CELDA 2009 - IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age 2009

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Deadline for submissions (extension): 7 September 2009 (for all contributions)

IADIS International Conference on
Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2009)
November 20 - 22, 2009 - Rome, Italy
(http://www.celda-conf.org/)



Endorsed by the Japanese Society of Information and Systems in Education


* Keynote Speakers (confirmed):
Professor David Jonassen, University of Missouri Columbia, USA
Professor Fred Paas, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands

* Invited Speaker (confirmed):
Dr. Carmen Taran, REXI Media, USA

* Tutorial Speaker (confirmed):
Professor Fred Paas, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands


* Conference background and goals
The IADIS CELDA 2009 conference aims to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a fast pace and affecting academia and professional practice in many ways. Paradigms such as just-in-time learning, constructivism, student-centered learning and collaborative approaches have emerged and are being supported by technological advancements such as simulations, virtual reality and multi-agents systems. These developments have created both opportunities and areas of serious concerns. This conference aims to cover both technological as well as pedagogical issues related to these developments. Main tracks have been identified. However innovative contributions that do not easily fit into these areas will also be considered as long as they are directly related to the
overall theme of the conference â?“ cognition and exploratory learning in the digital age.

* Format of the Conference
The conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations for discussion-oriented papers. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book and CD-ROM.

Authors of the best published papers in the CELDA 2009 proceedings will be invited to publish extended versions of their papers in a special issue of an international journal.

* Types of submissions
Full papers, Short Papers and Reflection papers. All submissions will go through a double-blind refereeing process with at least two international experts.

* Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following areas:
- Acquisition of expertise
- Assessing progress of learning in complex domains
- Assessment of exploratory learning approaches
- Assessment of exploratory technologies
- Cognition in education
- Collaborative learning
- Educational psychology
- Exploratory technologies (such as simulations, VR, i-TV and so on)
- Just-in-time and Learning-on-Demand
- Learner Communities and Peer-Support
- Learning Communities & Web Service Technologies
- Pedagogical Issues Related with Learning Objects
- Learning Paradigms in Academia
- Learning Paradigms in Corporate Sector
- Life-long Learning
- Student-Centered Learning
- Technology and mental models
- Technology, learning and expertise
- Virtual University

* Important Dates:
- Submission Deadline (extension): 7 September 2009
- Notification to Authors (extension): 2 October 2009
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration (extension): Until 23 October 2009
- Late Registration (extension): After 23 October 2009
- Conference: Rome, Italy, 20 to 22 November 2009

* Conference Location
The conference will be held in Rome, Italy.

* Secretariat
IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CELDA 2009
Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3
1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal
E-mail: secretariat-AT-celda-conf.org
Web site: http://www.celda-conf.org/

* Program Committee

Conference Co-Chairs
Pedro Isaias, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal
Dirk Ifenthaler, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany

Program Co-Chairs
Kinshuk, Athabasca University, Canada
Demetrios G Sampson, University of Piraeus, Greece
J. Michael Spector, University of Georgia, USA

Committee Members: please see http://www.celda-conf.org/committees.asp for updated list.

* Co-located Conference:
Please also check the co-located events Applied Computing 2009 (http://www.computing-conf.org/) - 19-21 November 2009 and WWW/Internet 2009 (http://www.internet-conf.org/) - 19-22 November 2009.

* Registered participants in the CELDA conference may attend the Applied Computing and WWW/Internet conferencesâ?™ sessions free of charge.