An introduction to EDEN - The European Distance and E-Learning Network exists to share knowledge and improve understanding amongst professionals in distance and e-learning and to promote policy and practice across the whole of Europe and beyond.
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Europe's Largest Open & Distance Learning Community
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2. The largest active and developing
professional community of researchers & practitioners
of open, distance and e-learning in Europe
The most comprehensive European not-for-profit non-
governmental association of its kind, established in 1991
Platform for professional co-operation and information
exchange
Open for all levels and sectors of education and training
Open for institutions, individuals and networks
Registered in the UK, Secretariat in Hungary since 1997
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3. Mission
Support endeavours to modernise
education in Europe
Network and collaborate, facilitate
knowledge and practice exchange
Improve understanding amongst
professionals in distance and e-learning
Promote policy and practice across the
whole of Europe and beyond
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4. Members
Institutions – Individuals – Networks
200 institutional members
1100 members in NAP: Network of
Academics and Professionals – meeting and
communication forum
30 European or national networks present in
membership
400 institutions represented from 59
countries within and outside of Europe
5. Why Become a Member?
Belong to the professional community
Access EDEN's institutional and individual members
Delegate up to 30 individuals to the NAP
Attend conferences at reduced fees
Establish partnerships and explore projects
Free access to valuable electronic publications
Receive regular electronic newsflashes
Purchase EDEN publications at a 50% discount
Post on EDEN’s Online Bulletin Board
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6. Partnerships
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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7. EDEN Annual Conferences since 1992
Zagreb, 10-13 June 2014
Open Classroom
Conferences
School level ODL
Research Workshops
Oxford, 27-28 October 2014
Synergy Workshops
1st
held in October 2013
The EDEN Conferences
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10. Publications and
Information Services
Conference Proceedings
Policy and feasibility studies
EDEN web site, NAP Members Area, Bulletin
Board, Online Social Media (Facebook,
Twitter, YouTube)
Member’s Newsflash
European Journal of Open Distance and
E-Learning (EURODL)
11. Contribution to EU Programmes
Comprehensive strategic projects
Quality development
Observatory
Exploiting the wide-scale expertise of NAP
members
Networking and knowledge base building
Evaluation and dissemination of the
project results
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Contribution to EU Programmes
16 ongoing and 40+ completed since 1997
Comprehensive strategic projects
Evaluation and quality development
Observatory
Networking and knowledge-base building
Supporting NAP members and exploit their professional expertise
Wide dissemination of project results and developing synergies