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The 2020 EDEN Research Workshop – #eden2020RW was rich in content and discussions, which also raised attention on social media channels. We collected some of the most popular resources here.

Re-watch the plenary sessions

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Day 1 (Wednesday)

PLENARY

Welcome Ceremony

Welcome addresses
Carla Padrel de Oliveira, Rector of UAb
Sandra Kucina Softic, President of EDEN

Presentation of EDEN Fellow and Senior Fellow Awards
Sandra Kucina Softic, President of EDEN, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Sounds of the University: Exploring Coimbra’s Fado tradition
Leonel Morgado, Associate Professor at UAb, Portugal (Portuguese guitar)

Looking Ahead to the Lisbon 2020 Experience
Alan Tait, Rapporteur
Inés Gil Jaurena, Co-rapporteur

Day 2 (Thursday)

Opening Plenary

Chair: Sandra Kucina, President of EDEN

Words of greeting
Lina Morgado, Coordinator of LE@D, UAb, Portugal
Sandra Kucina Softic, President of EDEN

TEN LESSONS FOR ONLINE LEARNING FROM THE COVID-19 EXPERIENCE
BASED ON RESEARCH FINDINGS
TONY BATES

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, CONTACT NORTH | CONTACT NORD, CANADA NOT SO DIGITALLY NATIVE? DIGITAL INEQUALITIES IN LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN TIMES OF CORONA
ELLEN HELSPER
PROFESSOR OF DIGITAL INEQUALITIES, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, UK

“EDUCATIONAL WEB” FIFTY YEARS LATER: FROM IVAN ILLICH TO COVID-19
ANTÓNIO NÓVOA
PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR TO THE UNESCO, FORMER RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LISBON, PORTUGAL


Oxford-style Debate

THE COVID PANDEMIC WILL HAVE NO LASTING IMPACT ON LEARNING AND TEACHING IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

Chair of the debate: Alan Tait, Professor Emeritus of Distance Education and Development, Open University, UK

Speakers
CRISTINA COSTA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION DURHAM UNIVERSITY, UK

MAR PÉREZ-SANAGUSTÍN
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT PAUL SABATIER UNIVERSITY, TOULOUSE III, FRANCE


EDEN Scholars Gala – BRPA Ceremony

Host: Sandra Kucina, EDEN President

Day 3 (Friday)

Round-table Discussion on Open Scholarship

THE IMPACT OF OPEN RESEARCH, OPEN ACCESS AND THE NEW FORMS OF DIGITAL PUBLICATION

Chair: Inés Gil-Jaureña, Member of EDEN NAP Steering Committee and Associate Professor at UNED, Spain

Speakers
JOSEP M. DUART
VICE-PRESIDENT OF EDEN AND PROFESSOR AT UOC, SPAIN

RORY MCGREAL
PROFESSOR AT ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY AND UNESCO/COL/ICDE CHAIRHOLDER ON OER, CANADA

ELOY RODRIGUES
PRESIDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE CONFEDERATION OF OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORIES AND DIRECTOR OF DOCUMENTATION
SERVICES AT UNIVERSITY OF MINHO, PORTUGAL

ALLISON LITTLEJOHN
DIRECTOR OF THE KNOWLEDGE LAB AND PROFESSOR AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, UK


Closing Plenary

Chair: Timothy Read, Vice-President of EDEN for Open Professional Collaboration

QUALITY THROUGH THREE GENERATIONS AND AGGREGATIONS OF ONLINE
LEARNING
TERRY ANDERSON
PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY, CANADA

25 YEARS OF ED TECH – WHY AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IS IMPORTANT IN THE PANDEMIC TLE TO BE CONFIRMED
MARTIN WELLER
PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE OER HUB, THE OPEN UNIVERSITY, CARDIFF, UK

PARADIGM SHIFTS WE NEED IN OPEN AND ONLINE LEARNING POST COVID
MAHA BALI
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE CENTER FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, CAIRO

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21 October

DAY 1 

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22 October

DAY 2 

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23 October

DAY 3 

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Conference Proceedings and Book of Abstracts:

We are pleased to announce that the Electronic Conference Proceedings (ISSN 2707-2819) and the Short Paper Book (Enhancing the Human Experience of Learning with Technology: New Challenges for Research in Digital, Open, Distance & Networked Education, ISBN 978-615-5511-28-8) are available online.