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<p class="MsoNormal">CALL FOR PAPERS - eLEOT 2014 - 1st International Conference on e-Learning e-Education and Online Training<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">18-20 September, 2014 - Bethesda, MD, United States<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">http://eleot.org/<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Conference topics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The works that will be presented at eLEOT 2014 will focus on the following topics:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Accessibility and usability of web-based instruction in the classroom<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Assessment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Best Practices<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Collaborative learning and social networks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- e-Learning workflow<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Educational/learning repositories<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Mobile learning<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Security and privacy in education and e-learning systems<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Serious games and game-based learning<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Social and organizational perspectives<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Standards and infrastructures<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Student engagement<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Teaching/Educational Models, Frameworks and Platforms<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Virtual Learning Environments<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are particularly receptive to case studies, experimental results and progress reports.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Highlights<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- All accepted papers will be published by Springer and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Keynote Speaker: John “Pathfinder” Lester, Chief Learning Officer, ReactionGrid<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Plenary TechTalk: Stefano Santo Sabato, Chief Technology Officer, MediaSoft, Italy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Online track<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Student Track with Best Paper Award (1000 Euro prize), sponsored by MediaSoft S.r.l.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Important dates<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">28 April: Submission of papers, workshop proposals and panels<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">31 May: Acceptance Notification<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">16 June: Camera-ready deadline<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Workshop proposals<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The proposal will include the following information: (1) the title of the workshop, (2) name, affiliation and biographies of the organizer, (3) an abstract of no more than one page describing the aims of the workshop and the motivation
for holding it and participating to it (target audience), (4) a workshop chair and a tentative list of participants/speakers, (5) the expected duration of the workshop, (6) a draft CFP of the workshop. Workshop sessions are expected to last 90-120 minutes,
but a workshop may comprise multiple sessions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Online Track<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The main spirit of the online track is to “Walk the Talk”, so those participating only online will be required to create an interactive presentation that will be available through Open Course Builder. More information is available on the
conference website.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Student Track<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Student papers may include thesis plans, proposed research, as well as partial or complete research results already obtained. Papers should clearly state the stage at which the candidate is at in their PhD or Master (i.e. number of years
of study completed), and should follow the regular conference format.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Panels <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The theme for this year's conference is "Shared Experiences: Bringing distributed students together to complete a common goal".<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paper Submission<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Papers should be no more than 8 pages in length and will be peer-reviewed. Complete formatting and submission instructions are at http://eleot.org/. Submitted papers must be original work, and may not be under consideration for another
conference or journal. More information at http://eleot.org/2014/show/registration.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Publication<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Accepted papers will be published in the eLEOT Conference Proceedings and by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes of ICST (LNICST). The proceedings will be available both in book form and via the SpringerLink digital library, which is one
of the largest digital libraries online and covers a variety of scientific disciplines. LNICST volumes are submitted for inclusion to leading indexing services, including DBLP, Google Scholar, ACM Digital Library, ISI Proceedings, EI Engineering Index, CrossRef,
Scopus and Zentralblatt Math, as well as ICST's own EU Digital Library (EUDL).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The authors of the best papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their work through one of the following EAI endorsed publications:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Transactions on e-Learning<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Transactions on Future Intelligent Educational Environments<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Transactions on Serious Games<o:p></o:p></p>
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