Posts from AADES for 05/04/2021

An item for my Aussie readers as they begin their week.

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Excerpts: SA – Distance education works wonders for year 10 student Eloise Meet Eloise, a year 10 student from Open Access College in SA who enjoys singing in the Australian Girls Choir, trampolining and cooking. Eloise came to study online under the medical enrolment program at OAC because of uncontrolled epilepsy. Moving to distance education has done wonders for Eloise’s confidence, self-belief and grades. After impressing her teachers with her hard work, leadership qualities and resilience, Eloise wrote an article describing her experience with distance education. Read on »

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CORE Blog: Finding your voice in a digital world

An item for my Kiwi readers.

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Finding your voice in a digital world By Kit Haines 2020 threw us all a curveball. It was the year of baking banana bread, viral TikTok trends, and online learning. Forget Year of the Rat, 2020 was the year of the Zoom chat. Education, along with the rest of the world, was virtually redefining itself. When I looked ahead to the uLearn20 conference, my first Read more » Learning through play and assessment By Patty Barbosa “We need a teacher who is sometimes the director, sometimes the set designer, curtain and backdrop, and sometimes the prompter. A teacher who is both sweet and stern, who is the electrician, who dispenses the points, and who is even the audience – the audience who watches, sometimes claps, sometimes remains silent, full of motion, Read more » Recent Articles: Impact project: integrating the curriculum Aroha: breathing life into Tātaiako and Tapasā An unexpected journey through eSports Honouring the gift of student voice Understanding HīAko Share Tweet Forward

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Reminder: QM Award Nominations Due May 15

Note this up-coming deadline.

Don’t Miss the Opportunity to Be Recognized for Your Work

Over the past year, we have witnessed time and again the amazing work our members are doing — how institutions and individuals like you are ensuring students succeed despite facing unprecedented challenges. It’s time to get recognized for your efforts — for all you have done to put students first, not just last year but every year. Follow in the footsteps of institutions such as Mount Carmel College of Nursing and showcase how you are “Making a Difference for Students.” QM Award nominations are available in four categories: Outstanding Impact by an Individual in Higher Education Outstanding Impact by a U.S. Higher Education Organization NEW — Outstanding Impact by a Non-U.S. Higher Education Organization Outstanding Impact by a K–12 Individual or Organization For more information, review our award criteria. Then submit your nomination form by May 15. All winners will be announced at the QM ConnectLX Online Conference — November 3-5. Please contact us if you need assistance with the nomination process or have questions about the process.

Also due by May 15… Nominations for the Ron Legon Leadership Award! This prestigious award recognizes visionary, innovative leaders who have had a significant impact on online education quality assurance policy or practice in higher education, K–12, publishing, or continuing education. Sound like someone you know? See the award criteria and submit a nomination. Quality Matters (QM) is the global organization leading quality assurance in online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments. It provides a scalable quality assurance system for online and blended learning used within and across organizations. When you see QM Certification Marks on courses or programs, it means they have met QM Course Design Standards or QM Program Review Criteria in a rigorous review process.

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EDEN Annual Conference – Registration opens 15 May

Note this up-coming deadline from this European conference.

