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1. Introduction of E DE N -
the E uropean Dis tance and
E -Learning Network
th e large s t, active and d e ve lop ing
p rofe s s ional com m u nity of e xp e rts and
p ractitione rs of e le ctronic d is tance e d u cation in E u rop e
2. 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
3. Membership
Institutions – Individuals – Networks
More, than 200 institutional members
1200 members in NAP: Network of Academics and
Professionals – meeting and communication forum
30 European or national networks present in
membership
430 institutions represented from 55 countries
within and outside Europe
Join the largest lively networking European
professional community
Take advantage of acknowledgement of your
professional achievements
4. Why Become a Member?
Access easily the classified and searchable
database
Benefit from the professional development
supporting activities
Attend conferences and buy publications at
reduced fees
Download latest EDEN conference proceedings
for free
Be kept up-to-date by a regular electronic
newsflash
Use the electronic Members’ Dissemination
Space
5. 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
6. Developing European Policy
Promotion of networking and
co-operation in distance education in Europe
East-West collaboration
Policy and feasibility studies – “Learning
Innovation for the Adapted Lisbon Agenda” May
2006
“The European ODL Liaison Committee” –
Collaboration forum of major European distance
learning networks
Towards the creation of a European „Learnovation”
Stakeholders Round Table for an innovation-
friendly Europe
7. 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”
8. 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 Workshops
EDEN initiative since 2000
9. The EDEN Annual Conferences
6-9 June, 2012 - Porto
“Open Learning Generations”
2011 – Dublin 2001 – Stockholm
2010 – Valencia 1999 – Moscow
2009 – Gdansk 1998 – Bologna
2008 – Lisbon 1997 – Budapest
2007 – Naples 1996 – Poitiers
2006 – Vienna 1995 – Birmingham
2005 – Helsinki 1994 – Tallinn
2004 – Budapest 1993 – Berlin
2003 – Rhodes 1992 – Krakow
2002 – Granada
10. “Open Classroom” Conferences
2011 - Athens 2000 - Barcelona
2009 - Porto 1999 - Balatonfüred
2007 - Stockholm 1997 - Crete
2005 - Poitiers 1995 - Oslo
2002 - Copenhagen
Research Workshops
22-23 October 2012
Leuven
2010 - Budapest 2004 - Oldenburg
2008 - Paris 2002 - Hildesheim
2006 - Barcelona 2000 - Prague
11. Distance and e-Learning in Transition – Learning
Innovation, Technology and Social Challenges
selection of the best EDEN conference papers from
the past years, revisiting research, innovation and
professional practice in distance and e-learning
928 pages, hard back
Edited by Ulrich Bernath, András Szűcs, Alan Tait
and Martine Vidal
12. Publications and information services
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
13. Contribution to EU Programmes
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
14. Contribution to EU Programmes
Successful involvement in comprehensive strategic
EU projects of quality development, observatory
nature (HEXTLEARN, LEARNOVATION, HELIOS,
eTTCampus, SEEQUEL, DELOS)
Exploiting the wide-scale expertise of NAP
members
EDEN’s contributions in numerous other initiatives
through networking, evaluation and dissemination
activities
15. C heck the E DE N webs ite
for more information
www.eden-online.org