ANNOUNCING: TWO E-LEARNING CONFERENCES, OXFORD UNIVERSITY 22nd and 23rd
March Said Business School

1) The Shock of the Old 6: The Shock of the Social
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/shock2007/

2) Beyond the Search Engine: Plagiarism and academic integrity in the world
of social networking http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/beyond2007/


1) The Shock of the Old 6: The Shock of the Social
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One-Day Conference on Educational Technologies

Said Business School, University of Oxford, March 22nd 2007
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/shock2007/

*** Call for papers & Registration ***

The Learning Technologies Group at Oxford University Computing Services is
pleased to announce its sixth annual one-day conference on educational
technologies.

Shock 6 will explore the issues arising from the rise of social networking
tools, Web 2.0 software and related collaborative technologies, and how best
to make use of these innovative tools in teaching, learning and research.

We invite papers that discuss:

a) The social, cultural and organisational factors that may impact on the
implementation and adoption of social collaborative tools in e-learning,
and/or

b) The effectiveness of the technology itself.

Please send a 300-word abstract either in the body of an email (preferred)
or as an email attachment in RTF format to [log in to unmask] Remember to
include your full contact details: i.e. name, affiliation, street address,
email address and telephone number.

The deadline for submissions is Friday 5th January, 2007. Authors of
accepted papers will be notified on or shortly after Friday 12th January,
2007.

For more information please visit
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/shock2007/

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2) Beyond the Search Engine
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Said Business School, University of Oxford, March 23rd 2007
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/beyond2007/


Beyond the Search Engine continues the successful 'Beyond...' series of
speeches and debates hosted by the Learning Technologies Group at the
University of Oxford.This year the theme is plagiarism and academic
integrity in the modern world of social networking and private learning.

Does the ready provision of information in the public sphere detract from
students' ability to develop their own knowledge?

Does the pressure to perform undermine students' academic integrity?

The day will consist of speeches by experts in the field, and two debates.
Speakers will include:
Jude Carroll (Oxford Brookes University)
Prof Don McCabe (Rutgers University)
Peter Taylor (Acumen Systems)
Kevin Donovan FRA (Consultant)
Sara de Freitas (Birkbeck College)
John Barry (Turnitin plagiarism detection software )

This event follows on from the Shock of the Old conference on ICT in
Teaching and Learning, 22nd March  2007, held at the same venue and with
similar charging.
For more details and booking visit:
 http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/beyond2007/

Booking for each event is now open.

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Dr Paul V Davis
Acting Head, Learning Technologies Group
Oxford University Computing Services
13 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6NN
Tel: 01865 283414

Call for papers - Shock of the Old 6 E-learning Conference
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/shock2007/