** Apologies for Cross Postings **
Call for Papers
Special Track on E-Learning Ecosystems
The 4th IEEE International Conference on Digital Ecosystems and Technologies
IEEE DEST 2010
13-16 April 2010, Dubai, UAE
http://www.ieee-dest.curtin.edu.au/2010
Submission deadline: 31 January 2010
Objectives
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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.
The special track E-Learning Ecosystems focuses in particular on approaches
and application of ecosystems for knowledge transfer and learning purposes.
Description
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21st century society makes demands in virtually every facet of one?s life.
One is expected to keep pace with mutable situations, adapt 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 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
meta-cognitive and teamwork skills as well as link knowledge in a cultural
context in view of 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 demands
appropriate models and reference architectures which provide support to (a)
communicate the conception of topical learning from different viewpoints,
(b) identify the multidisciplinary relations of research areas, (c) assess
and classify learning approaches and implementations, and (d) provide domain
knowledge for research and development activities. However, such modern
learning settings also require flexible approaches and technological
solutions. E-Learning Ecosystems can provide both: it offers the foundation
for interesting models and frameworks but it also focuses on modern
technology as the infrastructure for enhanced e-learning environments.
Topics
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Based on the concept of ecosystem and digital business ecosystem, 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
? Theoretical bases of e-Learning environments
? Understanding and simulation of large scale e-learning grid environment
? Design, model and framework of e-Learning Systems
? Interdisciplinary Research and e-learning
? E-learning metadata and standards
? Educational Gaming and Multimedia for Learning
? Security and Privacy management in e-learning
? Mobile and Ubiquitous Learning Systems
? Human-centric ubiquitous collaboration
? Human/robot collaboration
? Context dependent learning
? Distance and e-Learning in a global context
? Collaborative e-education, e-learning, and collaborative computing
? Lifelong Learning: continuing professional training & development
Important Dates
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31 January 2010: Full paper submission deadline
10 February 2010: Paper acceptance notifications sent
10 March 2010: Full ?camera ready? papers due
Conference 12-15 April 2010
Committees
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Track Chairs
Youakim Badr, INSA-Lyon, France
Christian Gütl, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Organizational Team
Markus Lanthaler, Graz University of Technology, Austria Mohamad Smadi, Graz
University of Technology, Austria
International Program Committee
For details please refer to
http://dest2010.debii.curtin.edu.au/index.php/int-programme-committee
