THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON E-LEARNING AND INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGIES
Santa Cruz, California, USA
University of California, Santa Cruz
2-3 November 2015
Dear Delegate,
Proposals for paper presentations, workshops, posters or colloquia are invited for the Eighth International Conference on e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies being held at the University of California, Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, USA from 2-3 November 2015. We welcome proposals from a variety of disciplines and perspectives that will contribute to the conference discourse. We also encourage faculty and research students to submit joint proposals for paper presentations or colloquia.
2015 CONFERENCE SPECIAL FOCUS:
“The Future of Education: Advanced Computing, Ubiquitous Learning, and the Knowledge Economy”
The digital revolution represents a sea change in the nature of learning and education. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are transforming academic research and scholarship-introducing an entirely new platform for knowledge and learning. Alongside cloud computing and virtualization, artificial intelligence and high performance computing are now poised to fundamentally reshape the nature and scope of education. Despite this new high-tech environment, there remains significant concern about the capacity of contemporary education systems to adapt to technological innovation. The University of California at Santa Cruz, Common Ground Publishing, and the e-Learning Conference present “The Future of Education” as the special focus for the Eighth International Conference on e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies. At this conference, participants will discuss the global knowledge economy and changing labor markets, and focus on the need to fundamentally rethink the way technologies can support new pedagogies, new learning environments, and new institutional configurations.
PLENARY SPEAKERS:
Satya V. Nitta, Program Leader, Cognitive Learning Content, TJ Watson Research Center, IBM
Kevin Franklin, Executive Director of the Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Senior Research Scientist for the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), University of Illinois
Jim C. Spohrer, Director, Global University Programs, Cognitive Systems Institute, IBM
CONFERENCE THEMES:
Proposals are invited that address e-Learning through one of the following categories:
Theme 1: Pedagogies
Theme 2: Institutions
Theme 3: Technologies
Theme 4: Social Transformations
2015 Special Focus: The Future of Education: Advanced Computing, Ubiquitous Learning, and the Knowledge Economy
Presenters may also choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal. If you are unable to attend the conference, you may still become a member of the community and submit your article for peer review and possible publication, upload an online presentation, and enjoy subscriber access to the journal.
Proposals for in-person presentations should be submitted by 4 AUGUST 2015 (title and short abstract). Proposals submitted after this day will be accommodated in non-themed sessions at the conference or are eligible for community membership registrations (no attendance at conference required with community membership presentations).
For more information on submitting your proposal and registering for the conference visit: http://www.ubi-learn.com/2015-SantaCruz
Enquiries: conferencedirector@commongroundpublishing.com
Web address: http://www.ubi-learn.com/2015-SantaCruz
Sponsored by: e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies / Common Ground Publishing / University of California, Santa Cruz
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