This event is organised by IATED - International Association for Technology, Education and Development, a Spanish a non-profit association dedicated to the promotion of international education and university cooperation in the field of Technology and Science.

The general objective of the ICERI 2008 conference is to promote international collaboration in the fields of Education and Research in all educational fields and disciplines.

ICERI2008 will be an International Forum for those who wish to present and discuss their innovations, projects on research and the latest innovations and results in the field of Higher Education.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is July 15, 2008. Two ISBN publications will be produced with all the abstracts and papers submitted, that will serve as a database of innovation projects in Education and Research.

The scope of ICERI2008 includes the following topics:

Global Issues in Education and Research
Education, Research and Globalization
Organizational, legal and financial aspects
Digital Rights Management
Diversity issues and women and minorities in science and technology
Barriers to Learning (ethnicity, age, psychosocial factors, …)
Role of education in creating the information society and technology
Student Support in Education
Increasing affordability and access to the Internet
Government Policy issues
Intellectual Property on Education

Education: New Trends and Experiences
Higher and Further Education
Primary and Secondary Education
Enhancing learning and the undergraduate experience
Education practice trends and issues
Transferring disciplines
Assessment of student learning
Examination Policies and grading methods
Tutoring and Coaching
Student Selection Criteria in interdisciplinary studies

Research: New Trends and Experiences
International projects and innovations
Engineering Research Centres
Research on Technology in Education
Research in international context
Integration of cross-cultural studies in curriculum
Research on Innovational aspects of society
Research Methodologies
Academic Research Projects
Links between Education and Research
University/Industry/Government collaborative partnership in research

New Challenges in the Higher Education Area: Internationalisation and Globalisation
Students and Teaching staff exchange programmes
The Bologna Declaration implementation
Erasmus experiences in the universities
ETCS experiences
New challenges for the European Higher Education Area
University Networks
International projects and innovations
Joint-degree programmes

E-learning and Virtual Innovations
E-learning projects and experiences
E-learning Pedagogical strategies and tactics
E-Tutoring
Developing e-learning methods for specific fields
New trends for online laboratory experimentation
Online laboratories
Integrated and flexible learning
M-learning
Blended Learning
Computer based Collaborative Work
Virtual environments innovations
Virtual Learning Environments experiences
Virtual universities
Electronic library and information seach skills

Technologies and Methodologies applied to Education and Research
Experiences in New Learning Innovations
Advanced Classroom Technology
The internationalization of Universities
Technological experiences in virtual universities
Role of advanced technology centers
Learning and Teaching Methodologies
Web classroom applications
WebLab Systems
Classroom and Laboratory: Integration
Transferable skills
Complimentary skills programmes

Technology, Software and Games in Education and Research
Educational Software experiences
Internet based technologies (e.g. blogs)
Computer software on Education
Educational/Serious Games
Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
Animation and 3D systems
Simulation and Remote Control
Mobile/Wireless

Quality Assurance and Accreditation
Academic experiences and best practice contributions
Quality processes at national and international level
Accreditation and quality assessment
Cooperative education programs – national and international perspectives
Evaluation and Assessment

Curriculum Design
New Experiences for Curriculum Design
Strategies, Principles and Challenges
Forecasting of labour market and skill needs in Europe
Generic skills and their development

Experiences in University-Industry Cooperation
Lifelong learning experiences
University/Industry Partnership
University/Industry Programs
University/Industry Experiences
Collaborative Learning and Work Employability
Vocational training
Workplace learning

Other topics
Knowledge Management
Student involvement and engagement
Educational cooperation for universities to achieve knowledge transfer
Business Intelligence
Others

For further information:
Contact: iceri2008@iated.org
Website: http://www.iated.org/iceri2008/?section=1