IETC 2009

We invite you to submit a proposal to the 9th International Educational Technology Conference (IETC 2009) (http://ietc2009.hacettepe.edu.tr/). It will take place at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey, on May 6th - 8th, 2009.

CONFERENCE GOALS
The main theme of the conference is “Future Trends in Learning and Instructional Technologies”. The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars, students, and administrators from different countries, and to discuss theoretical and practical issues in the field of information and communication technologies in education.

TOPICS
Professional development & teacher training, Instructional design, Learning and teaching with technology, Innovation and change in education, Multimedia applications, Life long learning and technology, Learning and content management systems, Human recourses in educational technology, E-portfolios, The role of educational technology in the globalized world, Intelligent e-learning technology, Interactive e-learning systems, Knowledge management in e-learning, Human-computer interaction, Constructivist perspectives, Cooperative/collaborative learning, Improving classroom teaching, Pedagogical and practical issues, Teaching/learning strategies, ICT literacy in education, Information technology diffusion/integration, Implementation experiences

PRESENTATION CATEGORIES
Keynote talks, Paper presentations, and Round table discussions

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

 * has keynote speaker::Sasha A. Barab, Indiana University, U.S.A.
 * has keynote speaker::Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands
 * has keynote speaker::Hiroaki Ogata, Tokushima University, Japan

IMPORTANT DATES

 * Proposal Submission Deadline: December 15, 2008
 * Notification of the Results: January 15, 2009
 * Final Camera-Ready Submission: March 20, 2009
 * Registration: Until March 20, 2009
 * Conference: 06 – 07 – 08, May 2009

More details about the conference can be found at the conference web site: http://ietc2009.hacettepe.edu.tr/