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THE LEARNER, November 2008

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** The Sixteenth International Conference on Learning **
1-4 July 2009
University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
http://www.LearningConference.com/

** Call for Papers **
If you intend to present a paper at the Conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types and other options, see: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/proposal_types.html. To submit a proposal, see: http://l09.cg-conference.com/proposal-entry-intro. Please note that if your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the Conference.

** Registration **
Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. For registration options, see: http://l09.cg-conference.com/options-fees. To register for the 2009 Learning Conference, see: http://l09.cg-conference.com/registration.

** Creator Sites **
All officially registered Learning Conference delegates may make their own Creator Website. Visit the CGPublisher Creator page at
http://www.cgpublisher.com/ui/about/for_creators.html.

** Create a YouTube Presentation **
Whether presenting at the Conference or virtually, we encourage all participants to present on the International Conference on Learning YouTube Channel. These presentation recordings will be published to YouTube with a link to your Session Description on the Conference website, and (if your paper is accepted to the Journal), a link to the abstract of your paper on the Journal website. YouTube presentations may also be created for past presentations and published papers. For instructions on how to create and upload these presentations, visit the Conference website at http://l09.cg-conference.com/online-presentations.

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** The International Journal Of Learning **
Refereeing of submitted papers for Volume 15 is almost complete. If you are requested to referee, please submit your report by the requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all referees.

Three new issues have been published:
Volume 15, Issue 7: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1811
Volume 15, Issue 8: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1847
Volume 15, Issue 9: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1878

The previously published six issues can be viewed at:
Volume 15, Issue 1: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1600
Volume 15, Issue 2: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1631
Volume 15, Issue 3: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1662
Volume 15, Issue 4: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1703
Volume 15, Issue 5: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1739
Volume 15, Issue 6: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1775

You may also order the full issue in hardcopy or electronic format as well as purchase individual papers in both print and electronic formats

** Would you like to be an Associate Editor? **
All referees will be credited as Associate Editors for the volume of the Journal to which they have contributed (the particular papers they refereed will not be identified). If you would like to referee papers, please email cg-support@commongroundpublishing.com and provide a short resume along with any research interests. If we have any appropriate papers, we will contact you.

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** Conferences **
International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
3-5 December 2008, National University of Singapore, Singapore
http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary/57

Seminar on Equity and Education in India: Policy Issues and Challenges
5-7 March 2009, University of Delhi, India
http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=165236

** Recent Publications **
Higher Education Facing Sustainability: The Case of Agronomy (By Alex Koutsouris)
http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1734

Embedding e-Resources in Distance Learning: A New Way of Working but is Learning Enhanced? (By Chris Shiel)
http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1730

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THE LEARNER, October 2008

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** The Sixteenth International Conference on Learning **
1-4 July 2009, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
http://www.LearningConference.com/

** Call for Papers **
If you intend to present a paper at the Conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types and other options, see:
http://l09.cgpublisher.com/proposal_types.html. To submit a proposal: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro. Please note that if your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the Conference.

** Registration **
Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. For registration options, see: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/registration_types.html. To register for the 2009 Learning Conference see: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/registration.

** Creator Sites **
All officially registered Learning Conference delegates may make their own Creator Website. The first step is visiting the CGPublisher Creator page at
http://www.cgpublisher.com/ui/about/for_creators.html.

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** The International Journal Of Learning **
Volume 15 (2008)
We are now in the final stages of refereeing. If you are requested to referee could you please submit your report by the requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all referees.

There are now six issues published and you can view the contents at:
Volume 15, Number 1: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1600
Volume 15, Number 2: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1631
Volume 15, Number 3: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1662
Volume 15, Number 4: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1703
Volume 15, Number 5: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1739
Volume 15, Number 6: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1775

You may also order the full issue in hardcopy or electronic format as well as purchase individual papers in both print and electronic formats.

Volume 15, Number 7 will be published shortly.

If you would like to referee papers please email cg-support@commongroundpublishing.com and provide a short resume and research interests and if we have any appropriate papers we will contact you.

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** Conferences **
Ubiquitous Learning: An International Conference
17-19 November 2008, Illini Center, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA
http://www.ULConference.com/

To submit a paper: http://q08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro
To register for the conference: http://q08.cgpublisher.com/registration

Sixth International Conference on the Book
25-27 October 2008, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., USA
http://Book-Conference.com/

To submit a paper: http://b08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro
To register for the conference: http://b08.cgpublisher.com/registration

APERA 2008, Singapore
26-28 November 2008
National Institute of Education, Singapore
Theme: Educational Research for Innovation & Quality in Education - Policy & Pedagogical
Engagements Across Contexts
For more details, please visit: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary/56

International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
3-5 December 2008
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Theme: Frontiers in Higher Education
For further information, please visit: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary/57

Fifth International Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference
26-28 February 2009, Spokane, Washington, USA
See: http://education.wsu.edu/globalization

** Recent Publications **
Mary Neville, Teaching Multimodal Literacy Using the Learning by Design Approach to Pedagogy: Case Studies from Selected Queensland Schools

Please see: http://thelearner.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.62/prod.16

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THE LEARNER, September 2008

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** The Sixteenth International Conference on Learning **
1-4 July 2009, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
www.LearningConference.com

** Call for Papers **
If you intend to present a paper at the Conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types and other options, see: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/proposal_types.html. To submit a proposal: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro. Please note that if your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the Conference.

** Registration **
Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. For registration options, see: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/registration_types.html. To register for the 2009 Learning Conference see: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/registration.

** Creator Sites **
All officially registered Learning Conference delegates may make their own Creator Website. The first step is visiting the CGPublisher Creator page at http://www.cgpublisher.com/ui/about/for_creators.html.

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** The International Journal Of Learning **
Volume 15 (2008)
Refereeing is now well underway. If you are requested to referee could you please submit your report by the requested date.
We appreciate the participation of all referees.

There are now three issues published and you can view the contents at:
Volume 15, Number 1: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1600
Volume 15, Number 2: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1631
Volume 15, Number 3: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1662

You can also order the full issue in hardcopy or electronic format as well as purchase individual papers in both print and electronic formats.

**Would you like to be an Associate Editor?**
All referees will be credited as Associate Editors for the volume of the Journal in which they have contributed (although, of course, the particular papers they refereed will not be identified). If you would like to referee papers please email cg-support@commongroundpublishing.com and provide a short resume and research interests, and if we have any appropriate papers we will contact you.

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** Conferences **
Ubiquitous Learning: An International Conference
17-19 November 2008, Illini Center, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA
http://www.ULConference.com/

To submit a paper: http://q08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro
To register for the conference: http://q08.cgpublisher.com/registration

Sixth International Conference on the Book
25-27 October 2008, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., USA
http://Book-Conference.com/
To submit a paper: http://b08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro
To register for the conference: http://b08.cgpublisher.com/registration

APERA 2008, Singapore
26-28 November 2008
National Institute of Education, Singapore
Theme: Educational Research for Innovation & Quality in Education - Policy & Pedagogical Engagements Across Contexts
For more details, please visit: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary/56

** Recent Publications **
Alex Koutsouris, Higher Education Facing Sustainability: The Case of Agronomy
Please see: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1734

Chris Shiel, Embedding e-Resources in Distance Learning: A New Way of Working but is Learning Enhanced?
Please see: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1730

** Call for Book Chapters **
Dr. Dosunmu, Kehinde Olojede and Funsho Olatunde of the Federal College of Education(Technical) Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria plan to edit a book on the principles and methods of teaching. They request chapter manuscript contributions from teachers and lecturers around the world on the following topics: Meaning of education; Processes of education; Aims, goals and objective and their relationship in educational process; Concepts of teaching and learning; Principles of teaching and learning process; Methods, techniques and approaches in teaching; Teaching skills and techniques; Techniques of classroom management; Evaluation of teaching; Purpose of testing; Evaluating instructional objectives; Developments in instructional process; Course development
Preparation and presentation.
Contributors can send their contributions in Microsoft Word file to f.olatunde@yahoo.com on or before 30 September 2008.

