Presentation at SVERD autumn conference 2011/10/21 www.sverd.se

1. WELCOME TO EDEN
Ebba Ossiannilsson, EDEN_NAP_ steering committee

2. Ebba Ossiannilsson EDEN _NAP
Lund University, SE EPPROBATE
Oulu University, FI EUCEN_SC
EFQUEL
ODL-Liason Committee
OER Community
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3. HOW DO WE WORK ?
• Strong background in active membership
• Meeting place: an influential “hub”
in lively networks
• Functions and activities in synergy:
– membership,
– conferences,
– project work,
– policy

4. MEMBERSHIP
• Varied, active, developing community
• EDEN Membership in 2011:
– 200 institutional members
SE: Folkuniversitetet, HSV
– 1200 individuals in NAP
– Altogether 56 countries
• Over 400 institutions represented
• Joined EDEN last year:
– 35 institutions
– 135 NAP members

6. http://www.eden-online.org/professional-
community.html

7. EDEN has 40 Fellows and 13 Senior
Fellows from 17 countries

8. Open Classroom
Annual Conferences 9. Athens, 2011
20. Dublin, 2011
8. Oporto, 2009
19. Valencia, 2010
7. Stockholm, 2007
18. Gdansk, 2009
17. Lisbon, 2008 6. Poitiers, 2005
16. Naples, 2007 5. Copenhagen, 2002
15. Vienna, 2006 4. Barcelona, 2000
14. Helsinki, 2005
3. Balatonfüred, 1999
13. Budapest, 2004
2. Crete, 1997
12. Rhodes, 2003
11. Granada, 2002 1. Oslo, 1995
Research Workshops
10. Stockholm, 2001
8. Moscow, 1999
6. Budapest, 2010
7. Bologna, 1998 5. Paris, 2008
6. Budapest, 1997 4. Barcelona, 2006
5. Poitiers, 1996 3. Oldenburg, 2004
4. Birmingham, 1995
2. Hildesheim, 2002
3. Tallinn, 1994
2. Berlin, 1993
1. Prague, 2000
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1. Krakow, 1992

10. EDEN 2.0 Anniversary in 2011 !

11. Wikimedia
Commons
iTunes U

12. EDEN 2.0 –
Facebook and
Slideshare

13. EDEN 2.0 – Linkedin, Twitter and paper.li
#edendublin

14. 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

15. QUALITY AND PROFESSIONAL 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
• Best Paper Awards
• The EDEN Book:
Distance and E-learning in Transition
Learning Innovation, Technology and Social Challenges

16. PARTNERSHIPS WITH INTERNATIONAL
FELLOW ORGANISATIONS
• 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)

17. WHAT NEXT?
• Improve further the membership services
for collaboration and engagement
• Strenghten academic value and professional
competence
• Valorise the new web services and NAP Portal
• Encourage and recognise excellence:
EDEN Fellow Scheme, EURODL, Best Research
awards
• Maintain the good branding of the Association
Look forward to the next modernisation wave in EDEN!

18. Whats in it for you…
…activity and
co-co-operation with
members and NAP
members
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…interactivity through
social media
…young researchers
We very much welcome
your suggestions…
Welcome to the EDEN family!

19. Ebba Ossiannilsson, Lund University, SE
Footprints
W:www.lu.se,
www.oulu.fi
E:Ebba.Ossiannilsson@ced.lu.se
E:Ebba.Ossiannilsson@oulu.fi
FB:Ebba Ossiannilsson
T:@EbbaOssian
Phone: +4670995448
S:http://www.slideshare.net/Ebba
Ossiann
I care, so I