Archive for the ‘Conferences’ Category

Watch The Conference Sessions: The Education in the Digital Era

The Education in the Digital Era conferece took place on December 11th, 2014, in Brussels, Belgium. Ministers, leaders of educational institutions, and educational innovators convened to discuss the opportunities and challenges of adapting education to a faster changing, digital society and economy, shaping education’s place and priority in the EU’s sustainable growth agenda. You can […]

Unisa and ICDE discuss expectations for 26th ICDE world conference

Unisa will host the 26th World Conference of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE), to be held for the first time in Africa. “This is an extraordinary and out-of-the-box opportunity,” said ICDE Secretary General, Gard Titlestad. Speaking following a successful two-day workshop at Unisa, where the conference details were deliberated, he described Unisa […]

UPCEA 99th Annual Conference 2014 – Miami Own The Moment!

Make sure to mark your calendars for the 2014 UPCEA 99th Annual Conference held in Miami, FL – March 26 – 28, 2014! Competency-based education, MOOCs, internationalization, new business models, and emerging markets. For professional, continuing, and online educators, the “new normal” is anything but new. We have always operated in a dynamic environment marked […]

Vijay Kumar: New Pathways and Promises for Learning Opportunities

This world-renowned proponent of open education will be a keynote speaker at the 25th ICDE World Conference in Tianjin, China, 16-18 October 2013, bringing his unique perspective on innovation and technology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, including on the benefits from MOOCs for an institution, and on the changing economics and ecology of education. International […]

29th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning

The 29th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning features keynotes, Dr. Richard Baraniuk from Rice University and Dr. Sally Johnstone from Western Governors University. The three-day schedule has more than 150 educational opportunities plus several networking events. Conference Website

28th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning

TEACH…LEARN…CONNECT 28thAnnual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning August 8-10, 2012 Madison, Wisconsin http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference   Register by July 16 to receive the “early-bird” fee AND take advantage of the Group Discount (3 or more people from same organization). For more info, download the Conference Program.If you are unable to attend in person, we recommend registering […]

Distance education conference, offering new ideas, starts in Wellington today

Press Release – Open Polytechnic The Distance Education Association of New Zealand 2012 conference kicks off today in Wellington and features an exciting programme for leaders and practitioners involved in open, flexible and distance learning. Held over three days, the biannual DEANZ conference is an opportunity for people in the education industry to meet with […]

Open learning conference showcases Open University Bridge to Success project

The Open University’s international Open Learning: Bridge to Success (B2S) pilot project will be featured in a speech by OU speakers at open educational resource conference, Cambridge 2012, at the Queens’ College, from 16-18 April. Journalists with an interest in open learning are invited to attend the event(*) or arrange interviews following the conference.Open University, […]

Dr. Saba Presents the Keynote for the Distance Education Track of the University Professional and Continuing Education Conference

The 97th Annual Conference of the University Professional and Continuing Education Association in Portland Oregon was extra ordinary in the sense that participants had to consider a variety of unprecedented challenges facing higher education these days. American institutions of higher education led the world in the 20th Century. Today, because of reduced state funding and […]

Exclusive Interview with Jane Terpstra, Direcotr, Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning

The 28th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning is held this year on August 8 to 10 in Madison, Wisconsin. I have attended at least 20 of the 28 conferences so far, and recommend it highly to everyone who is interested in improving programs and offerings in K-12, higher education as well as government […]