CALL FOR PAPERS

The 14th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies - ICALT2014

Advanced Technologies for Supporting Open Access to Formal and Informal Learning

Athens, Greece, July 7-10, 2014

http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/

Deadline: February 1st, 2014

ICALT is an annual international conference on Advanced Learning Technologies and Technology-enhanced Learning organized by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology. After its kick-off as IWALT in Palmerston North, New Zealand (2000), ICALT has been held in Madison, USA (2001), Kazan, Russia (2002), Athens, Greece (2003), Joensuu, Finland (2004), Kaohsiung, Taiwan (2005), Kerkade, The Netherlands (2006), Niigata, Japan (2007), Santander, Spain (2008), Riga, Latvia (2009), Sousse, Tunisia (2010), Athens, Georgia, USA (2011), Rome, Italy (2012), Beijing, China (2013).
The 14th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT2014) will be held in Athens, Greece. The Advanced Digital Systems and Services for Education and Learning (ASK), a research establishment founded in 2000 and associated with the Information Technologies Institute (ITI) of the Centre of Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) and the Department of Digital Systems of the University of Piraeus, will host the event.
The theme of ICALT 2014 is "Advanced Technologies for Supporting Open Access to Formal and Informal Learning ". Emerging technologies keep transforming not only the ways people learn but what they learn as well. Access to learning is nowadays moving beyond defined pathways and discrete courses. It rather integrates formal and informal learning experiences throughout life. Learning is structured around flexible curricula that accommodate needs of diverse student audiences, and offer access to courses, content, and resources through a variety of platforms, devices, and contexts. This change of the way people access learning poses quandaries for educational organisations, researchers, practitioners and policy makers, especially with regards to the development of advanced technologies that accommodate the needs of a new generation of learners; the choice of appropriate technologies; and the application of learning technologies in emerging learning contexts.

ICALT is the flagship international conference of the IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology with its Proceedings included in top-20 at Scholar Google Educational Technology impact list at #19 -
http://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=top_venues&hl=en&vq=soc_educationaltechnology.

Selected Papers will be considered for publication to Educational Technology and Society Journal, ISSN 1436-4522 [included in SSCI, Impact Factor: 1.171/2012 - Thomson Scientific 2012 Journal Citations Report] – listed #4 at Scholar Google Educational Technology list -
http://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=top_venues&hl=en&vq=soc_educationaltechnology

IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (TLT), ISSN 1939-1382 [a joint publication of the IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE Education Society, 0.758/2012 - Thomson Scientific 2012 Journal Citations Report] – listed #12 at Scholar Google Educational Technology list - http://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=top_venues&hl=en&vq=soc_educationaltechnology

IMPORTANT DATES

February 1st, 2014: Submissions of papers (Full paper, Short paper, Poster)
March 17th, 2014: Authors' Notification on the review process results
April 18th, 2014: Authors' Registration Deadline
May 9th, 2014: Final Camera-Ready Manuscript and IEEE Copyright Form submission
May 26th, 2014: Early Bird Registration
July 7-10, 2014: ICALT2014 Conference

SUBMISSIONS

We invite submission of papers reporting original academic or industrial research in the area of on Advanced Learning Technologies and Technology-enhanced Learning. All papers will be double-blindly peer-reviewed. Complete papers are required to be reviewed. The expected types of submissions include:

The anticipated types of submissions for Tracks 1 – 18 are:
• Full paper: 5 pages
• Short paper: 3 pages
• Posters: 2 pages

Regarding Track 19, the anticipated type of submission is:

• Doctoral Consortium paper: 3 pages

Please submit your manuscript using the EasyChair Conference System at: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icalt20140. If you have any problems with the above web submission form, you can contact ICALT 2014 Technical Manager at: icalt2014@ask4research.info (Subject: ICALT2014 Submission Enquiry) and the conference organizers will contact you for further assistance.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION

Hosted by
Advanced Digital Systems and Services for Education and Learning (ASK)
Information Technologies Institute (ITI), Center for Research and Technology Hellas, Thessaloniki, Greece
Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece

Organized by
IEEE Computer Society
IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology

Conference Proceedings are published by
IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services

CONTACT INFORMATION
Panagiotis Zervas, University of Piraeus & CERTH (icalt2014@ask4research.info)

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

General Chairs
• Demetrios G Sampson, University of Piraeus & CERTH, Greece
• J. Michael Spector, The University of Georgia, USA

General Program Chairs
• Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
• Ronghuai Huang, Beijing Normal University, China
• Kinshuk, Athabasca University, Canada

Local Committee & Finance Chair
• Panagiotis Zervas, University of Piraeus & CERTH

Track Program Chairs

Track 1. Digital Systems for Open Access to Education and Learning ( i-OPENLearn@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/23
• Tore Hoel, Oslo University College, Norway
• Rory McGreal, Athabasca University, Canada
• Jan M. Pawlowski, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
• Demetrios G Sampson, University of Piraeus & CERTH, Greece - Co-ordinator - sampson@iti.gr
• Christian M. Stracke, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Track 2. Adaptive and Personalised Technology-Enhanced Learning (APTeL@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/24
• Arif Altun, Hacettepe University, Turkey
• Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University, USA
• George Magoulas, Birkbeck College & University of London, UK
• Kyparisia Papanikolaou, School of Pedagogical & Technological Education, Greece
• Elvira Popescu, University of Craiova, Romania - Co-ordinator - popescu_elvira@software.ucv.ro

