Archive for August, 2010
CSCL 2011 conference – July 4 to 8, 2011 – Hong Kong, China
CSCL 2011 is the ninth international CSCL conference and will be held in Hong Kong on July 4-8, 2011. The conference is co-organised by the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) and Centre for Information Technology in Education of the University of Hong Kong.
CSCL conference is a major international event that gathers together people involved in all aspects of the field of technology-based collaborative learning, including research, education, training and technology. It focuses on issues related to formal and informal learning through collaboration, as the CSCL community is interested not only in tools, but also in identifying the actual educational and professional practices that are associated with their appropriate usages.
It includes a lively mix of keynotes, submitted paper sessions, submitted and invited symposia, workshops, panels, educational showcases, interactive events, posters sessions, demos and exhibitions, covering timely and important issues of interest to the community and reporting recent research findings.
CSCL 2011 invites participation from experienced as well as early career researchers, designers, educators, industrial trainers from various disciplines including education, cognitive, social and educational psychology, didactics, subject matter specialities, computer science, linguistics and semiotics, speech communication, anthropology, sociology, design, etc.
Deadline for sending in proposals is November 1. 2010. Details about possible submission formats can be found in the call for proposals.
Self-regulated learning in technology enhanced learning environments: problems and promises
In parallel to the last day of the EC-TEL 2010 conference the University of
Barcelona will be hosting an International Conference on Self-regulated learning in technology enhanced learning environments. The event is organised by TACONET and the STELLAR Network of Excellence
financed Theme Team project on Self-regulated Learning in Technology Enhanced Learning Environments (SRL in TELEs).
The conference attendance on October 1. is free of charge but registration is required through the TACONET Website.
Key note speakers in the morning will be…
Ana Margarida Simão (Lisbon University),
Heinz Mandl (Munich University),
Ton de Jong (University of Twente),
Yves Punie (EC – ITPS, Sevilla)
There will be parallel sessions in the afternoon… and I have just received the notice that our proposed paper titled “Personal learning contracts as a modelling device for one’s activities and instrumentation” will be on the programme.
Global Learn Asia Pacific 2011 -March 28 to April 1 – Melbourne, Australia
The mission of the Global Learn conference, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), is to further the advancement and innovation in learning and technology. As the educational world becomes increasingly global, new ways to explore, learn, and share knowledge are needed.
An idea whose time has come–an international coalition of leaders and organizations coming together for a global exchange on learning and technology!
Global Learn serves as a means to connect and engage creative educators, researchers, consultants, training managers, policy makers, curriculum developers, entrepreneurs, and others in the topics and fields in which they are passionate. Many individuals are transforming learning environments in local as well as more global ways. Global Learn offers an opportunity to meet and discuss their ideas, findings, and next steps.
Deadline for contributions is October 25, 2010. Details can be found in the call for participation.
