European Distance Learning Week (EDLW) is being held in cooperation with the United States Distance Learning Association's (USDLA) National Distance Learning Week (NDLW). The events provide access to daily online webinars and panel sessions on cutting edge open and online learning topics presented by experts. All sessions will be recorded and available on the EDEN website. The first session discusses the past, present, and future of distance education and is presented by the Director of Innovative Studies Insitute at Vytautas Magnus University, EDEN President, a Senior Expert in Education and Training from EDEN, the Acting Secretary General of ICDE and CEO of Nordic open online Academy, former EDEN President, the

2. EDEN hosting
European Distance Learning Week (EDLW)
• in cooperation with the United States Distance Learning
Association (USDLA) holding its National Distance
Learning Week (NDLW)
• access to daily online webinars and panel sessions of
expert scholars and practitioners who will present a
variety of cutting edge open and online learning topics,
from innovations in design to open educational
research.

3. Recording of the sessions
All sessions are recorded and recording will be available at
the EDEN web page
http://www.eden-online.org/eden_conference/edlw-2018/

6. Distance Education: Past, present and
Future - Overview and Foresight
Airina Volungevičienė, Director
of Innovative Studies Insitute at
Vytautas Magnus University and
EDEN President
Claudio Dondi, Senior Expert in
Education and Training, EDEN
Senior Fellow
Morten F. Paulsen, Acting
Secretary General ICDE, CEO
of Nordic open online
Academy, former EDEN
President
Pat Cassela, USDLA
President, President of
ETCVideo
Dean Hoke, Board of
Directors Member USDLA
Steffi Widera, Managing
Director at Bavarian Virtual
University
Monday, November 5, 2018