2nd International Conference on Frontiers of Educational Technologies (ICFET 2016)

2016 International Conference on Frontiers of Educational Technologies (ICFET 2016) is the premier forum for the presentation of technological advances and research results in the fields of Educational Technologies. ICFET 2016 will bring together leading engineers and scientists in Educational Technologies from all around the world. 

Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to :

Education in Context

• Education in the Network Society
• Educational Games
• Social Media in Education
• Home Schooling
• Students’ Rights
• Parents’ Rights
• Teachers’ Rights
• Student-Safe Searching
• School Violence
• Education and Tolerance for Peace
• Education in Developing Countries

Education as Professional Field

• Teacher Education
• Teachers’ Professional Development
• Teachers’ Workload
• Online Learning Software
• Teachers’ learning in Communities of Practice
• Web-based Communities for Teacher Support
• Teachers’ Career Planning
• Legal and Financial Issues
• Conflict Resolution and Mediation
• Governance and Servant Leadership
• Educational Policies

Curricular Evolution

• Problem-based Learning
• Critical Thinking Skills
• Creativity Skills
• Learning Citizenship
• Global Education
• Media Literacy / -Pedagogy
• Multicultural Education
• Alternative Assessment Methods

Learner Orientation

• Student-Oriented Learning
• Peer- and Collaborative Learning
• Learning Strategies: Learn how to Learn
• Motivating Students
• Recognizing Students’ Learning Styles
• Special Education

Integrating Educational Technologies

• Social Media and Social Networking
• The Semantic Web 3.0
• Podcasting for Broadcasting Video Lectures
• Podcasting feedback to students
• Wiki and blogs in Higher Education
• Mobile, Virtual and Vicarious Learning
• Simulations and Modeling

International Higher Education

• Marketing Higher Education as a Business Case
• Pitfalls and Solutions in Joint and Double Degree Programs
• Enculturation and International Teacher Accreditation
• Web-based, Mobile, Virtual Presence and Social Media to Overcome Student Mobility
• Blended Learning and Student Assessment at a Distance
• Student Mobility and Distance Education
• New-Emerging Standards and Benchmarks for Higher Education
• Education, Research, Exchange an Capacity Building
• 21st Century Academic and Industrial Brain Exchange
• Academic Salaries, Faculty Contracts, Residence Permits and Legal Issues
• Higher Education, Cultural Diversity, Tolerance and Political Conflict
• Networks for International Higher Education in the Pacific, Australia, Europe, Asian and European countries