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"2nd International Conference on
*“Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development”
Citizen, Territory and Technologies: Smart Learning Contexts and Practices
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*June ***22-23*, 2017*
University of Aveiro, Portugal
http://www.aslerd.org
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The 2nd International Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and
Regional Development aims at promoting reflection and discussion
concerning R&D work, policies, case studies, entrepreneur experiences
with a special focus on understanding how relevant are the smart
learning ecosystems (schools, campus, working places, informal
learning contexts, etc.) for regional development and social
innovation and how the effectiveness of the relation of citizens and
smart ecosystems can be boosted. This forum has a special interest in
understanding how technology mediated instruments can foster the
citizen’s engagement with learning ecosystems and territories, namely
by understanding innovative human-centric design and development
models/techniques, education/training practices, informal social
learning, innovative citizen-driven policies, technology mediated
experiences and their impact. This set of concerns will contribute to
foster the social innovation sectors and ICT and economic development
and deployment strategies alongside new policies for smarter proactive
citizens.
The three main macro-topics of interest in SLERD 2017 concerning Smart
Learning Ecosystems and their role in the development of smart cities
and regions are:
• *understanding influences, relations and models*
to include
- vision, strategies and processes
- interplay between formal and informal learning
- new educational models
- continuity-discontinuity of time, technology, place/space, process
- sharing & participatory practices
- use of public space & goods (services)
- dual education and other mixed educational approaches
- open access to any resource and disparity
- capacity building and social capital
- cultural influences
- monitoring and benchmarking of smartness of learning ecosystems
- orchestration: complexity and its government
- challenges by smart cities and regions to smart learning environments
• *abilities, skills and competences*
to include
- general frameworks
- design, data and other relevant literacies
- relation with digital skills & competences
- strategies to foster acquisition included gamification: pedagogical,
social challenges
- monitoring, evaluation and awareness
- literacies, skill and competences of smart citizens
• *techno ecoystems*
to include
- open & big data management and their application in education
- interoperability of data & services
- safety & security
- privacy
- trustability
- IoT, ubiquitous and wearable technological supports
- geolocalized information
- mediation role of technologies
The Conference is supported by */ASLERD/***and organized by the
*/University of Aveiro/**, **/Portugal/* and will feature:
• Interactive paper presentations
• Round Tables
• Interactive talks with regional authority on Smart City, smart citizens
• Competition on : Improving the Smartness of the Campus (reserved to
undergraduated and post-graduated students)
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Important dates:
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• Deadline: *February 24, 2017*
• Notification to the authors: April 28, 2017
• Camera ready paper: May 31, 2017
• Conference: June 22-23, 2017
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Proceedings:
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The selected papers will be also included in a special special issue
of IxD&A Journal
<http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102>
(ISSN 1826-9745, e-ISSN 2283-2998):
N.35 winter 2017
(indexed by SCOPUS and Emerging Sources of Web of Science
<http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=9&a=403>)
Publisher of the Proceedings to be communicated soon
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Authors’ guidelines & link for submission
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The manuscripts should be submitted either in .doc or in .pdf format.
All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers.
Authors are invited to submit
• short papers (6-8 pages) and/or
• full papers (9-20 pages).
Number of pages includes authors' information, abstract, all tables,
figures, references, etc..
The paper should be written according to the IxD&A authors' guidelines
<http://ixdea.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=101&a=7>.
Link to the paper submission page on easy chair*:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=slerd2017
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For scientific advices and any query please contact:
/• Fernando Ramos (Conference Chair): fernando [dot] ramos [at] ua
[dot] pt
• Óscar Mealha (Proceedings Editor & Local Organizing Committee): oem
[at] ua [dot] pt
• Cristina Silva (Conference Secretariat): cris [at] ua [dot] pt /
or, in alternative:
• /aslerd [dot] org [at] gmail [dot] com/
marking the subject as: /“2nd ASLERD Conference - Aveiro"/
