[EDEN-News] EDEN Research Workshop 2018, Barcelona – Submission Deadline Extended

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EDEN 10th Research Workshop: Towards Personalized Guidance and Support for Learning Use the summer weeks to complete your submission Deadline extended to 12 September 24-26 October 2018, Barcelona #EDENRW10 WEBSITE | KEYNOTES | SCOPE | THEMES | VENUE & ACCOMMODATION SUBMISSION CATEGORIES | SUBMISSION GUIDELINES | SUBMISSION FORM | PHD SYMPOSIUM CONFERENCE STRUCTURE Building on its success of the research workshops, EDEN is pleased to announce its Tenth Research Workshoporganised in collaboration with the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) in Barcelona, Spain. Invitation EDEN’s 2018 Workshop “Towards Personalized Guidance and Support for Learning” focuses on the crucial and changing roles of teachers in supporting student learning in the digital world. This includes the creation of enabling conditions that encourage learning personalization, learner agency and self-direction. Experiences of learner empowerment resulting from balanced “guide on the side” teaching, timely teaching interventions, consistent feedback and feedforward, explicit teaching of learning-to-learn strategies, assessment for learning, and technology-based adaptive teaching will provide a substantive background for reflection and discussion. EDENRW10 which will be held in Barcelona on 24-26 October 2018. The Workshop Themes revolve around the topics of personalized learning, teachers’ and learners’ roles, open education, adaptive teaching, formative assessment and teacher-learner dialogue. . Call for Contributions During this Research Workshop, EDEN will bring established scholars and researchers of ODL together with early researchers in the field. Building on DE’s extensive history of research and technology innovation, the workshop will create an open stage for further extending discussions on DE, where delegates will have an opportunity to engage with experts and actively explore the topics of Personalized Guidance and Support for Learning. We invite all interested professionals to take part and discover the Workshop Themes by submitting their proposals. The Call will remain open during the summer, due to numerous requests from scholars with different holiday schedules, until 12 September. Those who send their submission until 23 July, will receive the result of the evaluation by 30 July. The last deadline is 12 September and authors submitting between 24 July – 12 September will be informed on the decision by September 25th. Keynote speakers Neil Selwyn Neil Selwyn is a professor in the Faculty of Education, Monash University. His research and teaching focuses on the place of digital media in everyday life, and the sociology of technology (non)use in educational settings. Read more about him here. Sanna Järvelä Sanna Järvelä, PhD, is a professor in the field of learning and educational technology and a head of the Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit (LET) in the Department of Educational Sciences, University of Oulu. Her main research interest deal with learning processes in technology-enhanced learning, self-regulated learning and computer supported collaborative learning. Read more about her here. PhD Student Symposium – Grants from the Ulrich Bernath Foundation available A PhD Student Symposium will take place on 24 October 2018 as part of the Research Workshop. The Symposium has been designed to provide discussion forum and foster the exchange of experience among doctoral research students. Senior researchers of the conference themes will help young scholars with reflections and advice. PhD Student Symposium participant candidates should submit their abstract using this form. For further information, please visit the EDEN Research Workshop website. The Ulrich Bernath Foundation for Research in Open and Distance Learning will support FIVE young scholars or teams of young scholars with a grant of 600 Euros for successfully submitting a conference paper to be presented at the EDEN Research Workshop in Barcelona in October 2018. Conference Venue The conference venue is the Cosmocaixa Museum, a great example of modernist architecture, built 1904 -1909 which offers its visitors fantastic insight into the world of science. The building is just a few steps walk from the UOC main building, where the Welcome Party will be held. Conference Dinner Come and explore an evening inside Barcelona’s largest Gothic palace: Palau Requesens, where the Conference Dinner will be held. Enjoy authentic medieval Catalan cuisine and entertainment that will take you back to the middle ages. The palace was built in the 13th century above the city wall of Barcelona, and is named after the Requesens family, who once owned it.    Schedule and Deadlines Submissions: 12 September 2018 Registration open: mid-August Notification of authors and presenters: 25 September 2018 Conference dates: 24-26 October 2018 Conference Venue, Barcelona Barcelona, “the city of Marvels” and the passionate capital of Catalonia in Spain, situated between the sea and the mountains, offers a unique balance between the traditional and the avant-garde. Its history is one of the oldest in Europe, its present is full of life: the city has character and charm and one of the liveliest and most beautiful beaches in La Costa Brava. Barcelona harbours an abundant variety of artistic treasures, including Romanesque churches and the works of some of the greatest painters and architects: Dali, Gaudi, Miro and Picasso. The 10th EDEN Research Workshop is the initiative of EDEN supported by the ERASMUS+ Programme of the European Union. EDEN – European Distance and E-Learning Network Secretariat Tel: +36 1 463 1628, 463 2537 Fax: +36 1 463 1858 E-mail: barcelona@eden-online.org http://www.eden-online.org

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[EDEN-News] EDEN 2018 Annual Conference Genova – BREAKING: MIT Micro-Masters Session At The Conference!

