AAOU 2021: ICDE Contributions

 
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ICDE is proud to support the AAOU 2021 conference through contributing the with the following sessions:

Workshop Title: Quality assurance of open, flexible and distance education – a global perspective

Duration: 1,5 hours

Description: International Council for Open and Distance Education – ICDE, supports educators in developing and delivering quality open, flexible and distance education. In the context of crises and disruptions as the world has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring open and flexible quality education and lifelong learning is more important than ever.  Attend this workshop to discover the work that ICDE undertakes to support its members through its global Quality Network, consisting of 7 Focal Points from all world regions. Participants will be invited into the discussion and sharing of best practices of quality assurance of open, flexible and distance education from various parts of the world.

Moderators: Torunn Gjelsvik, ICDE Secretary General and Alan Tait, Professor Emeritus of Distance Education and Development, Open University UK and Chair for the ICDE Quality Network.

Panelists:

  • Prof. Moustafa Hassan, Vice Chancellor for International Cooperation, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, ICDE Focal Point on Quality, Arab Region

  • Prof. Ojat Darojat, Rector of Universitas Terbuka, ICDE Focal Point on Quality, Asia

  • George Ubachs, Managing Director, EADTU, ICDE Focal Point on Quality, Europe

  • Dr. Yaping Gao, Senior Academic Director, Quality Matters, ICDE Focal Point on Quality, North America

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Session Title: Implementing the UNESCO OER Recommendation – how to amplify capacity building initiatives for various regional contexts?

Panel Discussion organised by ICDE

Duration: 1.5 hours

Description: The UNESCO Recommendation on OER, which was adopted by 195 UNESCO member states in November 2019, is an important step towards building a more open and inclusive ecosystem of education and learning. As a member of the UNESCO OER Dynamic Coalition, ICDE is undertaking various initiatives particularly related to capacity building of stakeholders to create, access, re-use, adapt and redistribute OER.

The main consideration for the panel discussion participants is what role civil society organisations and universities can play to support member states of UNESCO with OER capacity building initiatives, and how best practices can be replicated for various regional, cultural and linguistic contexts.

Moderator: Torunn Gjelsvik, ICDE Secretary General

Panelists:

 

For more information and to register visit: https://aaou2020.ou.ac.lk/

 
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