>From: <info@digitallearning.in>
>Subject: Call for papers Digital Learning 2005
>Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 11:06:10 +0530
>
>Announcement & Call for Papers
>
>Digital Learning 2005
>Theme: ICT and Education: Challenges and Practices
>
>Digital Learning 2005-The ICT and Education Conference is to be held in
>conjunction with Conflux 2005: The e-Government Conference, which is a
>joint effort of Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS)
>and the Department of Information Technology, Government of India.
>
>Digital Learning 2005 aims to take stock and learn from practices from a
>variety of perspectives. The conference will showcase ICT in Education
>initiatives that will add value to education and drive and build digital
>competence in the knowledge society. The objective of the conference is to
>create a platform for interchange of views among experts, professionals,
>researchers and academicians on theoretical and practical aspects of ICT
>implementation in education. The two-day conference will provide a forum
>to diverse groups of people to exchange knowledge and ideas thus present
>possibilities of personal learning and growth within a global goal of
>creating and improving learning and education.
>
>Session I: Tools for Learning through ICT: Availability and Scope
>-For Formal Education
>-For Non-formal Education
>
>Session II: e-Learning: Best Practices and Challenges
>- e-Learning in Developing Countries: Digital divides
>- Content Development in e-Learning: Issues and Challenges
>- Case Studies/Projects in e-Learning
>
>Session III: Technology in Education
>- Issues in Focus
>- Case Studies
>
>Session IV: Policy and Advocacy: Critical Issues
>- Policy Issues in ICT and Education
>- Public-Private Partnership for Development of ICT for Education
>- ICT in Education for Governance
>
>Session V: Government initiatives in ICT and Education
>- Government led initiatives, programmes and lead projects at the national
>and state level will be showcased in this session.
>
>Session VI: Civil society and NGO initiatives in ICT and Education
>- Leading projects undertaken by civil society that have catalysed a
>process of change which will be highlighted in this session.
>
>Session VII: Private sector initiatives in ICT and Education
>- Several private sector foundations working in the field of ICTs have
>contributed to large scale education projects.This session will showcase
>Private sector initiatives in ICT and education.
>
>This conference is of interest to:
>Policy implementers in government;
>Persons associated with advocacy;
>Managers and administrators;
>e-Learning content developers;
>ICT experts;
>Technology solution providers;
>Learning community.
>
>Call for Papers
>
>We invite ICT and Education practitioners to participate and present a
>paper from any of the conference themes of your expertise.
>
>Last date for receipt of abstracts : 25 September, 2005
>Confirmation of abstracts : 30 September, 2005
>Full paper submission : 10 October, 2005
>
>For more details visit http://www.digitallearning.in
>Submit papers at papers@digitallearning.in
>
>Contact Address:
>
>Rumi Mallick
>Digital Learning Secretariat
>Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS)
>G-4, Sector 39, Noida
>India - 201301
>E-mail: info@digitallearning.in
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