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-- CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline for submissions: 25 February 2008 --
IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE E-LEARNING 2008
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 to 25 July 2008
(http://www.elearning-conf.org/)
part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information
Systems
(MCCSIS 2008)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 to 27 July 2008
(http://www.mccsis.org)
* Keynote Speakers
Professor Jon Dron, Athabasca University, Canada
Doctor David Guralnick, Kaleidoscope Learning, USA
* Conference background and goals
The IADIS e-Learning 2008 conference aims to address the main issues
of concern within
e-Learning. This conference covers both technical as well as the non-
technical aspects of
e-Learning. The conference accepts submissions in the following seven
main areas: Organisational
Strategy and Management Issues; Technological Issues; e-Learning
Curriculum
Development Issues; Instructional Design Issues; e-Learning Delivery
Issues; e-Learning
Research Methods and Approaches; e-Skills and Information Literacy for
Learning (please see below).
* Format of the Conference
The conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations.
The
proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book
and CD-ROM
with ISBN, and will be available also in the IADIS Digital Library
(accessible
on-line). The best paper authors will be invited to publish extended
versions of
their papers in the IADIS Journal on Computer Science and Information
Systems (ISSN: 1646-3692).
* Types of submissions
Full and Short Papers, Reflection Papers, Posters/Demonstrations,
Tutorials, Panels
and Doctoral Consortium. All submissions are subject to a blind
refereeing process.
* Topics related to e-Learning are of interest. These include, but are
not limited
to the following areas and topics:
Organisational Strategy and Management Issues (main area)
- Higher and Further Education
- Primary and Secondary Education
- Workplace Learning
- Vocational Training
- Home Schooling
- Distance Learning
- Blended Learning
- Change Management
- Educational Management
- Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for Educational and
Training Staff
- Return on e-Learning Investments (ROI)
Technological Issues (main area)
- Learning Management Systems (LMS)
- Managed Learning Environments (MLEs)
- Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)
- Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) Tools
- Social Sup****t Software
- Architecture of Educational Information Systems Infrastructure
- Security and Data Protection
- Learning Objects
- XML Schemas and the Semantic Web
- Web 2.0 Applications
e-Learning Curriculum Development Issues (main area)
- Philosophies and Epistemologies for e-learning
- Learning Theories and Approaches for e-learning
- e-Learning Models
- Conceptual Representations
- Pedagogical Models
- e-Learning Pedagogical Strategies
- e-Learning Tactics
- Developing e-Learning for Specific Subject Domains
Instructional Design Issues (main area)
- Designing e-Learning Settings
- Developing e-Learning Pilots and Prototypes
- Creating e-Learning Courses
- Collaborative learning
- Problem-based learning
- Inquiry-based learning
- Blended learning
- Distance learning
- Designing e-Learning Tasks
- E-learning activities
- Online Groupwork
- Experiential learning
- Simulations and Modelling
- Gaming and edutainment
- Creativity and design activities
- Exploratory programming
e-Learning Delivery Issues (main area)
- e-Delivery in different contexts
- Higher and Further Education
- Primary and Secondary Schools
- Workplace Learning
- Vocational Training
- Distance Learning
- Online *****sment
- Innovations in e-*****sment
- e-Moderating
- e-Tutoring
- e-Facilitating
- Leader****p in e-Learning Delivery
- Networked Information and Communication Literacy Skills
- Participation and Motivation in e-Learning
e-Learning Research Methods and Approaches (main area)
- Action Research
- Design Research
- Course and Programme Evaluations
- Systematic Literature Reviews
- Historical Analysis
- Case Studies
- Meta-analysis of Case Studies
- Effectiveness and Impact Studies
- Evaluation of e-Learning Technologies
- Evaluation of Student and Tutor Satisfaction
- Learning and cognitive styles
- Ethical Issues in e-learning
e-Skills and Information Literacy for Learning (main area)
- Teaching information literacy
- Electronic library and information search skills
- ICT skills education
- in schools and colleges
- for business, industry and the public sector
- in adult, community, home and prison education
- informal methods (peer groups, family)
- Education for computer-mediated communication skills
- Netiquette
- Online safety for children and vulnerable users
- Cybercrime awareness and personal prevention
- Student production of online media
- Web design
- Digital storytelling
- Web 2.0 tools
- etc.
- Digital media studies
* Im****tant Dates:
- Submission Deadline: 25 February 2008
- Notification to Authors: Until 31 March 2008
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration: Until 21 April
2008
- Late Registration: After 21 April 2008
- Conference: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 to 25 July 2008
* Conference Location
The conference will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
* Secretariat
IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE E-LEARNING 2008
Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3
1050-209 Lisbon, ****tugal
E-mail: secretariat@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
site: http://www.elearning-conf.org/
* Program Committee
e-Learning 2008 Conference Program Chairs:
Miguel Baptista Nunes, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Maggie McPherson, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
General MCCSIS Conference Co-Chairs:
Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Pedro Isa=EDas, Universidade Aberta (****tuguese Open University),
****tugal
Nian-****ng Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
Committee Members: *
* for committee list please refer to
http://www.elearning-conf.org/committee=
s.asp
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