WBE 2008

IASTED has put out a call for papers to the Seventh IASTED International Conference on Web-based Education, WBE 2008. The conference will be held March 17-19, 2008 at Innsbruck, Austria. Here’s a portion of the call:

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.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double blind evaluated by at least two reviewers. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality of ideas and approaches, uniqueness and completeness of research, and significance of contribution.

WBE 2008 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

* Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (EuroIMSA 200

* Human-Computer Interaction (IASTED-HCI 200

* Visual Communications (VC 200

The topics of interest include but are not limited to:

* Web-based Education (WBE)

* Web-based Training

* Online Education and Training

* E-learning and E-training

* Innovative Teaching and Learning Technologies for Web-based Education

* Streaming Multimedia Applications in Web-based Education

* Communication Technology Applications in Web-based Education

* Mobile E-Learning

* Collaborative E-Learning

* E-Pedagogy

* Web-Lecturing Technology

* Innovative Web-based Teaching and Learning Technologies

* Virtual Reality Applications in Web-based Education

* Scientific Web-based Laboratories and Virtual Labs

* Software and Hardware Systems for Web-based Education

* Authoring Systems for Web-based Education

* Multi-agent Technology Applications in Web-based Education

* Design and Development of Online Courseware

* Reusable Learning Objects for Web-based Education

* Educational Portals for Web-based Education

* Virtual Universities and Colleges

* Online Degree and Certificate Programs

* Quality Issues of Web-based Education

* Testing and Assessment Issues of Web-based Education

* Best Practices of Web-based Education

* National Policies and Strategies on Web-based Education

* National Projects on Virtual Universities and Web-based Education

* International Projects and International Collaboration on Web-based Education

* Academia/Industry Collaboration on Web-based Training

* Corporate Web-based Training

* Web-based Methods and Tools in Traditional, Open and Distance Education

* Blended Education and Training

* Faculty Development on Web-based Education

* Dot-com Educational Institutions and their Impact on Traditional Universities

* Funding Opportunities for Projects in Web-based Education

Papers dealing with educational games should fit well within the scope of this conference. The deadline is October 15, 2007. For the complete call and more details, visit http://www.iasted.org/conferences/cfp-610.html