ACTC2016 - The Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom 2016

The final deadline to submit to the Sixth Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom 2016 is March 1! Submit your abstract now and join us in the beautiful city of Kobe, Japan. Held along with the Sixth Asian Conference on Language Learning, at the Art Center of Kobe from April 28 - May 1, join us as we discuss this year's conference theme, "Convergence|Divergence" along with International Director of Program Steve Cornwell, Conference Chair Ted O'Neill, keynote speakers and more. To submit an abstract for presentation or participate as an audience member, please visit the website or contact us for more information. Submit an abstract: http://iafor.org/cfp Visit the conference website: http://iafor.org/conferences/actc2016/ Enquiries: actc@iafor.org *Members of the Japan Association for Language Teachers are eligible to receive a discount. Contact us for details. ***Conference Theme: "Convergence and Divergence" The conference theme for ACTC2016 is "Convergence and Divergence", and the organizers encourage submissions that approach this theme from a variety of perspectives. However, the submission of other topics for consideration is welcome and we also encourage sessions within and across a variety of interdisciplinary and theoretical perspectives. Submissions are organized in to the following thematic streams: -Beyond Web 2.0 -Computer Adaptive Testing -Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) -Digital literacy -e-Assessment and new Assessment Theories and Methodologies -e-learning and collaborative learning -Education in a virtual world -Future Classrooms -Human computer interaction -Instructional Technology -Integrating e-learning in classroom based language teaching -Interactive Whiteboard technologies (Blackboard, WebCT, etc.) -Language Labs -Learning Systems Platforms -Mobile learning -Mobile technologies -Moodle and Classroom Teaching -Multimedia -New Technologies -Open and distance learning technologies -Social networking -Support Centers -Teaching online -Telecollaboration -Video Podcasting -Virtual and personal learning environments -Virtual Communities -Web 2.0 technologies in the classroom -Web-based Learning -Web-based Writing Education -Wikis, Blogs, and Online Journals Visit the conference website for further details: http://iafor.org/actc2016-call-for-papers/#conference-streams ***ACTC2016 Conference Chairs & Featured Speakers Please visit the conference website to learn more about our speakers and their presentations: http://iafor.org/actc2016-speakers/ Dr. Jo Mynard ACTC2016 Featured Speaker Associate Professor, Kanda University, Japan Louise Ohashi ACTC2016 Featured Speaker Associate Professor, Tokyo Woman's Christian University, Japan Featured Presentation: Improving Language Education with Digital Technology: Tales of Resistance and Encouragement from Japan James York ACTC2016 Featured Speaker Tokyo Denki University, Japan Featured Presentation: Language learning in virtual worlds: Task creation and implementation Stephen Ryan ACLL2016 Keynote Speaker Professor, Waseda University, Japan Keynote Presentation: Psychology in language learning; Diverging approaches and converging goals Richmond Stroupe ACLL2016 Featured Speaker Soka University in Tokyo, Japan Featured Presentation: Enhancing Learner Autonomy in Japan Through Teachers' Professional Development Professor Ted O'Neill ACTC2016 Conference Chair Professor, Gakushuin University, Japan Ted O'Neill is a professor at Gakushuin University, Tokyo. He recently held the position of Associate Professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Previously, he taught in the English Language Program at J. F. Oberlin University where he also served as Coordinator for the Foundation English Program. Ted was co-editor of The Language Teacher for the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) and currently serves on the JALT National Board of Directors as Director of Public Relations. He received an MA in ESL and Bilingual Education from the University of Massachusetts/Boston, USA. Ted joined the Apple Distinguished Educator Program in 2011 and completed a postgraduate Certificate of Educational Technology and Information Literacy through the Graduate School of Education at the State University of New York in 2014. Professor Steve Cornwell IAFOR International Director of Programme: Language Learning Osaka Jogakuin University, Osaka, Japan Steve Cornwell is Professor of English and Interdisciplinary Studies at Osaka Jogakuin College, and also teaches on the MA TESOL program for the New School at NYU. He holds an MFA from Virginia Tech, and an Ed.D. from Temple University. Professor Cornwell is Director of Program for the Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT), and a member of their National Board of Directors. He is also a former editor of the journal. An American who has made Osaka his home, Professor Cornwell first became involved with IAFOR as a featured speaker at the first ACE conference in 2009, and has gradually become more involved in the organization, and in his capacity of Local Conference Chair, now assists in the logistical and administrative side of every event. He advises extensively on academic matters too, with particular responsibility for overseeing and developing the programmes of the ACLL/ACTC conference in Japan, and the ECE/ECLL/ECTC event in the UK. interests in interpersonal competence, self-presentation and Multi-faceted self concept. ***About IAFOR and its events IAFOR welcomes thousands of academics to our conferences each year, which range in size from around 100 to in excess of 500 attendees. They do so because of the supportive and nurturing research environment, because of the unique networking opportunities, and because of the strength of the organization's platform. Our conferences are meticulously planned and programmed under the direction of prominent academics to ensure that they offer programs of the highest level, and are also quite unique in the way in which they are supported by some of the world's leading academic institutions, including the University of London (UK), Virginia Tech (USA), Monash University (Australia), Barcelona University (Spain), Waseda University (Japan), the National Institute of Education (Singapore), and The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKSAR). IAFOR's credibility has enabled it to become a genuine pioneer, and has grown to be the most respected and trusted organization encouraging international, intercultural and interdisciplinary study. The organization is a formative influence in providing new research avenues and visionary development solutions necessary in our rapidly emerging globalized world. We welcome you to engage in this expanding global academic community of individuals and network of institutions, and look forward to seeing you at one of our future events, as we look forward to breaking new ground, together. To learn more about IAFOR - http://iafor.org ***ACTC and its sister events ACTC is part of a growing line of conferences held around the world on Technology in the Classroom. To learn more about these and other related events in the UK, Dubai, Hawaii and Japan, click here: http://iafor.org/technology-education-information-society/