Call for papers - the Cambridge International Conference

Internationalisation and Social Justice: the role of Open, Distance and e-Learning
Sunday 25 to Wednesday 28 September 2011

Madingley Hall, Cambridge


Call for papers - the Cambridge International Conference

A call for papers has been released for the Fourteenth Cambridge International Conference on Open, Distance and E-learning 2011, to take place on 25-28 September in Cambridge, UK.


Presented by The Von Hügel Institute, St Edmund's College, Cambridge in association with The Open University and The Commonwealth of Learning, the conference will explore the role of open, distance and e-learning within the context of internationalization and social justice. Contributions are invited on the following key areas of interest:

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What is the unique contribution of open, distance and e-learning (ODEL) to social justice?
* How far does ODEL promote international social justice or simply further the digital divide?
* What is the role of cross-border education in supporting social justice? Is it more likely to promote cultural imperialism?
* How can one align market pressures and institutional values in international ODEL? Are business and development agendas compatible?
* What are the Quality Assurance issues in cross-border delivery?
* How can different teaching and learning styles be supported internationally?
* How can we promote intercultural understanding through open, distance and e-learning?

Full papers should be submitted by 4 May 2011. Please click here for guidelines.

Keynote speakers

Professor Narend Baijnath, Vice-Principal at ICDE member institution, the University of South Africa (Unisa)

Dr Alan Davis, President of ICDE member institution and host of SCOP 2011, Empire State College, New York's Open University, State University of New York, USA

Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic, Chief of Section for Reform, Innovation and Quality Assurance of Higher Education at UNESCO

Dr Helen Yanacopulos, Director for Environment, Development and International Studies programmes at ICDE member institution, The Open University, UK

For details: http://www2.open.ac.uk/r06/conference/