ePIC 2013 - 11th ePortfolio and Identity Conference

Following the rich discussions triggered by the presence of Mozilla Open Badges at ePIC 2012, the 11th ePortfolio and Identity Conference intends to explore further the concept of 'openness' in relation to the themes traditionally addressed by the conference. In particular, as ePortfolio and Open Badges are containers of personal data, what is their place in what some predict as the next big revolution: open personal data?
Authors are invited to address ePortfolio and identity issues in relation to:
open ePortfolio and open badges
open identity and open data
open learning and open educational resources
open assessment and open accreditation
open employment and open business
open architecture and open infrastructure
Key conference questions, in relation to ePortfolio and identity, may include (but are not limited to):
How to support individual and community learning?
How to contribute to the identity construction process?
How to facilitate the recognition and accreditation learning?
How to support lifelong learning, orientation and employability?
How to support the acquisition of 21st century skills?
How to create an ePortfolio architecture and infrastructure?
Healthcare Track
For the fourth time, the international ePortfolio & Identity conference will have ePortfolios in healthcare as a major theme and papers are invited on all aspects of ePortfolios in healthcare. 20 abstracts and the 5 best papers will be published in the International Journal of Clinical Skills (IJOCS)
Tracks
Initial Education ? ePortfolio from kindergarten to further and higher education
Employability, Organisational and Lifelong Learning ? ePortfolio from employees to self-employed and entrepreneurs
Healthcare Education and Practice ? ePortfolio from patients to healthcare professionals (special track)
Assessment, Accreditation and Recognition ? ePortfolio for knowledge, skills and attitudes
Policies ? ePortfolio and identity initiatives from a single institution to a whole country
Identity Construction ? ePortfolio, social networks, web 2.0
Technologies ? identity and ePortfolio tools, platforms, systems, architectures, protocols and standards
Open Badges ? making learning and competencies visible and discoverable (Special track)
Important dates for the Call for Contributions
2013
11 March
Deadline for abstracts submission
15 April Authors notification of acceptance*
10 June
Deadline for the submission of long/short papers
8-9-10 July
Conference
30 August
Deadline for the submission of final versions
October
Publication of the proceedings
* Once accepted as presenters, authors need to register as presenter in order to be included in the programme.