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THE LEARNER, August 2008

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** The Sixteenth International Conference on Learning **
1-4 July 2009, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
http://www.LearningConference.com/

** Call for Papers **
If you intend to present a paper at the Conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types and other options, see: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/proposal_types.html. To submit a proposal: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro. Please note that if your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the Conference.

** Registration **
Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. For registration options, see: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/registration_types.html. To register for the 2009 Learning Conference see: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/registration.

** Creator Sites **

All officially registered Learning Conference delegates may make their own Creator Website. The first step is visiting the CGPublisher Creator page at
http://www.cgpublisher.com/ui/about/for_creators.html.

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** The International Journal Of Learning **
Volume 15 (2008)
Paper submissions are now closed for Volume 15.

Refereeing has commenced. If you are requested to referee could you please submit your report by the requested date. We appreciate the participation of all referees.

There are now two issues published and available:
Volume 15, Number 1: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1600
Volume 15, Number 2: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1631

You can also order the full issue in hardcopy or electronic format as well as purchase individual papers in both print and electronic formats.

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** Conferences **
Ubiquitous Learning: An International Conference
17-19 November 2008, Illini Center, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA
http://www.ULConference.com/
To submit a paper:http://q08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro
To register for the conference:http://q08.cgpublisher.com/registration

Sixth International Conference on the Book
25-27 October 2008, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., USA
http://Book-Conference.com/
To submit a paper:http://b08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro
To register for the conference:http://b08.cgpublisher.com/registration

APERA 2008, Singapore
26-28 November 2008
National Institute of Education, Singapore
Theme: Educational Research for Innovation & Quality in Education - Policy &
Pedagogical Engagements Across Contexts
For more details, please visit: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary/56

** Recent Publications **
Ali Borjian, A New Approach in Meeting the Needs of Latinos in American Schools: Students' Views on Attending a Redesigned Small High School
Please see: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1661

Marlo Steed, Learning to Grapple with Difficult Problems: Activation Matrix - An Instructional Approach
Please see: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1656

** Call for Book Chapters **
Dr. Dosunmu, Kehinde Olojede and Funsho Olatunde of the Federal College of Education(Technical) Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria plan to edit a book on the principles and methods of teaching. They request chapter manuscript contributions from teachers and lecturers around the world on the following topics: Meaning of education; Processes of education; Aims, goals and objective and their relationship in educational process; Concepts of teaching and learning; Principles of teaching and learning process; Methods, techniques and approaches in teaching; Teaching skills and techniques; Techniques of classroom management; Evaluation of teaching; Purpose of testing; Evaluating instructional objectives; Developments in instructional process; Course development Preparation and presentation.
Contributors can send their contributions in Microsoft Word file to
f.olatunde@yahoo.com on or before 30 September 2008.

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THE LEARNER, July 2008

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** The Fifteenth International Conference on Learning **
The Fifteenth International Conference on Learning was held 3-6 June 2008 at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. The Conference attracted nearly 400 delegates from 30 different countries.
For details, please visit: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary/58

** The Sixteenth International Conference on Learning **
1-4 July 2009, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
http://l09.cgpublisher.com/

** Call for Papers **
If you intend to present a paper at the Conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types, and other options, see: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/proposal_types.html. To submit a proposal: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro. Please note that if your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the Conference.

** Registration **
Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present can register at any time. For registration options, see: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/registration_types.html. To register for the 2009 Learning Conference see: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/registration

** Ubiquitous Learning: An International Conference **
17-19 November 2008, University of Illinois, Illini Center, Chicago, USA
http://q08.cgpublisher.com/welcome.html

** Call for Papers **
If you intend to present a paper at the Conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types, and other options, see: http://q08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_types.html. To submit a proposal: http://q08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro. Please note that if your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the Conference.

** Registration **
Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present can register at any time. For registration options, see: http://q08.cgpublisher.com/registration_types.html. To register for the 2008 Ubiquitous Learning Conference see: http://q08.cgpublisher.com/registration

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** Recent Publications **
Joseph Mosca, "Developing an Assessment System for Evaluating Students" Outcomes assessment is now an element of how business schools are re-evaluated for AACSB accreditation. Providing meaningful criterion measures is the task for business schools in order for them to remain accredited and in good standing.
Please see: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1609

Kazuaki Hashimoto, Hitendra Pillay, Peter Hudson, "Evaluating Teacher Education Reform Projects in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Teacher Educational Reform in Egypt"
This is an explorative study seeking to strengthen evaluation processes adopted by an international aid agency for capacity development. The study examines Egyptian teacher education reform as a case study.
Please see: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1619

** Learning Journal Volume 15 (2008) **
Paper submissions are now closed. Refereeing has commenced. If you have been asked to referee, please submit your report by the requested date. We appreciate the participation of all referees.

** Learning Journal Volume 15, Issue 1 (2008) **
The first issue has been published. To view the contents of Issue 1, see:
http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1600. You can also order the full issue in hardcopy or electronic format as well as purchase individual papers in both print and electronic formats.

** Complementary Electronic Subscription Access **
There are now over 1800 published articles available. If you registered for the Fifteenth International Conference on Learning, take advantage of your complimentary electronic subscription by logging in at http://www.Learning-Journal.com/. You'll also be able to download the full issue in electronic format.

** Learning Symposium 2007 **
Papers resulting from the Learning Symposium form Volume 14, Number 12. This issue has been published and is available at:
http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1567

** Would you like to be an Associate Editor? **
All referees will be credited as Associate Editors for the volume of the Journal in which they have contributed (although, of course, the particular papers they refereed will not be identified). If you would like to referee papers please email cg-support@commongroundpublishing.com and provide a short resume and research interests and if we have any appropriate papers we will contact you.

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** Sixth International Conference on the Book **
25-27 October 2008, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., USA
http://Book-Conference.com/

** APERA 2008, Singapore **
26-28 November 2008, National Institute of Education, Singapore
Theme: Educational Research for Innovation & Quality in Education: Policy &
Pedagogical Engagements Across Contexts
For more details, please visit: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary/56

** International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education **
3-5 December 2008, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Theme: Frontiers in Higher Education
For further information, please visit: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary/57

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THE LEARNER, June 2008

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** The Fifteenth International Conference on Learning **
3-6 June 2008
Univesity of Illinois, Chicago, USA
We recently concluded the Fifteenth International Conference on Learning at the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA. The Conference attracted nearly 400 delegates from 30 different countries: Australia, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vietnam. A breadth of professional perspectives characterized the conference delegation. Delegates included teachers, administrators, policy makers, and businesspeople, as well as scholars from education, area studies, communications, computer science, literature, the natural sciences, psychology, sociology and many other areas of study.

Each day featured plenary sessions, parallel sessions and less formal discussions. Diversity of nationality, and academic and professional specialization, among other factors, provided for multiple perspectives and dynamic conversations on learning in its many facets. At the end of the second day of the Conference, delegates met at The Parthenon in Chicago's Greektown for the Conference dinner. The Learning Conference concluded with a collective discussion of the most important issues raised through the course of the four days and with a consideration of how the dialogue that began at this Conference might be continued until next years' Conference.

** The Sixteenth International Conference on Learning **
1-4 July 2009
University of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
http://www.learningconference.com/
To submit a paper, please visit: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro
To register, please visit: http://l09.cgpublisher.com/registration

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** Recent Publications **
Bamidele Abiodun Faleye, An Assessment of the Learning Environment of Selected Secondary Schools in Nigeria. This paper describes the learning environment of selected secondary schools in Nigeria in terms of schools facilities and personnel.
Please see: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1557

Hafizoah Kassim, Noor Raha Mohd Radzuan, Resolving Conflict: Enhancing Engineering Students' English Fluency through Workplace Situation. This paper aims to illustrate the possibility of improving engineering students' fluency in English language through task-based activities based on workplace situation.
Please see: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1564

** Learning Journal Volume 15 (2008) **
Paper submissions are open for Volume 15 of the Journal. The final deadline for submissions is 6th July 2008.
Please see: http://l08.cgpublisher.com/publish.html

** Complementary Electronic Subscription Access **
There are now over 1800 published articles available. If you registered for the Fifteenth International Conference on Learning take advantage of your complimentary electronic subscription by logging in at http://learning-journal.com/ . You'll also be able to download the full issue in electronic format.

