CALL FOR PAPERS, Case Studies, Work in Progress/Posters, PhD Research, Round Table Proposals, non-academic Contributions and Product Demonstrations

E-Learning is one of the most active fields of research and practice in Europe, in all the education and training sectors. The use of new and innovative technologies for learning is raising enormous expectation and motivation between researchers, teachers, students and other education stakeholders.

The European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL) is an annual event that has been at the forefront of this revolution. It brings together groups of people in a variety of areas related to e-Learning seeking to combine cutting-edge research with practical, real-life applications, in order to advance the state of e-Learning around Europe.

To achieve this goal, we are inviting researchers to present their findings and new ideas, and practitioners to demonstrate actual products. The 9th European Conference on e-Learning - ECEL 2010 will take place in Porto, Portugal and will profit from the excellent relations of this country with Latin America and Africa to create the conditions to cross the European experience in e-learning with the research and practice that has been growing very fast in those continents. Therefore offers an opportunity for those involved in the study, implementation and delivery of e-learning to meet and exchange ideas and experiences.

The conference committee welcomes contributions on a wide range of topics using a range of scholarly approaches including theoretical and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative and critical methods.

Case studies and work-in-progress/posters are welcomed approaches. PhD Research, proposals for roundtable discussions, non-academic contributions and product demonstrations based on the main themes are also invited.

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Submissions (see details below) are welcomed from academics, teachers, practitioners, vendors and government departments. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

In addition to the main conference, submissions are welcomed to 7 mini tracks: e-Assessment chaired by Carlos Vaz de Carvalho, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal and Game and Simulation Based Learning chaired by Paul Peachey, University of Glamorgan, Wales and ECEL 2010 Mini-Track em Português/Espanhol chaired by Paula Escudeiro, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal and ePortfolios chaired by Mark Brown, Massey University, New Zealand and Evaluating Virtual Learning Environments, chaired by Neal Sumner, City University London, UK, Undergraduate Teaching and Learning in a Networked Environment, chaired by Abel  Nyamapfene, University of Exeter, UK and Personalised eLearning chaired by Jana Kapounova, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

Academic Paper submissions

Papers should address one of the topics listed in this call for papers and can describe a wide range of research including empirical or theoretical studies. In addition, philosophical papers presenting an argument and papers presenting a process that has been developed and is now ready for wider use are welcome. In all cases concepts and underlying principles should be emphasised, with enough background information to orient any reader who is not a specialist in the particular subject area original. The work should not have been published elsewhere and should not be intended to be published elsewhere during the review period. See the submission details given below.

Work in Progress/Posters

Researchers are invited to submit current projects which are either at the proposal stage or are work in progress. In the first instance you should submit an abstract describing the project. If your abstract is selected you will be asked to produce a short positioning paper of no more than 2000 words (including abstract, keywords, references). The paper will be double-blind peer reviewed and if accepted will be published in the conference proceedings. Presentation of the work at the conference will take the form of a Poster. Posters will be on display for the duration of the conference and there will be a timetabled slot for contributors to stand by their posters so that participants can come and discuss the research.

PhD Research

Doctoral Candidates are invited to submit papers describing their research. To be eligible, it is necessary for the paper to be produced to a publishable academic standard and papers will be subject to the same criteria and processes as research papers. However the final results of the research may not have been fully completed and interpreted.

Case Study Submissions

Case study submissions should be written to publishable standards. Case studies will be subject to the same criteria and the processes as research papers.

Non-Academic Contributions

The conference committee welcomes contributions from individuals and organisations working in the field. These contributions can take the form of a presentation or a demonstration. In the first instance and abstract should be submitted describing the work to be presented. If the abstract is selected you will be asked whether you wish to produce a paper, a poster or just give a presentation. You will need to register for the conference to have a confirmed timetabled slot.

Round Table Proposals

The Programme Committee invites topical subjects to be proposed for discussion.  In the first instance an abstract describing the proposed topic should be submitted. If selected the convener will be given a timetabled slot for the round table and will be expected to register to attend the conference.

Product Demonstrations and Exhibitor Opportunities

If you are contributing to the conference in any of the above categories you can also request the opportunity to give a product demonstration. If you would like to exhibit and/or demonstrate a product at the conference we suggest that you apply for one of our exhibitor packages.

Submission details

Abstract details:  All submission types require an Abstract in the first instance. The Abstract should be a minimum of 300 and no more than 500 words including up to five keywords and keyphrases to be received by 15 April 2010. Please read the online guidelines

Submission:        Via the online submission form. Please ensure that all required fields are completed. Abstracts must include the proposed title for the paper, the full names first name and surname, not initials); postal addresses and email addresses of all authors and a telephone number for at least one contact author. Please indicate clearly if the contact author is not the lead author.

Full paper:           Only required when the abstract has been selected and not to be more than 5,000 words including abstract, keywords and references (the Harvard referencing rules need to be followed). Submission date will be no later than 3 June 2010. Papers should be submitted as .doc or .rtf file attachments by email to the conference manager, Julia Hawkins.

Important information

• The selection panel of the conference committee will consider all abstracts received by the submission deadline to ensure that the proposed paper is relevant to the Conference. 
• The authors of abstracts that describe a relevant paper will receive a notification of abstract selection.
• All full papers will be double-blind reviewed by members of the conference committee to ensure an adequate standard, that the proposed subject of their abstract has been followed, that the paper is of a suitable length, the standard of English is adequate and the paper is appropriately referenced.
• For authors whose first language is not English we request that you have your work proof read prior to submission by a native English speaker (or at least a fluent English speaker). Papers can be rejected due to a poor standard of English.
• Papers that are accepted will be published in the conference proceedings providing at least one author registers and presents the work at the Conference (see the registration section of the conference website for more information about registration).
• Due to the large number of papers expected for this conference, the committee only allows an author to present one paper. Therefore if multiple papers are accepted for presentation different co-authors need to present each paper.

Publication opportunity

Papers accepted for the conference will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration. Selected papers from the Conference will be considered for publication in a special issue of the Electronic Journal of e-Learning. (http://www.ejel.org).

Proceedings for previous ECEL conferences can be purchased from our bookshop by clicking on the Purchase proceedings button.

Important dates

Updated 31 August 2010