11th International Conference on Interactive Computer aided Learning
24-26 September 2008, Villach, Austria
www.icl-conference.org

Submission deadline:

• 16 May 2008 (full papers, short papers, demonstrations, poster, special sessions, tutorials, workshops)

The following distinguished experts will give keynotes and special guest lectures on the ICL2008 conference:

• Kanji Akahori, President of the Japan Society of Educational Technology (JSET)
• Erhard Busek, former Austrian Vice-Chancellor, President of the European Forum Alpbach, Chairman of the "Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe"
• Muriel Dunbar, Director European Training Foundation
• Judson Harward, MIT Center for Educational Computing Initiatives
• Torsten Fransson, KTH Stockholm, Vice-Dean School of Energy and Environmental Technology
• Nikitas Kastis, President of the European innovation and research network MENON, Greece
• Bernd Kreissig, CEO Brockhaus Duden Neue Medien GmbH
• Kun-woo Park, President Kyung Hee Cyber University, South Korea
• Jose M. Santana, Dominican Republic Presidency, Ambassador, Executive Director International Science & Technology Commission
• P.Tapio Varis, University of Tampere, Chair  Media Culture and Communication Education Hypermedia Laboratory

Conference venue is the Congress Center Villach with the **** Holiday Inn Hotel.
(Special rates for ICL2008 participants!)

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Scope of the conference
This interdisciplinary conference aims to focus on the exchange of  relevant trends and research  results as well as the presentation of practical experiences gained while developing and testing elements of  interactive computer aided learning. Therefore pilot projects, applications and products will also be welcome. 

The conference will be organized by the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach/Austria in cooperation with:
- Federal Ministries for Science, Education and Culture of Austria,
- IEEE Education Society
- European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN),
- International E-Learning Association (IELA)
- European Learning Industry Group (ELIG)
- European Institute of E-Learning (EIfEL)
- Austrian Computer Society (OCG)
- International Society of Engineering Education (IGIP)
- International Association of Online Engineering
- IT Campus Carinthia

Topics of interest
ICL2008 will have a focus on Educational MashUps,  Collaborative Learning Environments and ePortfolios.  General topics are:
- Web based learning (WBL)
- Life long learning
- Intelligent content
- Adaptive and intuitive environments
- Responsive environments
- Mobile learning environments and applications
- Computer aided language learning (CALL)
- Platforms and authoring tools
- Educational MashUps
- Networks/Grids for learning
- Knowledge management and learning
- Collaborative learning
- Applications of the Semantic Web
- E-Portfolios
- Standards and style-guides
- Remote and virtual laboratories
- Multimedia applications and virtual reality
- Pedagogical and psychological issues
- Evaluation and outcomes assessment
- New learning models and applications
- Cost-effectiveness
- Real world experiences
- Pilot projects / Products / Applications
- ...  and others

Special tracks

ePortfolios

School & IT

Educational MashUps

Types of sessions

• Paper sessions (20 minutes presentation followed by a panel discussion)
• Short paper sessions: (15 minutes presentation)
• Interactive demonstrations (15 minutes, also online demonstrations)
• Poster Sessions

Other opportunities to participate: 

• Run a workshop or tutorial (This are half or full day events and do not require written or published papers. Proposals should clearly indicate the topic, background knowledge  expected of the participants, objectives, and the qualifications of the instructor.)
• Organize a  thematic session. (Proposals should include a minimum of three papers, a session title, a list of the topics covered and the qualifications of the session organizer. The name of the session organizer will appear in the program and proceedings.)
• Exhibit at ICL (products and developments of telelearning technology)

Conference language
English. 
 
Proceedings
The proceedings will be published on CD in cooperation with the Kassel University Press (own ISBN number).  Format instructions are available on the conferences Web site.

Conference chair
M. Auer (Carinthia Tech Institute) 

Submission of papers
The extended abstracts (min. 2 pages) should be submitted using the Electronic Submission System. If unable to submit the abstract electronically, please contact the Chair.

Important dates
May 16, 2008            Submission of  extended abstracts
June 20, 2008           Notification of acceptance
Sept. 10, 2008           Camera-ready due
Sept. 24-26, 2008       Conference ICL2008
   
For more information contact
http://www.icl-conference.org
mailto:info@icl-conference.org
phone:  +43-4242-90500-2115

General information
The conference venue is the Conference Center Villach (CCV). Villach  is located in the southern part of Austria near Italy and Slovenia and can easily be reached by aircraft (Klagenfurt, Ljubljana, Salzburg), by train (EC) and highway (Autobahn).