** Learning Journal Volume 14 (2007) **
The eleventh has been published.

** Learning Symposium 2007 **
These papers will form Volume 14, Number 12 and will complete this Volume of the Journal. This issue will be published shortly. Authors will be notified once their paper has been published.

** Would you like to be an Associate Editor? **
All referees will be credited as Associate Editors for the volume of the Journal in which they have contributed (although, of course, the particular papers they refereed will not be identified). If you would like to referee papers please email cg-support@commongroundpublishing.com and provide a short resume and research interests and if we have any appropriate papers we will contact you.

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Ubiquitous Learning: An International Conference
17-19 November 2008
University of Illinois, Illini Center, Chicago, USA
http://q08.cgpublisher.com/welcome.html

** Welcome New Contributing Editor, Jeffrey Mok **
Please welcome Professor Jeffrey Mok of Miyazaki International College in Japan. Jeffrey will providing new content to the Learner Newsletter.

** APERA 2008, Singapore **
26-28 November 2008
National Institute of Education, Singapore
Conference Theme: Educational Research for Innovation & Quality in Education: Policy & Pedagogical Engagements Across Contexts.
For more details, please visit:
http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary/56

** International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education **
3-5 December 2008
National University of Singapore, Singapore
THEME: Frontiers in Higher Education
For further information, please visit:
http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary/57

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**The Fifteenth International Conference on Learning**
Venue: University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
Dates: 3-6 June 2008
http://www.learningconference.com/

**Call for Papers**
The deadline for the next round in the Call for Papers is 8 May 2008.
Please see: http://l08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

**Accommodation Options**
Accommodations can be booked during the registration process in the registration area, however, if you have already registered you should email the Conference Secretariat with your booking request.
For information on room rates and to contact the Conference Secretariat, see:
http://l08.cgpublisher.com/accommodation_options.html

**Internet Access at James Stukel Towers**
If you wish to purchase internet access, please select the 'Internet Access' option on the online registration form when you register for the conference. (Note: Wireless internet access is available at the Student Center, which is approximately four blocks from Stukel Towers.)
Please see: http://l08.cgpublisher.com/accommodation_options.html

**Conference Dinner**
The Conference Dinner will be held in the "Greek Town" section of Chicago at the Parthenon Restaurant.
Please see: http://l08.cgpublisher.com/accommodation_options.html

**Conference Tours**
Join our guide for a private tour of the Jane Addams Hull House. This optional tour is complimentary, but numbers are limited, so please enroll if you'd like to attend.
Please see: http://l08.cgpublisher.com/accommodation_options.html

**Main Speakers**
Please see: http://l08.cgpublisher.com/main_speakers.html

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**Recent Publications**

Kumiko Aoki, Confucius vs. Socrates: The Impact of Educational Traditions of East and West in a Global Age
This paper discusses the conflicts between educational traditions in Asian (Eastern) countries and those in Western countries.
Please see: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1566

Crain Soudien, Then and Now: The Significance of the Legacy of June 16, 1976 for Youth Development in South Africa
This paper attempts to develop an analytic narrative for describing youth development, and the different trajectories it takes in South Africa, in a wider psycho-social frame.
Please see: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1559

**Learning Journal Volume 15 (2008)**
Paper submissions are open for Volume 15 of the Journal. The final deadline for submissions is 6th July 2008.
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**Learning Journal Volume 14 (2007)**
The eleventh issue will be published shortly.

**Learning Symposium 2007**
For those who attended the e-Learning Symposium paper submissions are now closed. Submitted papers have been assigned to referees.
Please see: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary/48

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** Contributing Editors Needed **
We are currently looking for additional Contributing Editors for this newsletter.
Contributing Editors provide newsletter content and serve on the Advisory Board of the Learning Conference and the corresponding Journal.
For details, see: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary/52

**Award Winner Announcement**
Congratulations to Dr Nancy A. Chicola, the winner of the International Award for Excellence in the Area of Literacy and Education.
Please see: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary/49

**Call for Papers**
Writing and Legal Writing Teachers, Instructors, and Professors of Color and/or
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Howard University School of Law
Washington, D.C., USA
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Welcome to the February 2008 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter.

Happy New Year! In this issue you will find news and information of upcoming events from your International Learning community. As always, we encourage your participation, submissions, and response.

Future information regarding pertinent conferences and journals may be sent to me, Allison Witt (allison.witt@commongroundpublishing.com). We look forward to your participation in this new year.

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Authors and Readers Want Your Feedback

Authors of papers, and people who are about to read an article often find post-publication reviews to be extremely helpful. This is why Common Ground provides all readers with the opportunity to comment on any paper that they've read via the 'Write a Review' feature. All you need to do is to go to the page for that particular article, go to the bottom of the page, click on the 'Write a Review' link and let your voice be heard. Give your review a title, add your review content and click on the star rating. All reviews are moderated by Common Ground's publishing team (to prevent irrelevant or slanderous submissions). Please note that the 'Write a Review' feature is not the place to inform us of typo's in the catalogue. If you note typo's that you'd like to let us know about please contact us at journals@commongroundpublishing.com noting the product link and the specific error.

Online Conversations

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Creator Sites

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The Fifteenth International Conference on Learning
Venue: University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
Date: 3-6 June 2008
http://www.Learning-Conference.com

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Main Speakers Named
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Juana M Sancho Gil is a professor in Educational Technology at the University of Barcelona, she is Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Change in Culture and Education at the Scientific Park of Barcelona (www.cecace.org) and coordinator of the Quality Research Education, Training, Innovation and New Technologies (www.fint.doe.d5.ub.es/fint). She has participated and coordinated several European, international and local research projects related to educational innovation and change and the impact and use of ITC in education and acted as advisor on various research projects in European, Spanish and Latin American institutions. She has been visiting scholar at the Educational Technology Center of Harvard University and Invited Professor at the UNESCO Chair of "Distance Education" at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil). She is co-director of the book series Repensar la educación (Rethinking education) published by Octaedro and circulated widely in Spain and Latin America. She has published a number of books and articles both nationally and internationally.

James R. Gavelek is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Gavelek received his PhD from Washington State University. His scholarly interests focus on the role of language and other embodied semiotic processes in understanding the development of mind. He is especially interested in the implications of an integrated and embodied semiotics for rethinking teaching, learning and the school curriculum. Dr. Gavelek serves on the editorial boards of Reading Research Quarterly and the Yearbook of the National Reading Conference. He is the coordinator of the Ph.D. program in Literacy, Language, and Culture.

Dr. Susan R. Goldman's current research activities focus on the psychological processes involved in how people understand and learn from text, discourse, multimedia, and conversation (face to face and online). A second important focus of Dr. Goldman's research is on new assessment models that can inform decision-making during learning and instruction processes. The work on assessment is related to Dr. Goldman's interests in collaborating with educational practitioners on school-based educational reform efforts. In her current position at the University of Illinois at Chicago, she is co-directing the Center for the Study of Learning, Instruction, and Teacher Development. The Center provides a context for continuing work on teacher professional development and student learning and initiating work on teacher preparation. A key question in these activities is the role of electronic technologies in supporting teaching, learning, and assessment. She is also affiliated with the Cognitive Division of the Psychology Department and the Educational Psychology program in the College of Education.

Dr. Goldman is the current Chair of the Governing Board of the Society for Text and Discourse, an international, multidisciplinary group of scholars, researchers, and educators. Dr. Goldman is an active member of the American Educational Research Association where she has served as Vice-President for Division C:Learning and Instruction, and as the Program Chair for Division C. She also served as the chair person of the Special Interest Group Text, Technology, and LearningStrategies. Professor Goldman was a member of the AERA Committee on Government and Professional Liaison for a three year term. Dr.Goldman also serves on the editorial boards of a number of journals concerned with education, learning, or discourse.