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EDEN 2018 Annual Conference: #EDEN18 Exploring the Micro, Meso and Macro Navigating between dimensions in the digital learning landscape Genova, Italy 17-20 June 2018 CONFERENCE HOME | NEWS| KEYNOTES | PROGRAMME | REGISTRATION | VENUE BREAKING – MIT MicroMasters Director joining with a special session in Genova! Tracy Tan, Director of the MicroMasters Program at MIT will hold a special workshop session at the Annual Conference in Genova introducing delegates to the MicroMasters programs. MicroMasters programs are a series of graduate level courses from top universities designed to advance learners’ career. They provide deep learning in a specific career field and are recognized by employers for their real job relevance. Learn more about her. Registration is open The EDEN Secretariat is taking care of the registration for the Annual Conference. Registration is open! The registration fee includes access to all conference facilities, the electronic Conference Proceedings, the Welcome Cocktail, lunches and refreshments during the conference days. For young scholars a special discount will be applied. Welcome Reception Sunday evening, 17 June, the University of Genova will host the Conference Welcome Reception at the Palazzo Tursi which is a famous Genova museum at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Via Garibaldi – the baroque Strada Nuova dating back from the Italian Rinascimento. This unique itinerary is connecting three important Genoese buildings: the Palazzo Rosso, the Palazzo Bianco and the Palazzo Doria Tursi which was built during the ‘Golden Century of Genoa’ (1530-1630). Conference gala dinner The Conference Gala Dinner will be held at the world-famous Aquarium of Genova, which is the largest aquarium in Italy and the second largest in Europe. The aquarium offers spectacular views of the Old Port of Genoa – it is located on the centuries-old wharf of Ponte Spinola. The aquarium was inaugurated in 1992 for the celebrations of the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of the New World. It now houses over 15.000 animals belonging to 400 species. Pre-Conference Workshop “European Engineering Team” (EET) – 18 June, Sunday 12-16 hrs, Albergo de Poveri Genova The future working environment of young engineers within the dynamic European society and economy will be more and more coined by mobility as well as of transnational and intercultural competencies. The workshop will introduce a generic approach for the development and implementation of transnational project-oriented courses, illustrated on the example of the master course “European Engineering Team” (EET) at universities from Italy, Norway, Poland and Germany. Participants can plan their own courses in small groups with the support of the EET-partners, discussed in cooperation with potential partners. The Best Research Paper Award Turns 10 In Genova in 2018 we shall welcome the tenth Anniversary of the EDEN Best Research paper Award initiative! EDEN has bestowed the Best Research Paper Award at its Annual Conferences and the bi-annual Research Workshops since 2008. A robust selection process guarantees the high-standing of these awards for contributions to the field of open, distance and e-learning. The selection process takes place in collaboration with the Ulrich Bernath Foundation for Research in Open and Distance Learning, with the support of a distinguished Jury. The keynote speakers Georgi Dimitrov Deputy Head of the Unit on Innovation in Education and the EIT Georgi Dimitrov joined the European Commission, Directorate General Education and Culture, as a Policy Officer in 2008. He was involved in various roles in setting up the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a recent initiative of the EU addressing innovation by integrating education, research and business activities. Learn more about him. Sarah-Guri Rosenblit – Vice-President for Academic Affairs, The Open University of Israel Sarah Guri-Rosenblit is the Dean of Technology and Development at the Open University of Israel. Her areas of expertise are focused on comparative research of higher education systems, distance education and e-learning. Sarah does research in Educational Leadership, Educational Management and Teacher Education. Their most recent publication is ‘Distance Teaching Universities.’ Learn more about her. Fabrizio Cardinali CEO & Founder of KnowHedge Consulting – Human, Robotic & Machine Learning One of Europe’s first degreed students in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Fabrizio started a carrier development in (human) learning technologies, becoming a serial start upper of leading digital learning technologies companies. Today he is CEO of Knowhedge, a Open Innovation consulting boutique firm which helps large Organizations, Incubators and Startups in their efforts towards better workforce training , safety, well being and, possibly, intelligent automation exploiting new (exponential) technologies such as IoT, AI, Machine Learning and Neural Computing. Learn more about him. EMEM Italian track The conference is hosted by the University of Genova and is organised conjointly with EMEM Italia, the leading national Education and Media Conference in Italy. EMEM, the national „community of communities” is integrating the scholarly approach with practical, hands-on experiences. This year in Genova, opening to the international world will be in focus. EMEM will be present at the conference with its own track of reviewed submissions (in Italian), workshops and many experts, academics and professionals joining the international EDEN community. Connect, learn and share with the Italian network of learning innovation, technology and pedagogy and benefit from the experience of meeting different professional cultures in e-learning! EDEN welcomes Contact North We welcome Conact North | Contact Nord, who are a strategic partner of our Association as Conference Publication Sponsor! Preliminary conference structure The Conference programme includes plenaries, parallel sessions with paper presentations, workshops, trainings, moderated poster and demo sessions and the synergy strand. The event starts on Sundayafternoon on 17 June, with registration, followed by the Welcome Reception and ends with a Farewell Coffee on 20 June. The preliminary structure can be viewed here. Detailed programme to come this week soon! Accommodation To help with choosing accommodation for the conference, our hospitality partner, Convention Bureau Genova has put together a list of recommended hotels for conference delegates. Quality and Recognition The tradition of awarding the EDEN Best Research Paper will be continued. The selection process takes place in collaboration with the Ulrich Bernath Foundation for Research in Open and Distance Learning. The Award for the Young Scholars’ Best Paper will also be issued. Open Badges – Authors of accepted submissions receive a Speaker badge and all conference participants will be awarded a Participant badge. Conference Venue: Genova, Italy Genoa (Genova) is a port city and the capital of northwest Italy’s Liguria region. It’s known for its central role in maritime trade over many centuries. In the old town stands the Romanesque Cathedral of San Lorenzo, with its black-and-white-striped facade and frescoed interior. Narrow lanes open onto monumental squares like Piazza de Ferrari, site of an iconic bronze fountain and Teatro Carlo Felice opera house. The city’s once-tatty port area now hosts museums and a number of eating and drinking options. Its old town, too, has had its own far more organic revitalisation, with a bright new crop of fashionable shops, restaurants and bars lighting the way. The Convention Bureau Genova has provided a brochure of sights not to be missed while visiting Genova, as well as a map of the city and surrounding areas. Port of Genova Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini Piazza de Ferrari The conference is hosted by the University of Genova and is organised conjointly with EMEM Italia and CNR-ITD, The Institute for Educational Technology of the Italian National Research Council. Our Conference Hospitality Partner is Convention Bureau Genova. Contact Conference website:http://www.eden-online.org/2018_genova/ Inquiries in relation to the conference should be sent to: genova@eden-online.org The 27th EDEN Annual Conference is the initiative of EDEN supported by the ERASMUS+ Programme of the European Union EDEN – European Distance and E-Learning Network Secretariat Tel: +36 1 463 1628, 463 2537 Fax: +36 1 463 1858 E-mail: genova@eden-online.org http://www.eden-online.org

