EC 2016 - Second International Workshop on Education in the Cloud (EC2016)

The Second International Workshop
on Education in the Cloud (EC2016)
In conjunction with IEEE SOSE 2016, 29 March-2 April 2016, Oxford, UK
Education in the cloud
Cloud computing represents a major shift in the way we develop and deploy systems and services. In the educational sphere it provides the technical underpinning for the MOOC phenomenon, the incorporation of social media into curricula, and has accelerated the use of online learning resources in a variety of contexts. What benefits and risks are there for education in the cloud? What are the economics and limitations of adapting a cloud-based approach? What research is needed to better understand the potential and possibilities? In this workshop, we invite submissions that show research, novelty, insight or experience in the use of the cloud for educational purposes. Your research should highlight how a cloud-based approach can or could enable novel learning opportunities and overcome challenges and barriers in conventional approaches.
Topics of interest
We welcome researchers and practitioners to submit pedagogic and technical papers which are related to (but not limited to) the following topics:
? MOOC experiences as technologists, designers, providers, learners
? Economics of cloud computing with reference to educational use
? Use of cloud-based platforms such as Dropbox, SoundCloud, Facebook, Google Docs, Wordpress, Office 365 etc. in education
? Accessibility of Cloud-based education
? Novel learning environments enabled by the cloud
? Cloud support for mobile learning
? Cloud-based learning platforms
? Cloud-based assured information sharing
? Learning analytics in the cloud
? Cloud computing support for collaboration in the education sector
? Privacy and security issues of using cloud computing in education
? Risks and compliance issues of using cloud computing in the educational sector
? Identity and access management of cloud computing in educational sector
? Interoperability issues of Cloud-based educational resources
Important Dates
Paper submission due: 11 December 2015
Noti?cation of acceptance: 15 January 2015
Camera-ready Papers: 01 Feburary 2016
Early Registration Deadline: 01 Feburary 2016
Submission
Submission must be made electronically using the following link: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ec2016
The publication of the workshop proceeding will be by the IEEE and will appear in the same volume as the main conference IEEE SOSE 2016. At least one author of each accepted submission must attend the workshop and all workshop participants must pay the IEEE SOSE 2016 conference registration fee. All papers will be peer reviewed by at least three programme committee members. Workshop papers are a maximum of 6 pages in length (in IEEE format).
Chairs and Committee
Programme Co-Chairs
S.Y. Zhu, University of Derby, UK
Collin Allison, University of St Andrews, UK
Richard Hill, University of Derby, UK
Technical Program Committee (TO BE COMPLETED)
* Marco Anisetti, Università degli Studi di Milano
* Augusto Ciuffolett, Università di Pisa
* Alan Miller, University of St Andres, UK
* Bo Li, Beihang University, China
* Liu Lu, University of Derby, UK
* Sandra Scott-Hayward Queen’s University Belfast
* Yan Wu, Tongji University, China
* Ljiljana Trajkovic, Simon Fraser University, Canada