Fernando Hernández is a professor in the Unit of Art Education at the Fine Arts Faculty of the University of Barcelona and coordinator of an Interuniversities Doctoral program on "Art Education: Teaching and Learning on Visual Arts", where several researcher projects are carried out on how primary and secondary students and teachers understand Art Education issues and notions, particularly those around Visual Culture. In this field he is the director of a post-graduate course on 'Studies on Visual Culture'. He is also a member the Quality Research Group Education, Training, Innovation and New Technologies (FINT-Formación, Innovación y Nuevas Tecnologías) http://fint.doe.d5.ub.es/fint; and codirector of the Centre for the Study of Change in Culture and Education http://www.cecace.org at the Scientific Park of the University of Barcelona. He is codirector of the book series Repensar la educación (Rethinking education) published by Octaedro and has published a good number of books and articles both nationally and internationally.

James W. Pellegrino is currently a Distinguished Professor in Psychology and Education and Co-Director of the Learning Sciences Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His research and development interests focus on children's and adult's thinking and learning and the implications of cognitive research and theory for assessment and instructional practice. He has written over 235 books, chapters and journal articles in the areas of cognition, instruction and assessment. Much of his current work is focused on analyses of complex learning and instructional environments, including those incorporating powerful information technology tools, with the goal of better understanding the nature of student learning and the conditions that enhance deep understanding. Increasingly his research and writing has focused on the role of cognitive theory and technology in educational reform and translating research results into implications for practitioners and policy makers. He has served as head of several National Academy of Science/National Research Council study committees, including the Study Committee for the Evaluation of the National and State Assessments of Educational Progress, co-chair of the Study Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice, and co-chair of the Study Committee on the Foundations of Assessment. He chaired the NRC/NAS Panel on Research on Learning and Instruction for the Strategic Education Research Partnership and served as a member of the Study Committee on Test Design for K-12 Science Achievement. He is a lifetime National Associate of the National Academy of Sciences and a member of the Board on Testing and Assessment of the National Research Council. He was recently elected a member of the National Academy of Education.

Salim Vally is a Senior Researcher/Lecturer at the Education Policy Unit, School of Education, University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. He has studied at the universities of York and the Witwatersrand. He was employed at the Wits Education Policy Unit in 1995. Vally was a founding member of the South African Students Movement until its banning in 1977. In 1979 he left South Africa as a result of fierce repression by the erstwhile apartheid regime. He returned to South Africa to teach in township schools and spent eight years as a trade unionist in the then newly formed independent trade unions being a founding member of the Congress of South African Trade Unions.

He is the spokesperson of the Anti-War Coalition and the Palestine Solidarity Committee He serves on the boards of various non-governmental and professional organisations and is an active member of various social movements. Vally is also the co-ordinator of the Education Rights Project which works with communities in many townships and informal settlements around the country. He has published extensively in journals and books and is a regular commentator in the mass media. His research interests include the impact of globalisation on education, school violence, resistance and reproduction, curriculum developments, social movements and the academy and the nexus between poverty, social justice and education. Salim is also the recipient of the Visiting Scholar Award from the Institute for Social and Economic Research from the School of International and Public Affairs, University of Columbia. He belongs to a number of professional associations and editorial boards including the Editorial Advisory Board, Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, University College, Northampton, the Centre for Civil Society, School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal and the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape. He will be taking up a visiting professorship at his alma mater, York University, in September 2007.

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The International Journal of Learning
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Learning Journal Volume 15 (2008)

Paper submissions are open for Volume 15 of the Journal.

Submission guidelines can be found at http://l08.cgpublisher.com/publish.html You will first need to submit a conference proposal, please see details at http://l08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

Once you receive notification that your proposal has been accepted you will be able to upload your full paper for refereeing.

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The International Journal of Learning
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Learning Journal Volume 15 (2008)

Paper submissions are open for Volume 15 of the Journal.

Once you receive notification that your proposal has been accepted you will be able to upload your full paper for refereeing.

The deadline for submissions for pre-conference double-blind refereeing is 3rd March 2008. Refereeing for early submissions has already commenced.

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Learning Journal Volume 14 (2007)

Refereeing of papers is finalised.

The Associate Editors listing for Volume 14 is now available at
http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/about.html#ae

There are nine published available at www.Learning-Journal.com.

You can view the contents and/or purchase the two new issues in print or electronic format at:
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Learning Symposium 2007

For those who attended the e-Learning Symposium paper submissions are now closed.

Submitted papers have been assigned to referees. Authors were notified when their paper was assigned to referees. If you have been requested to referee could you please submit your report by the requested date. We appreciate the participation of all referees.

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Learning Community Newsletter, December 2007

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Welcome to the December 2007 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter.

Warmest Greetings of the Holiday Season. Please take a few quiet moments this busy time of year to enjoy news and information of upcoming events from your International Learning community. As always, we encourage your participation, submissions, and response.

Future information regarding pertinent conferences and journals may be sent to me, Allison Witt (allison.witt@commongroundpublishing.com). We look forward to your participation in the coming year.

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Sixth International Conference on the Humanities is to be held in Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey 15-18 July 2008. The conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that make up the humanities today. Main speakers will include some of the world’s leading thinkers in the humanities, as well as numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by teachers and researchers. For more information, including submission and registration, see www.Humanities-Conference.com.

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CONFERENCE NEWS

The Fifteenth International Conference on Learning
Venue: University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
Date: 3-6 June 2008
http://www.Learning-Conference.com

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MAIN SPEAKERS
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Juana M Sancho Gil is a professor in Educational Technology at the University of Barcelona, she is Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Change in Culture and Education at the Scientific Park of Barcelona (www.cecace.org) and coordinator of the Quality Research Education, Training, Innovation and New Technologies. She has participated and coordinated several European, international and local research projects related to educational innovation and change and the impact and use of ITC in education and acted as advisor on various research projects in European, Spanish and Latin American institutions. She has been visiting scholar at the Educational Technology Center of Harvard University and Invited Professor at the UNESCO Chair of "Distance Education" at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil). She is co-director of the book series Repensar la educación (Rethinking education) published by Octaedro and circulated widely in Spain and Latin America. She has published a number of books and articles both nationally and internationally.

Fernando Hernández is a professor in the Unit of Art Education at the Fine Arts Faculty of the University of Barcelona and coordinator of an Interuniversities Doctoral program on "Art Education: Teaching and Learning on Visual Arts", where several researcher projects are carried out on how primary and secondary students and teachers understand Art Education issues and notions, particularly those around Visual Culture. In this field he is the director of a post-graduate course on 'Studies on Visual Culture'. He is also a member the Quality Research Group Education, Training, Innovation and New Technologies (FINT-Formación, Innovación y Nuevas Tecnologías); and codirector of the Centre for the Study of Change in Culture and Education http://www.cecace.org at the Scientific Park of the University of Barcelona. He is codirector of the book series Repensar la educación (Rethinking education) published by Octaedro and has published a good number of books and articles both nationally and internationally.

Salim Vally is a Senior Researcher/Lecturer at the Education Policy Unit, School of Education, University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. He had\s studied at the universities of York and the Witwatersrand. He was employed at the Wits Education Policy Unit in 1995. Vally was a founding member of the South African Students Movement until its banning in 1977. In 1979 he left South Africa as a result of fierce repression by the erstwhile apartheid regime. He returned to South Africa to teach in township schools and spent eight years as a trade unionist in the then newly formed independent trade unions being a founding member of the Congress of South African Trade Unions.
He is the spokesperson of the Anti-War Coalition and the Palestine Solidarity Committee He serves on the boards of various non-governmental and professional organisations and is an active member of various social movements. Vally is also the co-ordinator of the Education Rights Project which works with communities in many townships and informal settlements around the country. He has published extensively in journals and books and is a regular commentator in the mass media. His research interests include the impact of globalisation on education, school violence, resistance and reproduction, curriculum developments, social movements and the academy and the nexus between poverty, social justice and education. Salim is also the recipient of the Visiting Scholar Award from the Institute for Social and Economic Research from the School of International and Public Affairs, University of Columbia. He belongs to a number of professional associations and editorial boards including the Editorial Advisory Board, Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, University College, Northampton, the Centre for Civil Society, School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal and the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape. He will be taking up a visiting professorship at his alma mater, York University, in September 2007.

