[DDN] e/merge 2006 - Learning Landscapes in Southern Africa- Call for abstracts proposals
*e/merge 2006 Call for Papers* e/merge 2006 - Learning Landscapes in Southern Africa (http://emerge2006.net) is the second virtual conference on educational technology in the SADC region and builds on the e/merge 2004 conference. e/merge 2006 will take place online from 10 - 21 July 2006 and may include associated face to face events in a number of cities. This conference focuses on online collaborative learning in our regional context of unequal access to technology and to education. This could involve both online and face to face interaction. We will prioritise high quality papers and presentations which demonstrate responsiveness to the context of learning in Southern African tertiary education including issues of digital divide, differential access to education, and diversity. We would envisage papers in the following areas: * Research Methodologies * Access to Learning Technologies * Theories and models of online learning, computer supported collaborative learning * Learning Communities * Staff Development * Learning Environments We are also interested in receiving proposals for technology demonstrations and online workshops focused on the regional context. All abstracts will be peer reviewed to ensure that an appropriate range of high quality presentations will be selected. There will be a maximum of 32 presentations in the formal programme. Presentations will be accepted in forms such as full text papers, slide-show presentations, web pages and narrated slide-show presentations. Presenters are encouraged to explore innovative technologies and methods of online presentation. Each paper will be discussed online over a period of 3-4 days. Papers on similar themes may be grouped for discussion. Conference papers in the peer reviewed publication track may also be submitted for a peer reviewed Special Issue of The International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT) at http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/index.php. e/merge 2006 will incorporate several tracks including: * Peer Reviewed Publication Track * Peer Reviewed Proposal * Invited presentations and workshops * Panel Discussions Authors will retain copyright to submitted papers, while granting permission to the Centre for Educational Technology (http://www.cet.uct.ac.za) and the e/merge 2006 conference to publish the papers. The conference proceedings will become a publicly accessible online resource for the broader community after the conference. Conference delegates will receive a CD of the conference proceedings. Proposals of up to 500 words should be submitted by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] by 30 January 2006. Early submissions will be greatly appreciated as this will facilitate the review process. Deadlines * Proposals of up to 500 words: Monday 30 January 2006 * Notification of acceptance: Tuesday 28 February 2006 * Peer reviewed papers of up to 4000 words submitted for review: Friday 28 April 2006 * Acceptance of Final Peer Reviewed Papers: Wednesday June 14 2006 * Conference Site open for Introductions: Friday 7 July 2006 * Conference dates: Monday 10 July - Friday 21 July 2006 Review Panel * Chair: Tony Carr, Staff Development Co-ordinator: Centre for Educational Technology, University of Cape Town * Chair: Associate Professor Laura Czerniewicz, Director: Centre for Educational Technology, University of Cape Town * Professor Alan Amory, Director, Centre for Information Technology in Higher Education, University of KwaZulu Natal * Professor Johannes Cronje, Professor of E-Learning, Department of Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria * Dr Kitty den Boogert, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique * Ms Alice Goodwin-Davey, University of South Africa * Professor Elizabeth Henning, Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg * Professor Cheryl Hodgkinson, Education Department, Rhodes University * Ms Catherine Kell, Learning Designer, Centre for Flexible and Distance Learning (CFDL), University of Auckland * Mr Elisha Kujeke, Principal Instructional Materials, Distance Education Primary Level, Department of Lifelong Education, Zimbabwe Government Correspondence Schools * Dr Pam Miller, Cape Town facilitator of the M.Ed in Computer Assisted Education, University of Pretoria and Computer Studies teacher at Pinelands High School, Cape Town * Dr Ton Mooij, Radboud University of Nijmegen, Netherlands * Associate Professor Andrew Morrison, Intermedia, University of Oslo * Dr Dick N'gambi, Research Coordinator, Centre for Educational Technology, University of Cape Town * Dr Martin Oliver, Senior Lecturer in ICT in Education, London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, University of London * Mr Fred Opali, Head of Department of Communication at the Polytechnic of Namibia * Mr Andrew Scholtz, Academic Computing Support Manager, University of Limpopo * Mr
Re: [DDN] Virtual conferences
In response to John Gibbs comment about virtual conference members of this list might be interested in our experiences of hosting e/merge 2004, an online conference about educational technology in Southern Africa. We had 163 participants from 7 southern Africa countries, as well as some key people from further afield. Our one key note speaker presented a real-time video-streamed opening keynote address to a roomful of people at the conference opening physically located in Cape Town (South Africa), while national and international online participants engaged in text-based dialogue with both him and the participants physically present! Although there are savings in many ways, making such a conference a success is also a lot of work. We have written up our experiences, including in the editorial to the special issue of the International Journal of Education and Development using ICTs which recently published 10 of the papers originally presented online. Our experiences were so positive that we will be running e/merge 2006 next year! Laura Quoting John Hibbs [EMAIL PROTECTED]: At 3:26 PM -0500 9/15/05, Taran Rampersad wrote: John Hibbs wrote: Why is an ICT conference not held virtually? Why do I have to travel to Washington to participate? or listen? or view? What century do we live in? 15 Sep 2005 15:26:11 -0500 Taran Rampersad [EMAIL PROTECTED] So that's where I left my drum! :-) Maybe it's just not easy enough for people to organize a conference virtually yet... or maybe they don't know how easy it is? Subscribers to the leading listserv in the distance education world have heard me beat this drum for almost a decade. The largest, most prestigious (?) distance ed conferences have very little virtual component; yet the leaders talk the talk about the wonders of their deliveries. My wee voice has been a lonely one. Perhaps the DDN should take up one more cudgel -- that it should beat up on those who hold large physical conferences advocating ICT; but are unwilling to offer same virtually? If we at the leading edge don't walk the walk -- who will? -- John W. Hibbs http://www.bfranklin.edu/johnhibbs ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] ICTs for Education and Development in Southern Africa- IJEDICT 2nd Issue
This may be of interest to members of this list. Apologies for cross postings. All the best Laura The second issue of The International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT) is now available at http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/viewissue.php. This special issue on ICT for Education and Development in Southern Africa is edited by Guest Editors Laura Czerniewicz and Tony Carr of the Centre for Educational Technology at University of Cape Town. The seven peer reviewed papers and six papers From the Field report on work in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The issue links researcher and practitioner perspectives across the region on key challenges such as access, institutional change, learning design, learning communities and research methodology. The articles in this issue are based on papers presented at a Southern African regional online conference, e/merge 2004 (http://emerge2004.net). IJEDICT is an e-journal that provides free and open access to all of its content. IJEDICT aims to strengthen links between research and practice in ICT in education and development in hitherto less developed parts of the world, e.g., developing countries (especially small states), and rural and remote regions of developed countries. The emphasis is on providing a space for researchers, practitioners and theoreticians to jointly explore ideas using an eclectic mix of research methods and disciplines. It brings together research, action research and case studies in order to assist in the transfer of best practice, the development of policy and the creation of theory. Thus, IJEDICT is of interest to a wide-ranging audience of researchers, policy-makers, practitioners, government officers and other professionals involved in education or development in communities throughout the world. This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
