<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS</span></b></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';COLOR:#0070c0;FONT-SIZE:12pt">eLEARNING 2.0</span></b></p>

<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">Brunel University, UK</span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">June 7th and 8th, 2012</span></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt"><a href="http://www.elearning2.org">www.elearning2.org</a></span></b></p>

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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';COLOR:#0070c0;FONT-SIZE:12pt">eLearning 2.0</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt"> is an international conference exploring Technology-Enhanced Learning and Web 2.0 technologies including Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Wikis and YouTube. The next eLearning generation will involve social networking, document sharing, collaboration and interoperability. The conference will consider evolving pedagogical approaches and raise the profile of research in technology-enhanced learning; spread good practice in the use of Web 2.0 technologies for learning; and facilitate collaboration between practitioners, researchers, and policy makers.</span></p>

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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">CONFERENCE CHAIRS</span></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">Chris Evans & Ray Hackney, Brunel University, UK</span></p>

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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">OBJECTIVES</span></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">- explore the potential impact of Web 2.0 on technology-enhanced learning</span></p>

<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">- spread good practice in the use of Web 2.0 in technology-enhanced learning</span></p>

<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">- consider evolving pedagogical approaches using Web 2.0</span></p>

<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">- raise the profile of research on Web 2.0 and technology-enhanced learning</span></p>

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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">Topics of Interest include, but are not limited to: evolving pedagogies for Web 2.0, security, privacy, social networking, podcasting, wikis, blogging, video sharing, screencasting, folksonomies, 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.</span></p>

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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">FORMAT</span></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';COLOR:#0070c0;FONT-SIZE:12pt">eLearning 2.0</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt"> will comprise invited keynote speakers and individual presentations. The presentations will be recorded and published online as a series of screencasts.</span></p>

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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">KEYNOTE SPEAKER </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">(more to confirm)<b style></b></span></p>

<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">Maggie McPherson, School of Education, University of Leeds, UK</span></p>

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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">All welcome but presenters must submit a <b style>500 word ABSTRACT</b> and <a name="_GoBack"><b style>TITLE</b> </a>for BLIND REVIEW</span></p>

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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt"><a href="mailto:chris.evans@brunel.ac.uk">chris.evans@brunel.ac.uk</a></span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt"> with "<b style><span style="COLOR:#0070c0">eLearning2.0</span></b>" in the subject line.</span></p>

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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">IMPORTANT DATES</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt"></span></p>

<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">Submission of title and abstract of presentation DEADLINE: <b style>FEBRUARY 10, 2012</b></span></p>

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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">CONFERENCE LOCATION</span></b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;LINE-HEIGHT:normal;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Times New Roman','serif';FONT-SIZE:12pt">Brunel Business School (new building), Brunel University, 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 and 25-minute drive from London's Heathrow airport.</span></p>
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