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> From: Natália Reis <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 18 May 2005 12:07:00 BST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: CFP: IADIS CELDA (submission deadline - 3rd June)
> Reply-To: Improving Student Learning <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Deadline for submissions: 3 June 2005 (for all contributions)
>
>                          IADIS International Conference on
>             Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 
> 2005 )
>                       14-16 December 2005  -  Porto, PORTUGAL
>                          (http://www.iadis.org/celda2005)
>
>              Endorsed by: IEEE Technical Committee on Learning 
> Technology
>
> * Keynote Speaker (confirmed):
> Professor Stefano A. Cerri, LIRMM, CNRS & Un. Montpellier II, France
>
> * Tutorial Expert (confirmed):
> Professor J. Michael Spector, Florida State University, USA
>
> * Conference background and goals
>
> The IADIS CELDA 2005 conference aims to address the main issues 
> concerning
> with the
> evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications 
> in
> digital age.
> There have been huge advancements in both cognitive psychology and
> computing that
> have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two
> disciplines has never
> been faster before and this marriage has affected the very basis of the
> academia.
> Paradigms such as just-in-time learning, constructivist approaches,
> student-cantered
> learning and collaborative approaches have emerged, and are being
> supported by
> technological advancements such as simulations, virtual reality and 
> multi-
> agents systems
> to name a few. This merger has created both opportunities and areas of
> serious concerns.
> This conference aims to cover both technological as well as pedagogical
> issues related to
> these developments. Main tracks have been identified (see below). 
> However
> innovative
> contributions that do not fit into these areas will also be considered 
> as
> long as they are
> directly related to the overall theme of the conference.
>
> * Format of the Conference
> The conference will comprise of invited talks, oral presentations for
> discussion-oriented
> papers, and poster sessions for work-in-progress. The proceedings of 
> the
> conference will
> be published in the form of a book and CD-ROM.
>
> Authors of the best published papers in the CELDA 2005 proceedings 
> will be
> invited to
> publish extended versions of their papers in the Computers in Human
> Behavior Journal
> (Guest edited by Kinshuk, Demetrios G Sampson and J. Michael Spector).
>
> * Types of submissions
> Full and Short Papers, Posters and Tutorials. All submissions will go
> through a double-
> blind refereeing process with at least two international experts.
>
> * Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following 
> areas:
> - Acquisition of expertise
> - Assessing progress of learning in complex domains
> - Assessment of exploratory learning approaches
> - Assessment of exploratory technologies
> - Cognition in education
> - Collaborative learning
> - Educational psychology
> - Exploratory technologies (such as simulations, VR, i-TV and so on)
> - Just-in-time and Learning-on-Demand
> - Learner Communities and Peer-Support
> - Learning Communities & Web Service Technologies
> - Pedagogical Issues Related with Learning Objects
> - Learning Paradigms in Academia
> - Learning Paradigms in Corporate Sector
> - Life-long Learning
> - Student-Centered Learning
> - Technology and mental models
> - Technology, learning and expertise
> - Virtual University
>
> * Important Dates:
>
> Submission Deadline: 3 June 2005
> Notification to Authors: 12 September 2005
> Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration: Until 17 October 
> 2005
> Late Registration: After 17 October 2005
> Conference: Porto, Portugal , 14-16 December 2005
>
> * Conference Location
> The conference will be held in Porto, Portugal .
>
> * Secretariat
> IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CELDA 2005
> Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3
> 1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Web site: http://www.iadis.org/celda2005
>
> * Program Committee
>
> Conference Chair
> Pedro Isaias, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), 
> Portugal
>
> Program Co-Chairs
> Kinshuk, Massey University, New Zealand
> Demetrios G Sampson, University of Piraeus, Greece
>
> Committee Members: please see
> http://www.iadis.org/celda2005/committees.asp for
> updated list.
>
> * Co-located Conference:
> This conference is co-located with the IADIS International Conference 
> on
> e-Commerce 2005 (http://www.iadis.org/ec2005) - participants of one
> conference may attend
> the sessions from the other conference at no extra charges.