Marcos, AdéritoTavares, Mirian2022-03-152022-03-152022-03Fernandes-Marcos, A. & Tavares, M. (2022). “INNOVATING IN OPEN DISTANCE TEACHING WITH FACE-TO-FACE RETREATS WITHIN A DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN DIGITAL MEDIA ART”. In Proceedings of 16th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED2022). 7-8 March 2022 (virtual). IATED editor. pp. 3336- 3343. ISBN: 978-84-09-37758-9.978-84-09-37758-9http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/11827Conferência realizada de 7-8 de março de 2022.The Portuguese Open University, together with the University of Algarve, both in Portugal, launched a doctoral program in digital media art taught by a hybrid approach, adopting open distance asynchronous teaching based on an e-learning platform along with face-to-face sessions (doctoral retreats) with the duration of one week at the final of each academic year. This program has been established in 2012 pioneering the innovation of applying asynchronous online teaching in practical and some labour intensive disciplines such are programming sensors or planning art installation exhibitions while creating an online learning community. In this article we aim at presenting the doctoral program by emphasizing not only the overall project but specifically the pedagogic model and strategy adopted while providing examples of concrete teaching/learning scenarios implemented including the doctoral retreats.engDigital media artDoctoral programVirtual pedagogic modelOpen distance learningDoctoral retreatsconference object