* Apologies for Cross Posting **

** DIVERSE 2006,
** 5th to 7th July, 2006, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland
** The Sixth International DIVERSE conference on
** Video and Videoconferencing in Education. *

Second Call for Contributions: Deadline for submission - 10th March 2006
Early Bird Registration: Available up until the 31st May 2006

You are invited to the DIVERSE Conference on the 5th – 7^th July 2006. 
This year's event is hosted by Glasgow Caledonian University and the 
DIVERSE network.


Introduction

DIVERSE is the leading conference all aspects of video and 
videoconferencing in education: teaching, research, management etc - 
including the convergence of these technologies with online 
technologies, and the emergence of new possibilities such as 
telepresence learning, interactive television, virtual reality and 
computer games techniques, and wireless and handheld access to moving 
images.

DIVERSE is intended for anyone interested in embedding video and 
videoconferencing technologies within educational practice: teachers, 
technical support staff, researchers, staff and educational developers, 
project managers and directors.

DIVERSE provides excellent opportunities for formal and informal 
networking with some of the world’s leading experts in the field. The 
conference will be both a showcase and a critical forum on all aspects 
of video in education through plenary and themed sessions.


*Venue*

The conference venue will be Glasgow Caledonian University. Further 
information on the venue is available at 
http://elisu.gcal.ac.uk/diverse2006/ or from the DIVERSE Conference Team 
at [log in to unmask]


Keynote Speakers

** Professor Patrick McGhee, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Central 
Lancashire
** Hugh Thomas, Bristol City Council's Investors in Learning Manager
** Shawn Sobers, Firstborn Creatives/University of the West of England
** Scott Higgins, Assistant Professor Film Studies, Wesleyan University
*

Call for contributions *

Contributions should be one of:

** a one hour participatory workshop or seminar.
** a 30 minute presentation allowing ample time for discussion, and 
preferably with video examples.
** a 60 or 90 minute panel session.

These may be presented face-to-face or via videoconference.

Contributors should identify one of the following themes:

1) Videoconferencing and telepresence teaching (including audio and text 
where they inform these practices)
2) Video, pedagogy and research into the effective use of video in 
learning and teaching
3) Video and interactive learning
4) Students learning by making and using video
5) Interactive television
6) Making and/or using video recordings and video archives
7) Digital video, the Internet (eg streaming), video via wireless and 
handheld devices
8) Enriching e-learning using video and multimedia (both face-to-face 
and at a distance)
9) The use of virtual reality and computer games techniques to enrich 
learning


*Submitting your proposal *

Submissions should be completed on the template, which can be downloaded 
from http://elisu.gcal.ac.uk/diverse2006/pages/call.htm You should 
submit your proposal as an attached file to Mark Childs 
[log in to unmask] Receipt will be acknowledged with a reply.

** Proposals should be received by 10^th March, 2006
** Contributors will be notified by 7^th April, 2006.

All virtual and physically present presenters must register as 
conference delegates for at least the day on which their session takes 
place. Deadline for registration at a reduced rate is 31st May 2006, 
although on-site registration will be permitted if space permits. More 
information on registering, including fees and accommodation, will 
follow soon.

Full written papers are not obligatory. However, you may wish to offer a 
full paper for the conference proceedings. Please contact Mark Childs at 
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> if you are 
interested in contributing to a written publication.


Keep up to date

For updates on the conference, please subscribe to the UK JISCmail 
'video' discussion list. Send a message to [log in to unmask] 
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

The message should be: join video X Y. Insert your given name for X and 
your surname for Y. Note that there is a space between each word in the 
message. Do not put anything else into the message.

Alternatively, visit: http://elisu.gcal.ac.uk/diverse2006/

The conference committee looks forward to receiving your proposals.

/Best wishes the DIVERSE conference committee/.


Conference Committee Members

** Mark Childs (Chair, University of Warwick)
** Mary Cuttle (Host, Glasgow Caledonian University)
** Prof. Jon Baggaley,
** Dr. Claus Knudsen (Gjøvik University College)
** Dr. Michael O'Donoghue (University of Lancaster)
** Prof. Chris O'Hagan
** Johan Oomen (University of Amsterdam)
** Dr. H. Lori Schnieders (Vanderbilt University)
** Pieter van Parreeren (InHolland University)
** Tom Visscher (InHolland University)
** Dr. Adrian Vranch (University of Plymouth)
** Murray Weston (BUFVC)