The following professional associations and organisations representing members around the globe are official partners for this year’s ICDE World Conference on Online Learning.
The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) represents individual and organisational Members from all sectors and parts of the UK (and Ireland). Membership includes practitioners, researchers and policy makers with an interest in Learning Technology.
The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government in 1987 to promote the development and sharing of open learning and distance education knowledge, resources and technologies.
The European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) is the leading international consortium of research intensive universities across Europe, and beyond, with collective emphasis on innovation, creativity and societal impact, driving the development of a knowledge-based economy.
The European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) exists to share knowledge and improve understanding amongst professionals in distance and e-learning and to promote policy and practice across the whole of Europe and beyond.
The Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ), formerly known as DEANZ, is a national association committed to fostering growth, development, research and good practice in distance education, open learning and flexible delivery systems for education.
The Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) is an independent, voluntary, community of Irish professionals, committed to the development and exchange of knowledge of technology-enhanced learning in education.
The Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA) is a professional association of educators, instructional designers, educational researchers, education consultants, and administrators from across Australia and overseas that is dedicated to advancement of research, practice, and support of education ‘across time and space’.
The Online Learning Consortium™ (OLC) is a collaborative U.S. based community of higher education leaders and innovators, dedicated to advancing quality digital teaching and learning experiences designed to reach and engage the modern learner – anyone, anywhere, anytime.
The Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) is a non-profit organization of higher learning institutions that are primarily concerned with open and distance education. It strives to widen the educational opportunities available to all people in Asia and to improve the quality of the institutions in terms of their educational management, teaching and research.
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The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) is an incorporated not-for-profit professional association for those engaged in the educational use of technologies in tertiary education.
The Brazilian Association of Distance Education (ABED) is a non-profit learning society, created in 1995 with a number of objectives including broadening the openness spirit, the creativity, innovation, credibility and experimentation in the practice of distance education.
The African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) is a continental educational organization comprising African universities and other higher education institutions, which are committed to expanding access to quality education and training through open and distance learning.
The European Association of Technology Enhanced Learning (EATEL) supports a network of European research laboratories and by sponsoring high profile TEL events, a knowledge interchange, and a set of very active Special Interest Groups.
Flexible Education Norway organizes 50 Norwegian providers of flexible education; including independent distance education institutions, public universities and colleges, private institutions and training centers for business and industry.
Quality Matters (QM) is an international non-profit organization that provides tools and professional development for quality assurance in online and blended learning. When you see QM Certification Marks on courses or programmes, it means they have met QM Course Design Standards or QM Program Review criteria in a rigorous review process.
The Open Education Consortium (OEC) is a non-profit, global, members-based network of open education institutions and organizations. OEC represents its members and provides advocacy and leadership around advancement of open education globally.
The Irish Refugee Council (IRC) works with and for refugees in Ireland. It has a vision and purpose to create a just, fair and inclusive society for people seeking asylum. The Council works tirelessly and fearlessly to bring about change to improve their lives.
Advance HE supports universities in putting institutional strategy into practice for the benefit of students, staff and society. We bring together HE-focused expertise to help institutions deliver world-leading teaching, research and scholarship.
SOLAS is building a world class Further Education and Training (FET) sector to help fuel Ireland’s future. It aims to ensure that Further Education and Training is inclusive and recognises that all citizens have the potential to develop their skill sets if afforded the opportunity and support to do so.
OERu connects learners around the world with defined pathways to education, created by recognised educators and assessed by renowned global institutions.
The Unizin Consortium provides solutions for critical issues facing higher education institutions today: learner success, access, and affordability. Through consortium collaborations and resource sharing, institutions are enabled to adapt to the ever-changing digital teaching and learning landscape.
The Irish Universities Association (IUA) is the representative body for Ireland’s seven universities. Through consultation and collaborative projects IUA develop strategy and policy to advance third and fourth level education and research. IUA’s shared aim is to maximise the universities’ contribution to Ireland’s social, cultural and economic well-being.
The Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI) is a leading professional body for Irish educators and educational researchers. The Association publishes the journal Irish Educational Studies and is is affiliated to the European Educational Research Association.
The aim of the European Educational Research Association (EERA) is to further high quality educational research for the benefit of education and society. The Association’s activities, such as the annual conference, season schools for emerging researchers and publishing, build on and promote free and open dialogue and critical discussion and take a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to theory, methods and research ethics.
The European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) is Europe’s leading institutional association in online, open and flexible higher education, and is at the heart of the modernisation agenda of European universities.
The Australasian Council on Open, Distance and e-Learning (ACODE) is the peak Australasian organisation for universities engaged or interested in technology-enhanced learning and teaching. ACODE’s mission is to enhance policy and practice in Australasian higher education at institutional, national and international levels.
The Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) was founded in 1973 and has continued to adapt and move forward in a speedily changing landscape. CESI is for anyone with an interest in the potential of technology to enhance the teaching and learning experience for all involved in education.
The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) was the first nonprofit distance learning association in the US to support distance learning research, development and praxis across the complete arena of education, training and communications.