2008 Conference

Call for Papers for ACEC2008: ACT on IcT
Visit www.acec2008.info for further details.

ACEC2008: ACT on IcT
29th September - 2nd October 2008
National Convention Centre
Canberra ACT Australia

The Australian Computers in Education Conference (ACEC2008) is a biennial event organised by the Computer Education Group of the ACT (CEGACT) on behalf of the ACCE, the ACT ACT Catholic and Independent Teacher Librarians Network (CITL) and the Navigator Schools' consortium (Navcon). This conference provides a forum for educators in schools, universities, TAFE colleges, professional associations and industry to present ideas and exchange information on the integration, development and applications on all topics related to computer education and teacher librarianship.

The assimilation of computers into all levels of education and training, the rapid growth of the internet and web-based publishing and the proliferation of computing devices embedded in appliances, cars, phones and even clothes, all impact on how education is structured and delivered. The future of education may be one of virtual classrooms and libraries, populated by creative individuals who collaborate with like-minded others. Alternatively, it may well look much as it does today, but whatever the next few years bring, it will be the unsung innovators in classrooms and school libraries who will transofrm and expand the conventional boundaries of education.

The conference will focus on:
- Teacher excellence and ICT innovation in schools / libraries
- The impact of policy and decision making
- Realising the potential of emerging ICT leadership
- Celebrating the potential of educational partnerships
- Voices of ICT leadership
- Teacher librarians and ICT specialists leading the way in a digital age
- Literature in a digital age
- Children's literature; and
- Thinking about future scenarious.

Call for Papers
You are invited to submit a presentation in one of the following formats:
- A refereed paper sharing research, scholarly work and good ideas
- Non-refereed papers and stories from the classroom
- Workshops
- Poster session showing the work in progress, student work and showcasing the achievements of schools, organisations and teachers
- Panels and symposia to provoke discussion and to share multiple views.

Conference themes include:
- E-learning includings information literacy, Web 2.0 and school libraries
- Innovation including the emergence of digital libraries
- Leadership and managment
- ICT in curriculum and pedagogical transofrmation
- ICT in action
- Policy in ICT
- Information management
- Networking systems
- IT / Computing Studies.

ACEC2008 welcomes submissions from:
- Teachers and Teacher Librarians from schools, college of TAFE and universities.
- Academics and researchers.
- District and state support staff / consultants.
- ICT Coordinators and Network Managers.
- Vendors.
- Leaders in ICTs.
- Professional learning leaders.
- Library information management specialists.
- Authors of children's literature.

ACEC2008 encourages speakers from Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific nations, Asia and across the world to contribute to this conference.

Credit for refereed papers
An International Referee Board has been selected and refereed papers can contribute to local academic credit. Australian academic contributors will receive full Australian Government Department of Education Science and Training (DEST) points. Australian Computer Society (ACS - www.acs.org.au) Practicing Computer Professional (PCP) points will also be granted to ACS members.

Timeline for preparation and submission of papers
August 31, 2007: Call for Papers opens.
December 14, 2007: Abstracts due for refereed papers.
February 29, 2008: Full papers (refereed and non-refereed) due; Proposal for workshops, panels and symposia due.
March 31, 2008: Proposals for poster sessions due.
April 30, 2008: Notification of acceptance of non-refereed papers, workshops, panels and symposia.
May 31, 2008: Notification of accpetance of refereed papers; Notification of acceptance of poster sessions.

Full details in relation to the preparation and submission of papers are in the Presenters Areas of the conference website (www.acec2008.info) including an Author's Kit for downloading. Note that all proposals and papers must be submitted via the website.

Contacts

ACEC2008 Program Chair
Associate Professor Kathryn Moyle
Ph: +61 2 6201 5649
Email: kathryn.moyle@canberra.edu.au

Conference Secretariat
Ph: +61 2 6205 6453
Email: info@cegactconference.com

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