[AISWorld] 1st April , 2013 is deadline for submitting papers to the Fourth International e-learning Conference

[Ali hussein zolait]

Second CFP: The Fourth International e-learning Conference "Best practices in management, design and development of e-courses: standards of excellence and creativity"
Duration of the conference: Three days (From 7th-9th May 2013).
Kingdom of Bahrain
Dear Colleagues

We in the Fourth International Conference on e-learning welcome your submissions, participation and look forward to see you in Manamah, Kingdom of Bahrain. For More information about the conference please visit us at http://econf.uob.edu.bh/conf4/Default.aspx
The conference aims to address the management and quality within e-Learning. This conference covers both technical as well as the non-technical aspects of e-Learning. Main topics are identified (see below). Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance and quality of contribution.
Topics for this conference include, but are not limited to:
Organizational Strategy and Management Issues
Higher and Further Education
Primary and Secondary Education
Workplace Learning
Vocational Training
Home Schooling
Distance Learning
Blended Learning
Change Management
Educational Management
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for Educational and Training Staff
Return on e-Learning Investments (ROI)
e-Learning Curriculum Development Issues
Philosophies and Epistemologies for e-learning
Learning Theories and Approaches for e-learning
e-Learning Models
Conceptual Representations
Pedagogical Models
e-Learning Pedagogical Strategies
e-Learning Tactics
Developing e-Learning for Specific Subject Domains
Technological Issues
Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Managed Learning Environments (MLEs)
Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)
Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) Tools
Social Support Software
Architecture of Educational Information Systems Infrastructure
Security and Data Protection
Learning Objects
XML Schemas and the Semantic Web
Web 2.0 Applications
Instructional Design Issues
Designing e-Learning Settings
Developing e-Learning Pilots and Prototypes
Creating e-Learning Courses:
Collaborative Learning
 Problem-based Learning
Inquiry-based Learning
Blended Learning
Distance Learning
Designing e-Learning Tasks:
E-learning Activities
Online Group work
Experiential Learning
Simulations and Modelling
Gaming and Edutainment
Creativity and Design Activities
Exploratory Programming
e-Skills and Information Literacy for Learning
Teaching Information Literacy
Electronic Library and Information Search Skills
ICT Skills Education:
in Schools and Colleges
for Business, Industry and the Public Sector
in Adult, Community, Home and Prison Education
Informal Methods (peer Groups, Family)
Education for Computer-mediated
Communication skills:
Netiquette
Online Safety for Children and Vulnerable Users
Cybercrime Awareness and Personal Prevention
Student Production of Online Media:
Web Design
Digital Storytelling
Web 2.0 Tools
 etc.
Digital Media Studies
e-Learning Delivery Issues
e-Delivery in Different Contexts:
 Higher and Further Education
Primary and Secondary Schools
Workplace Learning
Vocational Training
Distance Learning
Online Assessment
Innovations in e-Assessment
e-Moderating
e-Tutoring
e-Facilitating
 Leadership in e-Learning Delivery
Networked Information and
Communication Literacy Skills
Participation and Motivation in e-Learning
e-Learning Research Methods and Approaches
Action Research
Design Research
Course and Programme Evaluations
Systematic Literature Reviews
Historical Analysis
Case Studies
Meta-analysis of Case Studies
Effectiveness and Impact Studies
Evaluation of e-Learning Technologies
Evaluation of Student and Tutor Satisfaction
Learning and Cognitive Styl
Ethical Issues in e-learning


The Conference will be composed of several types of contributions:
Full Papers – These include mainly accomplished research results and have 8 pages at the maximum (5,000 words).
Short Papers – These are mostly composed of work in progress reports or fresh developments and have 4 pages at maximum (2,500 words).

Reflection Papers – These might review recent research literature pertaining to a particular problem or approach, indicate what the findings suggest, and/or provide a suggestion - with rationale and justification - for a different approach or perspective on that problem. 
Reflection papers might also analyze general trends or discuss important issues in topics related to the conference. These have 4 pages at maximum (2,500 words).
Posters / Demonstrations – These contain implementation information or work-in-progress and have two pages at maximum (1,250 words) besides the poster itself (or demonstration) that will be exposed at the conference.

Tutorials –Tutorials can be proposed by scholars or company representatives. A proposal of maximum 250 words is expected.

Invited Talks – These will be made of contributions from well-known scholars and company representatives. An abstract will be included in the conference proceedings.
Panels – Discussions on selected topics will be held. A proposal of maximum 250 words is expected.

