*ALT-C 2011 - Thriving in a colder and more challenging climate*
*Call for proposals*
The 18th international conference of the Association for Learning
Technology will be held at the University of Leeds, UK, 6-8 September 2011.
*Conference co-chairs*
* John Cook, Professor of Technology Enhanced Learning at the Learning
Technology Research Institute, London Metropolitan University.
* Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University.
Whether you've been involved in ALT for years, are new to the learning
technology domain, or are an experienced researcher or presenter from
other fields with innovation to report, please take the time to review
the call and guidelines documents below. With your help we can make the
2011 ALT Conference a truly outstanding, influential, and enjoyable event.
*Categories of submissions*
We welcome submissions of two broad types:
1. An abstract of up to 350 words describing either a Demonstration (30
minutes), Short Presentation (ePoster + 6 mins), Short Paper (20
minutes), Symposium (60 minutes or occasionally 80 minutes), or a
Workshop (60 minutes). All abstracts will appear in the Conference
Introduction and Abstracts.
2. A full Proceedings Paper of up to 5000 words, for publication in the
peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings of ALT-C 2011, together with a 350
word abstract (taken from the paper), and a 200 word presentation
overview which will appear in the Conference Introduction and Abstracts
and online.
*Calls and Guidelines*
Provided below are links to comprehensive documents on the ALT Open
Access Repository for you to download and/or refer to prior to writing
or submitting a proposal, and for you to make us of during the
subsequent editing process if your proposal is successful. Please read
the relevant documents carefully.
Call and Guidelines for Proceedings Papers: http://repository.alt.ac.uk/864/
Proceedings Paper Template: http://repository.alt.ac.uk/865/
Call and Guidelines for Short Papers, Short Presentations (ePosters),
Symposia, Workshops and Demonstrations: http://repository.alt.ac.uk/863/
Further info: http://www.alt.ac.uk/guidelines_papers.html
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*Key dates*
* Calls and Guidelines issued 10 Dec 2010
* Proposals accepted from mid December 2010
* Submissions close on 21 February 2011
* Presenters' registration deadline 27 June 2011
* Earlybird registration deadline 4 July 2011
* Registrations close on 12 August 2011
*Outstanding and Best Proceedings Paper Awards*
All presented proceedings papers are considered by ALT for an
Outstanding Proceedings Paper Award. To receive this award, the judges
had to agree with the statement "This paper presents work that strongly
advances the field of learning technology". [If there is no agreement on
the words "strongly advances" then the judges may make a Best
Proceedings Paper Award.]
*Best Short Presentation Awards*
All accepted short presentations are eligible for the Best Short
Presentation Awards, one voted for by the conference delegates and the
other subject to a wider online voting community.
Download a copy of the first edition of the flyer for the conference
from the main conference web site: http://www.alt.ac.uk/altc2011
Kind regards,
Hayley
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Hayley Maisey, Head of Operations and Events
Association for Learning Technology (ALT)
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