Fw: Social Science of Mobile Learning / Philos. and New Communication Technologies

Csaba Pléh Center for Cognitive Science Budapest U. of Technology and Economics Budapest Muegyetem rkp 9 R. 203 H-1111 Hungary T: (361) 4631241 Fax:: (361) 4631072 Email: pleh(a)itm.bme.hu ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nyiri Kristof" <nyiri(a)phil-inst.hu> To: <nyiri(a)helka.iif.hu> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 8:44 AM Subject: Social Science of Mobile Learning / Philos. and New Communication Technologies Dear Colleague: Could you cast a glance at the http://21ST.CENTURY.PHIL-INST.HU/m-learning_conference page? Or indeed could you help distributing the call for papers below? Thanks in advance, Kristóf *** ********************************************************************** Call for papers One-day conference in Budapest on THE SOCIAL SCIENCE OF MOBILE LEARNING, Friday November 29, 2002 Organized by the Institute for Philosophical Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and WESTEL Mobile Telecommunications (Hungary). Handheld devices are emerging as one of the most promising technologies for supporting learning and particularly collaborative learning scenarios; mainly because they offer new opportunities for individuals who require mobile computer solutions that other devices can not provide. Recently, a considerable number of researchers claim that mobile computing can potentially enable students to share information, coordinate their tasks and, more broadly, function effectively in collaborative settings. The major challenge is not simply to provide novel mobile and wireless computational tools, but rather to explore new and varied educational activities that become available while applying innovative approaches for designing a new kind of educational technologies. The aim of this one-day conference is to bring together educational researchers, social scientists and technologists in order to discuss the impact of these new technologies in education and their implications for the future of learning. The topics of interest related to the conference theme include but are not limited to: * M-learning and educational theory * The cognitive psychology of m-learning * The construction of meaning in mobile discourse * Ubiquitous computing and integrated learning environment * Pilot m-learning projects Abstracts (350 to 700 words) should be submitted to Kristóf Nyíri <nyiri(a)phil-inst.hu>hu>. Important dates: September 30, 2002 Deadline for applications and the submitting of abstracts October 15, 2002 Notification of participation Keynote Speaker: Marcelo Milrad, School of Mathematics and Systems Engineering Växjö University, Sweden. Registration fee: $ 50. This includes refreshments, coffee and sandwiches, and an evening wine and cheese party. Participants will receive the published version of the proceedings of the conference, which will appear by January 2003. Contact: Professor Kristóf Nyíri Director, Institute for Philosophical Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences nyiri(a)phil-inst.hu The conference is part of the two-day event PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATION. For details see: http://21st.century.phil-inst.hu/m-learning_conference *********************************************************************