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HOTEL ACCOMMODATION AT THE CONFERENCE

Common Ground is now working with Suzi Davis Travel (a travel agency based in the US) www.suzidavis.com/corporate-travel. Hotel accommodation for all future Common Ground conferences will be reserved through Suzi Davis Travel. As hotels become available for the conference, the information will be posted on the website (http://l08.cgpublisher.com/accommodation_options.html) along with a contact name and a link to Suzi Davis Travel so that the delegates can reserve their hotel rooms for the conference. In addition, Suzi Davis Travel will be able to help our delegates with their air transportation, travel insurance, and any other travel needs they may have.

TRAVEL INSURANCE

Common Ground now offers travel insurance through Suzi Davis Travel. The most carefully planned trip can be complicated by unforeseen events. Whether it's lost luggage, cancelled flights, or a medical emergency, an unexpected mishap can turn a business trip into a taxing experience. Suzi Davis Travel's travel insurance is designed to keep your travel on track. If you have to cancel your trip to the conference for a medical reason you will receive a full refund on your trip price and on your conference registration. Please contact Suzi Davis Travel for more information www.suzidavis.com/corporate-travel.

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THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEARNING
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LEARNING JOURNAL Volume 15 (2008)

Paper submissions are open for Volume 15 of the Journal.

Submission guidelines can be found at http://l08.cgpublisher.com/publish.html. You will first need to submit a conference proposal, please see details at http://l08.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

Once you receive notification that your proposal has been accepted you will be able to upload your full paper for refereeing.

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LEARNING JOURNAL Volume 14 (2007)

Nearly all papers have been refereed and authors of accepted papers offered a publishing agreement. We have also received a number of final papers for typesetting and once typeset proofs are accepted these papers will be ready for publication.

If you have been requested to referee could you please submit your report by the date requested to assist in finalising the refereeing for this volume. We appreciate the participation of all referees.

If you would like to referee papers please email cg-support@commongroundpublishing.com and provide a short resume and research interests and if we have any appropriate papers we will contact you. Referees will be credited as Associate Editors for the volume of the Journal in which they have contributed (although, of course, the particular papers they refereed will not be identified).

There are seven published available at www.Learning-Journal.com.

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Learning Symposium 2007

For those attending the upcoming e-Learning Symposium to be held 9-11 December 2007 paper submissions are open.

Once you receive notification that your proposal has been accepted you will be able to upload your full paper for refereeing.

You can submit your paper up until the final deadline for submissions, 11 January 2008.
Submission guidelines can be found at http://ls7.cgpublisher.com/publish.html. You will first need to submit a conference proposal, please see details at http://ls7.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

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BACK ISSUES OF VOLUME 13 NOW AVAILABLE

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Learning Community Newsletter, November 2007

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Welcome
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Learning Conference and Journal News
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Welcome to the November 2007 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter.

I am pleased to be serving as your new editor of the Common Ground conference newsletter. Under the editorial leadership of Ernie O'Neil, the newsletters have become an important tool for building and maintaining this knowledge community. I hope to continue the same level of service to community members. Meanwhile, Ernie O'Neil will be serving as a Contributing Editor while continuing to provide support to Common Ground as a member of the International Advisory Board.

Future information regarding pertinent conferences and journals may be sent to me, Allison Witt (allison.witt@commongroundpublishing.com). We encourage your participation in the months ahead.

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ONLINE CONVERSATIONS

Please join us in the online conversations at: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary. We encourage entries from a range of topics. Perhaps there is a special topic of interest to you and your colleagues in academia, the public schools or the like. Recent entries address a range of topics from educational leadership to ethics in research. Your comments are welcomed as well.

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E-LEARNING SYMPOSIUM 2007

Hosted by the Knowledge Design Forum , a research group in the Globalism Institute at RMIT, this symposium will bring together educators, including teachers, principals, teacher educators and researchers from the school and post-school sectors with experts in the area of e-learning, to explore opportunities for pedagogical innovation. For more information, see http://ls7.cgpublisher.com/index.html.

For those attending the upcoming e-Learning Symposium to be held December 9-11, 2007, paper submissions are open.

The deadline for double-blind pre-conference refereeing paper submission is now passed.

You can still submit your paper up until the final deadline for submissions, January 11, 2008.Submission guidelines can be found at http://ls7.cgpublisher.com/publish.html. You will first need to submit a conference proposal, please see details at http://ls7.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro.

Once you receive notification that your proposal has been accepted, you will be able to upload your full paper for refereeing.

CONFERENCE NEWS

The Fifteenth International Conference on Learning
Venue: University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
Date: 3-6 June 2008
http://www.Learning-Conference.com

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MAIN SPEAKERS NAMED
http://l08.cgpublisher.com/main_speakers.html

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HOTEL ACCOMMODATION AT THE CONFERENCE

TRAVEL INSURANCE

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THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEARNING
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FREE JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION

All officially registered Learning Conference participants have a complimentary one-year subscription to the International Journal of Learning. This subscription is valid for one year following the end date of the Conference. To access the subscription, please visit the Journal website (http://ijl.cgpublisher.com) and click on the "log in" link at the top right corner.

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LEARNING JOURNAL Volume 15 (2008)

Paper submissions are open for Volume 15 of the Journal.

Once you receive notification that your proposal has been accepted, you will be able to upload your full paper for refereeing.

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LEARNING JOURNAL Volume 14 (2007)

Paper submissions are now closed for Volume 14 of the Journal.

All submitted papers have been assigned to referees. Authors are notified when their paper has been assigned to referees. If you are requested to referee, please submit your report by the requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all requested referees.

If you would like to referee papers, please email cg-support@commongroundpublishing.com and provide a short resume and research interests. If we have any appropriate papers, we will contact you. Referees will be credited as Associate Editors for the volume of the Journal in which they have contributed (although, of course, the particular papers they refereed will not be identified).

There are two published journals available at www.Learning-Journal.com or select individual issues or volumes to peruse at http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1267

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Learning Community Newsletter, October 2007

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Welcome
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Learning Conference and Journal News
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Welcome to the October 2007 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter.

This will be the last month that I will be serving as your editor as the Common Ground conference newsletters continue to evolve. The newsletters are being redesigned so as to make them a more effective tool for building a knowledge community. Hence, our readers will be receiving further notice of this change as a new procedure gets underway with the next newsletter in November. As of that date, I will be serving as a Contributing Editor rather than as a Publishing Editor while continuing to provide support to Common Ground as a member of the International Advisory Board. Information regarding pertinent conferences and journals may, henceforth, be sent to Allison Witt (allison.witt@commongroundpublishing.com) who will be working on the Learning Community Newsletter.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your newsletter editor since January 2006. We look forward to the positive changes in the Learning Community Newsletter which will continue to encourage your participation in the months ahead.

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CONFERENCE FOR THE ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY

The Annual Fall Conference for the Association for Educational Excellence and Equity will be held at the Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center in Chicago, IL from October 25 – 27, 2007. This conference will address a range of critically important themes relating to education today. Main speakers will include some of the world's leading thinkers in the field of education, such as Dr. Michael Apple, Dr. Joe Kincheloe, and Dr. Shirley Steinberg. Numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners will also be featured during the conference. For more information access our webpage at www.excellenceandequity.com.

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Learning Community comments on the above and news items to Allison Witt (allison.witt@commongroundpublishing.com) are strongly encouraged. Since the newsletter is scheduled to be completed by the final week of each month, early entries are suggested. However, every effort will be made to include those timely news items that arrive anytime before the final week of the month. Common Ground and the Learning Community Newsletter staff look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Ernie O'Neil
Newsletter Editor (through October 2007)
Learning Community

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CONFERENCE NEWS – http://www.Learning-Conference.com

The Fifteenth International Conference on Learning
Venue: University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
Date: 3-6 June 2008

The link to the 2008 Learning Conference site is:http://l08.cgpublisher.com/.

