Keynote at IODL 2022

Professor Asha Kanwar delivered a timely and topical keynote address at the Fifth International Open and Distance Learning Conference (IODL) 2022, organised by Anadolu University, Turkey. The address entitled “Disruptive Change in an Age of Disruption” emphasised how current global crises have significantly impacted open and distance learning, as well as higher education.

Professor Kanwar remarked, “Dealing with disruptive change will require an innovation mindset. One element of this would be to regard every challenge as an opportunity. Another would be to take risks and learn from failures. Finally, we need to adopt collaboration and sharing as a strategy.”

IODL 2022’s aim is to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss a broad range of topics related to open and distance learning within the context of “disruptive change” in education.