Third Global Conference
Virtual Learning & Higher Education
Friday 13th - Sunday 15th August 2004
Prague, Czech Republic
Keynote Speaker
Dr Jim TerKeurst
Research and Business Development Manager
International Centre for Computer Games and
Virtual Entertainment (IC CAVE) University of
Abertay, Dundee, Scotland
'Welcome to the Magical IT Kingdom: Restructuring
the University for Virtual Learning'
Call for Papers
(please cross post where appropriate)
Higher Education institutions have been
criticized for living in the past; some have even
proclaimed that the University has lost its
relevance. In the midst of these analyses and
criticisms, the advent of Information and
Communication Technologies in today's
universities/colleges is seen as a promising
development. What future has Higher Education
when the virtual world of on-line education has
so much more to offer? The aim of this conference
will be to examine Virtuality within Higher
Education in an attempt to critique both its
essential characteristics and its future
possibilities to influence the education of adult
learners.
Being such a broad topic, Virtuality defies a
definitive list of sub-topics but the following
list is indicative of the envisaged topics
covered within this Call for Papers:
* Emerging technologies within Higher Education
* International technology challenges
* Organizational issues/strategies in Virtual
education
* Financial issues (faculty pay/ timetabling/
benefits)
* Part-time staff/ adjuncts' role between
traditional and virtual universities
* Contemporary best teaching practices
* International educational experiences/lessons
* Case studies of experimental projects
* Blended Learning approaches
* Professional development/support structures
Papers will be considered on any related theme.
300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday
7th May 2004. If your paper is accepted for
presentation at the conference, an 8 page draft
paper should be submitted by Monday 19th July
2004.
All papers accepted for and presented at the
conference will be published as an ISBN eBook.
Selected papers accepted for and presented
at this conference will be published in a hard
copy themed volume. One themed volume from the
first meeting of this project has been
published; one themed volume from the second
meeting of this project is in press.
300 word abstracts should be submitted to both
the Organising Joint Chairs; abstracts may be in
Word, WordPerfect, PDF or RTF formats.
Dr David Seth Preston
BRG
92 Colney Hatch Lane
London N10 1EA
Email:
david-preston@blueyonder.co.uk
Dr Rob Fisher
c/o Learning Solutions
Priory House
149B Wroslyn Road
Freeland, Oxfordshire OX29 8HR
Email:
rf@inter-disciplinary.net
The organisers warmly invite projects-in-process
who would like the benefit of presenting and
receiving feedback from the inter-disciplinary
perspectives of those present.
The conference aims to bring together people from
different areas, disciplines, professions and
interests to share ideas and explore various
discussions which are innovative and exciting.
For further information about the project please
visit:
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ati/education/vl/vlhe.htm
For further information about the conference
please visit:
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ati/education/vl/vlhe3/vlhe04cfp.htm