This Conference will be of interest to SEDA members - and will have a
strong focus on e-learning staff development. Please note the deadline for
receiving Conference proposals is 10 December.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NETWORKED LEARNING
(a research-based conference on e-learning in Higher Education and
Lifelong Learning)
Tuesday 26th March - Thursday 28th March, 2002 at the University of
Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
We invite you to the above conference which is an opportunity to
participate in a forum for the critical examination and analysis of
research in networked learning ie learning and teaching carried out
largely via the Internet/Web which emphasises collaborative and
cooperative learning, learning through dialogue and group work
together with interaction with online materials, and collaborative
knowledge production.
The Conference is supported by the TLTP Programme, and it is an ideal
dissemination opportunity for current TLTP3 Projects currently moving into
their transferability phase. The Conference is also supported by the LTSN
Generic Centre.
We are using the opportunity of the Conference to disseminate outcomes from
our own TLTP Project at the University of Sheffield – Computer Supported
Collaborative Group Work. The Project has developed national resources
related to the use of collaborative learning and teaching methods in e-
learning
MAIN THEMES OF THE CONFERENCFE
*e-learning, e-tutoring, the e-univeristy
*distributed communities of practice
*gender
*working across boundaries
*methodologies for researching networked/e-learning
*new technologies for supporting networked/e-learning
We invite proposals of the following kind:
1.Two hour Symposia
2 Individual research papers
3.Posters
4.Workshops
IMPORTANT DATES:
DATES OF THE CONFERENCE
The conference will run from lunchtime Tuesday 26th March to
lunchtime Thursday 28th March 2002
DATE FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS OF PROPOSALS
We must receive proposal abstracts (500 words) by Monday, December 10th,
2001. You will be informed of acceptance of your proposal by Friday 21st
December
DATE FOR SUBMITTING FULL COPY OF ACCEPTED PAPERS
WE must receive full copy of accepted papers by Friday, February
15th, 2002 in order to include them in the Conference Proceedings Book
CONFERENCE FEE: The fee for full attendance including en-suite
accommodation is £375.00 Sterling.
Full details of the Conference and the Call for Proposals may be obtained
at: http://www.shef.ac.uk/nlc2002
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