the largest, active and developingprofessional community of experts and

practitioners of electronic distance education in Europe

Introduction of EDEN - the European Distance and

E-Learning Network

The most comprehensive European association of its kind, established in 1991

Provision of platform for professional co-operation, information exchange

Open for all levels and sectors of education and training

Open for institutions, individuals and networks

Based in the UK, Secretariat in Budapest since 1997

Mission of the Association

Institutions – Individuals – Networks

More, than 180 institutional members

1100 members in NAP: Network of Academics and Professionals – meeting and communication forum

30 European or national networks present in membership

407 institutions represented from 57 countries within and outside Europe

Join the largest lively networking European professional community

Take advantage of acknowledgement of your professional achievements

Membership

Why Become a Member? Belonging to the largest, respected and active

professional community in open, distance and e-learning in Europe

Access to EDEN's database of institutional and individual members and partners

Delegating up to 30 individuals by member institutions in the NAP

Attending conferences at reduced fees Establishing partnerships and exploring projects Free access to electronic versions of EDEN

conferences proceedings Use EDEN logo as reference on websites, blogs,

electronic correspondence Receiving regular, relevant electronic

newsflashes Purchase EDEN publications at a 50% discount Access to the Online Bulletin Board for efficient

distribution of information

Partnerships and Target Groups

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

Developing European Policy

Promotion of networking and co-operation in distance education in Europe

East-West collaboration

Policy and feasibility studies – “Learning Innovation for the Adapted Lisbon Agenda” May 2006

“The European ODL Liaison Committee” – Collaboration forum of major European distance learning networks

Towards the creation of a European „Learnovation” Stakeholders Round Table for an innovation-friendly Europe

The Open Classroom Working Group

Distance Education, e-Learning and New Technologies in School Level Education and Training

Open Classroom Conferences since 1995

1998 – Working Group within EDEN

Link to other EU initiatives (EENet, MENON, EUN)

Policy paper: “Open Learning for the School Age in the Information Society”

Promoting professional development -

the EDEN Conferences

EDEN Annual Conferences since 1992, the main academic and professional European events in open, distance and e-learning

Open Classroom conferences EDEN initiative for school level ODL development since 1995

Research WorkshopsEDEN initiative since 2000

2012 - Porto

2011 – Dublin

2010 – Valencia

2009 – Gdansk

2008 – Lisbon

2007 – Naples

2006 – Vienna

2005 – Helsinki

2004 –

Budapest

2003 – Rhodes

The EDEN Annual Conferences

2002 - Granada

2001 –

Stockholm

1999 – Moscow

1998 – Bologna

1997 – Budapest

1996 – Poitiers

1995 –

Birmingham

1994 – Tallinn

1993 – Berlin

1992 – Krakow

12-15 June, 2013 - Oslo “The Joy of Learning”

2000 - Barcelona 1999 - Balatonfüred 1997 - Crete 1995 - Oslo

“Open Classroom” Conferences

Research Workshops

2004 - Oldenburg 2002 - Hildesheim 2000 - Prague

2012 - Leuven 2010 - Budapest 2008 - Paris 2006 - Barcelona

2011 - Athens 2009 - Porto 2007 - Stockholm 2005 - Poitiers 2002 - Copenhagen

Distance and e-Learning in Transition – Learning Innovation, Technology and

Social Challenges

selection of the best EDEN conference

papers from the past years, revisiting

research, innovation and professional

practice in distance and e-learning

928 pages, hard back

Edited by Ulrich Bernath, András Szűcs,

Alan Tait and Martine Vidal

Conference Proceedings Policy and feasibility studies EDEN Web site, NAP Members Area,

Members’ Dissemination Space EDEN Listserv European Journal of Open and

Distance Learning (EURODL – www.eurodl.org)

Publications and information services

Contribution to EU Programmes

EDEN’s participation in European Union programmes is focused on:

comprehensive strategic projects

quality development

observatory

networking and knowledge base building

evaluation and dissemination of the project results

Successful involvement in comprehensive strategic EU projects of quality development, observatory nature (HEXTLEARN, LEARNOVATION, HELIOS, eTTCampus, SEEQUEL, DELOS)

Exploiting the wide-scale expertise of NAP members

EDEN’s contributions in numerous other initiatives through networking, evaluation and dissemination activities

Contribution to EU Programmes

Check the EDEN websitefor more information

www.eden-online.org