The GUIDE Workshop 2010 will offer a general view of the current opportunities coming from the inclusion of digital technologies in the educational and professional sectors.

Academic and professional training can play an important role in responding to the current global and economic crisis on the one hand and in meeting the increasing need for large-scale education on the other. A closer relationship between educational programs and local development can contribute to ensuring compliance with the changing labor and social landscape, enhancing a country's development and competitiveness.

The Workshop themes cover many aspects of distance and lifelong learning, including vocational guidance and professional re-training; the role of instructional technology in the implementation of scientific subject; and the improvement of teachers' and universities' capacity building in developing countries.


Bringing together academic research and practical applications, the GUIDE 2010 Workshop enhances the exchange of innovations, best practices, and methodologies among different regions and in various academic and professional contexts.

A specific session will be dedicated to the new flexible-learning models, like eLearning, blended learning, and triple learning, highlighting the developments of the latest tools and applications. The Web 2.0 generation, mobile learning theories, practices, and applications, together with the design and management of interactive m-environments will be also some of the main themes of the debate.

The Workshop will give researchers and practitioners from both industrialized and developing countries the opportunity to share best practices and experiences in the establishment of partnerships, networks, and synergies.


The discussion of the suggested topics will lead to the postulation of a Framework Recommendation on innovative best practices and methodological applications for distance-education institutions, which will be published with the support of the GUIDE Board of Directors.