IEEE EDUCON 2012 – Call for Papers

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General Chairs

Honorary Chair

Main Conference Topics

We invite submissions of papers in the categories of: research, development, evaluation and best practices that deal with Engineering Education in academic, organizational, and life-long learning settings including, but not limited to the following areas.

Area 1: Educational Methods and Learning Mechanisms in Engineering Education

Rethinking Pedagogy in Engineering Education •  E-Assessment and new Assessment Theories and Methodologies •  Active Learning •  Learning Models •  Pedagogies •  Lifelong Learning and Non-traditional Students •  E-learning in the Workplace •  Study Abroad Programs •  Attracting and retaining practices in Engineering Education •  Technology Enhanced Learning for students with special needs •  Accessibility in On-Line and Technology Enhanced Learning

Area 2: Infrastructure and Technologies for Engineering Education

Learning Systems Platforms and Architectures •  Intelligent Learning Systems •  Computer Supported Collaborative Learning •  Open Source, Open Standards, and Federated Systems •  Standardization, Reusability and Interoperability Issues •  Learning Objects reusability and digital repositories •  Experiences in OpenCourseWare Engineering Education •  Computer and Web based Software •  Uses of Technology in the Classroom •  Semantic Web and Ontologies for Learning Systems •  Web 2.0 and Social Computing for Learning and Knowledge Sharing •  Data Mining and Web Mining in Education •  Synchronous and Asynchronous Technologies •  Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning •  Standardization, Reusability and Interoperability Issues

Area 3: Innovative Materials, Teaching and Learning Experiences in Engineering Education

Laboratory Experiences: on-site and remote environments •  Undergraduate Research Experiences Design Experiences •  Innovative Engineering Courses and Labs •  Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning •  Human-Centered Web Science and its Applications to Technology-enhanced Learning •  E-Assessment •  Virtual Worlds for Academic, Organizational, Life-long Learning and training •  Innovative Competitions and Laboratories

Area 4: Excellence in Engineering Education

Models of Excellence in Education •  Attracting, Engaging and Retaining Human Talent to Engineering •  Gifted Education •  Competencies, Individual Differences, Intervention and Development •  Building Creative Climates

Area 5: Knowledge and Competencies in Engineering Education

Knowledge and Competencies Management •  Accreditation Issues •  Assessment and Feedback •  Degree Programs and Curricula •  First Year Courses and Programs •  General Issues in Engineering Education •  Specific Engineering Disciplines •  Faculty Development •  Globalization: Preparing Faculty and Students •  Graduate Curricula and Programs •  New Frameworks for Engineering Education •  Skills Development: Technical Writing, Presentation, Teamwork