NETWORKS & CHAIRS

ICDE OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCES (oER) NETWORKS

Knowledge Hub, Reports, Events etc.

Open Innovation Framework Report from the ICDE OERAC 2022

This report titled “Open Innovation Framework: Emerging Narratives from the ICDE OER Advocacy Committee” addresses Open Educational Resources and Open Science through a proposed framework for Open Innovation.

ICDE OER Advocacy Committee

The ICDE OER Advocacy Committee works to increase global recognition of OER; and to provide policy support for the uptake, use and reuse of OER.

ICDE OER Advocacy Committee’s survey report on the Implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on OER

This global report is based on the findings of the ICDE OER Advocacy Committee (OERAC) survey and aims to provide a general baseline against which the international community can map future progress toward the UNESCO OER Recommendation. The report also aims to provide context and recommended next steps, with a special recognition of COVID-19’s impact on OER activities.

Innovation & Research

Knowledge Hub, Reports, Events etc.

Ethics in Learning Analytics

In the light of the rapid development of Learning Analytics on a global basis, ICDE took the initiative to produce a set of guidelines for ethically-informed practice that would be valuable to all regions of the world.

ICDE Working Group on the Present and Future of Alternative Digital Credentials

ICDE invited members to submit an Expression of Interest for participating in the Working Group on the Present and Future of Alternative Digital Credentials. The working group has been appointed.

ICDE Research and Innovation Task Force: Learning Analytics

The Research and Innovation Task Force force was set up by the ICDE Executive Committee in January 2016 with the mandate to encourage the development of best practices and standards in open, distance, flexible and online education, including e-learning.

Research and Innovation Taskforce

The ICDE Research and Innovation Taskforce conducted research in 2014 to better understand the state of research and innovation in open, distance, flexible and online education, including e-learning across ICDE members.

LEADERSHIP NETWORKS

Knowledge Hub, Reports, Events etc.

ICDE Presidents’ Forum

Once a year, ICDE invites member Presidents, Rectors and Vice Chancellors (or their formal replacement) and the heads of distance education departments to attend the closed ICDE Presidents’ Forum.

Quality Network and Services

Knowledge Hub, Reports, Events etc.

Summary Report: ICDE Roundtable at UNESCO World Higher Education Conference 2022

This report presents regional perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for the topic of quality within Open, Flexible and Distance learning (OFDL).

ICDE Quality Network

The Focal Points on Quality (FPQs) have a leading and coordinating role for quality work in their respective regions.

ICDE Quality Network report 2021: Global Quality Perspectives on Open, Flexible and Distance Learning 2021

The 2021 report summarises the ICDE Quality Network’s analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-2021 in accelerating the inclusion of online elements in so many Higher Education institutions.

ICDE Quality Network Report - Global Quality Perspectives On Open, Online And Flexible Learning 2020

This global report gives an overview of perceived issues of quality and assessment related to the immediate shift to online and distance learning modalities that educators had to undertake when the pandemic hit.

Global quality in online, open, flexible and technology enhanced education: An analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

This report was developed to provide a platform for development of guidelines for quality in online, open, flexible and technology enhanced education in all regions of the world.

ICDE Quality Review Service

The focus for the ICDE Quality Review service is the enhancement of quality of student support. As a central element of open, distance and online education it will involve many aspects of an institution.