Deadline and Instructions

Topics for this conference include, but are not limited to:

1. REFORMING EDUCATION & TRAINING SYSTEMS IN AFRICA

Policy issues : Organisational Strategy and Management

Tertiary and Further Education

Primary and Secondary Education

Workplace Learning

Vocational Training

Home Schooling

Distance Learning

Blended Learning

Change Management

Educational Management

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for Educational and Training Staff

Coping with issues of infrastructure

Return on digital-Learning Investments (ROI)

2. PROMOTING DIGITAL LITERACY, AND E-SKILLS

Technological Issues

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Managed Learning Environments (MLEs)

Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)

Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) Tools

Social Support Software

Architecture of Educational Information Systems Infrastructure

Security and Data Protection

Learning Objects

3. LEARNING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Instructional Design Issues

Designing e-Learning Settings

Developing e-Learning Pilots and Prototypes

Creating e-Learning Courses

- Collaborative learning

- Problem-based learning

- Inquiry-based learning

- Blended learning

- Distance learning

Designing e-Learning Tasks

- E-learning activities

- Online Groupwork

- Experiential learning

- Simulations and Modelling

- Gaming and edutainment

- Creativity and design activities

- Exploratory programming

Learning Delivery Issues

e-Delivery in different contexts

- Higher and Further Education

- Primary and Secondary Schools

- Workplace Learning

- Vocational Training

- Distance Learning

Online Assessment

Innovations in e-Assessment

e-Moderating

e-Tutoring

e-Facilitating

Leadership in e-Learning Delivery

Networked Information and Communication Literacy Skills

Participation and Motivation in Learning