CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

 

eLEARNING 2.0, 2013

Brunel University, UK

July 31, 2013

www.elearning2.org

 

eLearning 2.0 is an international conference exploring Technology-Enhanced Learning and social media technologies including Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Wikis and YouTube. The main theme of this year’s conference is Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and social media for teaching. The conference will consider evolving pedagogical approaches and raise the profile of research in technology-enhanced learning; spread good practice in the use of Web 2.0 technologies for learning; and facilitate collaboration between practitioners, researchers, and policy makers.

 

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

Chris Evans & Ray Hackney, Brunel University, UK

 

OBJECTIVES

- consider the development and potential of MOOCs

- explore the potential impact of social media on technology-enhanced learning

- spread good practice in the use of social media in technology-enhanced learning

- consider evolving pedagogical approaches using social media

- raise the profile of research on social media and technology-enhanced learning

 

Topics of Interest include, but are not limited to: massive open online courses (MOOCs), use of social media for teaching, evolving pedagogies for Web 2.0, security, privacy, social networking, podcasting, wikis, blogging, video sharing, screencasting, folksonomies, eLearning 2.0 and people with disabilities, the potential impact of eLearning 2.0 on the Third World, creativity and Web 2.0, Human-Computer Interaction, and Business.

 

FORMAT

eLearning 2.0 will comprise invited keynote speakers and individual presentations. The presentations will be recorded and published online as a series of screencasts. There are no full papers published or required.

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Prof. Steven Warburton, Head of Department of Technology Enhanced Learning, University of Surrey, UK

 

PARTICIPANTS

All welcome but presenters must submit a 500 word ABSTRACT and TITLE for BLIND REVIEW. Submission indicates consent for your presentation to be screen recorded.

 

SUBMISSION

chris.evans@brunel.ac.uk with "eLearning2.0" in the subject line.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of title and abstract of presentation DEADLINE: JUNE 17, 2013

 

CONFERENCE LOCATION

Brunel Business School (Eastern Gateway building), Brunel University, West London, UK. Brunel University is in Uxbridge on the western edge of London. Uxbridge is in a prime location for reaching the transport network that embraces London and South-east England. It is a short drive from the M4, M40 and M25 and has the added benefit of being on the edge of the London Underground network. It is a 25-minute drive from London's Heathrow airport.