[agents] Last Mile: eLmL 2015 || February 22 - 27, 2015 - Lisbon, Portugal

Tue Oct 7 05:34:43 EDT 2014

INVITATION:

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 Please consider to contribute to and/or forward to the appropriate
 groups the following opportunity to submit and publish original
 scientific results to eLmL 2015.
 The submission deadline is extended to October 20, 2014.
 Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended article
 versions to one of the IARIA Journals: http://www.iariajournals.org
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============== eLmL 2015 | Call for Papers ===============

CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, PANELS

eLmL 2015, The Seventh International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and
 On-line Learning

February 22 - 27, 2015 - Lisbon, Portugal

General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2015/eLmL15.html

Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2015/CfPeLmL15.html

Submission page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2015/SubmiteLmL15.html

Contributions:
 - regular papers [in the proceedings, digital library]
 - short papers (work in progress) [in the proceedings, digital library]
 - ideas: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
 - extended abstracts: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
 - posters: two pages [in the proceedings, digital library]
 - posters:  slide only [slide-deck posted at www.iaria.org]
 - presentations: slide only [slide-deck posted at www.iaria.org]
 - demos: two pages [posted at www.iaria.org]
 - doctoral forum submissions: [in the proceedings, digital library]

Proposals for:
 - symposia: see http://www.iaria.org/symposium.html
 - workshops: see http://www.iaria.org/workshop.html
 - tutorials:  [slide-deck posed on www.iaria.org]
 - panels: [slide-deck posed on www.iaria.org]

Submission deadline: October 20, 2014

Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org
 Extended versions of selected papers will be published in IARIA
 Journals:  http://www.iariajournals.org
 Print proceedings will be available via Curran Associates, Inc.:
 http://www.proceedings.com/9769.html
 Articles will be archived in the free access ThinkMind Digital Library:
 http://www.thinkmind.org

The topics suggested by the conference can be discussed in term of
 concepts, state of the art, research, standards, implementations,
 running experiments, applications, and industrial case studies. Authors
 are invited to submit complete unpublished papers, which are not under
 review in any other conference or journal in the following, but not
 limited to, topic areas.

All tracks are open to both research and industry contributions, in
 terms of Regular papers, Posters, Work in progress,
 Technical/marketing/business presentations, Demos, Tutorials, and Panels.

Before submission, please check and comply with the editorial rules:
 http://www.iaria.org/editorialrules.html

eLmL 2015 Topics (topics and submission details: see CfP on the site)

Learning-oriented devices and networks

    Mobility (IEEE 802.11 standards, engineering, smart devices);
 Mobile communications; Hardware/software systems for mobile
 communications; Evolution from 3G to 4G and beyond; Mobile networking;
 Wireless networking; Wireless access (WPAN, WLAN, WLL); Mobile IP, VoIP,
 IPTV, etc.; Satellite technologies for e-learning; Next generation of
 mobile technology; User-oriented device interfaces; Adaptable
 student/device interaction; Wearable devices

Learning-oriented technologies

    Architecture of learning technology systems; Informal learning;
 Formal/informal exploratory and serendipitous learning; Advanced uses of
 multimedia and hypermedia; Integrated learning and educational
 environments; Remote and wireless teaching technologies;
 Anytime/anywhere e-learning and wearable network devices; Adaptive
 e-learning and intelligent applications/tools; Agents technology;
 Intelligent tutoring systems; Training e-learning teachers; Practical
 uses of authoring tools; Application of metadata and virtual reality

Tools and platforms

    eL&mL learning tools (basic infrastructure, content management,
 cross-media publishing, social & cooperative learning, lecture
 recording); Tools and architectures for mobile/ubiquitous e-learning;
 SOA for e-learning; Web 2.0 and social computing for learning;
 Ontologies and semantic Web standards for e-learning; Adaptive and
 personalized educational hypermedia; Peer-to-Peer learning applications;
 Social software for collaborative learning; Socially intelligent agents;
 e-Learning platforms, portals and virtual learning environments;
 Embedded systems education; Wearable computers and education; Multimedia
 environment for teaching; Web-based learning, including Wikis and Blogs;
 Learning content management systems

On-line learning

    Content engineering (authoring, standards, metadata, process
 models); Internet based systems; Navigational aspects for on-line
 learning; Virtual spaces for learning communities; Internet supported
 ubiquitous learning; Mobile eLearning applications; Pervasive eLearning
 scenarios; Multi-agent technology applications in Web-based education;
 Semantic social networks; Community discovering in social learning
 systems; Social structure exploitation in e-learning

Mobile learning, teaching, and training

    Advanced teaching and learning technologies for mobile learners;
 Advanced software and hardware systems for mobile learning and teaching;
 Virtual mobile learning environments; Adaptive learning strategies
 Advanced curriculum and courseware for mobile learning and training;
 Security issues of mobile learning; Learning management systems for
 mobile learning; Ontologies and pedagogical models; Testing, assessment
 and quality issues of mobile learning; Faculty and professional
 development on mobile teaching and learning Infrastructure,
 administrative and organizational issue of mobile learning; Applications
 of mobile technology in open, distance, and corporate education;
 National and international projects, strategies, and policies on mobile
 learning

Hybrid learning

    Didactics of eL&mL (informal learning, ambient and augmented
 learning, cooperative learning); Teacher-centric and student-centric
 approaches; Self-learning integrated methodology; Learner autonomy;
 Interactive hybrid learning; Assessment strategy for hybrid learning;
 Collaborative learning/groupware; Content management for hybrid
 learning; Digital libraries for hybrid learning; Effective content
 development experiences in hybrid; earning; Improved flexibility of
 learning process; Institutional policies; Instructional design issues;
 Organizational framework for hybrid learning; Outcome based teaching and
 learning; Pedagogical issues

Challenging technical aspects

    Tutoring eLearning applications and services; Teaching eLearning
 methodologies and technologies; National and international projects on
 e-learning; e-Learning industry and universities programs; Application
 of instructional design theories; Reflection in learning software and
 hardware; Social impact metrics on distance learning; Methodologies and
 processes for education; Curriculum projects and experiences; Educating
 the educators; Simulated communities; Online mentoring; Cultural,
 social, and gender issues; Personalization; Corporate training

Assessing eL&mL

    Organization of eL&mL (quality management, learning networks); Cost
 models for eLearning; E-market place for higher education; Evaluation of
 eLearning; Social benefits of eLearning; e-Learning effectiveness and
 outcomes; Global trends in eLearning

Education in developing regions

    National/international strategies; Evaluation of learning
 technology systems; Emerging and best practices; Managing quality in
 eLearning; Standards related activities

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Committee: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2015/ComeLmL15.html

eLmL Advisory Chairs
 Herwig Mannaert, University of Antwerp, Belgium
 Dumitru Dan Burdescu, University of Craiova, Romania
 Bernd Krämer, FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany
 Stephen White, The University of Huddersfield - Queensgate, UK
 Maiga Chang, Athabasca University - Edmonton, Canada
 Adam M. Gadomski, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy
 Michelle Marquand, Cisco Systems, Inc., USA
 Murtuza Ali Lakhani, Apollo Group | Magna Leadership Solutions, LLC., USA
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