http://www.ea.gr/ep/ate2007/
 
 
We have the pleasure to announce the Educational Symposium with title:
"Designing the School of Tomorrow: Advanced Technologies in Education"
which will take place in Athens, Greece, on 26-27 January 2007. The aim
of the symposium is to present Today's Achievements, Future Challenges
and Expectations in the field of educational technology.

The symposium is organized in the framework of Discovery Space and
CONNECT projects, funded by the European Commission.
 
Powerful new technologies promise to transform education and training in
ways previously unimaginable. Rapid advancements in educational
technologies in the years ahead could enable new learning environments
using simulations, visualizations, immersive environments, game playing,
intelligent tutors and avatars, reusable building blocks of content,
address distributed communities of learners, and many more.
 
There are many challenges in the process of educational innovation that
must be addressed in order to take advantage of these technologies to
improve learning. Advanced technologies developed to meet other purposes
must be translated into affordable tools for learners to use. Technical
standards must be deployed to help guide the development of educational
content that will be drawn from countless sources throughout the world.
The technology community has to form stronger partnerships with the
educational community. The educational institutions need to prepare for
rapid technological change.

In this framework, the symposium aims to bring together individuals and
teams from a wide range of technology and education fields to look into
the future and to share their visions as to what the learning
experiences and educational technologies could be like. A rich
collection of examples of futuristic scenarios and visions will be
presented and discussed in detail. These will offer a glimpse of a
future in which learners could explore worlds and cultures beyond their
own, both in distance and time, as if they were there. And they will
serve to remind us that we must strive to apply the power of technology
in ways that empower people, enlighten the mind and enrich our lives.
Conference Topics
The Symposium will bring together experts on Education, on advanced
technological application and tools, teachers and researchers to
communicate the best practices and numerous case studies for learning
through the use of advanced technologies.
The themes of the symposium include:
*        Augmented and Virtual Reality applications (applications in
teaching and learning)
*        Robotic Technologies in education
*        Wearable technologies in education
*        Mobile Technologies for Ad-hoc learning (tools, methodologies,
case studies)
*        Connecting Formal and Informal Learning, Connecting schools,
science museums and centers
*        The role of Science Centers and Research Laboratories in
Education
*        Evaluation methodologies
*        Quality and Standardization Issues in Education
We invite talks and posters of innovative work related to the above
areas of research in the domain of Education.
Important Note: Please have in mind that registration is free but
obligatory.
Important Dates

Submission of abstracts
December 15, 2006

Provisional acceptance of abstract
December 20, 2006

Submission of full papers
January 12, 2007
Symposium Venue

Ellinogermaniki Agogi
Dimitriou Panagea Str., Pallini, Athens, Attiki, GR-15351, Greece.
Tel: +30 210 8176790
URL:  <http://www.ellinogermaniki.gr/> www.ellinogermaniki.gr
For further information visit the conference web site:
<http://www.ea.gr/ep/ate2007> http://www.ea.gr/ep/ate2007
 
or contact:
 
Ellinogermaniki Agogi
Contact Person: Mr. Nikos Dalamagas
Tel: +30 210 8176790
e-mail:  <mailto:dalamagas@ea.gr> dalamagas@ea.gr
 
Q-Plan S.A.
Contact Person: Mr. Pantelis Ioannou
Tel: +30 210 7719000
e-mail:  <mailto:ioannou@qplan.gr> ioannou@qplan.gr
 
Zone de Texte: Organized by: Supported by: Co-financed by:  
 
 
 
 
 

Ophélia Fornari
Project Leader EPS Activities
 
European Physical Society
Tel.: 0033 3 89 32 94 48 (directe line)
Fax: 0033 3 89 32 94 49
Email:  <mailto:o.fornari@eps.org> o.fornari@eps.org