Pre-Conference Workshop A7
Distance Learning in Europe – Exchange of Experience and Knowledge Sharing
Date Wednesday, Dec 5 Time – RoomLincke Price: free of charge Status: fully booked
Workshop leaders
Jens Greefe
Vice President / Chairman of EADL Research and Development Committee, EADL, Germany
Jens Greefe holds a diploma in Economics and is member of the board of the Forum Distance Learning, the german association for distance learning.
Since 2014 he is also Chairman of the Research & Developing Committee of EADL.
Jens Greefe is the Director of Studies at the ILS in Hamburg, Germanys biggest distance learning provider, educating app. 70.000 students in more than 300 distance courses. He is responsible for the development and the organization of the course programs and for the quality management of the ILS.
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http://www.forum-distance-learning.dehttp://www.eadl.org
John Trasler
Director & Owner, European Association for Distance Learning (EADL), UK
John Trasler is the founder of Elearn which provides provides consultancy in distance and blended learning together with training programme for individulas and organisations in management, leadership and coaching.
With over 25 years in the education and training business John has managed multi-national companies for Pearson and News Corporation in both Europe and Asia. John holds a masters degree and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and an Executive Member of European Association of Distance Learning (EADL).
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Speakers
Birger Tralau
Leiter des Online-Studienzentrums, Forum DistancE-Learning, Germany
Since 15 years Birger Tralau is responsible for the online campus of Germany's largest distance educator, the ILS GmbH in Hamburg. In 2003 he set up the online campus by publishing the students grades on the internet. Since then he and his team have extended the company's services to the internet. Today the online campus contains student's curriculums and digital learning units as well as evaluation and CRM tools. Since 2012 the mobile version of the online campus is on the market.
As a teacher for vocational training and a passionate video gamer, Birger's interest is in Learning Analytics and Gamification. In his leisure time he loves Pop Music, reading books and gardening.
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Anja C. Wagner
Konzeption & Beratung, FrolleinFlow - Institute for creative flaneurs, Germany
Dr. Anja C. Wagner deals with global transformation in the digital age.
In the last two decades, she managed numerous digital education projects for (big) companies, universities, NGOs and independent initiatives. There are also ten years of teaching and research in universities. She is considered a creative trendsetter and describes herself as an educational transformer. Her purpose is, to empower individuals, institutions and regions to connect to modern, networked learning environments.
As an expert at the interface between globally linked work and digital education, she focusses on the topics of user experience, education policy, workflow management and our future in a networked society. To this end, she likes to rely on her growing (online) network to develop new formats, online courses, e-books and community networks as well as practicing Citizen Science.
Today, she offers studies, lectures, consulting and various online projects under the umbrella of FrolleinFlow GbR. FLOWCAMPUS is one of those online projects. It's an innovative network of creative people, bringing together the needs of small and medium companies with the networking skills of the creative class.
Further informations: http://acwagner.info and https://frolleinflow.com/english/
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András Szücs
Secretary General, Director Distance Education Center, European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN), Hungary
Secretary General of EDEN, European Distance and E-Learning Network (UK)
International posts held:
- EU Commission, Education and Training2020 Working Group Digital Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment
- Vice-President, European Lifelong Learning Platform
- European Economic and Social Committee, Consultative Committe, Industrial Change
- Director of the EU TEMPUS Higher Education Programme in Hungary
- Director of the EU PHARE Regional Distance Education Programme,
- Member of the Advisory Board US Distance Learning Association
- Member of the Advisory Council European Learning Industry Group
- Member of Editorial Board of the European Journal of Open and Distance Learning
Holder of Eur-Ing (European Federation of Engineering Associations) and International Engineering Educator Honoris Causa from the International Society for Engineering Education.
Awarded by Dénes Gábor Memorial Medal (2002) and Modernisation of E-Learning in the Russian Federation (2010)
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Content
Within the framework of OEB, the organisers of this Pre-Conference Workshop intend to create an opportunity for networking and knowledge sharing for participants who offer programs for lifelong learning and vocational education using distance learning methods. The intention is to establish an international forum enabling the participants to develop a position regarding the variety of technological developments for digital teaching and learning programs in the field of distance learning.
Target audience
The Workshop is for Distance Education experts who want to expand their network and share their knowledge with others and for anyone who is interested in distance learning methods as well. The Workshop is especially for those who work in the adult education business.
Participants should be familiar with distance education and/or adult and vocational education.
Outcomes
- Receiving knowledge of using learning analytics in distance learning programs
- Gaining information about the position of the EU according distance learning
- Expanding networks and supporting the sharing of knowledge in Distance Education
- Get together in an international framework
Agenda
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15:00 |
Welcome by Jens Greefe, European Association for Distance Learning (EADL), Forum DistancE-Learning (FDL) |
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Video Message by Helga Trüpel, Member of the European Parliament, Vice Chair of the Committee for Culture and Education |
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Introduction by John Trasler (moderator), European Association for Distance Learning (EADL) |
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15:15 |
Learning Analytics in continuing vocational education & training
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Many New Concepts, a Lot of Confusion, Some Buzzwords and Their Definitions by Birger Tralau, Forum DistancE-Learning (FDL) |
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Do Adults Really Need Data-supported Recommendation Systems? |
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16:45 |
Coffee Break |
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17:15 |
Learning in Transition in the EU - What's ahead by 2020? |
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18:00 |
End of the Workshop
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