PTP 2013 - International Conference on Practice-driven Research, Teacher Professional Development and Policy of ICT in Education (PTP)

Many countries/regions are currently putting effort into the use of ICT for enhancing quality of education. The relevant stakeholders in this respect keep supporting extensive research driven by innovative practices, promoting continuous professional development of teachers, and planning holistic policies on ICT in education. Different cultural backgrounds of different countries/regions entail diverse rationale, goals, foci and approaches in academic research, professional learning, and official policies in the emergent area of ICT in education. The sub-conference aims to connect researchers in the Asia-Pacific region and other parts of the world to share scholarly findings and professional insights into the research, practice and policies on ICT in education.
The sub-conference focuses on the following areas:
Research on technological innovations for ICT in education
Research on key concerns for ICT in education
Research on effective practices of ICT in education
Key concerns about teachers’ professional development for promoting ICT in education
Effective ways of teachers’ professional development for promoting ICT in education
Technological innovations for teachers’ professional development
Planning of policies on ICT in education
Initiatives of policies on ICT in education
Analysis of policies on ICT in education
Discussion about emerging methodological issues in research on ICT in education
All contributions in relation to accomplished research or work in progress under the sub-conference areas are valued.