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[Leo Moreno]

See the trend?  another conference directly about game based learning.


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2nd  European Conference on Games Based Learning
The Hotel Silken Diagonal Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
16-17 October 2008


Call for Papers, Workshops and Tutorials
    

Over the last ten years, the way in which education and training is
delivered has changed considerably with the advent of new technologies.
One
such new technology that holds considerable promise for helping to
engage
learners is Games-Based Learning (GBL). The Conference offers an
opportunity
for scholars and practitioners interested in the issues related to GBL
to
share their thinking and research findings. Papers can cover various
issues
and aspects of GBL in education and training: technology and
implementation
issues associated with the development of GBL; use of mobile and MMOGs
for
learning; pedagogical issues associated with GBL; social and ethical
issues
in GBL; GBL best cases and practices, and other related aspects. We
are
particularly interested in empirical research that addresses whether
GBL
enhances learning. This Conference provides a forum for discussion,
collaboration and intellectual exchange for all those interested in any
of
these fields of research or practice.


The conference committee welcomes both academic and practitioner papers
on a
wide range of topics and a wide range of scholarly approaches
including
theoretical and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative
and
critical methods.  Action research, case studies and research in
practice
are welcomed approaches. Work-in-progress, panel discussion, proposals
for
workshops and tutorials are also welcome. Possible topics include, but
are
not limited to:- Technology: Innovative games-based learning
technologies,
applications, tools and environments; Use of mobile games for
learning;
Technology for massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) for
learning;
Implementation issues associated with games-based learning. Pedagogy:
Learning and instructional theory for games-based learning; "Serious"
games;
Role playing; Assessment in games-based learning; Evaluation of
games-based
learning; Use of narrative and storytelling; Use of audio; Case studies
and
best practices in the use of games-based learning; Future of
games-based
learning. Social and Ethical Issues: Social and collaborative aspects
of
games-based learning; Political education using games; Gender, age,
cultural
and violence issues; Ethical issues; Organisational issues associated
with
the implementation of GBL in education and training;

Submission details

Abstract details:  The Abstract should be a minimum of 300 and no more
than
500 words including up to five keywords and keyphrases to be received
by 27
March 2008. Please read the abstract guidelines

Submission:        Via the online submission form. Please ensure that
all
required fields are completed. Abstracts must include the proposed
title for
the paper, the full names first name and surname, not initials);
postal
addresses and email addresses of all authors and a telephone number for
at
least one contact author. Please indicate clearly if the contact author
is
not the lead author.

Full paper:           Only required when the abstract has been selected
and
not to be more than 5,000 words including abstract, keywords and
references
(the Harvard referencing rules need to be followed). Submission date
will be
no later than 15 May 2008. Papers should be submitted as .doc or .rtf
file
attachments by email to the conference manager, Elaine Hayne.


Important information

    * The selection panel of the conference committee will consider
all
abstracts received by the submission deadline to ensure that the
proposed
paper is relevant to the Conference.
    * The authors of abstracts that describe a relevant paper will
receive a
notification of abstract selection.
    * All full papers will be double-blind reviewed by members of the
conference committee to ensure an adequate standard, that the proposed
subject of their abstract has been followed, that the paper is of a
suitable
length, the standard of English is adequate and the paper is
appropriately
referenced.
    * For authors whose first language is not English we request that
you
have your work proof read prior to submission by a native English
speaker
(or at least a fluent English speaker). Papers can be rejected due to a
poor
standard of English.
    * Papers that are accepted will be published in the conference
proceedings providing at least one author registers and presents the
work at
the Conference (see the registration section of the conference website
for
more information about registration).
    * Due to the large number of papers expected for this conference,
the
committee only allows an author to present one paper. Therefore if
multiple
papers are accepted for presentation different co-authors need to
present
each paper. Author registrations must be completed by 11 September
2008.

 

Important dates

Abstract submission deadline: 27 March 2008

Notification of abstract acceptance: 3 April 2008

Full paper due for review: 15 May 2008

Notification of paper acceptance (with any changes): 24 July 2008

Earlybird registration closes: 7 August 2008

Final paper due: 21 August 2008

Final author registration date: 11 September 2008

http://www.academic-conferences.org/ecgbl/ecgbl2008/ecgbl08-call-papers.htm




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