European Association for Distance Learning conference on quality, UK

Well, the conference season is coming up, and here’s the first of several blogs on this topic.

Making Quality Work
New developments in Distance Education
19-21 May 2010 – Cambridge, UK

Where: The 2010 EADL Conference will be held in the famous university city of Cambridge on 19-21 May at the University Arms Hotel.

What: The theme for the 26th annual EADL Conference is ‘Making Quality Work’

We all want quality courses – Learners want skills and qualifications, Providers want satisfied customers and Governments want a skilled workforce.

The conference will focus on the following 5 themes:
Marketing
Customer Relations
Learning Environments
Student Support and Assessment
Technology

We are delighted to confirm speakers from:
Distance and Education Training Council
Learning and Skills Network
The Open University
Cambridge Marketing College
Cambridge Assessment
Open and Distance Learning Quality Council
Download the Conference Brochure

Thanks to those that have booked to attend the conference. It promises to be an informative 3 days in Cambridge.

If you haven’t yet booked, take a look at the Conference Brochure which is now available from the EADL website. It gives details of the sessions and timings, together with some information on Cambridge in case you get time to explore the historic city – strongly recommended!

For those of you new to online teaching, this would be a good conference, because it deals with best practices in ensuring quality for distance learners, based on over 40 years of research and experience. Much of it applies just as well to online learning as to the older print-based models, particularly learner support.

For North Americans, combine it with the EDEN and Terena conferences and save money!