DET 2015 CALL FOR PAPERS

2015 International Workshop on Distance Education Technologies

http://www.ksi.edu/seke/det15cfp.html
(Alternate website: ksiresearchorg.ipage.com/seke/det15cfp.html)

Hyatt Regency, Vancouver, Canada, August 31 to September 2, 2015

In conjunction with 2015 International Conference of Distributed Multimedia Systems
http://www.ksi.edu/seke/dms15.html


Organized by Knowledge Systems Institute, USA

SCOPE

DET 2015 focuses on creative solutions on distance education. It combines several advanced topics on design, implementation, and applications of E-learning systems. Submissions may cover novel approaches on distance learning tools, communication mechanisms, distance learning and culture, new educational technologies, distance learning, serious game, simulation, and the arts, and so on. Our special attention will be devoted to the following themes:

This workshop is being held in conjunction with 20th International Conference on Distributed Multimedia Systems (DMS 2015) http://www.ksi.edu/seke/dms15.html.

TOPICS

Distance Education Technologies cover important aspects of Communication Technologies, distance learning and culture improvement and arts by using Intelligent Technologies and Educational Technologies. In addition to the themes, the technical issues to be addressed include, but are not limited to:

Technology Enhanced Learning
Ubiquitous Learning
Intelligent learning
Eclipse Open source ecosystem and E-learning
Societal, Legal and Ethical Considerations
Pedagogical issues
Distance Learning for culture and arts
Virtual environment and serious game for education

SELECTED PAPERS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN SPECIAL ISSUE OF JVLC

The Journal of Visual Languages and Computing (JVLC), which is indexed by SCI, EI, DBLP, Scopus and other indexers, will publish the selected papers of DMS/VLC/DET2015 in the December 2015 extra large special issue of JVLC. The conference will first publish a roceedings available to authors and conference attendees. Papers will go through three rounds of reviews (see detailed review plan) so that selected papers can be further improved to meet the standard of JVLC. The formal proceedings/JVLC special issue will be available both in print and online.

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

Papers should be prepared according to the DMS'2015 submission requirements. Electronic submissions are encouraged through the following URL: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dms20150. When submitting, select the track DET15 Distant Education Technologies Workshop.

Manuscript must include a 200-word abstract and no more than 8 pages of double column text (include figures and references). All submissions must not be published or under consideration for publication in a journal or in a conference with proceedings. Papers will be evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness and clarify of exposition. Depending upon the results of evaluation, a paper may be accepted as regular paper (10 pages), short paper (7 pages) or technical notes (1 page and demo/poster presentation).

IMPORTANT DATES

CONTACT INFORMATION

DET'15 Secretariat
Knowledge Systems Institute
156 Park Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 USA
E-mail: dms2015-0@easychair.org

LISTED BY