2. HOWDOWE WORK?
• EDEN: launched in 1991
• Strong background in active membership
• Meeting place: an influential “hub”
in lively networks.
• Functions, activities in synergy:
– membership,
– conferences,
– policy,
– project work
3. THE PROGRESS IN 2009-2010
• Maturity of EDEN's profile and strategic activities
• Membership services – new portal of the
Network of Academics and Professionals (NAP)
• Good achievements in organisation development and
academic-professional-policy impact
• European experience and know-how in valuable
perspective
4. MEMBERSHIP
• Varied, active, developing community
• EDEN Membership in 2010:
– 190 institutional members, 1150 individuals in the
Network of Academics and Professionals,
– Altogether 56 countries
• Over 400 institutions represented
in the membership
• 15 institutions joined EDEN in the last year
130 new members in NAP
5. KEYWORDS:
QUALITY ANDPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Conferences
– EDEN conferences: major academic
and professional events in Europe;
• European Journal of
Open, Distance and E-learning (EURODL)
• Fellow Awards
– EDEN Fellow and Senior Fellow
Respected scheme of recognition
• The EDEN Book:
Distance and E-learning in Transition
Learning Innovation, Technology and Social Challenges
Se le ctio n o f be st pape rs o f the EDENCo nfe re nce s
6. PARTNERSHIPS WITHINTERNATIONAL
FELLOWORGANISATIONS
• EDEN: constructive partner in the European distance and
e-learning networking initiatives
– The Learnovation Stakeholders Round Table,
– European Learning Industry Group – ELIG,
– EFQUEL (European Foundation for Quality in E-learning),
– European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD),
– Observatory of Borderless Higher Education, (OBHE),
– Elearningeuropa.info,
• Reciprocal membership, liaison with international networks
– EuroPace, European Students’ Union, European Society for Engineering
Education (SEFI), International Association for Intercultural Education
(IAIE), European Association for Distance Learning (EADL),
MENON Network, European Universities Continuing Education Network
(EUCEN)...
– US Distance Learning Association (USDLA), Sloan-C Consortium (US),
• European Economic and Social Committee
Secretary General as Delegate
7. EU PROJECT WORK
• Focus on innovative, strategic projects
• The EDEN potential acknowledged and utilised
in EU programmes
• In the past 8 years: EDEN collaborated
with 168 institutions in projects
8. WHAT NEXT?
• Keep the momentum: develop EDEN
in range of size and impact
• Develop further the membership services for
collaboration and engagement
• Valorisation, mobilisation of the
renewed NAP Area
• Encouraging and recognising excellence:
Fellow Scheme, EURODL, Best Research awards
• Maintain the good branding
• 20 1 1 : 20 th EDENAnnive rsary !
Lookforward to a next modernisation wave in EDEN !
9. Welcome to Valencia !
Welcome to the EDEN
Family!
HAVE AN EXCELLENT
CONFERENCE!
10. Welcome to Valencia !
Welcome to the EDEN
Family!
HAVE AN EXCELLENT
CONFERENCE!
