CALL and the Learner
An AILA Research Network
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The 8th International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: EISTA 2010 will take place June 29th - July 2nd, 2010 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
In order to accomplish this purpose,
a) ICT researchers are invited to present their research results.
b) Practitioners and consultants are invited to present case study papers and innovative solutions.
c) Corporations are invited to present education/training information systems and software based solutions.
d) Teachers and university professors are invited to present case studies, information systems developed for specific purpose, and innovative ideas and designs.
e) Educational scientists and technologists are invited to present research or position papers on the impact and the future possibilities of ICT in educational systems and training processes and methodologies.
f) Managers of educational organizations and training consultants are invited to present problems that might be solved by means of ICT, or solutions that might be improved by different approaches and designs in ICT.
g) All are invited to organize panels or invited sessions. Panel sessions with panelists coming from both: ICT researchers/practitioners and teachers/professors.
The main objective of EISTA 2010 is to provide a forum for the presentation of both: solutions and problems of the applications of ICT in education and training. The following questions need answers from different perspectives:
• What is the impact of the information and communication technologies in education and training?
• How are information and communication technologies affecting and improving education and training? What new networks and models are emerging?
• How are universities, schools, corporations and other educational/training organizations making use of ICT?
• What electronic tools are there to facilitate e-learning, distance education and corporative training?
Major Themes/Areas
Education and Training Systems and Technologies
Industrial/Corporative Training
Higher Education
Instructional Design
Reinventing the Training Organization
Knowledge Management
Education for Working Culture
Learning to Learn
Organizational Learning
Cybernetics of Education
Teacher Education
Educational and training e-consultations
Application of Education Technologies
Education of Science and Engineering
Education of Informatics and Communication Technologies
Corporative Training in Informatics and Cybernetics
Information Science Education
Applications of Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Training
Multimedia-Based Instructional Design
Computer-Based Training
Web-Based Training
Internet-Based Teaching
Distance Learning
Distance Broadcast Training
Application of Simulation in Training and Education
E-Learning
Integrating E-Learning and Classroom Learning
Online Teaching and Learning
Internet-Based Learning Tools
Internet-Based Adult Learning
Virtual Classroom
Virtual Universities
Microcomputers in Education
Educational Research, Theories, Practice and Methodologies
Action Research
Applications of Chaos and Complexity Theories in Education
Confluent Education
Constructivist Theory, Research and Practice
Educational Constructivist Theories
Cooperative Learning
Counseling and Human Development
Cultural-Historical Research
Curriculum Design and Evaluation
Education and Student Development
Educational Enterprises
Educational Policy and Politics
Faculty Teaching, Evaluation and Development
Human Development
Leadership Development
Learning Environments
FURTHER INFORMATION:
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Background of the ReN
Through the emergence of communication technologies, the past few years have produced a new body of research where the learner is given a more central role in a range of different ways, including having the learner express their opinions through blogging (e.g., Pinkman, 2005) or computer-mediated communication such as chat (e.g., Darhower, 2007), tailoring software that adapts to learners’ needs (e.g., Huang & Liou 2007), training learners to use existing software more effectively to facilitate the social-affective aspect of learning (e.g., Hubbard, 2004), or the development of learner autonomy (e.g. Reinders, 2007; White, 2007). Social networking sites such as Active Worlds and Second Life have also empowered learners to make decisions about who they wish to converse with, by what mode (i.e., text chat or oral communication), and freely engage in discussion with a real audience who shares similar interests (e.g., Dudeney, 2008). This is a growth area, where researchers examine the way technology facilitates interaction between teachers and learners, between native speakers and learners, and between learners themselves and the unique characteristics of this type of communication.
Convenors Hayo Reinders and Glenn Stockwell have combined to create an AILA Research Network which aims to bring together people working in the different areas related to the role of the language learner in CALL. Committee members are established researchers in the field of CALL, and
include Jozef Colpaert (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
Phil Hubbard (Stanford University, USA)
Hsien-Chin Liou (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
Kazunori Nozawa (Ritsumeikan University, Japan)
and Cynthia White (Massey University, New Zealand).