ICL2008 First Call for Papers
11th International Conference on Interactive Computer aided Learning
http://www.icl-conference.org
The ICL conference is the largest international and European eLearning event in Austria and attracts learning professionals and stakeholders from all over Europe and worldwide - over 60 countries were represented in 2007.
The following distinguished experts will give keynotes during the ICL2008 conference:
* Kanji Akahori, President of the Japan Society of Educational Technology (JSET)
* Erhard Busek, former Austrian Vice-Chancellor, President of the European Forum Alpbach, Chairman of the "Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe"
* Muriel Dunbar, Director European Training Foundation
* Judson Harward, MIT Center for Educational Computing Initiatives
* Torsten Fransson, KTH Stockholm, Vice-Dean School of Energy and Environmental Technology
* Nikitas Kastis, President of the European innovation and research network MENON, Greece
* P.Tapio Varis, University of Tampere, Chair Media Culture and Communication Education Hypermedia Laboratory
Submission deadline:
* 16 May 2008 (full papers, short papers, demonstrations, poster, special sessions, tutorials, workshops)
Conference venue is the Congress Center Villach<http://www.ccv.at/inhalt/ccv/18126.htm> with the **** Holiday Inn Hotel<http://www.hi-villach.at/>.
(Special rates for ICL2008 participants!)
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Scope of the conference
This interdisciplinary conference aims to focus on the exchange of relevant trends and research results as well as the presentation of practical experiences gained while developing and testing elements of interactive computer aided learning. Therefore pilot projects, applications and products will also be welcome.
The conference will be organized by the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach/Austria in cooperation with:
* Federal Ministries for Science, Education and Culture of Austria<http://www.bmwf.gv.at/>,
* IEEE Education Society<http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/es/>
* European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN)<http://www.eden-online.org/>,
* International E-Learning Association (IELA)<http://www.ielassoc.org/>
* European Institute of E-Learning (EIfEL)<http://www.eife-l.org/>
* Austrian Computer Society (OCG) <http://www.ocg.at/>
* International Society of Engineering Education (IGIP)<http://www.igip.info/>
* International Association of Online Engineering<http://www.online-engineering.org/>
* IT Campus Carinthia<http://www.it-campus.at/en/impressum.php>
Topics of interest
ICL2007 will have a focus on Educational MashUps, Collaborative Learning Environments and ePortfolios.
* Web based learning (WBL)
* Life long learning
* Intelligent content
* Adaptive and intuitive environments
* Responsive environments
* Mobile learning environments and applications
* Computer aided language learning (CALL)
* Platforms and authoring tools
* Educational MashUps
* Networks/Grids for learning
* Knowledge management and learning
* Collaborative learning
* Applications of the Semantic Web
* E-Portfolios
* Standards and style-guides
* Remote and virtual laboratories
* Multimedia applications and virtual reality
* Pedagogical and psychological issues
* Evaluation and outcomes assessment
* New learning models and applications
* Cost-effectiveness
* Real world experiences
* Pilot projects / Products / Applications
Special tracks
ePortfolios
School & IT
Educational MashUps
Types of sessions
* Paper sessions (20 minutes presentation followed by a panel discussion)
* Short paper sessions: (15 minutes presentation)
* Interactive demonstrations (15 minutes, also online demonstrations)
* Poster Sessions
Other opportunities to participate:
* Run a workshop or tutorial (This are half or full day events and do not require written or published papers. Proposals should clearly indicate the topic, background knowledge expected of the participants, objectives, and the qualifications of the instructor.)
* Organize a thematic session. (Proposals should include a minimum of three papers, a session title, a list of the topics covered and the qualifications of the session organizer. The name of the session organizer will appear in the program and proceedings.)
* Exhibit at ICL (products and developments of telelearning technology)
Conference language
English.
Proceedings
The proceedings will be published on CD in cooperation with the Kassel University Press (own ISBN number). Format instructions are available on the conferences Web site.
Conference chair
M. Auer<mailto:auer@cti.ac.at> (Carinthia Tech Institute)
Submission of papers
The abstracts should be submitted using the Electronic Submission System<http://www.conftool.com/icl-conference/>. If unable to submit the abstract electronically, please contact the Chair.
Important dates
May 16, 2008 Submission of extended abstracts
June 20, 2008 Notification of acceptance
Sept. 10, 2008 Camera-ready due
Sept. 24-26, 2008 Conference ICL2008
For more information contact
http://www.icl-conference.org<http://www.icl-conference.org/>
mailto:info@icl-conference.org
phone: +43-4242-90500-2115
General information
The conference venue is the Conference Center Villach (CCV<http://www.villach.at/inhalt/ccv/18126.htm>). Villach<http://www.villach.at/> is located in the southern part of Austria near Italy and Slovenia and can easily be reached by aircraft (Klagenfurt, Ljubljana, Salzburg), by train (EC) and highway (Autobahn).
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Prof. Dr.-Ing., Dr.sc. Michael E. Auer
Carinthia University of Applied Sciences
School of Systems Engineering
Europastrasse 4, A-9524 Villach, Austria
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