Int'l Conf. on COMPUTER SUPPORTED EDUCATION

http://www.csedu.org

IMPORTANT DATES:

Regular Paper Submission (EXTENDED): December 11, 2008

Authors Notification: January 28, 2009

Final Paper Submission and Registration: February 10, 2009

To be held in LISBOA/PORTUGAL on March 23-26, 2009

organized by the Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC) technically co-sponsored by IEEE Education Soc Portuguese Chapter, IEEE Portugal, WfMC and IICREST

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Manuel Castro Gil, National University for Distance Education, Spain Mats Daniels, Uppsala University, Sweden Edmundo Tovar, Madrid Polytechnic University, Spain Thao Le, Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania, Australia Wim Veen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Itiel Dror, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

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CONFERENCE AREAS:

Area 1: Information Technologies Supporting Learning - Web-based learning, Wikis and Blogs - Virtual learning environments - e-learning platforms, portals - Authoring tools and content development - Groupware Tools - Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning - Security Aspects - AV-communication and multimedia - Mobile learning - Ontologies and meta-data standards - Intelligent Tutoring Systems - e-learning hardware and software - Digital Libraries for e-learning

Area 2: Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment - Supervising and managing student projects - Simulated communities and online mentoring - Pedagogy enhancement with e-learning - Educating the educators - Immersive Learning - Blended learning - Mobile learning (M-learning) - Computer-aided assessment - Metrics and performance measurement - Assessment software tools - Assessment methods in blended learning environments - e- testing and new test theories

Area 3: Social Context and Learning Environments - Learning Organizations - Collaborative Learning - Community Building - Lifelong Learning: Continuing Professional Training & Development - Theoretical bases of e-learning environments - International Partnerships in Teaching - Distance and e-learning in a global context - Cooperation with Industry in teaching - Context dependent learning - Higher Education vs. Vocational Training

Area 4: Legal and Cultural Management Issues - Marketing of study programs - Cross-cultural education - Cultural, social and gender issues - Education and ethics - Corporate training and change management - Legislation for the success of e-learning - Breaking Barriers / Removing Constraints & Disadvantages - Employability - Flexible study modes (e.g. for professionals) - Management styles for distance and e-learning - Economic models for distance and e-learning activities

Area 5: Domain Applications and Case Studies -e-learning success cases - Errors in e-learning - Critical Success Factors in Distance Learning - e-learning in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil and Information Engineering - Medical Applications - Interdisciplinary programs for distance education - Impact and achievements of International initiatives - Joint-degrees - Virtual Labs: Examples, Architecture and Organization - Virtual Universities and Classrooms

Area 6: Quality, Evaluation and Accreditation Policies - Standards and interoperability - Course design and e-learning curriculae - Emerging and best practices - Managing quality in e-learning - e-learning tactics and strategies - Course/program evaluation - Teacher Evaluation - Accessibility to disabled users - Quality Assurance: Recognition; Accreditation; Certification - Assessment and accreditation of courses and institutions