European Conference on e-Learning

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[edit] ECEL 2009

8th European Conference on e-Learning University of Bari, Italy 29-30 October 2009

Mini Track on eLearning in a global context. Track co-Chairs: Anders Advic and Mathias Hatakka, Örebro University, Sweden.

This mini track is dedicated to research about e-Learning in a global context. Students are no longer restricted by the boarders of their countries to receive education. International and global e-Learning courses and programs are now delivered from respected universities all over the world. The benefits of this are plentiful and of special importance for students from developing countries where education opportunities often are scarce. International degrees are highly sought after in developing countries, but the cost of travelling and living in other countries often restricts these opportunities to students with an already fairly high living standard. Students originating for poorer conditions often miss out on the opportunities and have to rely on highly competitive scholarships. Delivering global and international e-Learning courses has the potential to change this inequality, but global e-Learning is not without its own problems. Issues such as poor infrastructure, low IT literacy, and cultural mismatch are still major obstacles for global education. If e-Learning is going to live up to its potential these challenges needs to be dealt with.

The purpose of this mini track is to share research in the field in order to gain more knowledge on how e-Learning in a global context can be improved. Authors are invited to share their research and experiences from international and global e-Learning. Both empirical research and conceptual articles are being sought.

This mini track seeks to address some of these questions, including:

- e-Learning issues specific for development

- Challenges with global education

- Pedagogical considerations

- Reusability, standards and learning objects

- Infrastructure and personal pre-requisites

- Social and cultural conditions

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline: 9 April 2009

Notification of abstract acceptance: 16 April 2009

Full paper due for review: 28 May 2009

Notification of paper acceptance(with any requested changes): 6 August 2009

Earlybird registration closes 20 August 2009

Final paper due: 3 September 2009

Final author registration date 24 September 2009

This call for papers and full details of the conference can also be found online at via the conference home page http://academic-conferences.org/ecel/ecel2009/ecel09-home.htm