Call for K-12 Educators: IEEE TALE 2018, Wollongong, 4-7 December

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IEEE TALE 2018:

“Engineering Next-Generation Learning”

4-7 December 2018, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

http://tale2018.org

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CALL FOR K-12 EDUCATOR PRESENTATIONS

from those working in early childhood, primary and secondary education involved in:

  •  STEM learning, teaching, curriculum and assessment; and/or
  • Use of digital technologies for supporting and enhancing student learning.

Proposal Deadline: 11 June 2018

PDF version of K-12 Educator Call: http://bit.ly/2pc14Uj
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TALE is the IEEE Education Society’s premier conference series in the Asia-Pacific region. It aims to provide a forum for scholars and practitioners to share their knowledge and experience in engineering and technology education, as well as in technology-enabled educational innovation across a variety of academic and professional disciplines. This year’s theme, Engineering Next-Generation Learning, adopts a future-facing perspective in addressing this dual focus. To this end, presentation proposals are solicited that relate to two distinct but interconnected strands:

1. Preparing the Next Generation of Engineers and Technologists

2. Next-Generation Learning Technologies, Approaches and Environments

We invite K-12 practitioners and innovators to share their experiences and insight with other delegates at the conference, adding to the emergent scholarly dialogue that will help shape next-generation learning in both STEM education and educational technology.

##### PRESENTATION FOCI #####

Possible foci for K-12 educator presentations include but are not limited to:

– Identification and sharing of ‘best practices’ and ‘good practices’ in K-12 STEM education and educational technology;

– Discussion of pathways, strategies and initiatives for encouraging K-12 students to pursue further study and careers in engineering and computing;

– Exploration of how relationships might be forged between K-12, tertiary education and industry to improve student learning outcomes in STEM, or in other disciplines through the use of technology;

– Reporting of case studies of technology design, implementation and integration in K-12 classrooms and schools, highlighting the successes and challenges of such efforts.

##### PROPOSAL SUBMISSION AND REVIEW #####

Prospective presenters are invited to prepare proposals in the form of proposals of one (1) to two (2) A4 pages (including tables, figures and references) in standard IEEE double-column format. Abstracts should outline the target audience, contribution and content of the proposed presentation. Submissions will only be accepted electronically through the conference website, from which guidelines and templates are available. A peer-review process will be used to evaluate all submitted abstracts.

##### PRESENTATION FORMAT #####

Accepted proposals within the K-12 educator stream will be allocated 15-minute presentation time slots, with 5 minutes reserved for audience questions.. Abridged versions of abstracts will be made available to attendees via the conference program, but will NOT be published in the conference proceedings or on IEEE Xplore. Those wishing to author papers for publication should consult the separate academic Call for Papers at http://bit.ly/2FI1IDg .

##### RELEVANT CORE TRACKS #####

– STEM Education (K-12)
– Technology-Enhanced Learning
– Online & Flexible Learning
– Laboratory Learning
– Workplace & Industry-Based Learning
– Community-Based & Informal Learning
– International & Transnational Education
– Equity, Diversity & Widening Participation

##### RELEVANT SPECIAL TRACKS #####

– Engineering of Technologies for Learning: An Emerging Discipline (organised in conjunction with ICICLE – the IEEE IC Industry Consortium on Learning Engineering)
– X-Reality & Immersive Learning Environments
– Big Data Analytics & Machine Learning in Education

Additional special track proposals are also being considered until 13 April 2018. See https://www.tale2018.org/propose-a-special-track for details.

##### KEY DATES #####

Abstract Submission Deadline: 11 June 2018
Notification of Acceptance: 6 August 2018
Presenter Registration Deadline: 8 October 2018
Conference: 4-7 December 2018

##### CONTACT #####

General enquiries about TALE 2018 may be directed to secretariat@tale2018.org .