IETCA Annual
Conference 2009
August 10-14
Accra, Ghana
Call for Submissions
Proposal Submission Form
The Organizing Committee invites you to submit full proposals to be considered for presentation at the 1st Annual Instructional and Educational Technologies Conference of Africa. The 2009 conference is being organized under the theme: Role of Educational and Instructional Technologies in the Teaching and Learning Process in Africa and the Developing World.
The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following major topics as they relate to the educational and developmental aspects of instructional and educational technologies in the developing world:
- Shaping a transformative learning environment Submission Form
- Leadership issues in Instructional and Educational Technologies
- Infrastructure demands
- Appropriate instructional technologies for Africa and the developing world.
- Innovative educational technology applications in the developing word.
- Connectivism and emerging theoretical issues in educational technology.
- Effective technology-based learning environments in the developing world Submission Form
- Instructional design and pedagogy
- Educational technology applications for special needs learners
- collaborative learning communities
- E-training, m-Learning and Blended learning practices
- Assessment and evaluation
- Q&A
- Using digital content, learning objects and social software and their implications on the design of e-learning
- International models and initiatives in educational technology
- Instructional Technology for development Submission Form
- Life-long learning
- E-training and Corporate training
- Organizational learning and learning organizations
- Management issues in implementing educational and training technologies
- Virtual Universities
- Social and Economic issues impacting e-learning, distance learning, and m-learning in developing countries Submission Form
- Economic issues
- social issues
- cultural issues
- political issues
Categories and Presentation Types
- Full papers: Submission Form
- Presentation time: 25 minutes
- Paper submission length:10 pages maximum, 8 pages minimum
Papers present reports of significant work or integrative reviews in research, development, applications, and societal issues related to all aspects of the conference topics.
- Brief Papers: Submission Form
- Presentation time: 15 minutes
- Paper submission length: 6 pages maximum, 4 pages minimum
These papers are brief, more condensed presentations or work-in-progress projects.
- Best Practices: Submission Form
- Presentation time: 20 minutes
- Paper submission length: 6 pages maximum, 4 pages minimum
Best Practices session presenters discuss and demonstrate their institution's instructional and educational technologies strategies, techniques, issues, and solutions. This is an opportunity to Inform attendees about the lessons learned and future plans from those who have designed, developed, and implemented instructional and educational technologies.
- Round Tables: Submission Form
- Presentation time: 1 hour
- Paper submission length: 6 pages maximum, 4 pages minimum
These sessions allow maximum interaction in informal, small-group discussions on a single topic. The format is appropriate for papers, projects, or work-in-progress that encourage discussion. Roundtables share a room with 2-3 other concurrently held Roundtables.
If you wish to bring a PC, you could demonstrate a new piece of software, illustrate the process of using it, show participants some of the complexities and tricks about it, and give them an opportunity to try it themselves.
Internet (via your wireless card) and electricity will be provided. A screen and projector will not be provided as this is an informal small group discussion environment not conducive for projecting images from a distance.
These sessions are also appropriate for discussion of instructional and educational technologies strategies, procedures, and evaluation procedures. The idea is not to give a definitive workshop on the topic but to provide participants with enough information to help them decide whether their needs can be met with the program or procedure.
- Corporate Presentations: Submission Form
- Presentation time: 2 hours
- Paper submission length: No pages
Demonstrate and discuss your company's products, services, developments, applications and research, inform the audience of your future directions, gain feedback, and establish contacts.
Scheduled in open exhibition-style, usually a hall. This is an informal event with a circulating conference-wide audience. Sales are permitted You may stock and sell your product at your table.
Submission Information
The deadline for submission of papers for presentation is June 30, 2009.
The primary contact on the submitted paper will be notified that the paper has been received by July 1, 2009.
If your proposal is accepted, then up to three presenters will be automatically registered for the conference, and required to pay registration in full by July 30, 2009. Note: Failure to pay the registration fee will result in the cancellation of your presentation and conference registration. All presenters are responsible for paying their own travel and lodging expenses.
If your proposal is accepted, you will also be invited to submit full papers to be published in The Journal of Educational Computing and Instructional Technology.
Contact: Conference Director.
Proposal Timeline
| June 30, 2009 | Deadline to submit papers |
| July 1, 2009 | Notification of acceptance of papers |
Proposal Selection Criteria
In addition to criteria listed under the session type descriptions, the following will be considered:
- Relevance and importance of the topic to instruction and educational technologies
- Originality of the topic
- Overall standing among similar proposals
Presenter Benefits
Presenters can expect to:
- Contribute to the field of Instructional and Educational Technologies in the developing world
- Receive professional recognition at the conference
- Be invited to publish a full paper on the presentation topic in the Conference Proceedings
- Obtain valuable feedback from colleagues
- Receive automatic registration for up to three presenters at the conference