[AISWorld] CFP: 14th International Conference on Web-Based Learning - ICWL 2015

[Elvira Popescu]

[Apologies for multiple postings]


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The 14th International Conference on Web-Based Learning

ICWL 2015

Guangzhou, China, 5 - 8 November 2015

http://www.cityu.edu.hk/merc/icwl/icwl2015home.htm

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ICWL is an annual international conference on web-based learning
organised by Hong Kong Web Society. The first ICWL was held in Hong Kong
in 2002. Since then, it has been held in Australia (2003), China (2004),
Hong Kong (2005), Malaysia (2006), United Kingdom (2007), China (2008),
Germany (2009), China (2010), Hong Kong (2011), Romania (2012), Taiwan
(2013) and Estonia (2014).

ICWL 2015 will be the 14th ICWL conference and will be held in
Guangzhou, China. The conference program will feature keynote addresses,
workshops, panels, posters, demos and industry track, in addition to
presentations of refereed papers that have been selected by the
international program committee. A special attention will be paid on
collaboration and exchange of knowledge between our local communities.
We especially invite joint contributions from colleagues coming from
different continents. We plan a special issue for collaborative papers
expressing the spirit of ICWL, to be a truly international conference.
In addition we will provide an Asian-Australian-European Research
Exchange Forum for presentations from funded research projects.


Conference topics
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Areas of interest include but are not limited to the following:
· Personalized and Adaptive Learning
· Computer Support for Intelligent Tutoring
· Intelligent Tools for Visual Learning
· Informal Learning on the Workplace
· Web-based Learning for Oriental Languages Learning
· Game-based Learning and Serious Games
· Personal Learning Environments (PLE)
· Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)
· Computer Supported Collaborative Learning
· Web 2.0 and Social Learning Environments
· HTML5 Web-based Learning
· Virtual environments and 3D graphics for e-learning
· Intelligent Learner and Group Modelling
· Learning Analytics
· Human Factors and Affective Computing for Learning
· E-Learning Platforms and Tools
· Design, Model and Framework of e-Learning Systems
· Deployment, Organization and Management of Learning Objects
· Open educational resources (OER)
· E-Learning Metadata and Standards
· Semantic Web and Ontologies for E-Learning
· Mobile, Situated and Blended Learning
· Bring your own Device (BYOD)
· Cloud-based Learning
· Pedagogical Issues


Important deadlines
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· Abstract submission deadline: June 2, 2015
· Full paper submission deadline: June 9, 2015
· Notification of paper acceptance: July 14, 2015
· Camera-ready papers and registration: August 10, 2015


Paper submission & publication
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Authors are invited to submit original papers reporting on research
results or novel applications in technology-enhanced learning.
Submissions will be handled through EasyChair:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icwl2015

Papers for submission should be formatted according to the Springer LNCS
Authors Guidelines and have maximum 10 pages. Since the review process
will be double-blind, the submitted manuscript should not contain the
authors’ names, affiliations, or any information that may disclose the
authors’ identity. All papers should be submitted in PDF format.

All accepted papers presented at the conference will be published as a
volume in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS).


Conference organization
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Conference Co-Chairs:
· Jun Zhang, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
· Balta Fernandez Manjon, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
· Rynson Lau, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Program Co-Chairs:
· Frederick Li, Durham University, United Kingdom
· Mart Laanpere, Talliunn University, Estonia
· Ralf Klamma, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Steering Committee Representative:
· Qing Li, HKWS

Organization Chair:
· Wenyin Liu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Local Arrangement Chair:
· Xiaonan Chen, Sun Yat-Sen University, China

Workshop Co-Chairs:
· Zhiguo Gong, Macau University, Macau
· Yiwei Cao, IMC Information Multimedia Communication AG, Germany

Publication Chair:
· Jeff Tang, Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Hong Kong

Publicity Chair:
· Elvira Popescu, University of Craiova, Romania

Finance Chair:
· Howard Leung, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Web Master:
· Zhangjun Yan, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Conference Secretary:
· Christina Tai, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong


About Guangzhou
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Guangzhou (also romanized as: Canton) is the capital and largest city of
Guangdong province in South China. Located on the Pearl River, about 120
km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and north-northeast of Macau,
Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port. One of
the five National Central Cities, it holds sub-provincial administrative
status. Guangzhou is the third largest Chinese city and the largest city
in South Central China. As of the 2010 census, the city's administrative
area had a population of 12.78 million. Some estimates place the
population of the entire Pearl River Delta Mega City built up area as
high as 40 million, with an area of about 20,000 square kilometres
(7,700 sq mi). In 2012 Guangzhou was identified as a Beta+ World City by
the global city index produced by the GaWC, the Globalization and World
Cities Research Network.


About Sun Yat-sen University
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Sun Yat-sen University was founded in 1924 by Dr. Sun Yat-sen (also
called Sun Zhongshan), a great democratic revolutionary leader of the
20th century. The University is located in Guangdong Province, an area
neighboring Hong Kong and Macao, which is at the forefront of China's
reform and opening up.

Being one of the leading universities in China, Sun Yat-sen University
is a comprehensive multi-disciplinary university, including the
humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, technical sciences,
medical sciences, pharmacology, and management sciences. It has about
82,384 students studying on four campuses in Guangzhou and Zhuhai.
Benefiting from its location near Hong Kong and Macao and the regional
advantage of opening and economic development, the university has become
an important base for training high-level talents, scientific research,
providing services to society and inheriting cultural traditions. The
University has also successfully built international cooperation and
exchange relationships with many top universities in the world.
According to the Times Higher Education World University Ranking for
2010-2011, Sun Yat-sen University was ranked in the top 200 in the
world. At present, Sun Yat-sen University covers a total area of 5.972
square kilometers and has 4 campuses: Guangzhou South Campus, Guangzhou
North Campus, Guangzhou East Campus, and Zhuhai Campus.