CELDA 2009

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Deadline for submissions (extension): 7 September 2009 (for all contributions)

IADIS International Conference on            Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2009) November 20 - 22, 2009 - Rome, Italy (http://www.celda-conf.org/)

Endorsed by the Japanese Society of Information and Systems in Education

Professor David Jonassen, University of Missouri Columbia, USA Professor Fred Paas, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands
 * Keynote Speakers (confirmed):

Dr. Carmen Taran, REXI Media, USA
 * Invited Speaker (confirmed):

Professor Fred Paas, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands
 * Tutorial Speaker (confirmed):

The IADIS CELDA 2009 conference aims to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a fast pace and affecting academia and professional practice in many ways. Paradigms such as just-in-time learning, constructivism, student-centered learning and collaborative approaches have emerged and are being supported by technological advancements such as simulations, virtual reality and multi-agents systems. These developments have created both opportunities and areas of serious concerns. This conference aims to cover both technological as well as pedagogical issues related to these developments. Main tracks have been identified. However innovative contributions that do not easily fit into these areas will also be considered as long as they are directly related to the overall theme of the conference – cognition and exploratory learning in the digital age.
 * Conference background and goals

The conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations for discussion-oriented papers. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book and CD-ROM.
 * Format of the Conference

Authors of the best published papers in the CELDA 2009 proceedings will be invited to publish extended versions of their papers in a special issue of an international journal.

Full papers, Short Papers and Reflection papers. All submissions will go through a double-blind refereeing process with at least two international experts.
 * Types of submissions

- Acquisition of expertise - Assessing progress of learning in complex domains - Assessment of exploratory learning approaches - Assessment of exploratory technologies - Cognition in education - Collaborative learning - Educational psychology - Exploratory technologies (such as simulations, VR, i-TV and so on) - Just-in-time and Learning-on-Demand - Learner Communities and Peer-Support - Learning Communities & Web Service Technologies - Pedagogical Issues Related with Learning Objects - Learning Paradigms in Academia - Learning Paradigms in Corporate Sector - Life-long Learning - Student-Centered Learning - Technology and mental models - Technology, learning and expertise - Virtual University
 * Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following areas:

- Submission Deadline (extension): 7 September 2009 - Notification to Authors (extension): 2 October 2009 - Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration (extension): Until 23 October 2009 - Late Registration (extension): After 23 October 2009 - Conference: Rome, Italy, 20 to 22 November 2009
 * Important Dates:

The conference will be held in Rome, Italy.
 * Conference Location

IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CELDA 2009 Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3 1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal E-mail: secretariat@celda-conf.org Web site: http://www.celda-conf.org/
 * Secretariat


 * Program Committee

Conference Co-Chairs Pedro Isaias, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal Dirk Ifenthaler, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany

Program Co-Chairs Kinshuk, Athabasca University, Canada Demetrios G Sampson, University of Piraeus, Greece J. Michael Spector, University of Georgia, USA

Committee Members: please see http://www.celda-conf.org/committees.asp for updated list.

Please also check the co-located events Applied Computing 2009 (http://www.computing-conf.org/) - 19-21 November 2009 and WWW/Internet 2009 (http://www.internet-conf.org/) - 19-22 November 2009.
 * Co-located Conference:

This CfP was obtained from WikiCFP
 * Registered participants in the CELDA conference may attend the Applied Computing and WWW/Internet conferences’ sessions free of charge.