Track 3. Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning (MWUTE@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/25
• Yacine Atif, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
• Phillip Benachour, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
• Gwo-Jen Hwang, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan - Co-ordinator - gjhwang.academic@gmail.com
• Marcelo Milrad, Linnaeus University, Sweden
• Hiroaki Ogata, Kyushu University, Japan
• Elliot Soloway, University of Michigan, USA
• Marcus Specht, Open University, The Netherlands

Track 4. Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning (DIGITEL@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/26
• Maiga Chang, Athabasca University, Canada - Co-ordinator - maiga.chang@gmail.com
• Baltasar Fernandez-Manjon, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
• Jimmy Ho Man Lee, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Track 5. Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/27
• Yiannis Dimitriadis, University of Valladolid, Spain
• Stavros Demetriadis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece - Co-ordinator - sdemetri@csd.auth.gr
• Andreas Harrer, TU Clausthal, Germany
• Andreas Lingnau, Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany
• Chiu-Pin Lin, National Hsinchu University of Education, Taiwan

Track 6. Technology-enhanced Assessment in Formal and Informal Education (TeASSESS@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/28
• Dirk Ifenthaler, Open Universities Australia, Australia - Co-ordinator - dirk@ifenthaler.info
• Deniz Eseryel, University of Oklahoma, USA,
• Gerald Knezek, University of North Texas, USA
• Cher Ping Lim, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
• Lin Lin, University of North Texas, USA

Track 7. Big Data in Education and Learning Analytics (BDELA@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/29
• Jelena Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Vive Kumar, Athabasca University, Canada - Co-ordinator - vive@athabascau.ca
• Riccardo Mazza, University of Lugano, Switzerland
• Abelardo Pardo, University of Sydney, Australia
• Miguel-Angel Sicilia, University of Alcala, Spain

Track 8. Technology-Enhanced Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education (TeSTEM@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/30
• Ton de Jong, University of Twente, Netherlands
• Adrian Holzer, EPFL, Switzerland - Co-ordinator - adrian.holzer@epfl.ch
• Denis Gillet, EPFL, Switzerland

Track 9. Technology Enhanced Language Learning (TELL@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/31
• Jiyou Jia, Peking University, China
• Vincent Tam, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Co-ordinator - vtam@eee.hku.hk
• Jie-Chi Yang, National Central University, Taiwan
• Yuping Wang, Griffith University, Australia

Track 10. Motivational and Emotional Aspects in Technology-enhanced Learning (ME-TEL@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/32
• Chuck Hodges, Georgia Southern University, USA
• Hao-Chiang Koong Lin, National University of Tainan, Taiwan
• ChanMin Kim, The University of Georgia - Co-ordinator - chanmin@uga.edu

Track 11. Methods and Tools for fostering Creativity in Learning Processes (CreativeTeL@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/33
• Ching-Sing Chai, National Institute of Education, Singapore
• Yueh-Min Huang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
• Pythagoras Karampiperis, NCSR “Demokritos”, Greece - Co-ordinator - pythk@iit.demokritos.gr

Track 12. Recommender Systems for Learning (ReSyL@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/34
• Hendrik Drachsler, Open University of Netherlands, The Netherlands
• Yanyan Li, Beijing Normal University, China - Co-ordinator - liyy@bnu.edu.cn
• Olga C. Santos, Spanish National University for Distance Education, Spain

Track 13. Applications of Semantic Web technologies for E-Learning (SW-EL@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/35
• Luis Anido-Rifon, Universidade de Vigo - Co-ordinator - lanido@det.uvigo.es
• Darina Dicheva, Winston-Salem State University, USA
• Hend Al-Khalifa, King Saud University , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Dave Millard, University of Southampton, UK

Track 14. Technology Supported Education for People with Disabilities (TeDISABLE@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/36
• Silvia Baldiris, University of Girona, Spain
• Mohamed Jemni, University of Tunis, Tunisia
• Charalampos Karagiannidis, University of Thessaly, Greece - Co-ordinator - karagian@uth.gr
• Jutta Treviranus, OCAD University, Canada

Track 15. Smart Learning Environments (SLE@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/37
• Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
• Ronghuai Huang, Beijing Normal University, China
• Carlo Giovannella, Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy
• Kinshuk, Athabasca University, Canada - Co-ordinator - kinshuk@ieee.org

Track 16. Virtual Worlds in Education and Training (VWET@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/38
• Yu-Ju Lan, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
• Tassos Mikropoulos, University of Ioannina, Greece - Co-ordinator - amikrop@uoi.gr
• Anders Morch, University of Oslo, Norway
• Alke Martens, University of Rostock, Germany

Track 17. Knowledge Management in e-Learning (KMeL@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/39
• Michael J. Jacobson, The University of Sydney, Australia
• Fanny Klett, German Workforce ADL Partnership Laboratory, Germany
• Maggie M. Wang, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Co-ordinator - magwang@hku.hk

Track 18. Large Scale Implementation of Technology Supported Educational Innovations (LSI-TEI@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/40
• Stefanos Yialamas, American Community Schools, Athens, Greece
• Chee-Kit Looi, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Jon K. Price, Intel, USA
• Sofoklis Sotiriou, Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Greece - Co-ordinator - sotiriou@ea.gr
• Lampros Stergioulas, Brunel University, UK
• Imran A. Zualkernan, American University of Sharjah United Arab Emirates
• Wu Yonghe, East China Normal University, China

Track 19. Doctoral Consortium on Advanced Learning Technologies (DC-ALT@ICALT2014) - http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2014/node/41
• Ignacio Aedo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
• Guang Chen, Beijing Normal University, China
• Sabine Graf, Athabasca University, Canada - Co-ordinator - sabineg@athabascau.ca
• Michael J. Spector, University of North Texas, USA
• Jarkko Suhonen, University of Eastern Finland, Finland