Research in Distance Education and e-Learning (RIDE) conference
Research in Distance Education and e-Learning (RIDE) is an annual conference organised by the Centre for Online and Distance Education (formerly CDE), University of London. Through keynotes, panel discussions and individual research presentations it:
- Explores current themes and issues in online, flexible, blended and distance learning
- Showcases distance education methods and applications
- Promotes debate about challenges and solutions in this field.
The conference has developed from its origins as the inaugural CDE Fellows Conference in 2006, to become a fixture in the University of London calendar of events, attracting an international audience of practitioners, researchers, educational technologists and senior managers.
Research in Distance Education and e-Learning (RIDE) conference
Research in Distance Education and e-Learning (RIDE) is an annual conference organised by the Centre for Online and Distance Education (formerly CDE), University of London. Through keynotes, panel discussions and individual research presentations it:
- Explores current themes and issues in online, flexible, blended and distance learning
- Showcases distance education methods and applications
- Promotes debate about challenges and solutions in this field.
The conference has developed from its origins as the inaugural CDE Fellows Conference in 2006, to become a fixture in the University of London calendar of events, attracting an international audience of practitioners, researchers, educational technologists and senior managers.
Use the links below to see details of this year’s conference and to access resources from earlier years.
There was no RIDE 2014 because the conference date was moved from November 2014 to March 2015.
Conference resources
RIDE 2023 Sustaining Innovation: Research and Practice
Links to further details of the Research and Innovation in Distance Education and eLearning (RIDE) conference 2023.
RIDE 2022 Accelerating innovation
Links to further details of the Research and Innovation in Distance Education and eLearning (RIDE) conference 2022.
RIDE 2021 Learning through disruption
Further details of the Research and Innovation in Distance Education and eLearning (RIDE) conference 2021.
RIDE 2020 Examining disruptive innovations in distance education
Links to presentations at the Research and Innovation in Distance Education and eLearning (RIDE) conference 2020.
- 2020 conference blog part 1
- 2020 conference blog part 2
- 2020 conference blog part 3
- 2020 conference blog part 4
RIDE 2019 Addressing the Challenges of Digital Education: Professional Development and Student Experience
RIDE 2018 Learning Design: Integrating Learning, Teaching and Student Support
RIDE 2017 Learning and Teaching in a Digital Age: MOOCs, OERs and Innovation
- RIDE 2017 conference short programme [PDF]
- RIDE 2017 conference report [Word Doc]
RIDE 2016 Design for Learning, Technologies for Learning, Student Experience
RIDE 2015 Design for Learning, Technologies for Learning, Student Experience
RIDE 2013 Design for Learning, Technologies for Learning, Student Experience
- RIDE 2013 Conference short programme [PDF]
- RIDE 2013 Conference blog with links to presentations
RIDE 2012 Design for Learning, Future Technology, Student Engagement
RIDE 2011 Research in Distance Education
RIDE 2010 Research in Distance Education: Impact on Practice
RIDE 2009 From present findings to future agendas
2008 Pan‐Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning: Access to Learning for Development
This event was hosted by the University of London, and organised by the Centre for Distance Education.
2007 External System conference: Research Into Practice
No details available
2006 External System conference: Research based teaching for flexible and distance learning
This was the first University of London External System annual conference organised by the Centre for Distance Education. No further details of the event are available.
External System conferences were held annually 2001-2007.
The External System (ES) was responsible for organising the development and delivery of University of London distance learning and self-directed study programmes, in collaboration with University of London Member Institutions. It was supported by the Distance Education Resource Centre (forerunner of CDE). The Centre for Distance Education (CDE) was formed in 2005 and took over running the annual ES conference in 2006. In 2008 the External System was rebranded as the University of London International Academy (UoLIA), later, University of London Worldwide (UoLW). CDE was rebranded as the Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE) in 2022.
Read more about the history of distance learning and the Centre for Distance Education