My presentation at XVIII Congresso Brasileiro de Ensino Superior a Distância VII Congresso Internacional de Educação Superior a Distância Educação, Tecnologia e Resiliência Social: o que aprendemos com a pandemia 22 October 2021

1. THE FUTURE (S) OF
ONLINE
EDUCATION:
WELLBEING AND
LEARNING TO
BECOME
Professor Dr., Ebba
Ossiannilsson, Sweden
EDUD/ CIESUD2021 Brazil.
Conf theme Education,
Technology and Social
Resilience: lessons from the
pandemic.
19-22 October 2021

2. Professor, Dr.
Ebba Ossiannilsson
Profe s s o r Ebba Ossianni l s s o n , Sweden , is an indepe n den t consul ta nt, advoca te ,
expert, influencer , and quality reviewer in the field of open, flexible online and
distan ce educati o n in the context of SDG4 and the future of educati o n . In her
20+ year career in the field, workin g in higher educati o n, govern me n t,
corpo r a te , non -pr o f i t, and commun ity settin g s , she has made excepti o n al
contri bu ti o n s in the areas of teaching , researc h, innovati o n, and cultural
develo pme n t at the national and internati o na l levels. Her curren t work focuse s
primaril y on globa l trends, respo n s e s to COVID -19, micro- c r e den ti al s , the
digital transf o rm ati o n of educati o n, leaders hi p, and learner - ce n tr e d educati o n .
Ossiann il s s o n has served ICDE in variou s capaci ti e s such as ICDE Board, OER
Ambas sa d o r and Chair of OER Advo ca c y Committee , Quality Auditor , Quality
Network , Open Praxis, Research e r for the study of quality model s and the one
on blende d learning. She works as a quality reviewer for EADTU and on their
develo pme n t of their benchm a rki n g framew o rk s . EDEN and EUCEN elected her
for two terms. Ossiann il s s o n works with the Europea n Commis si o n , ISO, ITCIL O,
ICoBC and with UNESCO OE4BW. Ossian nil s s o n has receive d several fellow shi p s ,
includin g from EDEN, ICDE, Open Educati o n Europe and SPARK Europe . She is
regularl y invited as a keynote speake r. Her public ati o n s include more than 200.
On a national level, she is vice -pr e si de n t of the Swedi sh Asso cia ti o n for
Distanc e Educati o n . She is curren tly workin g on behalf of the gover nm en t at the
Swedis h Council for Higher Educati o n on the quality of distan ce educati o n . She
was one of the initiato r s of Meeting pl a ce OER Sweden.
Ossiann il s s o n received her PhD in technol o gy from University of Oulu, Finland,
with a major in Industri al Engineeri n g and Managemen t. She holds two master's
degree s: Occupa ti o na l Therapy and Pedag o g y and Didacti c s of Health Science s
at Lund University , Sweden

3. AGENDA
Global challenges
COVID-19
Lessons learned
• On open education
• Resilience
• Well-being
• Role of education
Post COVID-19
Conclusions and recommendations

6. NORMAL

9. UNESCO INITIATIVES COVID-19

10. Some of the more innovative ideas
to emerge from these discussions
1. Purpose of education: Education should be a collective process that is
experientially based in order to address pressing human and
environmental needs.
2. How and where we learn: Learning should expand to occur outside of
the classroom, in the community, in work environments and in/through
virtual platforms .
3. How we learn and who is involved: Technology and artificial
intelligence can be used to align learning to individual interests and
goals, but learners still need teachers to help guide and mentor the
process. Accountability systems must be in place to ensure safe,
equitable technological development.
4. What we learn: Education should merge critical thinking and socio-
emotional learning to enable students to critically analyse information,
combat rising extremism and authoritarianism, thrive in the twenty-first
century economy and compassionately engage in solidarity with local
and global communities.
5. Funding: A global learning fund should be established to enable
necessary investments in educating the global citizenry for the future.
The fund could be raised through a global corporate wealth tax or
donations from multinational companies and wealthy nations.

15. Relevance?

16. ICDE OER Advocacy
Committee’s survey
report on the
Implementation of the
UNESCO
Recommendation on
OER
This global report was
based on the findings of
the ICDE OER Advocacy
Committee (OERAC)
survey and aimed to
provide a general baseline
against which the
international community
can map future progress
toward the UNESCO OER
Recommendation.
The report also aimed to
provide context and
recommended next steps,
This report includes an executive summary in
English, Chinese, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish,
Swedish and Turkish.

