LTEC 2012 - Workshop on Learning Technology for Education in Cloud (LTEC'12)

Workshop on Learning Technology for Education in Cloud (LTEC'12)
In conjunction with KMO'12 Conference
11th -13th July, 2012
Salamanca, Spain

The use of technology for learning has grown tremendously in the last decade. The need for continuous just-in-time training has made learning technology an indispensible part of life for workers. Learning technology is a type of system that provides educational services to students. Cloud Computing is perfectly placed to enable the learning technology providers to have an infrastructure that enables growth and at the same time save them considerable cost. Furthermore, it allows providers to deliver affordable solutions to universities along with the tools students require to maximise their time and their employability. Nowadays, we are living in a world of increased mobility where proliferation of mobile technologies is creating a host of new anytime and anywhere contexts. The emerging social media of Web 2.0 are more flexible, sociable and more visually attractive. We live and learn in a connected world. Schools, colleges and universities must change to adapt to these new needs and expectations. This highlights the need for innovative solutions in education and learning.

This workshop will provide opportunities for delegates to discuss the latest research in learning technology and its impacts for learners and institutions. We will explore a number of issues surrounding the use of technologies in learning, providing a platform for informed debate across all sectors of education and learning. The workshop invites researchers, practitioners and academics to present their research findings, works in progress, case studies and conceptual advances in areas of work where education and technology intersect. It brings together researchers across all educational sectors, from primary years, to informal learning, to higher education across a range of disciplines from humanities to computer science, media and cultural studies with different perspectives, experiences and knowledge in one location. It aims to help practitioners find ways of putting research into practice and for researchers to gain an understanding of real-world problems, needs and aspirations.

Extended and improved versions of selected papers will be included in a special issue of:

International Journal of Learning Technology (IJLT)
ISSN (Online): 1741-8119 - ISSN (Print): 1477-8386
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Lorna Uden