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[EDEN-News] What Needs To Be Done To Stimulate Online Training By SMEs In Europe?

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What needs to be done to stimulate online training by SMEs in Europe? Dear EDEN Members, Partners, Friends, We are writing to invite you to take part in advancing the new initiative on “Promoting Online Training Opportunities for the Workforce in Europe” launched by Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) and the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) of the European Commission. This initiative aims to explore the key priorities on what needs to be done and by whom, to stimulate the uptake of online training by SMEs in Europe. The results will contribute to future EU policy regarding online training and propose specific measures at EU and national levels for implementation. We would like to invite you to take 10 minutes to attend a short, interesting online survey addressing key questions, to tell us about your needs and opinions on potential measures and solutions. The survey will be open for inputs until 1 May 2018. EDEN is working on the study with PricewaterhouseCoopers EU Services (PwC) and Espace Mendes France. We thank and very much look forward to learning about your opinion! Results of the work will be shared with the members of the professional community. With thanks and best regards, Dr Andras Szucs EDEN Secretary General

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[EDEN-News] EDEN 2018 Annual Conference Genova – Preliminary Conference Structure, Keynotes And More

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EDEN 2018 Annual Conference: #EDEN18 Exploring the Micro, Meso and Macro Navigating between dimensions in the digital learning landscape Genova, Italy 17-20 June 2018 CONFERENCE HOME | NEWS | KEYNOTES | PROGRAMME | REGISTRATION | VENUE Preliminary conference structure The Conference programme includes plenaries, parallel sessions with paper presentations, workshops, trainings, moderated poster and demo sessions and the synergy strand. The event starts on Sundayafternoon on 17 June, with registration, followed by the Welcome Reception and ends with a Farewell Coffee on 20 June. The preliminary structure can be viewed here. Please note that programme changes may apply. Registration is open The EDEN Secretariat is taking care of the registration for the Annual Conference. Registration is now open! The registration fee includes access to all conference facilities, the electronic Conference Proceedings, the Welcome Cocktail, lunches and refreshments during the conference days. For young scholars a special discount will be applied. Conference gala dinner The Conference Gala Dinner will be held at the world-famous Aquarium of Genova, which is the largest aquarium in Italy and the second largest in Europe. The aquarium offers spectacular views of the Old Port of Genoa – it is located on the centuries-old wharf of Ponte Spinola. The aquarium was inaugurated in 1992 for the celebrations of the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of the New World. It now houses over 15.000 animals belonging to 400 species. Get to know some of our keynote speakers Alan Tait Professor Emeritus The Open University, UK Professor Alan Tait is a former EDEN President and NAP SC Chair, as well as EDEN Senior Fellow. Alan is currently Director, International Development and Teacher Education at The Open University in the United Kingdom. Prior to his current position, he was Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Editor of the journal Open Learning, joint Series Editor of the Routledge Series Studies in Distance Education and Co-Director of the Cambridge International Conference on Open and Distance Learning. Learn more about him. Anthony Camilleri Policy Consultant, Senior Partner&CEO, Knowledge Innnovation Centre, Malta Anthony F. Camilleri is a tertiary education policy consultant. He holds qualifications in law from the University of Malta, and was also active in the Malta national students’ union and the European Students’ Union. He works on topics related to Quality Assurance of Higher and Vocational Education, Social Dimension of Education and Innovation in Education. Currently Anthony is a senior partner at the Knowledge Innovation Centre. Read the latest interview with him titled “Blockchain is not a solution to everything”. Maren Deepwell CEO Association for Learning Technology (ALT) UK and OER18 As chief executive of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT). Her vision is for Learning Technology to become an effective way for all to learn, teach and assess – informed by open practice, innovative research and global policy. Maren is particularly interested in innovation, for example having led the launch of ALT’s first MOOC, ocTEL. She was part of the development of the HEFCE-funded Changing the Learning Landscape programme led by the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. Learn more about her. Pre-conference workshop – European Engineering Team The Conference will offer a free pre-conference workshop organised by the European Engineering Team. The EET initiative aims to foster sustainable technological innovation and entrepreneurial thinking in a dynamic European economy by developing skills for master students to work across disciplines, borders, and cultures, social change, ecological responsibility and entrepreneurial opportunities. A MOOC about Sustainable Engineering from a European Perspective will be presented. Call for Contributions closed The Call for Contributions is closed. In eventual justified cases authors may wish to contact the Conference Secretariat directly by email to check whether their contribution might be accommodated in the evaluation process. Synergy and Training submission remains open until 30 April 2018. Accommodation To help with choosing accommodation for the conference, our hospitality partner, Convention Bureau Genova has put together a list of recommended hotels for conference delegates. Quality and Recognition The tradition of awarding the EDEN Best Research Paper will be continued. The selection process takes place in collaboration with the Ulrich Bernath Foundation for Research in Open and Distance Learning. The Award for the Young Scholars’ Best Paper will also be issued. Open Badges – Authors of accepted submissions receive a Speaker badge and all conference participants will be awarded a Participant badge. Conference Venue: Genova, Italy Genoa (Genova) is a port city and the capital of northwest Italy’s Liguria region. It’s known for its central role in maritime trade over many centuries. In the old town stands the Romanesque Cathedral of San Lorenzo, with its black-and-white-striped facade and frescoed interior. Narrow lanes open onto monumental squares like Piazza de Ferrari, site of an iconic bronze fountain and Teatro Carlo Felice opera house. The city’s once-tatty port area now hosts museums and a number of eating and drinking options. Its old town, too, has had its own far more organic revitalisation, with a bright new crop of fashionable shops, restaurants and bars lighting the way. The Convention Bureau Genova has provided a brochure of sights not to be missed while visiting Genova, as well as a map of the city and surrounding areas. Port of Genova Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini Piazza de Ferrari The conference is hosted by the University of Genova and is organised conjointly with EMEM Italia and CNR-ITD, The Institute for Educational Technology of the Italian National Research Council. Our Conference Hospitality Partner is Convention Bureau Genova. Contact Conference website:http://www.eden-online.org/2018_genova/ Inquiries in relation to the conference should be sent to: genova@eden-online.org The 27th EDEN Annual Conference is the initiative of EDEN supported by the ERASMUS+ Programme of the European Union EDEN – European Distance and E-Learning Network Secretariat Tel: +36 1 463 1628, 463 2537 Fax: +36 1 463 1858 E-mail: genova@eden-online.org http://www.eden-online.org

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