Presentation of SADE (SVERD) The Swedish Association for Distance Education on ICDE Operational Node which SADE is coordinated by SADE for the Boldic and Nordic countries

1. SADE ICDE Operational
Network
Ebba Ossiannilsson, V President
Swedish Association for Distance
Education
9-12 June 2015, Barcelona

2. Background and introduction
The Swedish Association Distance Education (SADE) is a
professional organization for all those involved in distance,
online and flexible learning in Sweden. SADE involves and
serves all sectors of education – from schools and
universities, organizations and companies- in Sweden.
SVERD was founded in 1984, and is designed to broaden
the knowledge of and participate in the development of
flexible education and distance learning. Members by
SADE can build personal networks and establish important
contacts
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4. Questions and Offerings
Initiate the exchange of
experience and cooperation
between our members
Create open communities
by including organizing
conferences and seminars
Promote international
exchanges and cooperation
Stimulate the development
of knowledge in the areas of
distance learning and
flexible learning
Contribute to the development of the
area monitored in governing body
SADE has since many years, with
start (2005), been involved and
responsible for the Boldic OER
project and Boldic Awards, a project
financed by NORDPLUS, by the
Nordic Council of Ministries. The
general purpose of the “Boldic - open
learning resources online” project is to
deepen and bring further the co-
operation between Nordic and Baltic
organizations dealing with distance
education, flexible learning and e-
learning by opening the community
for new partners from both the Baltic
and the Nordic countries
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5. Caring is sharing, sharing is
caring
• Footprints
• W:www.lu.se/ced
• E:
Ebba.Ossiannilsson@ced.lu.se
• FB:Ebba Ossiannilsson
• T:@EbbaOssian
• Phone: +4670995448
• S:http://www.slideshare.net/
EbbaOssiann
• LinkedIn: Ebba Ossiannilsson
SADE/SVERD
www.sverd.se
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6. Caring is sharing, sharing is
caring
• Footprints
• W:www.lu.se/ced
• E:
Ebba.Ossiannilsson@ced.lu.se
• FB:Ebba Ossiannilsson
• T:@EbbaOssian
• Phone: +4670995448
• S:http://www.slideshare.net/
EbbaOssiann
• LinkedIn: Ebba Ossiannilsson
SADE/SVERD
www.sverd.se
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