We are pleased to announce our next FREE virtual workshop. The workshop titled: Flipped Classroom for Adult Learners: Teachers as Content Makers will be held on the 2nd February 2023 at 2pm CET. The topic will be focused on blended learningl a totic that continues to interest our members. The format will be slightly different […]
The EADL returned to Berlin to hold the annual pre-conference workshop alongside Bundesverband der Fernstudienanbieter (The German Distance Learning Association) and Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB) The topic was Learning Analytics and we heard from JaapJan Vroom, Niels Pinkwart and Oliver Nahm. There was some interesting findings, debate and discussions. Thaanks to everyone who atteneded and the OEB Global Conference. We […]
As it’s Halloween we thought we would look at some scary aspects of distance and e-learning. But….fear not. EADL members have access to resources to make all these things a little less scary! Technology is moving FAST! Technology is now moving at breakneck speed and many of these new technologies are perfect to enhance online […]
It is certainly true that some aspects of more traditional face-to-face education are more difficult to take online. For example, any training that requires the student to use a tool following a demonstration or any training involving group work will require a lot of thought and would be a real challenge to replicate online without […]
On 9 March 2020, the Republic of Cyprus confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus. Quickly thereafter, the government began taking measures in response to the pandemic. The state closed down borders. Nurseries, schools, churches and mosques were to close until further notice. Hotels, construction sites, factories followed. At the time of writing (1 April), […]
Distance education has been around for quite some time, with “correspondence” education eventually being surpassed by elearning and blended learning. Since the introduction of technology, delivering distance learning courses has been available to anyone, but how can you get started? Course Delivery Most elearning courses are now delivered via specialist LMS systems (Learning management systems). […]
Using Online Training to detect, prevent, respond to and control the virus The World Health Organisation developed a free learning platform three years ago with emergencies like Covid-19 in mind. The online course was quickly developed to give real time knowledge from WHO experts and published on January 26th, 4 days before the Coronavirus was […]
Networking The EADL has members in 18 different countries and we regularly attract visitors from all over Europe to the conference. This gives you opportunities to network with distance and elearning practitioners from many different countries. This year’s conference is being held in the Central European country of Germany with great travel links from all […]
Dr. Lisa Marie Blaschke is program director of the Master in Management of Technology Enhanced Learning (MTEL) at the Center for Lifelong Learning (C3L), Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany. Previously, she was program director and an associate professor (adjunct) within the Master of Distance Education and E-Learning (MDE) at the University of Maryland […]
Saloua Lemrini and Maaike Bongers from the Netherlands work at Dirksen Opleidingen a technical training institute that specialises in providing high-quality IT, electronics and telecommunications training. Saloua has twice delivered very exciting and well received workshops on VR and 360 photography. Maaike joins us for the first time in Berlin. In their own words, they […]