Main Conference Topics
Area 1: Educational Methods and Learning Mechanisms in Engineering Education

Rethinking Pedagogy in Engineering Education • E-Assessment and new Assessment Theories and Methodologies • Active Learning • Learning Models • Pedagogies • Lifelong Learning and Non-traditional Students • E-learning in the Workplace • K-12 Initiatives and Partnerships • Study Abroad Programs • Attracting and retaining practices in Engineering Education • Technology Enhanced Learning for students with special needs • Accessibility in On-Line and Technology Enhanced Learning • Gender and Cultural Issues in Engineering Education
Area 2: Learning in Transition and Engineering Education Ecosystems

Educational Ecosystems • Adaptive and Personalized Technology-Enhanced Learning • Collaborative and Social Technologies • Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments for Learning • Affective and Pervasive Computing for Learning
Area 3: Infrastructure and Technologies for Engineering Education

Learning Systems Platforms and Architectures • Intelligent Learning Systems • Computer Supported Collaborative Learning • Open Source, Open Standards, and Federated Systems • Standardization, Reusability and Interoperability Issues • Learning Objects reusability and digital repositories • Experiences in OpenCourseWare Engineering Education • Computer and Web based Software • Uses of Technology in the Classroom • Semantic Web and Ontologies for Learning Systems • Web 2.0 and Social Computing for Learning and Knowledge Sharing • Data Mining and Web Mining in Education • Synchronous and Asynchronous Technologies • Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning • Standardization, Reusability and Interoperability Issues
Area 4: Innovative Materials, Teaching and Learning Experiences in Engineering Education

Laboratory Experiences: on-site and remote environments • Undergraduate Research Experiences Design Experiences • Innovative Engineering Courses and Labs • Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning • Human-Centered Web Science and its Applications to Technology-enhanced Learning • E-Assessment • Virtual Worlds for Academic, Organizational, Life-long Learning and training • Innovative Competitions and Laboratories
Area 5: Excellence in Engineering Education

Models of Excellence in Education • Attracting, Engaging and Retaining Human Talent to Engineering • Gifted Education • Competencies, Individual Differences, Intervention and Development • Building Creative Climates
Area 6: Knowledge and Competencies in Engineering Education

Knowledge and Competencies Management • Accreditation Issues • Assessment and Feedback Degree Programs and Curricula • First Year Courses and Programs • General Issues in Engineering Education • Specific Engineering Disciplines • Faculty Development • Globalization: Preparing Faculty and Students • Graduate Curricula and Programs • New Frameworks for Engineering Education • Skills Development: Technical Writing, Presentation, Teamwork
General Chairs

* A. Y. Al-Zoubi, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman, Jordan
* Michael E. Auer, IAOE,Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach, Austria
* Edmundo Tovar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

EDUCON2011 International Advisory Board
• Rob Reilly, Chair, Secretary, IEEE Education Society, MIT Media Lab, USA • Susan Lord, President IEEE Education Society, University of San Diego, USA • Salah Al-Sharhan, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait • Adel M. Alimi, University of Sfax, Tunisia • Ali Yazici, Atilim University, Turkey • Nicolas Beute, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa • Rafael Calvo, University of Sydney, Australia • Melany Ciampi, Council of Researchers in Education and Sciences, Brazil • Trond Clausen, IEEE EdSoc, Norway • Paloma Diaz, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain • Charles B. Fleddermann, Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Education, University of New Mexico, USA • Regina Hannemann, University of Kentucky, USA • Sabina Jeschke, ZLW/IMA der RWTH Aachen, Germany • Kinshuk, Athabasca University, Canada • Paul Lefrere, Open University, UK • Martin Llamas, University of Vigo, Spain • Osama Mimi, Birzeit University, Palestine • Wolfgang Nejdl, Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, University of Hannover, Germany • Akinori Nishihara, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan • Hamadou Saliah-Hassane, Télé-Université/UQAM, Canada • Cornel Samoila, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania • Howie Southworth, The George Washington University, USA • Aleksandar Szabo, University of Zagreb, Croatia
EDUCON2011 Program Committee Chairs

* A. Y. Al-Zoubi, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan
* Edmundo Tovar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

* Publication, Publicity and Dissemination Chair: Wejdan Abu Elhaija, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan
* Finance Chair: Yazan Al-Quda, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan
* Technical Program Chair: Danilo Garbi Zutin, Carinthia Tech Institute, Villach, Austria
* Special Sessions and Panels Chair: Andreas Pester, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach, Austria
* Workshops Chair: Christian Guetl, Graz University of Technology, Austria
* New Faculty Fellows Chair: Mohamed Ben Ammar, ISIG Kairouan, Tunisia
* Special Activities Chair: Ahmad Khasawneh, Hashemite University, Jordan
* Awards Chair: Faruq Al-Omari, Yarmouk University, Jordan
* Exhibits Chair: Osama Abu Sharkh, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan
* Other Related Societies Chair: Ali El-Mousa, University of Jordan, Jordan
* Region 8 - Europe Chair: Arnold Pears, Uppsala University, Sweden
* Region 8 - Middle East Chair: Amr Ibrahim, American University-Cairo, Egypt
* Region 8 - Africa Chair: Mona Laroussi, Centre Urbain Tunis, Tunisia
* International - North America Chair: Dan Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, USA
* International - South America Chair: Rosa M. Vicari, UFGRS, Brazil
* International - Asia Chair: Diane Salter, University of Hong Kong, China
* International - Australia Chair: Vanessa Chang, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
* Web and Electronic Media Chair: Sebastian Schreiter, International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), France