ITEL 2013 - International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Enhanced Learning

Education is the cornerstone of any society and it is the basis of most of the values and characteristics of that society. The new knowledge society offers significant opportunities for new techniques and applications, especially in the fields of education and learning. Learning technology provides communication, information and related technologies to support learning activities. The new communication technologies propose a new paradigm focused on integrating learning techniques based on active learning (learning by doing things, exchange of information with other users and the sharing of resources), with techniques based on passive learning (learning by seeing and hearing, Montessori, etc.). During the last years the role of the intelligent systems has become increasable relevant. Intelligent systems learn how to act so they can reach their objectives. This characteristic makes them very appropriated to be applied to Learning technology.
This event will provide a forum to discuss the latest research in Intelligent Systems and TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning) and its impacts for learners and institutions. It intends to bring together researchers and developers from industry and the academic world to report on the latest scientific and technical advances on intelligent systems and technology enhanced learning, to discuss and debate the major issues, and to showcase the latest systems using these technologies.
The event topics include but not limited to:
Intelligent systems
Future learning
Learning infrastructures
Inquiry based Learning
Business aligned learning
Collaborative learning
Social learning
Learning evaluation
Learning impact
Learning beyond knowledge transfer
Talent and competencies
Mobile/Ubiquitous learning
Inclusive learning technologies
Rural Learning
Accesible learning
Mobile computing
Learning in small, médium and large companies
Game-based and simulation-based learning
Social media
Blended learning strategies
Implementing accesibility into e-learning
Business cases for learning measurement
Agent-based systems, avatars and distributed environments
Learning management systems
Knowledge management systems
Applications of TEL in different environments
Non-formal learning
Trust and reputation in Learning
Submission of Papers
We invite the submission of papers (max. 8 pages in Springer format) reporting original research, not previously published, relevant to the workshop's themes.
All submissions will be carefully reviewed by an international program committee. All submitted papers will undergo a thorough review process; each paper will be refereed by at least two experts in the field based on relevance, originality, significance, quality and clarity.
Presentation and Publication
All the accepted papers will be presented during the conference and published by Springer in the Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing series. At least one of the authors will be required to register for the workshop in order to present the paper and have it included in the proceedings. It also foresees keynote presentations by experts in the TEL area.
Venue
The conference will take place in the city of Salamanca (Spain) at Congress Palace. Salamanca is the university city by excellence, known in the whole world for this and for its artistic richness: cathedrals, palaces and churches of artistic styles such as Romanesque, Gothic, Plateresque and Baroque.
Important Dates
Submission deadline: December, 14th, 2012.
Notification of acceptance: February, 8th, 2013.
Final version submission: February, 25th, 2013.
Conference: 22nd?24th May, 2013.
Contacts
itel-AT-usal.es
http://itel.usal.es