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  • Call for Papers

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    We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the upcoming International Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (ICODeL 2025) with the theme “Constancy, Adaptability and Co-existence Towards A Hopeful Future”. The ICODeL2025 conference is an invitation to interrogate, provoke, and reflect on teaching and learning practices in open and distance e-learning (ODeL) and along these lines: Which pedagogies and practices remain tried and tested throughout time? In what ways have we brought about change and innovation in the way we teach and learn? How are we to evolve towards a hopeful co-existence with others, including technologies which surround our very lives?

    The conference aims to provide a forum for distance education and e-learning scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to share and reflect on experiences, and collaboratively create and explore spaces and possibilities for development. ICODeL 2025 will be held on 27 February 2025 using an on-site format at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.

    • List of Topics

      ICODeL 2025 covers the following sub-themes and topics, but not limited to:

      Constancy of purpose and presence in our programs and partnerships amidst a fast-paced technology seeking to automate everything that we do

      • Flexible learning for all types of teachers, whether pre-service, practicing or expert teachers; whether through hybrid teacher training programs or a technology-enabled professional development of teachers

      • Policy discussions on and implementation of technology use among very young learners, those in K-20 settings and formal or non-formal contexts

      • Mentoring and research supervision in higher ed online learning environments

      Adaptability of thought-in-action whether an academic or third-spacer, we commit to learn well (and fast) in order to teach well and to be of service to the underserved

      • Integration of quality assurance initiatives in learner support, researcher development and training, and student services

      • Forging of partnerships, whether happenchance or intentionally driven, to build online learning communities benefiting lifelong learners

      • Service learning initiatives to promote inclusivity and diversity, mental health and wellbeing of the youth and other community members

      Co-existence with the multiplicity of ‘digital tools of the trade’ and knowledge we seek to co-create within our workplace settings and global communities of practices

      • Integration of digital citizenship in curriculum and multimedia materials development

      • Micro-learning through blended or online short courses for in-service faculty training and professional development of teachers and para-teachers

      • Experiments in the application of GenAIs in academic writing and research, junior to senior high school subjects

    • Important Dates

      28 Oct. 2024 - Submission of Abstract Deadline
      02 Dec. 2024 - Notification of Abstract Review Results
      09 Dec. 2024 - Early Bird Registration
      27 Feb. 2025 - ICODeL 2025 Conference Day

  • Submission Reminder and Guidelines

    • General Reminders

      1. Submission of abstracts are through the Microsoft Conference Management Toolkit (CMT). You will need to either log in with an existing CMT account or register for a new account.

      2. All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.

      3. Abstract submission deadline: 28 October 2024.

      4. Review results will be issued directly to your email after a month.

      5. Abstract submissions must follow the proper template for the type of presentation.

      6. Note that participants are to indicate the presentation format. This is subject to the final decision of the technical paper committee upon review of all abstract submissions.

      7. Accepted presenters must check the ICODEL 2025 website for final instructions based on their approved presentation format.

    • Paper Submissions

      There will be varied paper submissions and three (3) types of presentation formats you can propose to share your work.

      • Research papers: conceptual, empirical or theoretical

      • Concise papers: research-in-progress presentations, in its early results phase or reports of pilot projects

      • Best practice papers: in ODeL program administration, development and evaluation as well as online classroom teaching practices

      • Ongoing practice papers: administrative and practice developments, experiments, and innovations

      Full paper submissions (at a later date) will be required of those interested to be considered for conference paper awards and/or IJODEL publication.

    • Abstract Submission Guide

      1. For your submission, you will be asked to:

      2. Abstracts should:

        • State all abbreviations in full at the first mention, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses, thereafter abbreviation only should be used.
        • Include a maximum of 3 references (to be excluded from the word count)

      3. Note the submitting author will be considered the principal point of contact for all communication regarding the abstract including acceptance notification.

    • ICODEL 2025 Special Interest Group (SIG) sessions

      The conference has a number of SIGs which relate to special topics and are being directly coordinated with individual proposers responsible for chairing their own Special Interest Group session. SIGs are scheduled to last for 60 minutes. Possible topics are:

      1. Researcher Development and Education

      2. Teaching for the Early Years

      3. Education for Persons Deprived of Liberty

      4. GenAIs for Academic Writing and Research

  • Guidelines for Presentation

    • Presentation Formats

      The conference presentations can be delivered in either of these three (3) types of formats:

      • Oral Presentation 15 minute presentation and 5 minute Q&A. Oral presentations are conversation starters that provide enough information to encourage the audience to engage and seek further information. Content for oral presentations can come from research papers, concise papers and best practice papers. Template for submission

      • Pecha Kucha presentations are for telling stories through images based on ongoing or next-practice papers, following a 20x20 rule: 20 slides in all, only 20 seconds per slide, automatically progressing to the next one, total of 6 minutes and 40 seconds presentation time. Template for submission

      • Posters in standard academic poster format (to be presented electronically or in hard copy) covering ongoing practice or research-in-progress, in its early results phase or reports of pilot projects. Template for submission

    • Reminders

      1. Abstract submissions must follow the proper template for the type of presentation.

      2. Note that participants are to indicate the presentation format in the abstract submission. This is subject to the final decision of the technical paper committee upon review of all abstract submissions.

      3. Accepted presenters must check the ICODEL 2025 website for final instructions based on their approved presentation format.