At the request of a number of potential contributors, the Organizing
Committee has decided to extend the deadline of paper submission for this
special track to the 15th of February, 2009.
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Call for Papers
Special Track on E-Learning Ecosystems
3rd IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies
IEEE DEST 2009
1-3 June 2009, Istanbul, Turkey
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The main conference theme of DEST 2009 is to strengthen ICT to support
different digital ecosystems, especially focusing on cyber engineering and
human space computing. It is the study of triangle relationship between
industries, human endeavours and advanced ICT. Get more information at
http://dest2009.debii.curtin.edu.au
The special track E-Learning Ecosystems focuses in particular on approaches
and application of ecosystems for knowledge transfer and learning purposes.
Track Chair
Christian Guetl, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Organizational Team
Alexander Nussbaumer, Graz University, Austria
Mohammad Smadi, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Our society of the 21st century makes great demands on its members in
virtually every part of their lives. It is expected that members of the society
keep pace with mutable situations, adapt their skills and expertise, and
collaborate and compete to provide to some extent value for the society. As a
result, modern instructional design, learning goals and processes as well as
appropriate learning environments must support the development of the
aforementioned skills and expertises.
Consequently, educational approaches have changed dramatically over time
from remedial repetitive learning to today's learning with an understanding to
become more independent in the learning process, strengthen metacognitive
and teamwork skills as well as link knowledge in cultural context to be
prepared for lifelong learning. Educational approaches have also been
influenced by technology but have also increasingly applied technology over
the last decades.
This complexity of modern learning setups of the 21st century demand
appropriate models and reference architectures which support (a) to
communicate the conception of topical learning from different viewpoints, (b)
to identify the multidisciplinary relations of research areas, (c) to assess and
classify learning approaches and implementations, (d) to provide domain
knowledge for research and development activities. But such modern learning
settings also require flexible approaches and technological solutions. E-
Learning Ecosystems can provide both: it provides the foundation for
interesting models and frameworks but it also focuses on modern technology
as the infrastructure for enhanced e-learning environments.
Based on the ecosystem conception and the digital business ecosystem idea,
this track welcomes original and quality contributions in areas including but not
limited to
- Models and framework for topical learning
- Flexible and distributed learning environments
- Learning and training in virtual organizations
- Knowledge management in educational organizations
- New adaptive e-learning approaches
- Personalized learning environments
- Semantic web based learning environments
- Web 2.0 based learning environments
- Collaborative and group learning
- Trust building in distributed learning environments
Important Dates
Full Paper Submissions: 15 February 2009 (extended deadline) Paper
Acceptance Notifications: 1 March 2009 Final 'Camera Ready' Papers Due: 15
April 2009
Workshops: 31 May 2009
Conference: 1-3 June 2009
Further Information, Paper Template and Paper Submission:
http://dest2009.debii.curtin.edu.au/
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