EDEN invites the professional community of learning to contribute to its 2010 annual conference in Valencia Spain on 09-12 June 2010:

This year’s conference theme is: “Media inspiration for learning , What makes the impact ?”

The event will explore the diversified choice of media and it’s impact on Teachers’ and learners’ abilities since New social media culture has broaden human capacity and reshaped identity and community.

The diffusion of digital creative content and the increase of online and mobile platforms generates unprecedented opportunities for the world of learning since it provides changeable, participatory, and rapidly re-created information.

The opportunity offered by digital media and virtual reality leads to the development of new organic learning environments. A major challenge is how to turn these environments into instrumental knowledge.  And that’s what the conference is about:

Acting as the supporters of professional development of ODL Distance Learning and e-learning,  EDEN conferences have proven their potential to attract an essential pool of valuable contributions from leading practitioners and academics from all over the world.

Registration is available until 1 June 2010    more…

Below are the main Conference Themes:

Principles and Implications

* How can we use existing and emerging technologies to create added value for learning?
* Educational research and the new forms of learning – how can the gap be reduced?
* What are the new learning strategies and methodology/pedagogy changes provided by the new learning tools?
Methods

* Digital pedagogy and success factors in the new technology environment
* E-skills and the learning organisation: from digital literacy to knowledge management
* Blending and integrating – Combination of delivery modes in different settings
* How can the new media best upgrade distance learning? How can customized distance learning tools best support e-learning?
* How to promote the standardisation and professionalisation of the e-learning methods?

Innovative Media Applications and the Social Web

* Experience and experiments with the “hot technology” tools for learning
* Games based learning: development and application
What is the impact of open educational content and resources?
* Changing learning styles and identities during lifelong and life wide learning
* How do students effectively learn, build their relationships and participate in an educational social life?
* How does the social web transform learning culture and behaviour?

The European e-learning citizen’s practice

* Distance and e-learning in non-formal and informal learning situations
* Validation and accreditation of prior learning experience
Policy and practice: the e-learning experience on national, regional and institutional levels
* E-learning for the improvement of the uptake of lifelong learning in Europe
* European and international collaboration in media supported learning: results of EU programmes

Improving the efficiency of (e)-learning

* How to identify best practices in the new environments?
* How to ensure the effectiveness of the new learning tools, and their synergy with mainstream initiatives?
* How to measure collaborative learning efforts?
* E-learning effectiveness: evaluation and assessment
* E-learning from competitiveness, marketability and cost-effectiveness perspective

Keynote Speakers

- Martin Bean, Vice-Chancellor, The Open University, United Kingdom
- Martine Vidal, Chief Editor of the Journal “Distances et savoirs”, France
- George Siemens, Technology Enhanced Knowledge Research Institute, Athabasca University, Canada
- Andy DiPaolo, Executive Director, Stanford Center for Professional Development, Senior Associate Dean, School of Engineering Stanford University, USA
- Ciaran McCormack, Creative Director, IADT: Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Ireland
- Bernard Luskin, Provost and CEO for global eLearning Programs, Touro College and Touro University, USA