In addition, further details will soon be available online at: http://learningconference.com/

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THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEARNING
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LEARNING JOURNAL Volume 15 (2008)

Paper submissions are open for Volume 15 of the Journal.

Once you receive notification that your proposal has been accepted, you will be able to upload your full paper for refereeing.

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LEARNING JOURNAL Volume 14 (2007)

Paper submissions are now closed for Volume 14 of the Journal.

There are two published journals available at www.Learning-Journal.com or select individual issues or volumes to peruse at http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1267

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Learning Symposium 2007

For those attending the upcoming e-Learning Symposium to be held 9-11 December 2007, paper submissions are open.

The deadline for double-blind pre-conference refereeing paper submission is now passed.

You can still submit your paper up until the final deadline for submissions, 11 January 2008. Submission guidelines can be found at http://ls7.cgpublisher.com/publish.html. You will first need to submit a conference proposal, please see details at http://ls7.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro.

Once you receive notification that your proposal has been accepted, you will be able to upload your full paper for refereeing.

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Learning Community Newsletter, September 2007

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Welcome
Community News
Learning Conference and Journal News
Newsletter Subscriptions

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Welcome to the September 2007 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter. We want to thank all of our readers for their understanding in not having produced an August 2007 issue of the newsletter. Having ended in June our biggest Learning Conference ever and having moved to a new location in advance of a new academic year, the Learning Community Newsletter required a little time off. Now, a month later, we’re ready for the remainder of 2007 and anticipate another full cycle of successful learning opportunities through our conference series, by contributions to The International Journal of Learning, this newsletter and by other means. With over 1000 people, for example, in attendance at the 14th International Conference on Learning held at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa this past June, we can look forward to the possibility of surpassing that number as well as further enhancing both the variety and quality of learning opportunities in the 15th International Conference on Learning which is to be held at the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA in June 2008.

We wish to thank all of you who contributed to the successes of the past and encourage increased participation by each and every one of our readers in one or more ways in the months ahead.

As always, we look forward to hearing from you regarding news-worthy items, how we might improve this newsletter and the like.

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CONFERENCE FOR THE ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY

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ONLINE CONVERSATIONS

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Learning Community comments on the above and news items to the Newsletter Editor at ernieoneil@gmail.com or eoneil@aed.org are strongly encouraged. Since the newsletter is scheduled to be completed by the final week of each month, early entries are suggested. However, every effort will be made to include those timely news items that arrive anytime before the final week of the month. We look forward to hearing from you.

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CONFERENCE NEWS – http://www.Learning-Conference.com

The Fifteenth International Conference on Learning
Venue: University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
Date: 3-6 June 2008

The link to the 2008 Learning Conference site is: http://l08.cgpublisher.com/.

In addition, further details will soon be available online at: http://learningconference.com/

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LEARNING JOURNAL Volume 14 (2007)

Paper submissions are now closed for Volume 14 of the Journal.

Most submitted papers have been assigned to referees. Authors are notified when their papers have been assigned to referees. If you are requested to referee, please submit your report by the requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all requested referees.

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LEARNING SYMPOSIUM 2007

For those attending the upcoming e-Learning Symposium to be held 9-11 December 2007 paper submissions are now open.

The deadline for double-blind pre-conference refereeing paper submission is 9 September 2007.
Submission guidelines can be found at http://ls7.cgpublisher.com/publish.html. You will first need to submit a conference proposal, please see details at http://ls7.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

Once you receive notification that your proposal has been accepted, you will be able to upload your full paper for refereeing.

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Learning Community Newsletter, June 2007

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Welcome
Community News
Learning Conference and Journal News
Newsletter Subscriptions

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Welcome to the June 2007 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter. Your editor is wondering how many of you have already prepared your final version of papers for presentation and packed your bags for one of the upcoming conferences noted in this issue of the newsletter. As the vacation period approaches for many of us, hopefully we’ll have the opportunity to share our professional experiences and research at one of the events in Johannesburg, South Africa, Melbourne, Australia, Georgetown Penang, Malaysia, Chicago, Illinois or elsewhere this June and in the months ahead. For those readers who need to stay close to home or the workplace, perhaps you would like to consider the opportunities offered below under “Journal News” to submit a paper for publication or to serve as a referee. Regardless of your preferences and choices for professional involvement in the Learning Community, we strongly encourage your involvement. This will be a good source of professional sharing, growth and development. Enjoy this issue of the newsletter and we look forward to the fruits of your professional endeavors.

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INTERNATIONAL EVENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE AND EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM

The Australian Centre for Event Management (ACEM), University of Technology, Sydney, in association with The Centre for Hospitality and Tourism Research, Victoria University, is conducting the 4th International Event Research Conference and 2nd Education Symposium from the 11th - 13th July 2007 in Melbourne. This event is designed with the needs of both practitioners and researchers in mind, and draws on both groups in its selection of speakers, panelists and workshop presenters. The theme of The Event Research Conference is Re- Eventing the City: Events as Catalysts for Change. This theme reflects the potential events have to impact upon the cities in which they take place in a variety of ways. The Symposium Theme is Event Management Education and Training: Pathways, Practices and Issues. Event management education has evolved rapidly over the past few years, moving from short how-to programs to diploma, degree and masters courses. The Symposium seeks to address a range of matters associated with this rapid transition and to contrast the Australian experience with that of selected overseas countries. Further details about the event can be accessed on www.acem.uts.edu.au .Register on line at http://www.business.uts.edu.au/acem/event.html.
Contact James Callander, Research Officer, Centre for Hospitality and Tourism Research, Victoria University for further information on the Conference and Symposium.

CONFERENCE ON LITERACY, CITIZENSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION

The Fifth International Literacy Conference (LITCON) 2007: "Literacy and Citizenship: Pathways to Sustainable Education" will be held from the 25 - 27 July 2007 at the Bayview Hotel, Georgetown Penang, Malaysia. The conference will allow for policy makers, administrators, parents, learners, community activists, teachers and other practitioners to interact, network, share findings and explore ideas and resources. For further information, please contact Prof. Ambigapathy Pandian ambiga@usm.my or litcon2007@yahoo.com

CONFERENCE FOR THE ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY

The Annual Fall Conference for the Association for Educational Excellence and Equity will be held at the Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center in Chicago, IL. from October 25 – 27, 2007. This conference will address a range of critically important themes relating to education today. Main speakers will include some of the world's leading thinkers in the field of education, such as Dr. Michael Apple, Dr. Joe Kincheloe, and Dr. Shirley Steinberg. Numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners will also be featured during the conference. For more information access our webpage at www.excellenceandequity.com

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* The 14th International Conference on Learning

Venue: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Date: 26-29 June 2007

The conference will be opened by GraÁa Machel, a renowned international advocate for women and children’s rights and the wife of former South African President, Nelson Mandela.

Main speakers will include some of the world's leading thinkers in the field of education, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners.

Main speakers include:

- GraÁa Machel: President of the Foundation for Community Development, a not for profit organisation founded in 1994. FDC makes grants to civil society organisations to strengthen communities, facilitate social and economic justice and assist in the reconstruction and development of post war Mozambique.

Mrs. Machel has gained international recognition for her achievements. Her many awards include the Laureate of Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger from the Hunger Project in 1992 and the Nansen Medal in recognition of her contribution to the welfare of refugee children in 1995. She has received the Inter Press Service’s (IPS) International Achievement Award for her work on behalf of children internationally, the Africare Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award and the North-South Prize of the Council of Europe, amongst others.

- Suresh Canagarajah: Teaches postcolonial literature, Great Works in Literature, ESL, and composition at the City University of New York.

- Hilary Janks: Taught at Wits since 1977 and was instrumental in the establishment of Applied English Language Studies, now in the Wits School of Education. She also has an adjunct Professorship at the University of South Australia.

- Crain Soudien: Professor in, and currently the Director of, the School of Education at the University of Cape Town.

- Jonathan D. Jansen: Dean of Education at the University of Pretoria and as Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa.

- Mary Kalantzis: Dean of the College of Education and Professor of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois Urbana Campaign.

