The Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom 2017 (ACTC2017)

Dear Colleague, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) invites you to participate in The Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom 2017 (ACTC2017), held Thursday, May 11 to Sunday, May 14, 2017. Submit your abstract by December 28, 2016 to join IAFOR and delegates from around the world in the beautiful city of Kobe, Japan. Registration includes admission to The Asian Conference on Language Learning (ACLL2017), which is to be held alongside ACTC2017 as part of the same event. This gathering of academics at the intersection of nation, culture and discipline promises a unique environment for conversation, information exchange and networking. Join us at ACTC2017 for interdisciplinary discussion around the shared conference theme of: "Educating for Change" We hope that the broad nature of this theme will encourage the submission of works from a variety of interesting perspectives. IAFOR welcomes submissions to ACTC2017 from all over the world. We encourage you to join us in Kobe to share your research and knowledge in an international, intercultural and interdisciplinary setting. To submit an abstract for presentation or to participate as an audience member, please visit the website or contact us for more information. Submission Deadline: December 28, 2016 Submit an abstract: www.iafor.org/cfp Visit the conference website: www.actc.iafor.org Enquiries: actc@iafor.org In conjunction with our global partners, we look forward to extending you a warm welcome in 2017. ------------- ***Join IAFOR at ACTC2017 to: – Deliver your research findings to a global audience – Have your work published in the Conference Proceedings and considered for IAFOR's peer-reviewed, open-access journals – Benefit from IAFOR's interdisciplinary focus by hearing about the latest research in Education, Language Learning, Technology in the Classroom and more – Participate in a truly international, interdisciplinary and intercultural event – Take part in interactive audience sessions – Network with international colleagues **Register now to take advantage of Early Bird Registration and save over 20 percent. Early Bird Registration is open until January 31, 2017. Please see the registration page for details: www.iafor.org/actc2017-registration *If you have attended an IAFOR conference within the past year, or belong to an affiliated university or institution, we offer additional discounts in appreciation of your support. Please contact us at actc@iafor.org for details. ------------- ***Conference Theme: "Educating for Change" "Technology" and "change" are two of the most commonplace words in education today. For educators, learners, policy makers, and researchers the questions and concerns frequently revolve around managing constantly changing technology, claims for improvements that technology will bring to the classroom and beyond, and changes that learners and teachers must accommodate themselves to. However, "educating for change" is not about any of these concerns. "For" forces us to examine the changes we wish to create first. What are our purposes? Why do we value certain changes over others? And then, how do we apply technology for the purpose of realising those changes? A useful lens is to return to underlying definitions of learning to help us examine some of the changes that are possible in learning. Applying technology to education and learning can change our behaviour and the behaviours of our learners. We have all established new habits of mind through our interaction with technology. Technology can be a powerful tool to augment learners' capacities to construct and therefore change knowledge and change themselves. Technology may free us from old frames of reference by allowing learners and teachers to communicate farther and faster and with more people with more varied personal experiences than ever before. However, technology will not help us achieve any of those changes without choosing them first, keeping those choices in mind, and then using the expertise of others. When technologists learn from psychologists, designers, sociologists, and economists or artists we can best reach our desired goals. This conference, part of IAFOR's global conference series on education in its broadest sense, brings together teachers, researchers and distinguished professors from around the world to share their insights. The goal is to broaden awareness of different contexts in the pursuit of synergies and solutions. We look forward to your active participation in this vital field of future-oriented academic activity of The International Academic Forum. In conjunction with our global partners, we look forward to extending you a warm welcome in 2017. ***Conference Programme As well as being a great opportunity for meeting and interacting with some of the biggest names in the fields of cultural and area studies, our conferences create an intellectually challenging but friendly environment for the presentation and nurturing of new ideas, encouraging the research synergies that drive new developments and create new knowledge. Previous speakers at The Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom have included: Pia Sorensen – Preceptor of Science and Cooking at Harvard University, United States of America Professor Barbara Lockee – Virginia Tech, United States of America Professor David Passig – Bar-Ilan University, Israel Dr John Hope – Associate Dean, University of Auckland, New Zealand Speakers for the The Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom 2017 will be announced in the coming months. ------------- ***About IAFOR IAFOR welcomes academics from all over the world to our interdisciplinary conferences held in Japan, UK, Spain, USA and the UAE. Our events provide a unique international, intercultural and interdisciplinary environment in which to hear about the latest world-class research and network with leading academics, professionals and practitioners. By facilitating dialogue between the world's academics and thought leaders, IAFOR has become a pioneer in providing the research avenues and visionary development solutions that are necessary in our rapidly emerging globalised 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. To learn more about IAFOR, please visit our website at www.iafor.org. For enquiries please contact actc@iafor.org.