
Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA)
ODLAA is an international professional association of educators, educational researchers, learning designers, instructional designers, consultants, administrators and educational institutions who are dedicated to the advancement or research, practice and support of education across time and space.

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Distance Education is ODLAA’s Q1 journal. Free to members as part of your membership.
ODLAA news
Distance education students’ satisfaction: Do work and family roles matter?
Join us for our next webinar on June 26 at 3.30 pm (AEST), where Philippa Waterhouse, Rajvinder Samra and Mathijs Lucassen from The Open University, UK will discuss their research into whether work and family roles can predict distance education students’ satisfaction. Join us for some interesting insights. Register today.
2023: Distance Education Special Edition - Call for Papers
Distance Education Journal would like to invite proposals for their upcoming special edition, which is focussed on addressing the ‘challenging’ elements of learning at a distance. This special edition will be edited by Rachel Fitzgerald, University of Queensland, Henk Huijser, Queensland University of Technology, Sharon Altena, Queensland University of Technology and Professor Ale Armellini, University of Portsmouth. Proposals for the special edition are due on 1 June 2022. For more details access our Calls for Papers page on the ODLAA website.
New Executive Committee Appointments
We would like to congratulate ODLAA members who were elected to the Executive Committee at the ODLAA AGM held on 10th May, 2022. Dr Mitchell Parkes (UNE) was elected as a Member representative and Sharon Altena (QUT) was elected as Vice President. We would like to acknowledge the work and dedication of Professor Mark Brown, the outgoing ODLAA Vice President.
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