Education 2011-2021 Summit: call for papers
The Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA) and distance education research consortium DEHub have launched a call for papers and submissions which reflect the central theme of their Education 2011-2021 Summit, Global challenges and perspectives of blended and distance learning.
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To be held 15-18 February, 2011, in Sydney, Australia, the Education 2011-2021 Summit presents an opportunity for Australian and international researchers, practitioners, students, industry experts and government to come together to debate global research, practice and professional issues.
ODLAA and DEHub, aim to bring together colleagues globally who are engaged in pedagogical research to work together collaboratively to address key issues.
Call for papers and submissions
Colleagues are invited to participate by contributing full papers, research notes, posters, workshops and plenary sessions to the Summit with a focus on the three sub-themes that underpin the DEHub objectives.
- Research and Development
- Community and Open Learning
- Learning and Teaching
Within these themes possible topic areas for focus and consideration can be found on the themes page of the website.
The deadline for the submission of full papers is 27 August 2010.
Posters, Workshops, Research notes and plenary panel proposals should be submitted by 25 September 2010.
Keynote speakers presenting at the summit include:
- Diana Laurillard, Chair of Learning with Digital Technologies in the Faculty of Culture and Pedagogy with the London Knowledge Lab, UK.
- Mohamed Ally, Director of the Centre for Distance Education and Professor in Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada
- Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology at the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences at Newcastle University, UK.
- Gráinne Conole, Professor of E-Learning in the Institute of Educational Technology, Open University, UK.
- David Wiley, Associate Professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology, Brigham Young University, USA
