2nd CALL
FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
eLEARNING 2.0
Brunel University
London, UK
July 29, 2015
“The Paradigm Shift: Refocusing on the Student”
eLearning 2.0 is a lively international conference exploring technology-enhanced
learning and social media technologies. The conference is a collaborative space
for educators, students, researchers, entrepreneurs, and policy makers to share
their eLearning classroom successes, as well as new developments in their
research and workplace. The main theme of this year’s conference is “The Paradigm Shift: Refocusing on the
Student”. This educational paradigm shift is fuelled by the unprecedented
access that students now have to information coupled with a view of learning as
a constructive process consisting of selecting, organising and integrating
information.
The theme broadens
the discussion from last year’s theme of “Flipping the Classroom.” It seeks to
showcase any use of technology to enhance learning which requires us to “think
differently.” The conference seeks contributions on evolving pedagogical
approaches, as well as to raise the profile of research in technology-enhanced
learning; spread good practice in the use of technology to enhance learning;
and facilitate collaboration between practitioners, researchers, and policy
makers.
CONFERENCE CHAIRS
Chris Evans, Brunel
University London, UK &
Jennifer
Killham, University of Cincinnati, USA
INTERDISCIPLINARY KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Ellen Jameson,
Visiting Research Associate, Indiana University, USA
Gabriel Recchia,
Researcher, Centre for Digital Knowledge Cambridge, UK
Mark Childs, Senior
Research Fellow, Coventry University, UK
Sue Beckingham, Educational
Developer, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Topics of interest
include, but are not limited to: flipping the classroom, use of social media
for teaching, constructivist and connectivist theories of learning, games and gamification,
the maker movement, security, privacy, social networking, podcasting, wikis,
blogging, video sharing, screencasting, folksonomies, MOOCs, eLearning 2.0 and
people with disabilities, the potential impact of eLearning 2.0 on the Third
World, creativity and Web 2.0, human-computer interaction, and business.
FORMAT
eLearning 2.0 will comprise invited keynote speakers and individual
presentations. Presentations will be in one of three formats:
· Traditional 20 minute presentations in PowerPoint or Prezi
· Shorter 5 minute 20 slide (Ignite) presentations in
PowerPoint
· Poster presentations
Powerpoint/Prezi presentations will be
recorded and published online as a series of screencasts. There are no full
papers published or required.
PARTICIPANTS
All welcome! Whether
you are conducting educational research, responsible for policies for
technology enhanced learning, or just experimenting or planning to experiment
with technology enhanced learning, you are very welcome to participate. Presenters
must submit a 500 word ABSTRACT and TITLE for BLIND REVIEW. Doctoral
students are particularly encouraged to apply. Submission indicates consent
for your presentation to be screen recorded.
CONNECT
CONFERENCE LOCATION
Brunel Business
School (Eastern Gateway building), Brunel University London, West London, UK.
Brunel University is in Uxbridge on the western edge of London. Uxbridge is in
a prime location for reaching the transport network that embraces London and
South-east England. It is a short drive from the M4, M40 and M25 and has the
added benefit of being on the edge of the London Underground network. It is a
25-minute drive from London's Heathrow airport.
SUBMISSION
chris.evans@brunel.ac.uk
with "eLearning2.0"
in the subject line.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of title and abstract DEADLINE: June 19, 2015
