ICDE Leadership Summit 2021: Summary Report
The ICDE Leadership Summit 2021 was digitally hosted in April 2021 by the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand and ICDE. Ten international presenters, six student representatives and over ninety international delegates attended the ICDE Leadership Summit 2021 to answer the Summit theme question: “Are we flexible enough?”
The ICDE Leadership Summit 2021 carried the theme of flexibility toward resilience as the basis of its coverage. The sub-themes of the event was:
Flexibility in scope – How are learner expectations changing?
Flexibility in approach – What limitations do our organisational structures place on flexibility?
Flexibility in practice – How flexible are our teaching and learning practices?
The Summit took place in 3 asynchronous sessions across time zones to better facilitate participation from all world regions. This resulted in regional specific insights and recommendations presented in this report from the three following session areas: Asia and Oceania; Europe, Africa and the Middle East; and the Americas.
Regardless of whether you were able to attend the ICDE Leadership Summit 2021, this summary report should be a valuable tool to support your local efforts toward creating exceptional Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (OFDL) environments and provide a strong foundation for future discussions.