mLearn 2017 - 16th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning

*** Call for Papers and Workshop Proposals ***
16th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning
mLearn 2017
Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus
30 October - 1 November, 2017
http://iamlearn.org/mlearn/
In Cooperation with ACM SIGAPP
The International Association for Mobile Learning (IAmLearn)
(www.iamlearn.org) is the custodian of the mLearn conference series.
mLearn is the leading annual international conference for researchers,
policy makers, educators, developers and solutions providers in the fields
of mobile, ubiquitous and contextual learning, as well as learning with
emerging ambient and wearable technologies. mLearn attracts a large
number of participants from more than 60 countries representing all
continents, and is, therefore, the world's largest international conference
on mLearning and emerging ambient technologies.
Conference Themes
The overarching conference theme is 'mLearning and Design for Social
Change and Innovation'. Higher education institutions are called upon to
provide for the competencies and skills that foster design for social
change and innovation. In addition, knowledge and skills alliances are
encouraged by funding bodies to cultivate, share and disseminate
competencies that foster social entrepreneurship and innovation. However,
little is known on how mlearning can facilitate this process, how it can
contribute towards social change, innovation and entrepreneurship.
The topics of interest can go beyond the conference theme, and can
include any of the following:
? The development, deployment and implementation of mlearning in the
context of social entrepreneurship, innovation and social change
? mLearning as a tool that fosters social change and social entrepreneurship
? Innovations in mlearning theory and pedagogy
? From pilot projects to mainstream implementation: strategies for the
deployment of mLearning
? Mobile technology to support open and distance learning
? Mobile technology for teaching and learning support
? Assessment techniques and practices in mLearning
? Design and development of learning material for mLearning
? Learning objects and metadata for mLearning
? Informal and lifelong learning with the aid of mobile technologies
? Challenges for mLearning in developing countries
? Building and implementing mLearning strategies in educational
institutions, companies and public sector organisations
? mLearning management systems (mLMSs)
? Computer tablets
? Creating interactive and collaborative mLearning environments
? Future trends in mLearning technology, including the impact of emerging
technologies
? Emerging hardware and software for mLearning including wearable
technologies
? Location-aware technologies
? Contextual and situated learning
? Augmented reality
? Serious gaming and simulations
? Ambient intelligence and ubiquitous learning
Submission Information
The conference solicits regular papers (no more than 8 pages), short papers
(no more than 4 pages), as well as posters (no more than 2 pages). The
Program Committee may require an accepted paper to be adapted into a
short paper or poster. All papers must be prepared according to the
ACM SIG Proceedings Template format (see the conference web site for
further information). The papers must be original contributions not submitted
or accepted for publication elsewhere. A submitted contribution should
clearly indicate the conference topics it targets. For an accepted contribution
to be included in the proceedings, at least one author must register and
present the paper at the conference. For further information, see the
submission guidelines on the conference web site. The conference
proceedings will be published by ACM ICPS and archived in the ACM
Digital Library.
Important Dates
? Submission Deadline for Conference Papers: 20 July 2017
? Accept/Reject Notification for Conference Papers: 28 August 2017
? Camera-Ready Submission of all Papers: 11 September 2017
Information on registration categories and registration fees for the mLearn
2017 is available online at: http://iamlearn.org/mlearn/.
Organization
General Chair
? George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Program Chairs
? Fernando Loizides, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
? Nicos Souleles, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Program Committee
http://iamlearn.org/mlearn/committees.php