We invite all professionals working in the field of education to actively participate with your contributions in the conference in one of the three specified areas:

• A. e-Portfolio, mobile and webquest-based teaching and learning;
• B. blended learning, flipped classroom and distance education;
• C. one-to-one pedagogy, »Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)« mobile learning and web-based educational games.

 

The selected area can be presented through one of the six topics:

a. learning, b. teaching, c. assessment, d. safety, e. space, f. support.

In schools, tablets, e-books and smart phones are everywhere; we are almost always connected. We learn before lessons, between lessons and after lessons, we read, write, record, take pictures, share, and transfer, which is why this will also be the nature of the thematic paths and the contributions within them.

Development and research work as well as solutions, education and practical examples must be shown in accordance to the selected area and described topic (e.g., B, C – combined learning and teaching and evaluation).

The SIRikt 2014 program committee will assess contributions according to the following criteria: the compliance of the summary with the policy of the conference; clearly defined selected area and described topic; concise summary and guiding idea of the contribution, presented arguments, author references and a submitted review of presentation.

The committee will classify selected contributions into the appropriate form of presentation at the conference (short presentation, presentation in the Open Spaces, TeachMeet, and ‘Give-take’ fair).

Each author can submit a maximum of two papers (as author and co-author).

Important dates

• Deadline for the submission of papers (extended): 14th 20th March 2014
• The deadline for feedback on the approval of participation at the conference and the chosen form of presentation: 31th March 2014

We also wish that SIRikt 2014 will be able to demonstrate the joint work of teachers, educators, principals and other teaching staff in search of didactic solutions and mutual recognition of achievements in a cross-curricular and collaborative spirit with lots of mutual learning.

The SIRikt 2014 Program Committee