Updates
2nd Annual Forum on e-Learning Excellence in the Middle East 2009
Call for Papers/Participation
2nd Annual Forum on e-Learning Excellence in the Middle East 2009: Inspire, Innovate, Initiate & Impact
January 26-29, 2009, Dubai, UAE
e-TQM College is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Forum on e-Learning Excellence in the Middle East 2009: Inspire, Innovate, Initiate & Impact and invites all those engaged with the implementation of excellence in e-learning to share their experiences and practices by submitting research papers, case studies, view points and reviews.
Topics of interest for the upcoming forum include, but are not limited to:
Inspire:
-Costs & Benefits from Investments in e-Learning
-Challenges and Future Trends of e-Learning in the Middle East
-Case Studies on Application of e-Learning in Various sectors (health, banking, commerce, etc)
-The impact or e-Learning on Education Re-engineering
-Managing Change in Education
Innovate:
-Innovative Pedagogical Models
-Innovations in Teaching, Learning & Assessment
-Innovation in Learners Services (i.e. online libraries, LRM, orientation programs, etc)
-Implementation and Evaluation of e-Learning Technologies (i.e. VLEs, LMS, LCMS, Assessment tools,
conferencing tools, etc.)
-Faculty & Staff Readiness for e-Learning
-Learning Objects and Repositories
-Innovative Instructional Design
-Using e-Learning to Support Life Long Learning
-Open Source and Open Content Initiate
-Organizational Policies & Strategies for e-Learning Implementation
-e-Learning Management Issues
-Sociological and psychological Dimensions of e-Learning
-Information Society and e-Learning Strategies for e-Transformation in the Middle East
-Cultural considerations for e-Learning in the Arab World
Impact:
-Evaluation of the Effectiveness of e-Learning for the Middle East
-e-Learning Standards & Quality Issues
-Measuring e-Leraning Return on Investments (ROI)
-Ethical Issues of e-Learning (authentification, identity management, etc.)
-Evaluation of e-Learning Programs
-Assessing the Use of Technology in Teaching & Learning
-Evaluating Learners & Faculty/ Teacher Performance in e-Learning
-e-Portfolio Implementation and Impact
Call for Papers and Key Timelines:
To submit a paper at our upcoming forum, kindly submit a 150 word abstract, together with a brief resume
at: elexforum@etqm.ae before 1st of November, 2008.
The technical committee will review abstracts and select authors from whom a full paper will be
invited on or before 10th of November , 2008.
Full papers must be received on or before 30th November, 2008.
Corporate Showcases & Exhibitions opportunities enabling companies to present recent developments will also
be available throughout the 2009 forum, in addition to presentations on practical experiences.
For More Information Please Visit : elexforum.etqm.ae