 - Hildesheim
2002 - Copenhagen 2000 - Barcelona 1999 - Balatonfüred
6-7 October 2005 - Poitiers
E-Learning and Teacher Trainingin the Forefront
Conference Proceedings Policy and feasibility studies EDEN Web site, NAP Members
Area, Members’ Dissemination Space
EDEN Listserv European Journal of Open and
Distance Learning (EURODL – www.eurodl.org) modernised and re-launched in 2004
Publications and information services
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Contribution to EU Programmes
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EDEN’s participation in European Union programmes is focused on:
comprehensive strategic projects
quality development observatory networking and knowledge
base building evaluation and dissemination
of the project results
A MEETING PLACE FOR THE OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING COMMUNITY IN EUROPE
Successful involvement in comprehensive strategic EU projects of quality development, observatory nature (SEEQUEL, eTTnet, DELOS, SUSTAIN)
Exploiting the wide-scale expertise of NAP members
“Open and Distance Learning Knowledge Base” development for UNESCO
EDEN’s contributions in numerous other initiatives through networking, evaluation and dissemination activities
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Contribution to EU Programmes