Joint European Summer School on Technology Enhanced Learning 2010. Ohrid, Macedonia, 7th - 11th June, 2010. First Announcement and Call for Participation. Deadline for applications: March 26, 2010
We are pleased
to announce the 6th Joint European Summer School on Technology Enhanced
Learning, to take place from Monday, 7th June 2010 to Friday
11th
June 2010. Pre-summer school activities are organized all day on
Sunday, June 6th.
The summer
school aims to encourage participants to adopt a critical stance in
thinking
about the role of technologies in providing opportunities for learners
and the
potential of these opportunities in terms of learning. Work will centre
on
three research ‘Grand Challenges':
·
Connecting
learners
· Orchestrating
learning
· Contextualising
learning environments.
The summer
school provides a learning environment where participants get
opportunities to:
develop their research skills; increase their knowledge base;
collaborate with
others in their own and complementary research areas; engage in debate;
have
access to experts in the field; and discuss their own work.
Participants
will record ideas and develop thinking by contributing to a Grand
Challenges
wiki (http://www.stellarnet.eu/d/1/1/Home)
where they will also find contributions from experts in the field.
The programme
will include lectures from experts in the Grand Challenge areas and
presentations exploring the Grand Challenges from both summer school
participants and experts. Research projects within TEL are encouraged
to
represent their work as it relates to the Grand Challenges. The
programme will
also include practical and methodological workshops and opportunities
for
doctoral candidates to develop their own work. All participants will be
expected to read and contribute to the Grand Challenges wiki. Students
will
have opportunities to present and discuss their doctoral work.
Applications
should be submitted online before Friday 26th March. The
online
application form will be available from Friday 19th February
at www.JTELSummerSchool.eu.
Applicants
will be required to submit:
· a
CV outlining
their educational background and work experience (maximum one page);
· a
letter of
motivation, explaining why they want to participate in the Summer
School
(maximum one page);
·a
statement
explaining how they think they might contribute to the Summer School
and in
particular how they can contribute to developing the Grand Challenges
(maximum
one page);
·a
letter of
support from their PhD advisor, which should include a statement of the
level
of support the institution is able to supply.
Applicants
requiring financial support for participation or travel should
explicitly
mention it in their motivation letter, briefly explaining their
circumstances.
It is expected that applicants working on research projects which are
able to
fund them will not apply for financial support. To ensure a high ratio
between
tutors and students the school will be limited to 60 PhD students.
In order to
increase social contacts among the summer school participants, the
programme
includes several social events. A variety of sport activities will also
be
offered to the summer school participants.
Cultural
excursions are organised on the Sunday preceding the summer school and
the
Saturday which closes the summer school.
Support
This year the
JTEL Summer School will benefit from special funding from the STELLAR
Network
of Excellence in Technology Enhanced Learning, the Austrian Science and
Research Liaison Office, and the European Association of Technology
Enhanced
Learning.
Venue
Description
Magnificent
and exciting, mysterious and surprising, Ohrid is one of the most
ancient towns
in Europe, flavoured with a taste of centuries gone by, full of
Hellenistic,
Roman, Slavic, Byzantine, and Turkish memories. During the classical
and
medieval periods Orhid was the artistic, cultural and spiritual centre
of the
Balkans and has been called "a notable bridge of European
art". The town is proud of its rich cultural heritage and unique lake
which both belong to UNESCO's World Cultural and Natural Heritage
(http://www.ohrid.com.mk/).
Accommodation
and social events
Accommodation
and summer school facilities will be made available at Hotel Granit
(http://www.hotelgranit.com.mk/). Granit Hotel is located on the coast
of Lake Ohrid in St. Stefan, 5 km from the centre
of Ohrid.
It is 12 km
from the Ohrid airport. The Hotel has two harbours which enable access
to the
hotel and the beach from the lake. The wonderful woods which surround
St.
Stefan Monastery are located 1 km from the Granit Hotel.
PhD students
are asked to share a double room with other PhD students.
Cost of
Summer School
The cost for
PhD students is Euro 550 (including accommodation - 7 nights in double
room,
meals, excursions, local transportation to and from the airport). JTEL
has secured funding to provide funding for about 40 PhD student grants
to cover
summer school accommodation, catering, and events. Please indicate if
you are
applying for a scholarship in your application. Some selected students
with
grants may be able to benefit from funding to cover travel expenses to
Ohrid as
well.
Calendar
April 9, 2010: Extended Deadline for submitting applications to the Summer
School
April 16, 2010: Notification of acceptance
May 15, 2010: Pre-Summer
School
videoconferences
begin
June 6, 2010: Summer School begins
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