View this email in your browser EDEN 2021 Virtual Annual Conference – UNED-Madrid Registration Opens on 15 May! “Lessons from a pandemic for the future of education” Submit a Contribution Dear Members, Partners and Friends, EDEN is glad to announce that the registration for the EDEN Virtual Annual Conference, hosted by the National Distance Education University UNED (pictured above) will be opened on 15 May, 2021. With eleven acclaimed keynotes (so far), special and highly informative Conference Sessions (including a keynote presentation on the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 adopted by the European Commission in late 2020 and an EDEN 30th Anniversary discussion of former EDEN Presidents), a PhD Symposium led by international experts as well as bestowing the Young Scholars’ Grants in cooperation with the Ulrich Bernath Foundation, we await your contributions as well as participation. The evaluation of the submitted contributions is continuous, the Call remains open until 15 May, based on a revised Synergy Concept elaborated below. Synergy concept: For project ideas: if you have an exciting project idea to develop, you will be able to present and discuss your idea by submitting a short description of an emerging project, even if not accepted yet. Please submit your initiative in the synergy template field. For granted projects: EDEN partners, project- and associate partners are still warmly welcome to present ongoing, funded projects by submitting a brief description of the background and objectives. Please submit your initiative in the synergy template field. All granted project synergy submissions accepted by the Conference Committee will be published in the conference Short Paper Book. The presenters will be able to reach around 300 experts in the field during the conference and more than 12.000 experts via promotion through EDEN channels. Special Conference Sessions Digital Education Action Plan and the Experience of the EU Education and Training DELTA working group (Sandra Kučina Softić) R4C – Reflecting4Change: Way to make your school e-mature and open: the benefits of using  the R4C Self Reflection Tool and implement changes built around the results – project coordinated by Ellinogermaniki Agogi  (Ferenc Tátrai and Sofoklis Sotiriou) Leveraging University Micro-Credentials: Critical Issues, Practices and Policies for Enhancing Institutional and Employer Capacity (Don Olcott, Mark Brown, Deborah Arnold, Rory McGreal, Mpine Makoe and Timothy Martin Read) EDEN Network of Academics and Professionals and EDEN Fellows Council (Vlad Mihaescu and Lisa Marie Blaschke) The EDEN European Journal – EURODL: with new Chief Editor, new online platform and services in 2021 (Wim van Petegem and Josep Duart) EDEN 30th anniversary: lessons from the past and perspectives for the future – Think tank experience (Ulf Daniel Ehlers) After the Brexit – EDEN Digital Learning Europe Association (Andras Szucs) Keynotes Alejandro Tiana Ferrer, Secretary of State for Education in Spain Angeles Sanchez Elvira Paniagua, Director of the UNESCO Chair in Distance Education, UNED, Spain Antonio Teixeira, Professor of Education and Distance Learning at Universidade Aberta, Portugal Covadonga Rodrigo, Chair of the Digital Inclusion Lab, UNED, Spain Darcy Hardy, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, North America Higher Education, Blackboard Inc. Diana Laurillard, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Learning Technologies, University College London, United Kingdom Francesc Pedro, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean Georgi Dimitrov, Head of Digital Education, European Commission Mark Brown, Director of the National Institute for Digital Learning, Dublin City University, Ireland Mark Nichols, Executive Director, Learning Design & Development, Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Professor for Educational Management and Lifelong Learning, Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, Germany Full Bios of Keynotes PhD Symposium Madrid The EDEN 2021 PhD Symposium Madrid will be organized on 21 June 2021, in the frame of the conference. The Symposium, held in previous years in Barcelona (2018), Bruges (2019), Dublin (2019), Timisoara (2020), Lisbon (2020) has been designed to foster the exchange of experiences and knowledge among doctoral students doing research in the area of technology enhanced online, digital, open and distance learning, providing a valuable forum for the advancement of doctoral research. The Symposium is led by a panel of international experts. Check more information about EDEN PhD Symposium here. You can find the Call for presentations, the Committee members and submit your paper here. Young Scholars Grants The Ulrich Bernath Foundation for Research in Open and Distance Learning will support 4 young scholars or teams of young scholars with a grant of 300 Euros for submitting a significant contribution (Full paper) to the EDEN Annual Conference. Eligible for the Young Scholars Grants are degree-programme and doctoral students, who individually or in teams submit original research papers to the EDEN Annual Conference in Madrid. The paper will be presented by young scholar(s). Team work with senior scholars are accepted, however it must be declared that the major part of the paper has been authored by young scholar(s). Young scholars who apply for the grant will take part in the EDEN Best Research Paper Award competition, which is based on evaluation results that follow five standard evaluation criteria: (i)The paper deals with a research question; (ii) rigorous examination/research methods are applied; (iii) findings, results and outcomes are convincingly presented and critically examined; (iv) conclusions are thoroughly discussed (including aspects like applicability, transferability, and further research; (v) literature is reviewed against the state of art.The grants will be handed out by bank transfer after the EDEN Annual Conference in Madrid. Eligible candidates are invited to contact the organisers at: madrid2021@eden-online.org before submitting their Full Paper. EDEN 30th Anniversary Updates In 2021 EDEN is celebrating its 30th Anniversary. We look forward to sharing the pleasure of this special year with our members, partners and friends. Please read the blog post of EDEN President Sandra Kučina Softić reflecting on this special occasion. Read here. The official EDEN30 website has been set up and announced already. Nevertheless, the webpage is continuously enriched and upgraded, extended with substantial, meaningful content (history, projects, events, awards, photo galleries, member testimonials etc.), including your warmly welcomed input to show the real power of our community and its 30 years of history. Share your story! Do you have an inspiring story of EDEN to tell? We invite all of you to send, upload, share your memories, experiences, memorable moments, including your reflections, comments and ideas to EDEN throughout the anniversary year on the EDEN30 website. You can upload your story and/or photo HERE. The 30th EDEN Annual Conference is the initiative of EDEN supported by the ERASMUS+ Programme of the European Union The European Distance and E-Learning Network is co-operating with EDEN Digital Learning Europe MTÜ (Estonia), in order to sustain the legacy of the EDEN Association brand after the United Kingdom having left the EU, to ensure continuity of services and activities for the benefit of the European academic and professional community in open, distance and online learning. EDEN – European Distance and E-Learning Network Secretariat Tel: +36 1 463 1628, 463 2537 Fax: +36 1 463 1858 E-mail: madrid2021@eden-online.org https://www.eden-online.org EDEN website EDEN Facebook EDEN Twitter EDEN YouTube Conference Website

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LearnTechLib Table of Contents Alert: JCMST 40:2

Note the virtual experiment and virtual manipulatives articles below.

Dear Michael Barbour,

The latest issue of Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching is now available on LearnTechLib, the Learning & Technology Library.

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching

Vol. 40 , No. 2 (April 2021)

Table of Contents

1. Does a more realistic approach to design a virtual experiment contribute to its credibility? An extensive comparison of photographic and graphic virtual experiments about electrical resistivity of a conductor

   Ertugrul Ozdemir , Artvin Coruh University, ; Ulas Ustun , Artvin Coruh University,

   Abstract: https://www.learntechlib.org/p/218104/

2. The Effect of Directive and Facilitative Tutoring Styles on Collaborative STEM Learning Design

   Xiaoling Peng , East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, ; Bian Wu , East China Normal University, Shanghai, China,

   Abstract: https://www.learntechlib.org/p/218614/

3. Virtual Manipulatives in Elementary Mathematics: A Critical Integrative Review of Research

   Kathryn M. Rich , Michigan State University,

   Abstract: https://www.learntechlib.org/p/218616/

4. Using Technology to Support Collaborative Argumentation in Science Classrooms

   Pi-Sui Hsu , Northern Illinois University,

   Abstract: https://www.learntechlib.org/p/218617/

5. Engaging the 4th Industrial Revolution: Learning to use ICTs for science teaching in Southern Africa

   Thuthukile Jita , University of the Free State,

   Abstract: https://www.learntechlib.org/p/218618/

6. Table of contents for this issue: https://www.learntechlib.org/j/JCMST/v/40/n/2/

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