Centre for Distance Education

What we do

The Centre for Distance Education (CDE) is a University of London Interational Programmes initiative promoting and supporting collaboration, knowledge-sharing and the development of expertise in distance education.

The CDE suppports a community of practice and provides a focus for the development of high quality teaching and research in distance education throughout the federal University.

The overall purpose of the Centre is to enhance the student experience and improve student achievement.

Distance learning news and updates
- JISC STEM Departmental Computing: Current practice, future needs Date: Tuesday, 12 June, 2012 ... bit.ly/JI9d7g 13 hours ago
- CELSTEC Specht: keynote at the conference Tablets in education: 15 May 20... bit.ly/JWRgjW 1 day ago
- HEFCE £100 million for new research facilities: The UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) has been es... bit.ly/JX1v8G 2 days ago
- HEFCE UK Research Partnership Investment Fund: 2012-2015: This document sets out the arrangements for an additio... bit.ly/LJ1wyn 2 days ago
- HEFCE Student number controls for 2013-14: proposals for high grades and a core and margin exercise: bit.ly/KtxYFh 5 days ago
- JISC Webcast: Cloud computing and the law: Date: Wednesday ... bit.ly/JeIW13 6 days ago
- CELSTEC Keynote on Online tutoring for Flemish teacher trainers: 10 May 2... bit.ly/LXgXWv 6 days ago
- HEFCE Rates of qualification from postgraduate research degrees: Projected study outcomes of full-time students ... bit.ly/Je2CSJ 6 days ago
- HEFCE Rates of qualification from postgraduate research degrees: HEFCE is publishing a report today that present... bit.ly/LWHrqY 6 days ago
- CELSTEC Seminar 'Get your results published': 10 May 2012 (All day) ... bit.ly/Ll6KjN 6 days ago

International Fellowships 2012

The Centre for Distance Education is opening up its Fellowship scheme for individuals from international teaching institutions with expertise in open and distance education, technology enhanced learning (TEL), and related areas. The Centre provides a focus for professional development and scholarly activity in flexible and distributed learning across the University of London. It works through a … Read more

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International Teaching and Research Awards 2012

The Centre for Distance Education (CDE) is pleased to announce the expansion of its Teaching and Research Awards (TRA) scheme to include research based within independent Teaching Institutions associated with the University of London International Programmes. The new International Teaching and Research Awards scheme will support original research that explores innovative practice in the areas … Read more

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Changing pedagogies, changing technology and changing organizational systems for ODL

Thursday 24 May 2012, 12.30pm-2pm. Room G37, Senate House, University of London We are very pleased to be able to host this special seminar on the future of open and distance learning (ODL) from Professor Michael G. Moore, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Education at Penn State University and Editor of The American Journal of … Read more

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CDE Annual Report: 2010-11

The Centre for Distance Education has prepared an Annual Report summarising our outputs and activities over the academic year 2010-11. You can view or download a copy via the below link: CDE annual report 2010-11 [pdf, 772kb]

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