ALT-C 2006, the 13th International Conference of the Association for Learning Technology, which will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 5 and 7 September 2006. ALT-C 2006 are calling for papers and submission will be closed on 14 February 2006 for Research Papers and on 28 February 2006 for Abstracts of short papers, symposia, workshops, demonstrations and posters.
ALT-C 2006 will feature four themes, capturing the main strands of development current in the field.
Next generation learning:
focusing on innovative learning designs and the rapid development of tools for peer-to-peer sharing of the learning experience, on a global scale. Contributions examining the implications for formal or informal education of wikis, blogs and other collaborative practices that challenge prior conceptions of e-learning are encouraged. Learning objects and learning designs are emerging; how great is the uptake and how is learning changing?
Next generation learners:
contributions that focus on the nature of the learner, the staff and learner skills that are needed to thrive in digital learning (e-literacy and e-fluency), and the challenges for institutions in finding ways of supporting these.
Next generation technology:
examining the latest developments in services, hardware, and in commercial and open source software. In this theme we wish to encourage and develop a debate between commercial suppliers and the OS community.
Next generation providers:
contributions that illustrate and analyse the added value of e-learning in a variety of learning and teaching contexts and how those providing it are changing. Is e-learning making provision more effective and more efficient? Learning communities are everywhere on the Internet; can the e-learning we provide exploit the potential, or merely struggle to keep up?
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