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9 Oct
2020

International Conference on "MOOCs, language learning and Mobility" & Call for abstracts

Italy, Napoli (Naples)
Friday, October 9, 2020 - 11:00 CEST to Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 14:30 CEST

Fourth international conference & Call for abstracts

MOOCs, Language Learning, and Mobility: design, integration, reuse

Naples (Italy) October 9-10, 2020

The Universities of Grenoble Alpes (FR), Alicante (ES) and the Open University (UK) together with Federazione Nazionale Insegnanti Centro di iniziativa per l’Europa (IT) invite you to join the Fourth edition of the International Conference on MOOCs, language learning and mobility. The conference will take place on 9 - 10 October 2020 in Naples in the halls of the Palazzo delle Arti Napoli (PAN), via dei Mille n. 60, Naples a few meters from the enchanting promenade of the city, near the Egg Castle, in an area rich in historical and artistic beauty, served by underground.

Confirmed guest speaker and topic :  Alessandra Giglio, University of Dalarna (Sweden)

"Designing and implementing a MOOC in macro and micro perspectives"

 

As in the previous editions, this conference aims to bring together higher education professionals, CALL (Computer assisted language learning) and applied linguists and language technologists from around the world to debate issues relating to three topical areas of research, such as MOOCs, language teaching/learning and student mobility, by providing a forum for exchange of ideas, research outcomes and technical achievements. You can see who should attend the Conference here: http://conference.mooc2move.eu/index.php

The conference is free to attend but, given the limited number of places, it is requested a registration. Register at http://conference.mooc2move.eu/register.php . Confirmation of acceptance or non-registration will be sent by e-mail.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

We are now calling for proposals including research-related papers, presentations of case studies and results of EU-financed projects as well as posters on the subject of LMOOCs (Language MOOCs), including language learning and teaching with MOOCs; OER/ OEP for language learning and teaching; and MOOCs and student mobility. Details on how to submit an abstract are in the section Submission of abstracts and papers of the conference website. You can find the conference topics here: http://conference.mooc2move.eu/callforpaper.php

We invite to submit abstracts for a 20-minute presentation or a poster. The conference presentations and posters can be in English, French, Spanish or Italian.

To SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT now please access: http://conference.mooc2move.eu/abstract.php

Important Dates:

  • Abstract Submission Deadline:  May 10, 2020
  • Notification of Abstract Acceptance/Rejection:  June 15, 2020.
  • Final Paper Submission Deadline:  October 30, 2020
  • Notification of Paper Acceptance/Rejection:  January 9, 2021

For more information on the call for proposals, the Conference Team, the Presentation Guidelines, Abstract & Paper templates and Conference Location please visit http://conference.mooc2move.eu/ . Stay tuned for updates to the conference program. If you have any enquiries, or wish to be added to the mailing list, please write an email to conference@mooc2move.eu  

PUBLICATIONS

All papers will be peer-reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees for their inclusion at the Collection of the MOOC2MOVE Conferences proceedings, to be published at HAL (https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/), an open-access repository run by the Centre pour la communication scientifique directe, which is part of the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research).

Event Details
Status
As planned
Event type
Conference
EU project nr.
018-1-FR01-KA203-048165
Organiser type
Other event
Organiser name
The Federazione Nazionale Insegnanti Centro di iniziativa per l’Europa (IT) together with:
University of Grenoble Alpes (FR),
University of Alicante (ES) and
The Open University (UK)
Contact details
conference@mooc2move.eu
Number of delegates
100 - 200
Target group
Academics, students, researchers in andragogy
Projects & partnerships
Media professionals
Aims and objectives
The conference will explore three main phenomena:
1) MOOCs as a challenging model within the related fields of formal education, lifelong learning and non-formal training, its use in language learning and its impact worldwide;
2) innovation in language teaching and learning methodology in an increasingly multilingual society;
3) self-directed learning and the support MOOCs and other tools and resources (e.g. videos from YouTube) can provide to encourage it.
Expected (learning) outcomes
Call for Papers
We invite proposals including research-related papers, presentations of case studies and projects as well as posters on the subject of LMOOCs (Language MOOCs), including language learning and teaching with MOOCs; OER/OEP for language learning and teaching; MOOCs and student mobility; and initiatives and developments linked to these fields supported by European and national programmes. We invite to submit abstracts for a 20-minute presentation or a poster. The conference presentations and posters can be in English, French, Spanish or Italian.
Abstracts and papers submitted will be peer-reviewed by two independent reviewers based on originality, quality and suitability.
Our conference, held for the fourth time, represents an opportunity for both early career researchers and for consolidated scientists to present their work, which will reflect the results of research, not published before.
Recognition / certification of participation
Attendance certificate
Attending fee
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