- Bill Cope: Research Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA and Director of Common Ground Publishing.

- Lizanne DeStefano: Professor of Educational Psychology, Associate Dean for Research, and Director of the Bureau of Educational Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

- Emilia Potenza: Curator and Education Manager at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg.

- Salim Vally: Senior Researcher/Lecturer at the Education Policy Unit, School of Education, University of Witwatersrand in South Africa.

CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES AND EXTRAS

Conference Dinner

The conference dinner will be held at moyo Melrose Arch on the evening of Wednesday 27th June, and the $AU75 price includes beverages during dinner with local entertainment.

Venue Location: moyo Melrose Arch, Shop 5 The High Street, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, South Africa

Map to Venue: moyo Melrose Arch http://www.moyo.co.za/melrose_map.html

moyo - a loose translation of the Swahili word for soul...
moyo world: an intricate fusion of African flavors, textures, sights, sounds and smells, creating the greatest feeling of all: expectation.

Conference Tours
The 2007 Learning Conference organisers are offering five pre- and post-conference tours on Monday 25th and Saturday 30th of June, at times noted below.
Tour 1: Siyaya Soweto (9am to 1pm) $AU80
Tour 2: Apartheid Museum (2pm to 5pm) $AU60

Victory
Market Theatre - Laager Theatre
Tuesday, June 26th
$AU12.00
Celebrated South African writer Athol Fugard continues his love affair with the Karoo in his latest play, Victory, starting soon at the Market Theatre.
In Victory he examines the realities of a world robbed of hope, existing at the mercy of senseless violence and drug abuse. In this dark and insightful drama, three characters investigate the unfulfilled promises laid down by the wealthy and white, and the subsequent desperation and disappointment experienced by South Africa's youth.
The Baxter Theatre Centre's resident director, Lara Foot Newton, directs this evocative tale of profound honesty and realism with a cast of three led by veteran actor Cobus Rossouw, together with Ameera Patel and Wayne van Rooyen. Award-winners Jaco Bouwer is responsible for design and Mannie Manim for lighting.

Ghoema
Market Theatre - Main Theatre
Tuesday, June 26th
$AU15.00
GHOEMA, the multi-award winning musical revue that celebrates and explores our musical heritage, will be performed at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg. Nominated for seven Fleur du Cap awards in six categories in 2006, this dynamic show scooped three awards for Best Costume and Prop Design, Best Lighting Design and Best Set Design. At the 2007 Naledi Awards in Johannesburg, GHOEMA received a further three awards, for Best Choreography, Best Musical Direction and Best Musical Production. It is the most recent and also the last creation by two icons in the South African music industry, David Kramer and Taliep Petersen whose work (District Six, Fairyland, Crooners, Poison, Klop Klop and Kat And The Kings) has been performed to audiences locally and abroad, since the late 1980's. Taliep, who was in the audience nightly during GHOEMA'S very brief run in Johannesburg last year, was murdered in December 2006 and this return season will be performed in his memory.

Delving deep into early South African history at the Cape, GHOEMA explores the roots of slave music as far back as the heyday of the mighty Dutch East Indian Company, which had an enormous influence on the lives of all people under its rule. The slaves that the Company brought to the Cape from countries as far away as Indonesia, India, Madagascar, East Africa and Java had an enormous impact on the settlement at the Cape. They influenced a cross-pollination of lifestyles, music, language and culture between themselves, the indigenous people, the Dutch and other European settlers.

Please note, more extensive biographical notes of main speakers can be viewed online at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/main_speakers.html

Program details available at: http://l07.cgpublisher.com/program.html

Explore the Conference Activities and Extras: http://l07.cgpublisher.com/extra_options.html

Presentations which have been accepted for inclusion in the conference program can be viewed at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/session_descriptions.html

Further details can be found on the conference website at: http://learningconference.com/

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THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEARNING
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Complimentary Journal Subscription

As part of your Learning Conference registration fee you are provided with a complimentary personal subscription to all papers published in the International Journal of Learning. The duration of this access period is from the time you register for the conference until one year after the end date of the conference. To view articles, login at www.Learning-Journal.com with your CGPublisher username and password. You will then be able to download the articles in PDF format to your computer. If you have lost or forgotten your login details select ‘Forgot your login’ to request a new password.

Information on library subscriptions can be found at: www.Learning-Journal.com.

WINNER OF INTERNATIONAL PRIZE ANNOUNCED

The Impact of Race and Socioeconomic Status on Post-Secondary Achievement
Ms. Carlene M. Buchanan
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INTERNATIONAL PRIZE – LIST OF RUNNERS UP

Understanding Student Expectations in Developing Environmental Science Courses
Dr. Raylene Cooke
Dr Kelly Miller
Dr. John White
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Learning Technologies for Enhancing Student Understanding of Mathematics
Dr. Nancy Drickey
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Enhancing the Learning Needs of Large Classes with Online Self Assessment Tasks (SATs)
Dr Jyothi Thalluri
Ms Dale Wache
Dr Jennifer J Hiscock
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Authentic Learning as a Mechanism for Learner Centredness: Authentic Learning as a Mechanism for Learner Centredness
Dr Steven Newmaster
Carole Ann Lacroix
Chris Roosenboom
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Pedagogical Aspects of Scientific Instruments: A Study of Greek 6th Grade Primary School Students
Ioannis L. Parkosidis
Prof. Constantine D. Skordoulis
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Teaching Oral Speech: The Case of Direct Speech in Oral Narratives: Evidence from Teaching Modern Greek Conversational Material
Argiris Archakis
Sofia Lampropoulou
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Using Inductive Teaching Methods in the Classroom
Dr. Marie E. Lassmann
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When Art Meets Science: An Action Research Approach to Improving Professional Dance Teaching and Learning Using Scientific Methods
Emma Redding
Ms Eleanor Quested
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Action Research in the Online Environment: An Examination of Practice among Graduate Students
Dr. Dorothy Valcarcel Craig
Kathryn Boudreau Patten
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Indigenous Leadership: Discourse and Representation
Ms Annette Duffy
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LEARNING JOURNAL Volume 14 (2007)

Paper submissions are open for Volume 14 of the Journal. Submission guidelines can be found at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/publish.html. You will first need to submit a conference proposal, please see details at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

Pre-conference refereeing is well underway and many authors have already received their referee results. There are still a small number of papers requiring reports. If you are requested to referee please submit your report by the requested due date in order to assist in finalizing pre-conference double-blind refereeing. We appreciate the participation of all requested referees.

If you would like to referee papers please email cg-support@commongroundpublishing.com and provide a short resume and research interests and, if we have any appropriate papers, we will contact you. Referees will be credited as Associate Editors for the volume of the Journal in which they have contributed (although, of course, the particular papers they refereed will not be identified).

Paper submissions are open for one-way blind refereeing. Presenters attending the conference may prefer to submit their paper after the conference presentation to include any feedback resulting from their session. The due date for submissions is 29 July 2007.

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Learning Symposium 2007

For those attending the upcoming e-Learning Symposium to be held 9-11 December 2007 paper submissions are now open. The deadline for double-blind pre-conference refereeing paper submission is 9 September 2007.

Submission guidelines can be found at http://ls7.cgpublisher.com/publish.html
You will first need to submit a conference proposal, please see details at http://ls7.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro. Once you receive notification that your proposal has been accepted you will be able to upload your full paper for refereeing.

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LEARNING JOURNAL Volume 13 (2006)

There are now 11 published issues available at www.Learning-Journal.com.

Papers resulting from the eLearning Symposium held 3-5 December 2006 will form issue number 12, Volume 13. Authors will be notified once their paper has been published.

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Learning Community Newsletter, May 2007

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Welcome
Community News
Learning Conference and Journal News
Newsletter Subscriptions

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Welcome to the May 2007 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter. Since the previous issue, we’ve received notice of a unique international event research conference and an education symposium to be held this July in Melbourne, Australia. There may still be time to submit a paper proposal by following the link on the website provided below. As with the other professional events noted in this issue of the newsletter, the dates for proposals are rapidly approaching and the events as such are soon to take place around the globe. Organizers of The 14th International Conference on Learning to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa have announced the final call for presentations as the 15th of June, affording those of you who plan to attend the conference in Johannesburg one final opportunity to prepare a paper on one or more of the themes of this annual event. The latest news on The International Journal on Learning is also provided in this issue of the Learning Community Newsletter. Enjoy this issue of the newsletter and we hope to see you at one or more of the many events cited herein and those available through the website link.

