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Europe needs a strategic
approach to boost its capacity for creativity for a
flexible, competitive and open economy. Pathways to novel solutions
must be significantly shortened. In this process, Lifelong
Learning and ICT are key boosters of change.
Education and training systems are however still inadequately
equipped to face this challenge. Substantial learning innovation is
needed for which the knowledge base is now only fragmentary.
There
are important questions to answer:
- How to empower
innovation within the huge diversity of different learning situations
and settings?
- How is it
possible to measure creativity and innovation in learning systems?
- How can we
evaluate learning results if traditional learning objectives are not
the only ones to be measured?
- How to measure
collaborative learning efforts?
- How to use
existing and emerging technologies to create new value for learning?
- What are the
key drivers for competitiveness and innovation in learning?
What did you invent for tomorrow?
We invite you
to join EDEN in Gdansk, the ”Hub of
E-learning Innovation” in June 2009, to make the EDEN
Conference once again the leading showcase of progressive ideas and
inventions, which may develop into valuable innovations.
- Come and share: what
did you invent for tomorrow?
- Ask speakers
and colleagues about what you consider important that needs to be
invented and implemented in technology enabled learning environments!
- Learn about trends
in innovation and creativity for education!
- Exploit the
unique networking, partnership building and collaboration opportunities!
For details on how to submit contributions to the conference
please visit this
link.
Deadline for contributions (including workshop ideas,
posters and short demonstrations) is 16
January 2009.
Gdansk, the Conference Venue
Gdansk, the
capital of the “Pomerania”region is one of the most beautiful cities in
Poland and also in Northern-Europe. One of the most attractive
Hansa cities, Gdansk enjoys the combination of beauty of
landscape, architecture and history, as well as being a busy seaport, a
centre of science, education and culture. With splendour and unique
atmosphere, offering exceptional cultural experience, nice handicraft,
fine cafés and restaurants, it is a city you will love.
In 1980 Lech
Walesa founded here in the shipyard the “Solidarity” movement,
which supported the development of democratic progress in Poland and
Central Europe, and influenced finally the whole world.
The new Gdansk Music and Congress Centre and
the next door Polish Maritime Museum
with picturesque architecture, in the heart of the Old Town will host
the EDEN 2009 Conference.
The University of Gdansk is the largest
higher education institution in Pomeranian region, offering the
possibility of studying in almost thirty different fields of knowledge.
Being driver of innovation, and incubator of entrepreneurship, it is
implementing joint research programmes and other projects under
eighteen international agreements.
Gdansk has
direct flight
connections
with over 25 European airports. Ferry or railway connections from
Copenhagen and Stockholm may also be used.
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