<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">*** Last Call for Doctoral Consortium Submissions ***</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">EC-TEL 2013: Eighth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">"Scaling Up Learning for Sustained Impact"</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">17-21 September 2013, Paphos, Cyprus</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "><a href="http://ec-tel.eu/">http://ec-tel.eu/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">The EC-TEL Doctoral Consortium brings together Ph.D. students working on topics</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">related to Technology Enhanced Learning. The doctoral consortium will offer</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Ph.D. students the opportunity to present, discuss, and receive feedback on</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">their research in an interdisciplinary and international atmosphere. Prominent</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">professors and researchers in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning will</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">provide feedback to the selected papers and participate actively and contribute</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">to the discussions. The Doctoral Consortium will take place immediately before</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">the EC-TEL 2013 conference.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">The intention of this doctoral consortium is to support and inspire Ph.D.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">students during their ongoing research efforts. Therefore, it is necessary that</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">authors will have neither achieved their Ph.D. degree nor officially submitted</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">their thesis before the doctoral consortium (September 2013). To enforce this</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">rule we require authors to disclose their expected graduation date and their</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">advisor's name when submitting.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCESS</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">In contrast to regular conference papers, submissions should address</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">specifically doctoral work. Therefore, the following elements have to be</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">addressed in the papers:</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">* A clear formulation of the research question.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">* An identification of the significant problems in the field of research.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">* An outline of the current knowledge of the problem domain, as well as</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> the state of existing solutions.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">* A presentation of any preliminary ideas, the proposed approach and the</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> results achieved so far.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">* A sketch of the applied research methodology.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">* A description of the Ph.D. project's contribution to the problem solution.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">* A discussion of how the suggested solution is different, new, or better</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> as compared to existing approaches to the problem.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Accepted students should prepare:</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">1. An introduction of themselves and their Ph.D. project for the introductory</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> session. Duration: 60 sec max.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">2. A 15-20 minute presentation of their Ph.D. project to be used for introducing</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> discussion about their project and its main issues during the small group sessions.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">3. Students are also invited to prepare a poster about their Ph.D. for the EC-TEL 2013</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> poster session.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Submissions should be uploaded to: <a href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dcectel13">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dcectel13</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">The maximum length of DC submissions should not exceed 6 pages.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">All submissions will be reviewed after acceptance by at least two senior researchers</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">and one of the accepted doctoral candidates. Additionally, two discussants, members</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">of the doctoral consortium committee, will be appointed to each paper. Discussant</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">comments will be followed by a plenary discussion of the paper. At the end of the</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">consortium there will be a general discussion, including a brainstorming session</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">about current and future research topics in the area.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">IMPORTANT DATES</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Doctoral Consortium application submission: May 31, 2013</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Doctoral Consortium application notification: June 27, 2013</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Doctoral Consortium reviews:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> July 31, 2013</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Doctoral Consortium camera-ready versions: September 4, 2013</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Doctoral Consortium: September 17, 2013</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">CONFERENCE ORGANISATION</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">General Chair: </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> Ralf Klamma, RWTH Aachen University, Germany</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Program Chairs:</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> Davinia Hernández-Leo, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> Tobias Ley, Tallinn University, Estonia</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Industry Chair: </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> Lucia Pannese, Imaginary, Italy</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Workshop Chair:</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> Anoush Margaryan, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Poster and Demonstration Chair:</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> Andreas Harrer, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germay</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Doctoral Consortium Chairs:</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> Katherine Maillet, Télécom SudParis, France</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> Tomazˇ Klobucˇar, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Dissemination Chair:</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> Michael Derntl, RWTH Aachen University, Germany</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Local Organization Chair:</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; "> George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Find all details at <a href="http://ec-tel.eu/">http://ec-tel.eu/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; min-height: 21px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-family: Monaco; ">Follow us on twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ectel2013">https://twitter.com/ectel2013</a></div></body></html>