Corporate Showcases & Exhibitions – The former enables companies to present recent developments and applications, inform a large and qualified audience of your future directions and showcase company’s noteworthy products and services. There will be a time slot for
companies to make their presentation in a room.
The latter enables companies the opportunity to display its latest offerings of hardware, software, tools, services and books, through an exhibit booth. For further details please contact us on elearningc at uob.edu.bh. 
This conference is a blind peer-reviewed conference. Conference registered delegates will have opportunity to meet Face to Face with editors of academic journals whom attending this conference. Register to workshops and participate in other conference activities  
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Important Dates:

Deadline for submission of Panels, tutorials and workshops: 15 March
Full paper submission: 01 April (extended)
Short paper submission: 30 March (extended)
Notification of acceptance of full papers and short papers: 15 APRIL
Camera Ready: 25 April 
Registration :  6th  January – 9th  May 
Paper Submission
Please make yourself an account on EasyChair if you do not have one. It is free of charge. Then submit your paper here: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ielc4


Best Papers Awards
All full conference papers will be submitted for review for the best paper awards:
$1500 and a certificate for the best paper
$1000 and a certificate for the 2nd best paper
$500 and a certificate for the 3rd best paper
The award winners will be announced during the conference Gala Dinner


Organizing Committees
Honorary chair: Dr. khalid Ahmed Bugahoos
VP For Academic Programs & Graduate Studies
General Chair: Dr. Eshaa Mohammed Hamad Al-khalif
President Adviser for Information Technology & e-learning
Workshops Chair: Prof. Isa Salman Qamber
i.e. Vice Chair of IEEE Bahrain Section
Dean of Scientific Research/UOB
Mr. Wafeeq Ajoor
Chair of IEEE Bahrain Section
Local Chair: Dr. Muhammad Khalied Al-Qaddoumi
Director of e-Learning Center
Finance Chair: Dr. Mustafa Mohamed Al-Abbasi
Deputy Director of e-Learning Center
Proceeding Chair: Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Abdel-Atyo
Editor-in-Chief of Appl. Math. Inf. Sci.
Head of Scientific Publishing Department at UOB
International Publicity Chair: Dr. Ezendu Ariwao
Program chair:
Dr. Adel Ahmed Hamed Abdulla
Secretary, IEEE, Bahrain Section
Dr. Ali Zolait
Editor(s)-in-Chief: International Journal of Technology Diffusion (IJTD)
 
