Closing Plenary Session at the European Distance Education Network (EDEN) summit: "Traditions and Innovations: Getting the Right Mix" Cristobal Cobo, University of Oxford, United Kingdom 14-17 June 2016 Budapest, Hungary www.eden-online.org

1. The future of higher education
a constantly moving target
11 questions to open up a conversation
constantly moving
by @cristobalcobo

2. in loving memory of erik duval (1965 - 2016)
always pushing the boundaries of technology and education

3. How the redefinition of knowledge production and
distribution is affecting the role of Hi.ED. institutions?
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4. Is #EDTech inevitable?
What part of learning is not blended?
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5. Are we innovating enough on the assessment
strategies to better monitor students’ learning outcomes?
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6. How accreditation system can be more accountable
AND open for assuring continuous performance,
and multi-context student-learning outcomes?
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7. What is the problem to which ICT is a solution?
What new problems can be created
by solving the OLD ones?
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8. Can ICT transform (or disrupt) old ways of teaching,
learning, researching in higher education?
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9. can Hi.Ed. provide MORE meaningful (personalized)
And lifelong learning opportunities?
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10. How can Hi.Ed. meet the growing demand for
knowledge without ignore the tradeoff between
between scale VS. quality?
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11. How is the cross-border mobility of students,
educational programmes and institutions
changing the higher education landscape?
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12. Which key competencies should be fostered
through learning? Are graduate students
prepared for workforce and life?
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13. Do Universities Have a Future? Are they ready to deal
with the disintermediation of education?
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14. @cristobalcobo
Amara's Law: We overestimate the short effect of a ICT
underestimating their impact in the long run.