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International Council for Open and Distance Education

The International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)[1] is a membership-led global organization in the field of online, open, flexible and technology enhanced education. It consists of more than 200 higher education institutions and organizations in some 84 countries.[2]

ICDE - International Council for Open and Distance Education
Formation22–24 August 1938
TypeNGO
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Region
Worldwide
Membership
200 institutional members Universities, higher education institutions & associations.
Official language
English
President
Neil Fassina, President of Athabasca University, Canada
Secretary General
Torunn Gjelsvik
AffiliationsUNESCO, Commonwealth of Learning, IAU, Open Education Consortium
Websitewww.icde.org

Founded in 1938, the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) has its permanent secretariat in Oslo, Norway. It is currently partly funded by a grant from the Government of Norway and has been hosted in Oslo since 1988.

Since 1960, ICDE has a partnership with UNESCO.

ICDE is a registered not-for-profit organization in Norway, operating under Norwegian law.

History

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ICDE was founded in 1938 in Canada as the International Council for Correspondence Education (ICCE). The first World Conference was held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada the same year. The idea for holding an international conference came from J. W. Gibson, director of high school correspondence instruction for the province of British Columbia, who attended the National Conference on Supervised Correspondence Study in New York in 1936. Gibson shared with other delegates knowledge he had about correspondence education in several countries and then suggested that an international conference be held. Rex Haight, chair of the New York conference, supported the idea and later served as president for the first conference.

At the second conference, held in 1948, the delegates voted unanimously to establish a more permanent international council.

At the third conference, held in 1953 in Christchurch, New Zealand, a committee presented a proposed "Constitution and Rules" for the council that was adopted by the delegates. These rules helped the council became more established and conferences began to follow a more regular schedule.

In 1969, the 8th World Conference was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris to celebrate the affiliation with UNESCO.

In 1982, during the 12th World Conference held in Vancouver, the organization changed its name to "the International Council for Open and Distance Education" (ICDE).

In 1988, during the 14th ICDE World Conference held in Oslo, the King of Norway, King Olav V, and the Norwegian Prime Minister, Gro Harlem Brundtland, both attended. This conference led to the establishment of the permamenent secretariat in Oslo.

Membership

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ICDE is a membership organization with 10 different types of memberships: Individuals, Students, Associations, Colleges and Universities, Companies, Educational networks, Governmental organizations, Non-Governmental organizations, Secondary Schools.

World Conference

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Since 2000, the ICDE World Conference has been organized biannually and on a different continent each time. The conference is traditionally organized at the invitation of an ICDE member.

Session Location Year Hosted by from
29th Natal 2021 The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte – UFRN   Brazil
28th Dublin 2019 Dublin City University – DCU   Ireland
27th Toronto 2017 Contact North   Canada
26th Sun City 2015 The University of South Africa – UNISA   South Africa
25th Tianjin 2013 Tianjin Open University   China
24th Bali 2011 Indonesia Open University (Universitas Terbuka)   Indonesia
23rd Masstricht 2009 The Open University of the Netherlands   Netherlands
22nd Rio de Janeiro 2006 The Brazilian Distance Education Association – ABED   Brazil
21st Hong Kong 2004 The Open University of Hong Kong   Hong Kong
20th Düsseldorf 2001 FernUniversität   Germany
19th Hagen 1999 FernUniversität   Germany
18th State College 1997 Pennsylvania State University   United States
17th Milton Keynes 1994 The Open University UK   United Kingdom
16th Nonthaburi 1992 Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University   Thailand
15th Caracas 1990 Universidad Nacional Abierta   Venezuela
14th Oslo 1988 The Norwegian Association for Distance Education   Norway
13th Melbourne 1985 La Trobe University   Australia
12th Vancouver 1982 Athabasca University   Canada
11th New Delhi 1978 Punjabi University   India
10th Brighton 1975 Rapid Results College   United Kingdom
9th Warrenton 1972   United States
8th Paris 1969 UNESCO Headquarters   France
7th Stockholm 1965   Sweden
6th Gearhart 1961   United States
5th Banff 1958 Banff School of Fine Arts   Canada
4th State College 1953 Penn State   United States
3rd Christchurch 1950   New Zealand
2nd Lincoln 1948 The University of Nebraska   United States
1st Victoria 1938 The Department of Education for British Columbia   Canada

Presidents

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The first 10 years of the council the presidence was led by Rex Haight in Canada who was also the chair of the first ICCE World Conference held in Victoria in 1938.[3] Since 1948 the presidency of the council has been limited to a maximum of 5 years.

Session from to Name Affiliation from
23rd 2020 — Neil Fassina Athabasca University   Canada
22nd 2018 2020 Belinda Tynan RMIT University   Australia
21st 2015 2018 Mandla Makhanya The University of South Africa – UNISA   South Africa
20th 2012 2015 Tian Belawati Indonesia Open University (Universitas Terbuka)   Indonesia
19th 2008 2012 Fritz Pannekoek Athabasca University   Canada
18th 2004 2008 Helmut Hoyer FernUniversität   Germany
17th 1999 2004 Molly Corbett-Broad University of North Carolina   United States
16th 1995 1999 Armando Rocha-Trindade Universidad Nacional Abierta   Venezuela
15th 1992 1995 Marian Croft Laurentian University   Canada
14th 1988 1992 David Sewart The Open University UK   United Kingdom
13th 1985 1988 Kevin Smith The University of New England   Australia
12th 1982 1985 Sir John Daniel Athabasca University   Canada
11th 1978 1982 Bakhshish Singh Punjabi University   India
10th 1975 1978 David Young Rapid Results College   United Kingdom
9th 1972 1975 Börje Holmberg Hermods Foundation   Sweden
8th 1969 1972 Charles Wedemeyer The Open University UK   United Kingdom
7th 1965 1969 Rene Erdos University of New South Wales   Australia
6th 1961 1965 Donald Cameron
5th 1958 1961 G.J. Buck Banff School of Fine Arts   Canada
4th 1954 1958 William R.Young
3rd 1950 1954 A.G. Butcher The New Zealand Correspondence School   New Zealand
2nd 1948 1950 Knute O. Broady University of Nebraska   United States
1st 1938 1948 Rex Haight The High School correspondence instruction for the province of British Columbia   Canada

Publications

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ICDE regularly publishes or contributes to reports, surveys and articles on the following topics: Quality in Education; Online Education; Flexible Education; Elearning; Lifelong Learning; Higher Education; Distance Education; Open Education and OER (Open educational resources); Alternative Digital Credentials; Learning Analytics; Education Policies; Research and Innovation in Education; etc.

ICDE publishes the Open Praxis journal, a peer-reviewed open access scholarly journal focusing on research and innovation in open, distance and flexible education.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Klotz, David. "Who we are". www.icde.org. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ^ "ICDE members". www.icde.org. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ^ HANDBOOK OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, Edited by Michael Grahame Moore, The Pennsylvania State University, William G. Anderson, Massey University, LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES, PUBLISHERS, 2003 Mahwah, New Jersey London
  4. ^ "Open Praxis". openpraxis.org. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012.
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