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