Dear Colleague!
Enclosed you find the call for participation to ENABLE99 - Enabling
network Based Learning COnference both in ASCII form and as Word attachment.
The newest information is available in the conference web site
http://www.enable.evitech.fi/enable99
You are most welcome to send proposals to the conference!
with best regards
Erkki Rämö, Chair of the Organizing Committee
Matti Hämäläinen, Chair of the Program Committee
Call for Participation
ENABLE99
Enabling Network-Based Learning
International Conference organized by
Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology (EVITech),
Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), DIPOLI
University of Arts and Design (UIAH), Helsinki
Espoo, Finland
June 2 - 5, 1999
Network-based learning provides flexibility in time and space and enables
the integration of different modes of education. It also enables efficient
collaboration between the various providers and customers of learning. New
forms of co-operation and alliances can be formed between educational
institutions, training companies, in-house training departments and product
vendors. Together they operate as "networked companies", where each partner
contributes their own special expertise for better quality and
cost-efficiency.
Move towards network-based learning presents new challenges, but also opens
business opportunities in the emerging electronic markets for learning. In
industry, the need for just-in-time training has boosted the development of
network-based training and work support systems that integrate training
materials with other information systems. Distributed team work is already
a well established and successful method in projects. New mobile
technologies and real-time multimedia can effectively support the
distributed teams.
In this conference the above and other enabling technologies, methods and
novel approaches for network-based learning will be discussed. You are
invited to submit a proposal for either a full paper, poster, intensive
demonstration, or post-conference workshop. All proposals will be reviewed
and if accepted will be included in the Final Program. The accepted papers
will be included in a binder to be distributed to the participants and also
published on the conference Web site online Proceedings.
Proposals must be submitted either electronically (preferred) in the form
of URL addresses or as emailed ASCII/text files.
Main themes
· network pedagogy
· collaborative project learning
· learning infrastructure development
· mobile multimedia
· real-time multimedia communication
· virtual technologies and agents
· design and content production
· information management
· learning environments
· collaborative alliances between academia and enterprises
· education and training as business
· online corporate training
· electronic commerce on digital content
Program activities
· Keynotes (45 min)
· Invited talks (30 min)
· Full papers (30 min)
· Intensive demonstrations (15 min)
· Panel (60 min)
· Posters and Web presentations
· Demonstrations
· Post-conference workshops for interest groups
· Social program
Important dates
· Abstracts by 15 December 1998
· Notification to authors by 15 January 1999
· Final papers by 31 March 1999
· Registration by 10 May 1999
Organizing Committee
Chair: Erkki Rämö, EVITech
Petri Niemelä, EVITech
Satu Ruotsala, EVITech, conference secretary
Ritva Suojärvi-Mäkinen, EVITech
Kari Salkunen, HUT/DIPOLI
Eva-Maria Hakola, UIAH
Program Committee
Chair: Matti Hämäläinen, EVITech (Finland)
Reino Aarinen, Satakunta Polytechnic (Finland)
Ari-Matti Auvinen, Human Capital Investment (Finland)
Timo Argillander, Edita (Finland)
Murray Goldberg, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Yrjö Engeström, Academy of Finland and University of California San Diego
(USA)
Eddy Forte, EPFL Lausanne (Switzerland)
Jaak Henno, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Chris Hutchinson, Kingston University (UK)
Mikko Höynälänmaa, Jaakko Pöyry Oy (Finland)
Leena Kojonen, Andersen Consulting (Finland)
Veli-Pekka Lifländer, EVITech (Finland)
Matti Linna, University of Vaasa (Finland)
Glenn Rand, Lansing Community College (USA)
John Stremikis, University of Wisconsin (USA)
Ebba Träskelin, Centrum för Livslängd Lärande (Sweden)
Petri Vuorimaa, Helsinki University of Technology (Finland)
Andrew Whinston, University of Texas (USA)
Peter Williams, University of Paisley (UK)
Leif Åberg, University of Helsinki (Finland)
More information
More information is available on the ENABLE99 Web site at:
http://www.enable.evitech.fi/enable99
The on-line proceedings of the previous conference, Enable97, is available at:
http://www.evitech.fi/CONFERENCE/enable97
Conference Office
email:
enable99@evitech.fi
fax: +358-9-5119 988
postal address:
Enable99
Satu Ruotsala
Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology
Vanha maantie 6
FIN-02600, Espoo, FINLAND
For questions and inquiries you may contact conference secretary, Ms. Satu
Ruotsala, tel. +358-9-5119 866
Preliminary program
Opening Keynote:The Heart of the Problem: Knowledge Management and
Knowledge Transfer, Hermann Maurer, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Network Pedagogy
Keynote: Mental Models
Philip Barker, University of Teesside, UK
Invited Talk: (videoconference)
Tom Reeves, University of Georgia, USA (to be confirmed)
Collaborative Project Learning
Invited Talk: Network-based project learning - NetPro project experiences,
Hannu Markkanen, EVITech, Finland
Learning Infrastructure Development
Keynote: Development of Standards for Learning Resources - the ARIADNE project
Erik Duval, KU Leuven & ARIADNE, Belgium
Keynote: Development of Standards for Learning Resources - the IMS project
Mark Resmer, Sonoma State University & EDUCAUSE/IMS, USA (to be confirmed)
Invited Talk: GENTLE
Herman Maurer, University of Graz, Austria
Invited Talk: Development of CERNET - China Education and Research Network
Jianping Wu, Tsinghua University & CERNET Center, Beijing, PR China (to be
confirmed)
Multimedia and Mobile Communication
Invited Talk: Mobile Communication
Hannu Nieminen, Nokia, Finland
Virtual Technologies and Agents
Keynote: Integration of Virtual and Real Information Environments
Norbert Streitz, GMD-IPSI, Germany
Design and Content Production
Keynote: Visual Design
Susan Metros, University of Tennessee, USA
Learning Environments
Invited Talk: WebCT - update
Murray W. Goldberg, University of British Columbia, Canada
Invited Talk: EADTU Approaches in Distance Teaching (tentative)
Piet Hendrikx, KU Leuven & EADTU, Belgium
Academia and Enterprise Collaboration
Invited Talk Academia and Enterprise Collaboration - Dream or Reality,
Jarmo Viteli, University of Tampere, Finland
Network-Based Learning as Business
Keynote: Virtual Education: Technology and Markets
Roy Rada, Pace University, USA
Invited Talk: Electronic Commerce on Digital Content
Jaana Porra, University of Houston, USA (to be confirmed)
Online Corporate Training
Invited Talk: Role of XML in Developing Large Scale Training Systems,
Thomas Stadler, Organon Knowledge Architectures, Germany
Panel
Role of standards in re-use, exchange and trading of electronic learning
resources
Mark Resmer, Erik Duval, Hermann Maurer, Murray Goldberg, Thomas Stadler,
Matti Hämäläinen (moderator)