web-based learning

This conference will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, 23 - 26 July 2013 as part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2013) Prague, Czech Republic 22 – 26 July 2013.

* Keynote Speakers (confirmed):
Thomas C. Reeves, Professor Emeritus of Learning, Design, and Technology, College of Education, The University of Georgia, USA
Doc. Ing Jan Lojda, President of the Czech Association of Distance Teaching Universities, Czech Republic

* Conference background and goals
The IADIS e-Learning 2013 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.

* 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 conference proceedings will be submitted for indexing to INSPEC, EI Compendex, Thomson ISI, ISTP and other indexing services.

* Best Papers
The best papers will be selected for publishing as extended versions in the IADIS International Journal on WWW/Internet (ISSN: 1645-7641), in the Interactive Technology and Smart Education (ITSE) journal (ISSN:1741-5659) and also to selected journals (i.e. IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems (IJCSIS - ISSN: 1646-3692) including journals from INDERSCIENCE Publishers.

* Types of submissions
Full papers, 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:

• 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

To see more details and subtopics, please see the attached document or visit the conference website.

Technology is all around us. Long gone are the days when we could just walk into a classroom with a handful of papers and a piece of chalk. Even if we are in an environment that is lacking resources, our students with mobile phones, internet café, and social networking, are exposed to technology daily. And new uses of technology are being introduced daily. These new uses show how innovation and creativity go hand-in-hand. We invite language educators, administrators, policy makers, and others to join us at ECTC 2013 as we examine technology’s impact upon our classrooms, share what innovations we are currently implementing, and look to the future imagining the role technology will play in education.

ECTC 2013 will attract a diverse group of teachers, researchers, practitioners and scholars who are engaged in the singular goal of meeting students' educational needs, as students can learn about crucial issues and become familiar with web-based learning and other information technology tools. The use of technology in the classroom represents a significant departure from traditional teaching methods, conducting research, assessing student performance and assurance of learning. Moreover, it creates a user friendly and economically viable environment conducive to learning in any corner in the world where access to technology exists.

The workshop organizers will be responsible for setting up the workshop website, coordinating the review process and collecting the camera ready papers. Workshop authors are required to have a full registration to the main conference. Based on last years' tradition, we plan to publish accepted workshop papers in a separate post-proceedings volume in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) (pending).

Researchers from academia and industry are invited to take this opportunity and submit WORKSHOP PROPOSALS on hot topics in the scope of the conference. All proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the ICWL 2012 organizing committee.

IMPORTANT DATES
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Workshop proposal submission deadline: April 1, 2012
Notification of workshop acceptance: April 10, 2012
Workshop paper submission deadline (recommended): June 10, 2012
Workshop paper notification (recommended): July 1, 2012
Workshop authors’ registration and camera-ready papers: July 15, 2012

WORKSHOP PROPOSALS REQUIREMENTS
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Workshop proposals should be no longer than 4 pages and should include the following information:
 
* General information:
- Workshop title
- Names, affiliations, and a short bio of the organizers (we encourage international teams of organizers from different institutions)
 
* A description of the workshop:
- Workshop topic
- Relevance of the workshop to the conference
- Target audience: who might be interested in the workshop and why
- Expected number of participants
- Goals and format (oral presentations, posters, discussion groups, etc.)
 
* A draft of the workshop's call for papers:
- A list of specific topics of interest
- Important dates
- URL of site to host the workshop
- Preliminary list of the Program Committee members with their affiliation
- A description of the paper reviewing and selection process
- Expected duration of the workshop (half day or full day)

WORKSHOP PROPOSALS SUBMISSION
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Please email your proposal as a PDF attachment directly to the workshop chairs:
- Dickson K.W. Chiu, Dickson Computer Systems, Hong Kong (dicksonchiu@ieee.org)
- Demetrios Sampson, University of Piraeus & CERTH, Greece (sampson@unipi.gr)
- Costin Badica, University of Craiova, Romania (badica_costin@software.ucv.ro)
and CC to icwl2012@software.ucv.ro.