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Higher Education has been frequently described as being in a state of crisis. Indeed some have proclaimed the University "dead". Within these analyses modern Information and Communication Technologies are often seen as the main contributor. What future has Higher Education when the virtual world of on-line education has so much more to offer? The aim of this conference will be to examine Virtuality within Higher Education in an attempt to critique both its characteristics and its future.
Being such a broad topic, Virtuality defies a definitive list of sub-topics but the following list is indicative of the envisaged topics covered within this Call for Papers:
The technologies of the future within Higher Education
Learning appropriateness to Virtual Worlds
Current examples
Virtual Vs Physical
Education management issues of Virtual systems
Experiences in other parts of the World
It is the aim of the organising committee that in order to best encourage intellectual rigour at this opening Conference project, numbers will be restricted to a maximum of 30 individuals presenting papers. As a consequence there will be no parallel sessions. Papers will be peer reviewed. All papers accepted for and presented at the conference will be published in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers will be developed and published in a themed hard copy book.
"Virtual Learning and Higher Education" is an "At the Interface" project sponsored by Inter-Disciplinary.Net, BRG, and Learning Solutions. Full details and further information can be found at: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/vlhe1.htm
Important Dates: 300 word abstract - Friday 31st May 2002 Full Draft Papers - Friday 9th August 2002 Conference - 10th - 11th September eBook published - 1st November 2002 Themed hard copy published - 1st June 2003
300 word abstracts should be submitted to both the Organising Joint Chairs:
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