Adaptivity and Personalization in Ubiquitous Learning Systems (APULS 2008)  
Th 4th Symposium: USAB 2008, Graz, Austria, November 18-21, 2008, Topics of interest for the workshop include (but are not limited to): * Adaptive collaboration support * Adaptive curriculum sequencing * Adaptive presentation and navigation support * Agent technology...  Find out more >>
Putting theory into effective, dynamic practice: 18 – 20 October 2008 at Daxing, Beijing, China  
Putting theory into effective practice is a challenge that many young learner professionals acknowledge but don’t fully explore.
Call for Proposals for the TESOL Electronic Village Online (EVO) Deadline: September 27, 2008  
The CALL Interest Section of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL) offers language teachers world-wide the opportunity to participate in the Electronic Village Online (EVO), a professional development project and virtual extension of the TESOL 2009 Convention in Denver, USA. The intended audience for this project includes both TESOL 2009 convention-goers and those who can participate only virtually... Read more >>
Early-years writing lessons 'do no good'  
Teaching children as young as three to write short sentences and use punctuation has little effect on their literacy skills later on, according to research which raises new questions about the government's plan for a curriculum for the under-fives... Read more >>
ALT-C 2008: Rethinking the digital divide  
ALT-C 2008, the 15th International Conference of the Association for Learning Technology, which will be held at the University of Leeds, England. Leeds, UK, 9-11 September 2008... Read more >>
5th NATIONAL VTTN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CONFERENCE  
In celebration of  8 years of Vietnam’s English Teacher and Trainer Network (VTTN), the British Council is pleased to announce that a fifth major conference and networking event will be held on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 January 2009 at the Horison Hotel, 40 Cat Linh Street, Hanoi... Find out more >>
Cognitive Aspects in Intelligent and Adaptive Web-based Educational Systems (CIAWES 2008)  
The 16th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2008, to be held on October 27 through 31, 2008, will be a prospective and high quality international conference that provides a forum for exchange and interaction in employing the use of digital technology in education. Taipei, Taiwan,October 27 - 31, 2008 ... Find out more>>
English in Changing Perspective  
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: Nepal English Language Teachers' Association (NELTA) is organising its 14 TH International Conference from 21-23 February 2009 in Kathmandu. The presentations are expected to touch upon the issues related innovation in the ELT methodology with a particular focus on the EFL setting in changing perspective.... Find out more>>
TEFL: THEORY, PRACTICE AND METHODOLOGY: Lisboa 14 and 15 November 2008  
The Conference seeks to be a forum for all teachers of English (with a particular focus on Primary to Secondary level), policy makers, researchers, teacher trainers, academic coordinators and practitioners in order to have a critical and constructive assessment of current research and practice on the teaching of English. 1st Call for papers ... Find out more>>
Handheld Learning Conference Oct 13th - 15th 2008 London  
The event will stage an excellent mix of inspirational presentations from leading thinkers and practitioners, lively interactive debates, learners and practitioners showcases, special interest breakouts, networking and social sessions, plus an exhibition featuring the principle industry leaders... Find out more>>
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