Please submit your papers as well as proposals for tutorials, special sessions, and panel sessions by October 15, 2007. See the Call for Papers here.
Date
WBE 2007 will take place from March 17 - 19, 2008.
Location
Innsbruck is nestled in the valley of the Inn River and tucked between the Austrian Alps and the Tuxer mountain range. It has twice hosted the Winter Olympics and is surrounded by the eight ski regions of the Olympic Ski World, including the Stubai Glacier, which offers skiing year round. Climbing the 14th century Stadtturm on Herzog Friedrich Strasse provides a stunning view of the town and the breathtaking scenery that surrounds it. Concerts at Ambras Castle provide listening pleasure in a beautiful renaissance setting. The sturdy medieval houses and sidewalk cafés of Old Town Innsbruck beckon you to sit for a while and watch people stroll by.
As keyboards replace chalkboards, the Web's impact on traditional educational theories and practices are increasingly apparent. It has transformed and expanded the conventional boundaries of education. New innovations such as virtual colleges, laboratories, and universities are creating an abundance of additional areas of study surrounding this innovation. These include innovative hardware and software technology, online testing and assessment, training and teaching applications, and courseware design and development.
WBE 2008 is aimed to provide scholars, faculty, researchers, and administrators in all web-based educational areas with an excellent opportunity to convene with colleagues from approximately 50 countries to discuss innovative ideas, results, and outcomes of research in this new and exciting field.
Sponsors
WBE 2008 is sponsored by the International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED), with the assistance of:
Technical Committee on Education
In
cooperation with the World Modelling and Simulation Forum
(WMSF).
Conference Chair
Dr. Vladimir Uskov is the WBE 2007 conference chair and Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems at Bradley University, USA. He is also Co-Director of Bradley University's InterLabs Research Institute and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Advanced Technology for Learning.
International Program Committee
See the WBE 2008 International Program Committee here.
Topics
Topics covered by WBE 2008 include, but are not limited to:
E-learning and E-training
Communication Technology Applications in Web-based Education
E-Pedagogy
Web-Lecturing Technology
Virtual Reality Applications in Web-based Education
Authoring Systems for Web-based Education
Virtual Universities and Colleges
Testing and Assessment Issues of Web-based Education
National Policies and Strategies on Web-based Education