Report and summary of outcomes of the First Meeting of EDEN Fellows, organised just before the Dublin conference, where high level evaluation and visions for the further progress of the Association were discussed.

1. EDEN FELLOWS DAY l ooking into a h istory of the f uture António Teixeira Vice-President EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK (UK) EDEN Fellow 20 YEARS OF EDEN Professional Development, Networking and Integration from a Strategic perspective O’REILLY HALL, DUBLIN, IRELAND June 21st, 2011

2. ITINERARY 0. HISTORY IN THE MAKING: The EDEN Fellows meet in Dublin 1. AIM HIGH: Sir John Daniel & Maruja Gutierrez Diaz 2. PERSISTENCE OF THE MEMORY WHEN VISITING THE FUTURE: e DEN 20.0 3. BUILDING A VISION: The EDEN Fellows as a think tank on distance & e-learning 4. THE FUTURE STARTS AND IS HERE TO STAY: Expect great things from the EDEN Fellows 18-06-2011 António Teixeira EDEN Fellows Positions Paper

3. HISTORY IN THE MAKING Christ Church Catedral DUBLIN 18-06-2011 António Teixeira EDEN Fellows Positions Paper

4. HISTORY ON THE MAKING Where were you on June 17th, 2011? In Dublin, at the First EDEN Fellows Day! Deborah Arnold Roni Aviram Ingeborg Bo Alan Bruce Sir John Daniel Claudio Dondi Thomas Fischer Anne Gaskell Anna Grabowska Walter Kugemann Torstein Rekkedal Sally Reynolds Albert Sangra Jeanne Schreurs Alfredo Soeiro Alan Tait Antonio M. Teixeira Costas Tsolakidis Wim Van Petegem Airina Volungeviciene Steve Wheeler Sarolta Zárda Maruja Gutierrez-Diaz Ari-Matti Auvinen Ene Koitla Morten Flate paulsen Gilly Salmon Marci Powel Andy DiPaolo Jenny Jopling András Szücs 18-06-2011 António Teixeira EDEN Fellows Positions Paper

5. AIM HIGH Sir John DANIEL founder of EDEN; President of CoL Maruja GUTIERREZ DÍAZ former Head of Unit and Advisor to the Director-General at the European Commission, DG Education Culture 18-06-2011 António Teixeira EDEN Fellows Positions Paper

6. EDEN 20.0 18-06-2011 António Teixeira EDEN Fellows Positions Paper

7. PERSISTENCE OF THE MEMORY WHEN VISITING THE FUTURE Learning and Sustainability Media Inspirations for Learning Learning Without Limits Open and Distance Learning in Europe and Beyond Rethinking International Co-operation New Learning 2.0? Innovation in Learning Communities The Quality Dialogue New Challenges and Partnerships in an Enlarged European Union E-Competences for Life, Employment and Innovation Lifelong E-Learning New Learning Cultures 18-06-2011 António Teixeira EDEN Fellows Positions Paper

8. BUILDING A VISION 18-06-2011 António Teixeira EDEN Fellows Positions Paper

9. EDEN FELLOWS - A THINK TANK ON DISTANCE & E-LEARNING Homework 1. Which were in the distance and e-learning field in the last 5 years the most unexpected developments? 2. What would be your advise(s) to a PhD student or researcher in our field for his/her career? 3. What would be your advice for EDEN for its future activities and development? 18-06-2011 António Teixeira EDEN Fellows Positions Paper

10. Which were in the past 5 years the most unexpected developments? All developments were predictable and in fact were predicted, although not by all. Even so, resistance to educational innovation persists. Developments are mostly substantial slower than foreseen because Educational Institutions inertia is much more effective than hoped. A new critical factor that will mark the coming decade will be the financial constraints and their impact on learner support, curriculum and the relationship between them. 18-06-2011 António Teixeira EDEN Fellows Positions Paper

16. THE FUTURE IS HERE TO STAY! 18-06-2011 António Teixeira EDEN Fellows Positions Paper

17. EXPECT GREAT THINGS FROM THE EDEN FELLOWS! 18-06-2011 António Teixeira EDEN Fellows Positions Paper

18. THANK YOU VERY MUCH! See you All in Porto! a m t @ u ni v - a b. p t www.eden-online.org/nap_elgg/pg/profile/teixeira