CELDA 2012 (Madrid, Spain): last call extension: until 31 August 2012

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Deadline for submissions (last call - extension): 31 August 2012 (for
all contributions)

IADIS International Conference on
Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA
2012)
October 19 - 21, 2012 - Madrid, Spain
(http://www.celda-conf.org/)


Endorsed by the Japanese Society of Information and Systems in
Education


* Keynote Speaker (confirmed):
Professor Norbert M. Seel, Department of Educational Science,
University of Freiburg, Germany

* Conference background and goals
The IADIS CELDA 2012 conference aims to address the main issues
concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies
and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both
cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational
arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a
fast pace and affecting academia and professional practice in many
ways. Paradigms such as just-in-time learning, constructivism, student-
centered learning and collaborative approaches have emerged and are
being supported by technological advancements such as simulations,
virtual reality and multi-agents systems. These developments have
created both opportunities and areas of serious concerns. This
conference aims to cover both technological as well as pedagogical
issues related to these developments. Main tracks have been
identified. However innovative contributions that do not easily fit
into these areas will also be considered as long as they are directly
related to the
overall theme of the conference – cognition and exploratory learning
in the digital age.

* Format of the Conference
The conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations
for discussion-oriented papers. The proceedings of the conference will
be published in the form of a book and CD-ROM.

Authors of the best published papers in the CELDA 2012 proceedings
will be invited to publish extended versions of their papers in a
special issue of an international journal.

* Types of submissions
Full papers, Short papers and Reflection papers. All submissions will
go through a double-blind refereeing process with at least two
international experts.

* Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following
areas:
- Acquisition of expertise
- Assessing progress of learning in complex domains
- Assessment of exploratory learning approaches
- Assessment of exploratory technologies
- Cognition in education
- Collaborative learning
- Educational psychology
- Exploratory technologies (such as simulations, VR, i-TV and so on)
- Just-in-time and Learning-on-Demand
- Learner Communities and Peer-Support
- Learning Communities & Web Service Technologies
- Pedagogical Issues Related with Learning Objects
- Learning Paradigms in Academia
- Learning Paradigms in Corporate Sector
- Life-long Learning
- Student-Centered Learning
- Technology and mental models
- Technology, learning and expertise
- Virtual University

* Important Dates:
- Submission Deadline (last call - extension): 31 August 2012
- Notification to Authors (last call - extension): 24 September 2012
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration (last call -
extension): Until 1 October 2012
- Late Registration (last call - extension): After 1 October 2012
- Conference: Madrid, Spain, 19 to 21 October 2012

* Conference Location
The conference will be held in Madrid, Spain.

* Secretariat
IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CELDA 2012
Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3
1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal
E-mail: secre...@celda-conf.org
Web site: http://www.celda-conf.org/

* Program Committee

Conference Chair
Pedro Isaías, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University),
Portugal

Program Co-Chairs
Demetrios G Sampson, University of Piraeus and CERTH, Greece
J. Michael Spector, University of North Texas, USA
Dirk Ifenthaler, University of Mannheim, Germany


Committee Members: please see http://www.celda-conf.org/committees.asp
for updated list.

* Co-located Conference:
Please also check the co-located events Applied Computing 2012 (http://
www.computing-conf.org/) - 19-21 October 2012 and WWW/Internet 2012
(http://www.internet-conf.org/) - 18-21 October 2012.

* Registered participants in the CELDA conference may attend the
Applied Computing and WWW/Internet conferences’ sessions free of
charge.