International Organizing Committee :
1. Abdel Halabi (Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Australia)
2. Abdelnaser Omran (University Sains Malaysia- MALAYSIA) 
3. Abdullah Y. Al-Zoubi (Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman, Jordan) 
4. Abel Nyamapfene (University of Exeter- UK)
5. Adnan Mahmood (University of Jinan, P.R.China)
6. Alessandro Pagano (University of Bari, Italy)
7. Alfredo Soeiro (Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal)
8. Ali Ahmad Alawneh (Faculty of IT Philadelphia University-Jordan) 
9. Ali Simsek (Anadolu University, Turkey)
10. Alim Al Ayub Ahmed (Faculty of Business, ASA University Bangladesh)
11. Alla Anohina-Naumeca (Riga Technical University-Latvia)
12. Amer AbuAli (Philadelphia University- Jordan)
13. Ana Elena Guerrero Roldán (University Oberta de Catalunya- Spain)
14. Andreas Veglis (Associate Professor - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki- Greece)
15. Anita Stangl (Medien LB, Germany)
16. Anna Zoakou (Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Greece)
17. Antonio De Nicola (Computing and Technological Infrastructures Lab, ENEA, Italy)
18. António Moreira (Director of the Department of Education - University of Aveiro- Portugal)
19. Antonios Andreatos (Hellenic Air Force Academy, Greece)
20. Anupam Hazra (Assam (Central) University- India)
21. Ariffin Abdul Mutalib (University Utara Malaysia- Malaysia)
22. Arthur Edwards (University de Colima- Mexico)
23. AW YOKE CHENG (ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION- Malaysia)
24. Aytekin İŞMAN (Technology Faculty of Education Sakarya University- Turkey)
25. Azizeh Khanchobani Ahranjani (Islamic Azad University, Salmas Branch - Iran)
26. Bamidis Panagiotis (Medical School - University of Thessaloniki- Greece)
27. Beth Perry (Athabasca University- Canada)
28. Bopelo Boitshwarelo (Darwin - NT, Australia)
29. Bunyamin Atici (Firat University, Turkey)
30. Cecilia Mercado (Saint Louis University, USA)
31. Chih-Hsiung Tu (Northern Arizona University- USA)
32. Chong Chee Keon (UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN- Malaysia)
33. Christian Dalsgaard (Undervisningsudvikling og Digitale Medier- dk)
34. Christine Smith (Director for Open Learning, University of Windsor, Canada)
35. Claudia Panico (Higher Education - Università Gabriele D'Annunzio Chieti- Italy)
36. D.V. Ashoka (JSS Academy of Technical Education- India)
37. David Stock (Manager of Leadership & Learning, Cayman Islands Civil Service College, Cayman Islands)
38. Diane Igoche (University of Georgia Doctoral Student, United States)
39. Eleni Rossiou (University of Macedonia, Greece)
40. Esyin Chew (University of Glamorgan, UK)
41. Eugenijus Kurilovas(institute of mathmatics and informatics of Vinius University, Lithuania)
42. Eun Jin Hwang (Indiana University of Pennslyvania, USA)
43. Fabio Chacon (Bowie State University)
44. Felice Corona (University of Salerno-Italy)
45. Fernando Albuquerque Costa (UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA- Portugal)
47. Hery The (University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States)
48. Hyam Nashash (Princess Alia University College - Al Balqaa' Applied University, Jordan)
49. Issham Ismail (Coordinator, Universiti Sains Malaysia)
50. IVAN SOSA, M.D (RIJEKA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE- Croatia)
51. Kamala Devi (Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India) 
52. Kian-Sam Hong (Unievrsiti Malaysia Sarawak- Malaysia)
53. L.Kay Abernathy (Lamar University- Texas)
54. Lisa Marie Blaschke (Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg - Germany)
55. Madhumita Bhattacharya (Bhattacharya (Monash University)
56. Markus Deimann (Fern University in Hagen- Hagen)
57. Martin Ebner (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
58. Mathy Vanbuel (ATiT, Belgium) 
59. M'Hammed Abdous (Old Dominion University)
60. Mohamed Ally (Centre for Distance Education Researcher, (TEKRI) Athabasca UniversityCanada)
61. Muhammet Demirbilek, (Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey)
62. Naeema H. Jabur (Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman)
63. Nellie Deutsch (TORONTO, Canada)
64. Nico Baird (Central University of Technology, Free State - South Africa)
65. Nor Aziah Alias (Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, MALAYSIA)
66. Rana Raddawi (American University of Sharjah)
67. Robert Moody (Fort Hays State University, United States)
68. Sajjad Hayat Akhtar (Pakistan)
69. Shradha Kanwar (
NIIT University, India)
70. Susan Bainbridge (Author, Educator, Researcher )
71. Claudia Panico (Phd in e-lerning development & delivery,Università Telematica Leonardo Da Vinci, Italy)
72. Jeanne Schreurs (UHasselt University, Belgium) 
73. Ali YAZICI, Prof. Dr. (Head of Software Eng. Dept., Atilim University, Turkey)
74.Chia-Wen Tsai (Ming Chuan University- Taiwan) 
75.Katie Goeman (Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel - Belgium) 
76.Kendra Cooper (University of Texas at Dallas , University of Calgary(adjunct) ) 
77.Leonel Caseiro Morgado (Universidade de Trás-os-montes e Alto Douro) 
78.Lorenzo Cantoni (University of Lugano) 
79.Lucilla Crosta (Liverpool-Laureate University- UK ) 
80.Malinka Ivanova (University of Sofia) 
81.Manuel Pérez Cota (University of Vigo)
82.Marcelo Carneiro Leão (Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco) 
83.Michail Kalogiannakis(University of Crete- Greece) 
84.Mohammad Ayoub Khan (Ministry of Communications and IT )
85.Molefe Motshegwe (University of Botswana) 
86.Mona Laroussi ( Institut National des Sciences Appliquées et de la Technologie) 
87.Muhannad Al-Shboul (University of Jordan- Jordan ) 
88.Nektaria Palaiologou (University of Western Macedonia - greece ) 
89.Orlando Belo (University of Minho Campus de Gualtar ) 
90.Osman Sadeck (Western Cape Government) 
91.Panagiotis D. Bamidis (Medical School - University of Thessaloniki- greece ) 
92.Paul Peachey (University of Glamorgan- UK) 
93.Ramayah Thurasamy (University Sains Malaysia- Malaysia) 
94.Rolf Porsche (Medien LB )
95.Sheila Jagannathan ( World Bank Institute)
96.Sheryl Buckley (University of South Africa )
97.Stella Lee (Golder Associates Inc ) 
98.Sukumar Senthilkumar (Center for Advanced Image and Information Technology )
99.Uwe Hoppe (Bildungswerk der Sächsischen Wirtschaft gGmbH ) 
100.Zaharias Panagiotis (Technological Educational Institute of Athens) 
101.Zulnaidi Yaacob (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)
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