CFP: E-LEARNING 2008 last call

-- CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline for submissions (last call): 12 May 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 Support 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 Assessment
• Innovations in e-Assessment
• e-Moderating
• e-Tutoring
• e-Facilitating
• Leadership 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
• Important Dates:
• Submission deadline (last call): 12 May 2008
• Notification to Authors: 30 May 2008
• Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration: Until 13 June 2008
• Late Registration: After 13 June 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, Portugal E-mail: [email protected]/ Web 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 Isaías, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

Committee Members: for committee list please refer to http://www.elearning-conf.org/committees.asp