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October 5, 2012

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Newsletter from the International Council for Open and Distance Education

Online registration opens for SCOP 2012 in Dubai

The 2012 ICDE Standing Conference of Presidents (SCOP) meeting and Policy Forum will be held 12-15 November 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, hosted by Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University. Online registration is available. Register today!

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25th ICDE World Conference in China

The 25th ICDE World Conference will be hosted by Tianjin Open University, China, on 16-18 October 2013. Tianjin is a coastal city approximately 120km from Beijing.

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New member of ICDE Executive Committee

ICDE is pleased to announce that Professor Alan Tait, Pro Vice-Chancellor of ICDE member institution, the Open University, UK has recently been co-opted to the ICDE Executive Committee.

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Eurasian Open Institute

ICDE extends a warm welcome to Eurasian Open Institute, Moscow, Russia as a new ICDE member institution.

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Bavarian Virtual University, Germany

Pauhl Rühl, Managing Director, from member institution Bavarian Virtual University recently visited the ICDE Secretariat in Oslo, Norway to discuss the development of Distance Education in Europe.

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New Vice Chancellor of IGNOU appointed

ICDE member institution, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), has appointed Prof. Gopinath Pradhan as its new Vice Chancellor. He took over the position of Vice Chancellor of the university as Prof. M Aslam retired from his position on 31 July 2012.

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IHME General Conference 2012

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) organized Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) General Conference on 17-19 September 2012.

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Opening up Education in Europe

The European Commission has opened a public consultation period on the topic of “Opening Education – a proposal for a European Initiative to enhance education and skills development through new technologies.” The consultation period ends 13 November 2012.

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NADE Annual Conference: Disruptive education 2012

ICDE associate member, the Norwegian Association for Distance Education (NADE-NFF), will be hosting the Disruptive Education conference which will take place in Fornebu, Norway on 12-13 November 2012.

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OER Asia Symposium delivers strong messages

ICDE was one of the official supporters of a three-day symposium, Open Educational Resources in Asia: Policies and Practices, which held at Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia in September, 2012. The proceedings, abstracts and presentations of OER Asia Symposium 2012 are available.

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Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies(CUFS)

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies to ICDE.

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Overview of MOOCs

MOOCs have been on everyone’s lips for the past several months, reflecting the recent development of impressive disruptive initiatives as COURSERA, UDACITY, edX and more.

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Innovating Pedagogy 2012: New report from Open University, UK

ICDE member institution, the Open University UK, has recently published a report entitled Innovating Pedagogy that addresses new forms of teaching, learning and assessment for an interactive world to guide educators and policy makers in making informed decisions about curriculum design, course development and teaching strategies.

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3rd World Forum for Lifelong Learning

In partnership with UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning and the International Council for Adult Education, the World Committee for Lifelong Learning is organizing the 3rd World Forum for Lifelong Learning.

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UNESCO Q&A ABOUT OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

UNESCO believes that universal access to high quality education is key to the building of peace, sustainable social and economic development, and intercultural dialogue.

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7th EDEN Research Workshop in October

ICDE associate member, the European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN), is hosting the 7th EDEN Research Workshop in collaboration with KU Leuven, which will take place at the University of Leuven in Belgium, 22-23 October 2012.

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