collaborative learning

The provisional date of publication is November, 2012. For further information and to submit your article, please contact: jimena.marquez@elearningpapers.eu

Guest editor: Fabrizio Cardinali, C.E.O. (eXact learning solutions S.p.A.), Chair of the European Learning Industry Group (ELIG)

Submissions are invited to explore and share experiences related to the integration of learning technologies into the professional sphere. Papers can be more specifically aimed at exploring the following themes:

• Competence-based learning and e-Learning
• Personalised and adaptive learning services
• Embedded learning and performance support
• Games and simulations supporting induction and learning at work
• Training in virtual worlds
• Collaboration systems and virtual meeting rooms in support of workplace learning
• Semantic Web convergence and interoperability
• Generating learning content from information sources and the Web
• Integrating Media and Learning Management for Mobile and Instant Learning
• Online Validation and Qualification (such as badges, e-portfolios, etc.)
• Computer and Internet Certificates
• Informal and Non-formal Learning

See the complete guidelines at: Instructions for writers

Trata-se de um evento organizado pelo Laboratório de Educação a Distância & eLearning (LE@D) da Universidade Aberta e do  Grupo de Agentes Inteligentes e Personagens Sintéticas (GAIPS/INESC-ID/IST)  em colaboração com o Gabinete de e-learning da Universidade de Trás-Montes e Alto-Douro (UTAD).

A Conferência SLACTIONS 2012 tem como foco a investigação acerca dos mundos virtuais, caracterizando-se por ser a primeira conferência híbrida a decorrer em simultâneo no  Second Life® e presencialmente a partir de vários países. Os outros pólos nacionais/local chapters da SLACTIONS 2012 são até à data EUA, Itália, Irlanda, Peru e Brasil.

The selected theme will inspire unity and action as well as fostering continued connections after the actual event. It is envisaged this will improve global understanding and cement friendships for ongoing collaborations. It is also envisaged that this will provide an opportunity for students and teachers together to 'create the future' through exploration of a global or social issue and developing an 'action' plan to work globally to overcome this.

• To provide an opportunity for participants and supporters of Flat Classroom® Projects to have an educational and cultural exchange via an organized gathering.

• To promote connection and understanding between geographically dispersed, ethnically and culturally diverse groups of students in meaningful, global cooperative authentic learning experiences.

• To focus on enhancing digital citizenship and fostering best practice methods for online learning in ways that can be shared synchronously and asynchronously with other schools around the world.

• To provide further opportunity for pedagogical development using emerging technologies in differing modes.

• To promote leadership skills for 21st century learning amongst participants of all ages with an increasing leadership role for students in education practice.

• To provide an opportunity for participants to explore and experience what it means to learn in a global classroom where the learning has been flattened and includes extensive involvement from students and teachers, both face-to-face and virtually.

• To advance our approach to the next stage in the establishment of educationally viable and valued global classroom(s) and all this means for relationship building and the development of independent and cultural learning for teachers and student