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[DMANET] CfP: eL&mL 2012 || January 30 - February 4, 2012 - Valencia, Spain

INVITATION:

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Please consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate
groups the following opportunity to submit and publish original
scientific results to eL&mL 2012.
The submission deadline is set to September 5, 2011.
In addition, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit
extended article versions to one of the IARIA Journals:
http://www.iariajournals.org
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============== eL&mL 2012 | Call for Papers ===============

CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS

eL&mL 2012: The Fourth International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and
On-line Learning

January 30 - February 4, 2012 - Valencia, Spain

General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/eLmL12.html

Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/CfPeLmL12.html

- regular papers
- short papers (work in progress)
- posters
- ideas

Submission page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2011/SubmiteLmL12.html

Submission deadline: September 5, 2011

Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org

Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA
Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org

Please note the Poster Forum and Work in Progress options.

The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of
concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations,
running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors
are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under
review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not
limited to, topic areas.

All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in
terms of Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress,
Technical/marketing/business presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels.

Before submission, please check and conform with the Editorial rules:
http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html

eL&mL 2012 Topics (topics and submission details: see CfP on the site)

Learning-oriented devices and networks
Mobility (IEEE 802.11 standards, engineering, smart devices); Mobile
communications; Hardware/software systems for mobile communications;
Evolution from 3G to 4G and beyond; Mobile networking; Wireless
networking; Wireless access (WPAN, WLAN, WLL); Mobile IP, VoIP, IPTV,
etc.; Satellite technologies for e-learning; Next generation of mobile
technology; User-oriented device interfaces; Adaptable student/device
interaction; Wearable devices

Learning-oriented technologies
Architecture of learning technology systems; Informal learning;
Formal/informal exploratory and serendipitous learning; Advanced uses of
multimedia and hypermedia; Integrated learning and educational
environments; Remote and wireless teaching technologies;
Anytime/anywhere e-learning and wearable network devices; Adaptive
e-learning and intelligent applications/tools; Agents technology;
Intelligent tutoring systems; Training e-learning teachers; Practical
uses of authoring tools; Application of metadata and virtual reality

Tools and platforms
eL&mL learning tools (basic infrastructure, content management,
cross-media publishing, social & cooperative learning, lecture
recording); Tools and architectures for mobile/ubiquitous e-learning;
SOA for e-learning; Web 2.0 and social computing for learning;
Ontologies and semantic Web standards for e-learning; Adaptive and
personalized educational hypermedia; Peer-to-Peer learning applications;
Social software for collaborative learning; Socially intelligent agents;
e-Learning platforms, portals and virtual learning environments;
Embedded systems education; Wearable computers and education; Multimedia
environment for teaching; Web-based learning, including Wikis and Blogs;
Learning content management systems

On-line learning
Content engineering (authoring, standards, metadata, process models);
Internet based systems; Navigational aspects for on-line learning;
Virtual spaces for learning communities; Internet supported ubiquitous
learning; Mobile eLearning applications; Pervasive eLearning scenarios;
Multi-agent technology applications in Web-based education; Semantic
social networks; Community discovering in social learning systems;
Social structure exploitation in e-learning

Mobile learning, teaching, and training
Advanced teaching and learning technologies for mobile learners;
Advanced software and hardware systems for mobile learning and teaching;
Virtual mobile learning environments; Adaptive learning strategies
Advanced curriculum and courseware for mobile learning and training;
Security issues of mobile learning; Learning management systems for
mobile learning; Ontologies and pedagogical models; Testing, assessment
and quality issues of mobile learning; Faculty and professional
development on mobile teaching and learning Infrastructure,
administrative and organizational issue of mobile learning; Applications
of mobile technology in open, distance, and corporate education;
National and international projects, strategies, and policies on mobile
learning

Hybrid learning
Didactics of eL&mL (informal learning, ambient and augmented learning,
cooperative learning); Teacher-centric and student-centric approaches;
Self-learning integrated methodology; Learner autonomy; Interactive
hybrid learning; Assessment strategy for hybrid learning; Collaborative
learning/groupware; Content management for hybrid learning; Digital
libraries for hybrid learning; Effective content development experiences
in hybrid; earning; Improved flexibility of learning process;
Institutional policies; Instructional design issues; Organizational
framework for hybrid learning; Outcome based teaching and learning;
Pedagogical issues

Challenging technical aspects
Tutoring eLearning applications and services; Teaching eLearning
methodologies and technologies; National and international projects on
e-learning; e-Learning industry and universities programs; Application
of instructional design theories; Reflection in learning software and
hardware; Social impact metrics on distance learning; Methodologies and
processes for education; Curriculum projects and experiences; Educating
the educators; Simulated communities; Online mentoring; Cultural,
social, and gender issues; Personalization; Corporate training

Assessing eL&mL
Organization of eL&mL (quality management, learning networks); Cost
models for eLearning; E-market place for higher education; Evaluation of
eLearning; Social benefits of eLearning; e-Learning effectiveness and
outcomes; Global trends in eLearning

Education in developing regions
National/international strategies; Evaluation of learning technology
systems; Emerging and best practices; Managing quality in eLearning;
Standards related activities

Committee:
http://www.iaria.org/conferences2012/ComeLmL12.html
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