This document provides an overview and agenda for the 21st Annual Conference of the European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN). The conference will be held in Porto, Portugal from June 12-15, 2012. The theme is "Open Learning Generations" to highlight the importance of active aging and intergenerational solidarity. Over 350 delegates from 42 countries are expected to attend. The conference program includes 149 paper, poster and workshop presentations on e-learning topics. Plenary sessions will feature welcome addresses and talks on e-learning and jobs, bridging generation gaps with e-learning, and learning in late modernity. The conference provides an opportunity for the EDEN network to collaborate and discuss innovative

1. Welcome to EDEN’s
21th Annual Conference
Photo: Arne Jansen
A 1 0-m inu te s p re s e ntation b y
Profe s s or Morte n Flate Pau ls e n, Pre s id e nt of ED EN
Tw itte r: @ MFPau ls e n 1

2. In its Europe 2020 strategy, the EU Com m ission stressed
the im portance of healthy and active ageing, and 201 2 is
The European Year of Active Ageing and the
S olidarity between Generations.
EDEN has therefore chosen
Open Learning Generations as the
theme for this conference.
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3. S m orgasbord of 1 49 contributions
• 82 p ap e rs
• 43 p os te rs
• 1 2 w ork s h op s
• 5 w ork s h op s w ith w e b inar
• 7 d e m ons trations
• 20 % (31 ) from ou ts id e Eu rop e . Be s t re p re s e nte d are US A (9), Is rae l
(5 ) and Braz il (4).
• We ll re p re s e nte d Eu rop e an c ou ntrie s : Portu gal (1 9), UK (1 3), Italy (9),
Ge rm any (8), Ru s s ian Fe d e ration (7) and Be lgiu m (6).
• Ab ou t 35 0 d e le gate s .
Be s t re p re s e nte d : Be lgiu m (39), Portu gal (28) and Norway (27)
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4. Mem bers m ake a d ifference
• 200 ins titu tional and 1 200 ind ivid u al m e m b e rs
• Th e y re p re s e nt 42 0 organis ations and 55 c ou ntrie s
• 20th annive rs ary in 201 1 , 8 in th e Bu d ap e s t s e c re tariat, 1 1 in EC
• Conferences
– ED EN c onfe re nc e s : 35 m ajor ac ad e m ic and p rofe s s ional e ve nts in Eu rop e ;
• European Journal of
Open, Distance and E-learning www.eurodl.org
• About 60 EU-projects with 168 institutions
• Fellow Awards
– 46 Fe llow s and 1 3 S e nior Fe llows
Re s p e c te d s c h e m e of re c ognition
www.eden-online.org 4

5. EDEN has 46 Fellows and 13 Senior
Fellows from 19 countries
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6. Greeting the EDEN Fellows 2012
• Fabio Nascimbeni, MENON Network EEIG, Belgium
• Diana Andone, Politechnica University of
Timisoara, E-learning Center, Romania
• Laszlo Komaromi, Gabor Denes Applied University,
Institute of Basic Science and Technology, Hungary
• Andrea Karpati, Eotvos Lorand University,
MULTIPED Centre for Multimedia and Educational
Technology, Hungary
• Lisa-Marie Blaschke, Carl von Ossietzky University
Oldenburg, Germany
• Michael Auer, Carinthia University of Applied
Sciences, School of Systems Engineering, Austria
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7. NAP S teering Committee
Ari-Matti Au vine n ,C h air, Finland
Th e ED EN He lga D orne r, Hu ngary
NAP – Ne tw ork of Ac ad e m ic s and Profe s s ionals
is th e c om m u nity of ind ivid u al Els e b e th Kors gaard S ore ns e n, D e nm ark
m e m b e rs w h o h ave b e e n nom inate d to And e rs Nom e , Norway
NAP b y th e ir ED EN m e m b e r ins titu tions
or ap p lie d for m e m b e rs h ip th e m s e lve s . Eb b a O s s iannils s on, S we d e n
Th e NAP nu m b e rs ove r 1 1 00
S te ve Wh e e le r, UK
ind ivid u als , it is e le c ting its S te e ring
C om m itte e e ve ry 2 ye ars and h as its D e b orah Arnold , Re p re s e ntative of th e
own d e d ic ate d online c om m u nity w ith Exe cu tive C om m itte e , France
all NAP m e m b e rs s igne d on, c alle d th e Pau lo S im oe s , Ad vis or to th e S te e ring
NAP Me m b e rs Are a. C om m itte e , Portu gal
Antone lla Poce , Ad vis or to th e S te e ring
C om m itte e , Italy
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8. http://www.eden-online.org/online/membership/easy-joining/ 8

9. http://www.eden-online.org/nap_elgg/pg/profile/morten 9

10. Open Classroom
Annual Conferences 9. Ath e ns , 201 1
2 1 . O p orto 2 01 2 8. O p orto, 2009
2 0. D u b lin, 2 01 1
7. S toc k h olm , 2 007
1 9. Vale nc ia, 201 0
1 8. Gd ans k , 2 009
6. Poitie rs , 2005
1 7. Lis b o n, 2 008 5. C op e nh age n, 2 002
1 6. Nap le s , 2 007 4. Barc e lona, 2000
3. Balatonfüre d , 1 999
1 5. Vie nna, 2 006
1 4. He ls inki, 2005
1 3. Bu d ap e s t, 2004 2. C re te , 1 997
1 2. Rh od e s , 2 003 Research Workshops 1 . O s lo, 1 995
1 1 . Granad a, 2 002
7. Le u ve n, 2 01 2
1 0. S toc k h olm , 2 001
8. Mos c ow, 1 999 6. Bu d ap e s t, 2 01 0
7. Bologna, 1 998 5. Paris , 2 008
6. Bu d ap e s t, 1 997 4. Barc e lona, 2006
5 . Po itie rs , 1 996
3. O ld e nb u rg, 2 004
4. Birm ingh am , 1 995
3. Tallinn, 1 994 2. Hild e s h e im , 2002
2 . Be rlin, 1 993 1 . Pragu e , 2 000 10
1 . Krak ow, 1 992

11. EDEN 2.0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Distance_and_E-learning_Network
• Official EDEN Website
• EURODL Open Access Journal
• EDEN members' social online community
• EDEN's Facebook Page
orto
• EDEN's Twitter account
ENP
• EDEN's Youtube Channel #ED
• EDEN on Slideshare
• EDEN's Scoop-it page
• EDEN's Paper.li journal
• LEARNOVATION Stakeholders Roundtable
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12. EU project work
• Foc u s o n innovative , s trate gic p roje c ts
• Th e ED EN p o te ntial ac know le d ge d and
u tilis e d in EU p rogram m e s
• In the past 8 years: ED EN collaborated
with 1 68 institutions in proj
ects
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13. Welcome to Porto!
Welcome to the EDEN Family!
HAVE AN EXCELLENT CONFERENCE! 13

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15. Plenary Session 1
Chair: Maria Ligia Ribeiro, Pro-Rector, University of Porto, Portugal
Conference Welcome Addresses:
Morten Flate Paulsen, EDEN President
Ligia Maria Ribeiro, Pro-Rector, University of Porto, Portugal
E-learning and e-Jobs for Every Generation
Gyula Hegyi, Member of Cabinet of Commissioner László Andor,
Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
E-Learning: One Bridge over the Generation Gap
Isabel Leite, State Secretary for Elementary and Secondary
Education, Ministry of Education and Science, Portugal
Learning, Knowledge and Wisdom for all in Late Modernity
Bob Fryer, Campaign for Learning, United Kingdom
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