Scope
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SEEL is a major international forum for the presentation of innovative ideas, approaches, technologies, systems, findings and outcomes of research and design and development projects in the emerging areas of smart education, strategies and approaches for smart teaching, learning, and e-learning, applications of smart technology and smart systems in education and e-learning, smart classrooms and smart universities, and knowledge-based smart society.

SEEL will provide an excellent opportunity for scholars, Ph.D. students, faculty, administrators, and practitioners to meet well-known experts from all over the world and to discuss innovative ideas, approaches and novelties in smart teaching and learning, advances in smart technology, intelligent systems and state-of-the-art software and hardware systems for education, research findings and outcomes, best practices and case studies, national and international projects, institutional standards and policies, and many other topics related to innovative smart education, smart universities and smart schools.

Proceedings by Springer (as book chapters) and Indexing
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The conference proceedings will be published by Springer as book chapters in a volume of the KES Smart Innovation Systems and Technologies series (http://www.springer.com/series/8767), submitted for indexing in Scopus and Thomson-Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI) and the Web of Science.


Conference Venue (https://malta.intercontinental.com/)
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SEEL-19 will be held at the 5* Intercontinental Hotel (https://malta.intercontinental.com/) , St George's Bay, St Julians, STJ 3310, Malta. Over the years this venue has been true to its vision of becoming the Mediterranean's leading hotel of distinction, while continuing to define new luxury on the Maltese Islands. The 5* Intercontinental offers state of the art conference facilities, and great range of exquisite dining options.


Conference Main Topics
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1. Smart Education (SmE Track)

Conceptual frameworks for smart education
Innovative smart teaching and learning technologies
Best practices and case studies on smart education
Smart pedagogy
Smart classroom (features, characteristics, infrastructure, etc.)
Smart curriculum and courseware design and development
Smart assessment and testing
Smart education analytics
Faculty development and instructor's skills for smart education
University-wide smart systems for teaching, learning, research, collaboration, communication, management, security
Smart blended, distance, online and open education
Partnerships, national and international projects on smart education
Standards and policies in smart education
Economics of smart education

2. Smart e-Learning (SmL Track)

Smart e-learning: concepts, strategies and approaches
Smart e-learning teaching strategies
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)
Small Personal Online Courses (SPOC)
Assessment and testing in smart e-learning
Serious games-based smart e-learning
Courseware design and development for smart e-learning
Smart e-learning environments
Hardware and software systems, portals and platforms for smart e-learning
Smart e-learning pedagogy
Smart e-learner modeling
Smart e-learning management, analytics, and quality assurance
Faculty development and instructor's skills for smart e-learning
Best practices and case studies on smart e-learning
Benefits and effectiveness of smart e-learning
Partnerships, national and international projects on smart e-learning
Standards and policies in smart e-learning
Social, cultural, and ethical dimensions and challenges of smart e-learning
Economics of smart e-learning


3. Smart Technology Applications in Education and e-Learning (SmT Track)

Smart technology enhanced teaching and learning
Internet-of-Things (IoT) in smart learning environments
Smart phones and smart devices in education
Smart technologies and systems for education and e-learning
Educational applications of smart technology and smart systems
Smart technology-based educational software and hardware systems
Mobility, security, access and control in smart learning environments
Smart gamification (fusion of smart technology and serious games)
Smart multimedia (fusion of smart technology and rich multimedia technology)
Smart mobility (fusion of smart technology and mobile technology)

4. From Smart Education to Smart Society" Continuum (SmS Track)

Smart school
Applications of smart toys in education
Smart management and administration
Smart campus and smart university
Economics of smart universities
Smart house
Smart healthcare
Smart wealth
Smart cities
Smart society


5. Smart University as a Hub for Students' Engagement into Virtual Business and Entrepreneurship (SmB Track)

Entrepreneurship and innovation at university: student role and engagement
Student engagement with virtual businesses and virtual companies
Virtual teams and virtual team working (technology, models, ethics)
University curricula for entrepreneurship and innovation (core and supplemental courses)
New student goal - start his/her own business (instead of getting a job in a company)
Students and start-up companies (approaches, models, best practices)


Invited/Special Sessions
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An invited session consists of a presentation session of 6 to 12 or more papers on a specific conference topic, organized as half or full day mini-conference. We invite senior scientists who have a special interest in a specific conference topic to take responsibility for an invited session, gathering papers from a range of research expertise around the world. Researchers who would like to organize one or more Invited Sessions on topics falling within the scope of the conference are invited to submit a proposal for consideration.

For details, please contact contact@kesinternational.org


Invited/special sessions accepted so far:
IS01: Students with Disabilities and Smart/Education/University
IS02: Sustainable Education: Sharing Value for Next Generation Learning
IS03: Mathematical Modeling of Education and Economics of Smart University


Important Dates and Deadlines
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General Track and Invited Sessions (with papers in proceedings by Springer at http://www.springer.com/series/8767

Submission of Papers: 11 January 2019
Notification of Acceptance: 8 February 2019
Upload Final Publication Files: 8 March 2019
Authors Registration: 8 March 2019

Invited Session and Workshops

Proposals for Invited Sessions/Workshops deadline: 31 January 2019
Submission of Papers: Session Chair Sets Deadlines - see individual template
Notification of Acceptance: Session Chair Sets Deadlines - see individual template
Upload of Final Publication Files: 8 March 2019

Late Papers and Abstracts (with papers NOT in proceedings by Springer)

Submission of Papers: 13 April 2019
Notification of Acceptance: 27 April 2019
Upload of Final Publication Files: 14 June 2019
Authors Registration: 4 May 2019


Conference Chairs
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General Chair: Dr. Vladimir Uskov, Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems, and Director, InterLabs Research Institute. Bradley University, U.S.A.

Honorary Chair: Prof. Lakhmi C. Jain, Ph.D., University of Canberra, Australia and Bournemouth University, UK

Executive Chair: Prof. Robert Howlett, Ph.D., Bournemouth University, UK



Conference Awards
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- Best Conference Paper award
- Best Graduate/Ph.D. Student award
- Best Software and/or Hardware System award



Collaborating Organizations (current list)
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- KES International (UK)
- InterLabs Research Institute, Bradley University (USA)
- Institut Superieur de l'Electronique et du Numerique ISEN-Brest (FRANCE)
- Silesian University of Technology (POLAND)
- Multimedia Apps D&R Center, University of Craiova (ROMANIA)
- Science and Education Research Council COPEC (BRAZIL)


Contact Information
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KES International
- Address: PO Box 2115, Shoreham-by-sea, BN43 9AF UNITED KINGDOM
- URL: http://www.kesinternational.org
- E-mail: contact@kesinternational.org or exec@kesinternational.org


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