call for papers, previous message From: ws1@ukc.ac.uk (W.Strang) Subject: HYPERMEDIA AT WORK - Conference Jan 95 Date: Tue, 31 May 94 09:22:43 GMT ************************************************************ HYPERMEDIA AT WORK - Practice and Theory in Higher Education 10 - 12 January, 1995 (Pre-conference tutorial sessions 9 - 10 January) Hosted by the University of Kent at Canterbury, England in association with SEDA (Staff and Educational Development Association) ************************************************************ CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS HYPERMEDIA AT WORK Interest in using hypermedia for teaching and learning in higher education has never been greater. More and more development projects are now ready to deliver hypermedia courseware for use by the higher education community. Staff who want to use these materials must look to the skills and expertise of those with experience to explore and try to resolve the issues raised by the introduction of hypermedia into the learning cycle. THE CONFERENCE "Hypermedia at Work" will provide an international forum bringing together skilled hypermedia developers and practitioners and those who are keen to find out more about the potential for hypermedia in the context of higher education. The conference will consist of plenary talks, workshop sessions, tutorials, papers and demonstrations. Issues covered will be - 1 The practical use of hypermedia applications in the classroom 2 Theoretical principles, drawn from experience, in the use of hypermedia for learning 3 Shared, cross disciplinary experiences and discipline specific views. Keynote speakers will be Professor Peter Brown (University of Kent) Dr Wendy Hall (University of Southampton). Professor George Landow (Brown University) Professor Terry Mayes (Heriot-Watt University) Elli Mylonas (Perseus Project, Harvard) The after-dinner speaker on the evening of the Conference Dinner will be Professor John Slater from the University of Kent. Pre-conference tutorials will be available for those who want to find out more about the basic facts, features and functionality of hypertext and hypermedia. This will better equip them to join the main conference with its themes of the principles and practice of using the technology for learning. CONFERENCE ORGANISERS Dr Wendy Hall, Su White, University of Southampton Dr Marilyn Deegan, University of Oxford Wilma Strang, University of Kent SEDA Conference Committee Representative SUBMISSION Contributions are invited in the form of papers, demonstrations and posters from participants who can share their experiences of using and/or developing hypermedia applications for learning. Papers should detail clear principles and conclusions drawn from practice. Acceptance of contributions will be by abstract - clearly marked Paper, Demonstration or Poster. Abstracts should be 500 - 1000 words in length and must be received by 31 July 1994. Conference participants will receive a book of abstracts. A set of proceeding will be published following the conference. Abstracts - paper or email - should be sent to Hypertext Support Unit Computing Laboratory University of Kent CANTERBURY Kent England CT2 7NF Tel 0227 764000 Ext 3552 Fax 0227 762811 Email hypertext-conf@ukc.ac.uk ACCOMMODATION The University of Kent in located on a hillside above Canterbury. It enjoys panoramic views over the mediaeval city and the orchards and villages of East Kent. A 2 1/2 mile Nature Trail wends it way round the parkland, fishponds, streams and woodlands of the 300 acre campus. For keep-fit enthusiasts, there are extensive sporting facilities in the Sports Hall. Within 30 minutes' drive of the university there are some 70 miles of unspoilt coastline stretching from Whitstable - once famous for its oyster beds - through Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Sandwich to Dover with its magnificent Norman castle. From here you can take a day trip to France.