IHE 2014 - 1st International Conference iPads in Higher Education

ihe 2014 is the world’s 1st international research conference about iPad use in Higher Education (HE). You are invited to join scholars, learning technologists and practitioners from across the globe to share insights into teaching practice and student learning in an interdisciplinary and collaborative interchange of experience. The conference seeks to provide a common forum for the varied forms of research on the use of iPads HE, and to explore innovative models of learning using the iPad.
The iPad computer tablet is described as a category-defining phenomenon, a game-changer and a transformative experience. Increasingly, many higher education (HE) institutions around the world are embedding the use of iPads in teaching and learning. Yet, despite the prevalence of the iPad in comparison to other tablets both in the market and in educational institutions, there is a noticeable shortage of research on the use of this tablet in HE.
The main aim of the 1st international conference is to encourage research, debate, reflection and exchange of ideas on the use of iPads in HE. The theme is broad to encourage contributions from a variety of disciplines and to bring together researchers and academics from a wide spectrum of HE fields and educational practices.
Themes
The list of proposed themes outlined below is indicative of the submissions that will be considered, but does not restrict them:
Pedagogic issues and use of iPads in HE
iPad use for different learning modes
iPads and mobile learning
iPads versus other tablets in HE
iPads and collaborative, project-based and context-based learning
Research on the instructional use of iPads in HE
iPads and ubiquitous learning
iPads and informal learning
The use of iPads in different HE disciplines
Instructional innovations with iPads in HE
iPadagogy and the paperless class
iPads, usability and learning in HE
iPads and learning disabilities in HE
BYOD and iPads
Assessing educational apps for the iPad
Strategy and institutional process issues around iPad use
Developing an iPad strategy for HE
iPads and faculty professional development
All formats, styles and methods of research are welcome and encouraged e.g. action research, case studies, pilot studies, experiments, etc.
Papers
We invite full and short papers from a range of disciplines that elucidate innovative research using iPads in Higher Education.
Full papers papers should be 5000-6000 words in length including bibliography and abstract.
Short papers should be between 2000-3000 words in length including bibliography and abstract.
PLEASE NOTE: All abstracts (for full or short papers) must be submitted by 8 June 2013.
All papers (full or short papers) must be submitted by 8 July 2013.
Authors of accepted papers will be given a one-month window for revisions (7 October ? 4 November 2013).
The selection process will be subject to a double blind review process by an international team of academics. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
Submissions should be in Microsoft Word format, double spaced in Arial 12 point and should follow the APA version 5 style of referencing. The cover sheet should include title of paper, corresponding author(s) name(s) and surname(s), university/organisation and contact details. All papers should include an abstract.
How to submit abstracts online
Use the following login information to submit only abstracts by 8 June 2013:
URL: http://cyprusconferences.org/ihe2014/papers/index....
Username: iheabstracts
Password: iheabstracts