mLearn 2014 - 13th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning

The World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn) was the first conference on Mobile Learning and is the premiere international conference on learning with mobile technologies and learning in and across contexts. The conference provides a unique forum for knowledge sharing and transfer for academia, developers, practitioners, industry, government, and organizations. Every year, mLearn attracts a great number of participants from more than 60 countries representing all continents. In 2014 the 13th edition of the conference calls for contributions from academic researchers, developers, professionals, practitioners, and educators from school education, higher education, industry, government, and international organizations. A lot of topics of last year’s research are nowadays absorbed into mainstream education and training and mobile devices have become a part of the everyday learning environment of teachers and learners. This results in new challenges for the field of mobile learning and future research.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Theories and Methodologies about mobile and seamless learning in context
○ Theories and models for mobile and contextual learning
○ Quality assurance of mobile learning apps
○ Evaluation of mobile learning support
○ Ethics and privacy in mobile and contextual learning
New Technologies and developments in mobile learning
○ Wearable and sensor technologies
○ Augmented reality for learning
○ Mobile seamless learning support
○ Toys and smart objects for learning
○ Ubiquitous and ambient learning and technology
○ Interoperability and standards for mobile learning
○ Innovative approaches to learning of current and emerging mobile technologies
○ Adaptive, virtual or collaborative environments for mobile learning
Instructional Design for Mobile and Seamless Learning
○ Orchestration of mobile learning
○ Mobile learning in and across formal and informal settings
○ Open and distance education with mobile devices
○ Interaction design and usability for mobile learning
Mobile learning across cultures and educational sectors
○ Challenges for mobile learning in developing countries
○ Social empowerment through mobile learning
○ Using mobile technologies for development
○ Mobile language learning
○ Mobile learning strategies in schools, higher institutions, industry, and organizations