SLE 2013 - International Workshop on Smart Learning Environments (SLE 2013)

The International Association on Smart Learning Environments has recently been established as a cutting-edge professional forum for researchers, academics, practitioners, and industry professionals interested and/or engaged in the reform of the ways of teaching and learning through advancing current learning environments towards smart learning environments. With that aim, this Workshop is being organized to provide opportunities for discussions and constructive dialogue among various stakeholders on the limitations of existing learning environments, need for reform, innovative uses of emerging pedagogical approaches and technologies, and sharing and promotion of best practices, leading to the evolution, design and implementation of smart learning environments.
The Workshop will focus on the interplay of pedagogy, technology and their fusion towards the advancement of smart learning environments. Various components of this interplay include but are not limited to:
Pedagogy: learning paradigms, assessment paradigms, social factors, policy
Technology: emerging technologies, innovative uses of mature technologies, adoption, usability, standards, and emerging/new technological paradigms (open educational resources, cloud computing, etc.)
Fusion of pedagogy and technology: transformation of curriculum, transformation of teaching behavior, transformation of administration, best practices of infusion, piloting of new ideas
This Workshop is organized in the context of the The 9th International Conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet Based Systems, December 2-5, Kyoto, Japan. The mission is to bring together researchers from diverse areas in a cross-disciplinary manner, to stimulate fresh ideas and encouraging multi-disciplinary work.
Topics of interest
The scope of the Workshop is focused on issues related to smart learning environments. Topics of interest considered to be within the scope include but are not limited to:
Architectures for smart learning environments
Best practices in smart learning environments implementation
Conceptual frameworks for smart learning environments
Cultural issues in smart learning environments
Designing smart learning environments using sensing technologies
Evaluation approaches for effectiveness and efficiency of smart learning environments
Fusion of pedagogy and technology in smart learning environments
Historical perspectives of smart learning environments
Innovative uses of emerging didactical and pedagogical approaches
Innovative uses of emerging and existing technologies
Methodologies for development of smart learning environments
Pedagogical tools for supporting smart learning environments
Policy issues related to smart learning environments
Reform of learning environments
Strategies for learning assessment in smart learning environments
Usability criteria and standards for smart learning environments
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