SIRikt 2014 International Conference

26th – 30th May 2014

SIRikt 2014 International Conference - 26th – 30th May 2014

Important dates

  • Deadline for the submission of papers: March 14th 20th 2014
  • The deadline for feedback on the approval of participation at the conference and the chosen form of presentation: April 4th 2014
  • Registration for the conference will open on April 15th 2014. Conference fee and lunch are free of charge. Accommodation needs to be taken care of and paid by the participants.

The conference can be photographed and recorded, and the photos and clips can be freely released. By participating in the conference I confirm that I am aware of the possibility of photo-shooting and recording of the conference content and its uploading to the Internet under these conditions.

Submission Instructions

1. Summary of the paper dedicated to one of three specified areas or topics (i.e. B, c) in 200 words.

Obligatory elements of the paper:

  • Title of the paper [Arial, 14, bold].
  • Name and surname of author, co-authors [Arial, 12, bold, centre justification].
  • E-mail of author, co-authors [Arial, 12, bold, centre justification].
  • Name of author’s, co-authors’ organization, [Arial, 12, centre justification].
  • Summary [Arial, 12, bold]: In the summary the essence of the paper must be concisely and clearly recapitulated. The summary must comprise a leading idea, purpose, and main findings of the paper. Avoid generalized statements. The summary will be published in an electronic anthology and must not contain more than 200 words. [Arial, 12, full justification].
  • Keywords [Arial, 12, bold]: No more than 5 keywords which best describe the contents of your paper [Arial, 12].

2. Describe how your contribution corresponds to the selected area and topic of the conference (substantiate in 50 words).

3. Describe what changes you will address in the selected areas (substantiate in 50 words).

4. What is in your opinion the novelty of the paper (substantiate in 50 words).

5. Reference

  • Was the paper already published and where?
  • Include references to prove that you deal in the area that you represent.

6. Attach an outline of your presentation (e.g. Print screen of presentation).

 

Call for Papers

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