ECEL 2012 - 11th European Conference on e-Learning

The conference committee welcomes contributions on a wide range of topics using a range of scholarly approaches including theoretical and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative and critical methods.

Case studies and work-in-progress/posters are welcomed approaches. PhD Research, proposals for roundtable discussions, non-academic contributions and product demonstrations based on the main themes are also invited.

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Submissions (see details below) are welcomed from academics, teachers, practitioners, vendors and government departments. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

Social and collaborative e-learning
§ Asynchronous interaction
§ Synchronous collaboration
§ Applications of social networks
§ Communities of Practice theory and applications
§ Supporting and stimulating groupwork
Ethical issues in e-learning
§ Inclusion and exclusion: e-learning and social justice
§ Web control and censorship
§ Societal and cultural issues in e-learning
§ Technological determinism
§ Research ethics in e-learning

Teaching and facilitating with technology
§ Staff perspectives on adoption of e-learning
§ Teaching beliefs and pedagogies
§ e-learning impact on professional development of teachers
§ Course development strategies
§ Partnerships with e-learning designers and technologists

Open Educational Resources
§ Re-purposing of learning objects
§ E-learning portals
§ Copyright and ownership issues
§ Sourcing educational material online
§ Free and public domain software and content
Strategic adoption of e-learning
§ Strategic policy debates
§ Commercial versus open access learning environments
§ Cost and Resource issues
§ Evidence of effectiveness
§ Evaluation of learning environments and learning management systems
Learner centredness in e-learning
§ Learner styles and preferences
§ Learner readiness or preparation for e-learning
§ Psychological and social factors affecting e-learning
§ Support for life-long learning
§ Personal learning networks
Course design and management
§ Application of instructional design theories
§ Design and application of simulations
§ Mash-ups and adaptive learning applications
§ Applications of metadata and virtual reality
§ Learning content management

Theoretical debates applied to e-learning
§ Social constructivist thinking
§ Bourdieu and the notion of habitus
§ Theoretical approaches to assessment online
§ Online and offline blends for learning
§ Transformational learning online
Classroom technology
§ Evaluation of classroom technologies
§ Role-modelling technology uses to learners
§ Improving engagement through technology
§ Institutional and environmental barriers to e-learning in the classroom
§ Virtual classroom applications

E-learning for work
§ Mobile and distributed learning applications
§ Knowledge sharing and development through technology
§ e-portfolios
§ e-learning and employability
§ Support for life-long learning
Other possible Topics
§ Has e-learning come of age and a mature technology in the philosophy of learning?
§ What is it about e-learning that still has us talking about it?
§ Is e- learning a way to save money within Higher Education (HE)?
§ Can e-learning increase/protect Higher Education (HE) income?
§ Web Conferencing options in the current and developing economic climate