6. Feb. 2009

Joint European Summer School on Technology Enhanced Learning 2009
VENUE: Terchova, Slovakia
DATE: May 30 - June 6, 2009
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: March 16th, 2009

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ZSI as member of (STELLAR), the Network of Excellence in Technology Enhanced Learning (building on the achievements of the previous PROLEARN and KALEIDOSCOPE NoE) and (ROLE), the EU ICT TEL research projects APOSDLE, MATURE, PROLIX, ICOPER, GRAPPLE, LTfLL, TENCompetence and the B-IT Research School together with the (EATEL Association) are pleased to announce their Joint European Summer School on Technology Enhanced Learning. Our ambition is to foster cross-domain training and collaboration opportunities among researchers in Europe and beyond, working in the disparate fields of expertise which promote the advancement of TEL at the workplace. The programme includes lectures and working sessions from leading professors in the field, tutoring, mentoring, and joint research opportunities. Additionally the school will offer practical sessions in research methodology for Technology Enhanced Learning. Advanced PhD students will be identified to present their research at the Fourth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning in Cannes, France, September, 2009 (http://www.ectel09.org), and to participate in EATEL thematic workshops.

PROGRAMME TOPICS
* Creation of and Access to Knowledge & Learning Resources
* Practice Modelling, Management & Mining
* Personalisation & Adaptation in Learning Environments
* Story-Telling & Educational Gaming
* Web 2.0 and Social Software
* Open Responsive Learning Environments
* Learning communities & communities of practice
* Privacy & Security
* Disagreement Management
* Pedagogy, Life-Long Learning, and TEL
* Individual, Social & Organisational Learning Processes
* Interoperability: TEL Standards, Models, Processes, Tools
* Research Techniques
* The Future of TEL

In order to increase social contacts among the summer school participants, the programme will include several social events. A variety of sport activities will also be offered to the summer school participants. Cultural excursions are organised on the Sunday preceding the summer school and the Saturday which closes the summer school.