17. PURPOSE
Uncertain times require
prompt reflexes to survive
and this study is a
collaborative reflex to
better understand
uncertainty and navigate
through it.
A case study
31 countries across the
world
with a representation of
62.7% of the whole world
population

18. Trauma, psychological pressure, and
anxiety
Emerging educational roles of the
parents and schools
Support communities and mechanisms
Pedagogy of care and trauma-informed
pedagogy
Surveillance, ethics, and data privacy
concerns
Digital divide
Essential (soft) skills and digital
competencies
Inequity, inequality, and social justice
Openness and open education
Final thoughts
“...as well as creating
problems in the educational
landscape peculiar to Covid-
19, the pandemic, in fact,
exposed and surfaced already
existing problems…”
Bozkurt et al. (2020). A
global outlook to the
interruption of education due
to COVID-19 pandemic:
Navigating in a time of
uncertainty and crisis. Asian
Journal of Distance
Education, 15(1), 1-126.
https://doi.org /10.5281/zeno
do.3878572

19. The Empathic Approach
(B. Holmberg, 1989)
I consid er empat hy and persona l relatio ns hip s betw e en the parties
involved in the teachi ng and learning proces s to be cent r al to distanc e
educa ti o n. Intera c t i ons , convers a ti o ns , atmosphe r e , feeling s and trust
are essent ia l . I have dedic a t ed my resea r c h and contri b uti o n in the field
of distanc e learni ng to these charac t e ri s ti c s .
… must examine the student's previ ous experi e nce and willingness to
learn. Personal contac t is essenti al . Also, in the cours e materi al s it is
necessa r y to establis h a personal contac t and to try to win inter es t e d
parties .
… the empat hy approa ch and individua li za t io n have always been my
guiding princi pl es .
Lifelong and learni ng throug hout the lifespa n are also guiding princi pl es .

22. • Openness, a way of being
and relating
• What is paid by taxpayers,
should go back to taxpayers
• SDG
• The principles of social
justice are an essential part
of effective health promotion.
There are four
interrelated principles of
social justice; equity, access,
participation and rights

24. LETS MAKE THE
JOURNEY
TOGETHER FOR
EDUCATION FOR
ALL AND A
CHANGED
QUALITY AGENDA
LEAVE NO ONE
BEHIND

25. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5546183
https://conference.oeglobal.org/2021/

26. Bozkurt et al. (2020). A global outlook to the interruption of education due to COVID-19 pandemic: Navigating in a time
of uncertainty and crisis. Asian Journal of Distance Education, 15(1), 1-126. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3878572
Ossiannilsson, E. (2021)The Future (s) of Online Education: Wellbeing and Learning to Become. The Future of Online
Education. Nova Science
Ossiannilsson, E. (2021). Resilient Sustainable Education for the Future of Education: Emerging Challenges. In Bozkurt,
A. (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Emerging Pedagogies for the Future of Education: Trauma-Informed, Care, and
Pandemic Pedagogy (pp. 16-43). IGI Global.
Ossiannilsson, E. S. (2021). From response to reimagine – Creating positive sustainable change for the futures of education. In F.
Altinay & M. Kurt, (Eds.). Narratives on Online Education (61-76). Ankara: PegemAkademi DOI
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Ossiannilsson, E. (2021). The new normal: post covid-19 is about change and sustainability. Near East University Journal
of Education Faculty (NEUJE) [volume 4, issue 1]
Ossiannilsson, E. (2020). After Covid19, some challenges for universities. In A. Tlili, D. Burgos & A. Tabacco (Eds.).
Education in a crisis context: COVID-19 as an opportunity for global learning. Springer, LNET Series.
Stracke, C., Bozkurt, A., Burgos, D., Mason, j., Ossiannilsson , E., et al. (2021). Global study on Open Education and Open
Science: Practices, use cases and potentials during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. OEGlobal2021.
Yerel, R.; Dagli, G.; Altinay, F.; Ossiannilsson, E.; Altinay, M.; Altinay, Z. Sustainability in Education: A Scale on Perceptions
of Organisational Discipline Related to the COVID-19 Period. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8343. https://doi.org/
10.3390/su13158343

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