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2012

http://www.inted2012.org

Date: 5 March, 2012 - 7 March, 2012

Location: Valencia
INTED2012 (6th International Technology, Education and Development Conference) will be held in Valencia (Spain) on the 5th, 6th and 7th of March, 2012. It will be an international forum to present and share your experiences in the fields of Technology, Education, Development and International Collaboration. There will be 3 presentation modalities for authors: Oral, Poster or Virtual. For more information, please see the conference website.

http://eurocallsigsbologna.weebly.com/index.html

Date: 29 March, 2012 - 30 March, 2012

Location: University of Bologna, Italy
CALL FOR PAPERS : Deadline 1 December 2011 Open Educational Resources (OER) are defined as “materials used to support education that may be freely accessed, reused, modified and shared by anyone” (Downes, 2011). Open Educational Practices (OEP) are practices which “support the production, use and reuse of high quality OER through institutional policies, which promote innovative pedagogical models, and respect and empower learners as co-producers on their lifelong learning path.” (ICDE, 2011). Open Communication is reciprocal and respectful exchange which contributes to social presence in online learning (Gunawardena & Zittle, 1997), and the development of intercultural awareness and competence in language learning. One of the affordances of the web is that is provides easy access to knowledge, and this constitutes one of its greatest potential to transform education. “A culture of sharing resources and practices will help facilitate change and innovation in education” (OER Commons, 2011). Open access initiatives to make research publications freely available online or the adoption of open source software solutions, such as Moodle or Mahara, are already having a big impact on education. Flickr, iTunes U or YouTube, all based on the idea of sharing content openly, can also provide excellent resources for teachers and learners. The web also offers unprecedented access to interlocutors from different cultures and contexts, and open environments with multimodal channels for communication which can be harnessed for language and intercultural development. This two-day conference focuses on the impact of adopting openness as a key principle in education. It explores how open resources, open practices and open communication can be integrated in language teaching and learning, and in the initial and continuing development of language teachers. Further information regarding this workshop can be found at : http://eurocallsigsbologna.weebly.com/index.html For more information, please see the conference website.

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/events/feedback.html

Date: 25 May, 2012

Location: School of Modern Languages, University of Bristol
CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE : 27 January 2012 Following on from the highly successful 'Innovative language teaching and learning at university' organised in May 2011 by the University of Newcastle, the School of Modern Languages at the University of Bristol will be hosting a one-day conference on 25 May 2012 focusing on the role of feedback in the teaching and learning of modern languages. Feedback is at the heart of learning and teaching in Higher Education. It can take many forms, from traditional written corrective feedback to the use of new technologies such as electronic voting systems and discussion forums. And its effectiveness depends on a wide range of factors. We welcome papers on any past, present and future projects or case studies focusing on innovative ways to provide and/or receive feedback in language learning and teaching in Higher Education Abstracts are invited for presentations in a titled, single-spaced attachment of not more than 300 words in length, with name, address and affiliation in the body of an email to either Hélène Duranton, Jonas Langner or Gloria Visintini no later than Friday 27 January 2012. Further information regarding the event can be found at : http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/events/feedback.html Hélène Duranton (h.duranton@bristol.ac.uk), French Language Director Jonas Langner (J.O.Langner@bristol.ac.uk), German Language Director Gloria Visintini (G.Visintini@bristol.ac.uk), Director for Technology Enhanced Language Learning   For more information, please see the conference website.