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CALL FOR PAPERS - HELMeTO 2020
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Second International Workshop on
Higher Education Learning Methodologies
and Technologies Online -
HELMeTO 2020

Blended Modality: On-Line and On-Site Participation

Bari (Italy), September 17-18, 2020

https://www.helmeto2020bari.com/

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HELMeTO 2020 aims to bring together researchers and practitioners working in Higher Distance Education Institutions or studying Online Learning Methodologies to present and share their research in a multidisciplinary context. The workshop is focused on all the relevant topics for online higher education and provides a forum for the discussion of new research directions and applications in these fields, where different disciplines could effectively meet.
The workshop will be held in Bari, at University of Bari "A. Moro", on September 17/18, 2020.

The organizers of HELMeTO consider the health and well-being of the participants a priority. Therefore, the 2020 edition of HELMeTO is going to be blended, combining on-site and on-line participation. Conference delegates can choose one of the two modalities:
- on-site modality (as initially planned): delegates will meet at the conference venue and will deliver oral presentations of papers if allowed by international and Italian regulations at that time. Social and other parallel activities could be modified according to the imposed health restrictions. We strongly encourage taking into account that there may be traveling restrictions when booking flights and accommodation.
- on-line modality: delegates will join the conference through the Internet service, without traveling to Bari. Tools for accessing presentations and networking will be available.
Different types of registration will be available for delegates, depending on the type of participation. This information will be provided by the end of June 2020.

**** IMPORTANT DATES ****

Extended abstracts submission: June 15, 2020 (extended)
Extended abstracts notification of acceptance: June 30, 2020
Revised extended abstract submission: July 15, 2020
Author Registration Deadline: July 15, 2020
Full paper submission: September 1, 2020
Conference: September 17/18, 2020

**** TOPICS ****
The workshop will include parallel sessions organized in two main tracks:
- Online pedagogy and learning methodologies;
- Learning technologies, data analytics and educational big data mining as well as their applications.
Additionally, a special track on “Facing COVID19 Emergency in Higher Education Teaching and Learning” has been included
A list of topics is available on the following page: https://www.helmeto2020bari.com/call-for-papers

**** SUBMISSIONS ****
All submissions must be made electronically by June 15, 2020 (extended), through the online submission system EasyChair.
Contributions MUST be in English and should be submitted in the form of an extended abstract with references (max 4 pages).
The authors of accepted abstracts will be asked to present their work at the Workshop. The accepted abstracts will be available in a digital book of abstracts of the Workshop. Each accepted abstract must have at least one registered author by the 15 July 2020.
​The authors of the accepted contributions will be invited to submit an extended version of their work in the form of a final full paper (at least 12 pages comprising references). Full papers will undergo a second round of reviews. Accepted full papers, whose authors will have attended the workshop (at least one author) , will be included, free of charge, in the workshop post-proceedings, published in Springer Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series, indexed in Scopus and other important indexing databases.

**** HELMeTO AWARD ****
A Scientific Commission will award one contribution relating to the pedagogical-methodological area and one for the technological area. The "Prize" is reserved for extended abstracts accepted at the HELMeTO 2020 conference. All accepted contributions are automatically candidates for the prize.

**** HONORARY CHAIR ****
Stefano Bronzini (Dean, University of Bari)

**** GENERAL CHAIRS ****
Pierpaolo Limone (University of Foggia)
Loredana Perla (University of Bari)
Paolo Raviolo (eCampus University, Italy)
Daniel Burgos (Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, Spain)

**** PROGRAM CHAIRS****
Laura Sara Agrati (‘Giustino Fortunato’ University, Italy)
Pietro Picerno (eCampus University, Italy)
Christian M. Stracke (European Institute for Learning, Innovation and Cooperation, Germany)

**** SPONSOR ****
HELMeTO 2020 is sponsored by SIREM (Società Italiana di Ricerca sull'Educazione Mediale) and SIRD (Società Italiana di Ricerca Didattica).

**** CONTACTS ****
Any inquiries can be directed to helmeto.2020@uniba.it