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HOSTING THE LEARNING CONFERENCE

Would your institution, or an institution with which you are affiliated, be interested in hosting the International Conference on Learning? Hosting the conference attracts considerable international attention for the host institution, and the opportunity to connect local concerns and expertise into a wider intellectual community.

Possibilities include hosting the full, annual conference, or hosting a shorter, more narrowly themed (two or three day) symposium midway between the annual conferences. Content from the conference and symposia are published into the International Journal of Learning.

If you are interested in exploring these possibilities, please email Helen Agans in our office at the University of Illinois helen.agans@commongroundpublishing.com

WINNER OF INTERNATIONAL PRIZE ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to Ms. Carlene M. Buchanan, the winner of the International Learning Journal Prize 2006. Ms. Carlene M. Buchanan’s paper, The Impact of Race and Socioeconomic Status on Post-Secondary Achievement, can be accessed in the online bookstore: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.1031.

INTERNATIONAL EVENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE AND EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM

The Australian Centre for Event Management (ACEM), University of Technology, Sydney, in association with The Centre for Hospitality and Tourism Research, Victoria University, is conducting the 4th International Event Research Conference and 2nd Education Symposium from the 11th - 13th July 2007 in Melbourne. This event is designed with the needs of both practitioners and researchers in mind, and draws on both groups in its selection of speakers, panelists and workshop presenters. The theme of The Event Research Conference is Re- Eventing the City: Events as Catalysts for Change. This theme reflects the potential events have to impact upon the cities in which they take place in a variety of ways. The Symposium Theme is Event Management Education and Training: Pathways, Practices and Issues. Event management education has evolved rapidly over the past few years, moving from short how-to programs to diploma, degree and masters courses. The Symposium seeks to address a range of matters associated with this rapid transition and to contrast the Australian experience with that of selected overseas countries. Further details about the event can be accessed on www.acem.uts.edu.au Register on line at http://www.business.uts.edu.au/acem/event.html.
Contact James Callander, Research Officer, Centre for Hospitality and Tourism Research, Victoria University for further information on the Conference and Symposium.

CONFERENCE ON LITERACY, CITIZENSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION

The Fifth International Literacy Conference (LITCON) 2007: “Literacy and Citizenship: Pathways to Sustainable Education” will be held from the 25 - 27 July 2007 at the Bayview Hotel, Georgetown Penang, Malaysia. The conference will allow for policy makers, administrators, parents, learners, community activists, teachers and other practitioners to interact, network, share findings and explore ideas and resources. For further information, please contact Prof. Ambigapathy Pandian ambiga@usm.my or litcon2007@yahoo.com

CONFERENCE FOR THE ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY

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*CONFERENCE NEWS – http://www.Learning-Conference.com

* The 14th International Conference on Learning

Venue: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Date: 26-29 June 2007

This is a conference for any person with an interest in, and concern for, education at any of its levels and in any of its forms, from early childhood, to schools, to higher education and lifelong learning — and in any of its sites, from home to school to university to workplace. Main speakers will include some of the world's leading thinkers in the field of education, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners.

Main speakers include:

- Suresh Canagarajah: Teaches postcolonial literature, Great Works in Literature, ESL, and composition at the City University of New York.

- Crain Soudien: Professor in, and currently the Director of, the School of Education at the University of Cape Town.

- Jonathan D. Jansen: Dean of Education at the University of Pretoria and as Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa.

- Mary Kalantzis: Dean of the College of Education and Professor of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois Urbana Campaign.

- Bill Cope: Research Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA and Director of Common Ground Publishing.

- Lizanne DeStefano: Professor of Educational Psychology, Associate Dean for Research, and Director of the Bureau of Educational Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

- Emilia Potenza
Curator and Education Manager at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg.

Please note, more extensive biographical notes of main speakers can be viewed online at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/main_speakers.html

- Proposal Submission for the Learning Conference
We are currently accepting proposal submissions to the 2007 Learning Conference at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro. The deadline for the next round call for papers is 15 June 2007.

Further details can be found on the conference website at: http://learningconference.com/

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THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEARNING
(www.Learning-Journal.com)

LEARNING JOURNAL Volume 14 (2007)

Paper submissions are open for Volume 14 of the Journal. Submission guidelines can be found at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/publish.html You will first need to submit a conference proposal, please see details at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

Submissions received by the deadline have been assigned to referees. If you have submitted a paper, you may be requested to referee up to three other paper submissions. If you are requested to referee a paper, please submit your report by the requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all requested referees.

The deadline for submissions for double-blind refereeing was March 26 2007. You will still be able to submit your paper after this date, but we cannot guarantee that results will be available before the conference for submissions received after the deadline.

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LEARNING JOURNAL Volume 13 (2006)

There are now 11 published issues available at www.Learning-Journal.com.

This volume is now complete.

Paper submissions resulting from the eLearning Symposium held in December 2006 have now all been refereed. Authors have been offered a publishing agreement and, once this is accepted authors will be requested, to submit the final version of their paper for typesetting. Most papers have been typeset and approved for final publication.

Papers resulting from the eLearning Symposium will form an individual issue of the Journal and, as such, all papers will need to be finalised before the issue can be released.

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Learning Community Newsletter, April 2007

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Learning Conference and Journal News
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Welcome to the April 2007 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter. This issue provides the reader with a number of links to opportunities to share professional interests in the months ahead. Common Ground has received Learning Community news regarding exciting conferences with venues in the United States and Malaysia. Organizers of The 14th International Conference on Learning to be held in South Africa have extended the call for presentations until the 12th of May, affording those of you who plan to attend the conference in Johannesburg additional time to prepare a paper on one or more of the themes of this annual event. As usual, we also encourage your contributions to The International Journal on Learning.†Make the most of this issue of the newsletter by checking out the sites provided herein.

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CONFERENCE FOR THE ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY

CONFERENCE ON LITERACY, CITIZENSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION

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ONLINE CONVERSATIONS

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Best regards,
Ernie O'Neil
Newsletter Editor
Learning Community

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*CONFERENCE NEWS – http://www.Learning-Conference.com*

* The 14th International Conference on Learning

Venue: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Date: 26-29 June 2007

Main speakers include:

- Suresh Canagarajah: Teaches postcolonial literature, Great Works in Literature, ESL, and composition at the City University of New York.

- Crain Soudien: Professor in, and currently the Director of, the School of Education at the University of Cape Town.

- Jonathan D. Jansen: Dean of Education at the University of Pretoria and as Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa.

- Mary Kalantzis: Dean of the College of Education and Professor of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois Urbana Campaign.

- Bill Cope: Research Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA and Director of Common Ground Publishing.

- Lizanne DeStefano: Professor of Educational Psychology, Associate Dean for Research, and Director of the Bureau of Educational Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Please note, more extensive biographical notes of main speakers can be viewed online at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/main_speakers.html

- Proposal Submission for the Learning Conference

We are currently accepting proposal submissions to the 2007 Learning Conference at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro. The deadline for the next round call for papers is 12 May 2007.

Further details can be found on the conference website at: http://learningconference.com/

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THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEARNING
(www.Learning-Journal.com)

LEARNING JOURNAL Volume 14 (2007)

Paper submissions are open for Volume 14 of the Journal. Submission guidelines can be found at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/publish.html You will first need to submit a conference proposal. Please see details at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

Early submissions have been assigned to referees. If you have submitted a paper, you may be requested to referee up to three other paper submissions. If you are requested to referee, please submit your report by the requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all requested referees.

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LEARNING JOURNAL Volume 13 (2006)

There are now 10 published issues, a total of 200 published papers, available at www.Learning-Journal.com

This volume is now in the final stages of production.

Paper submissions resulting from the eLearning Symposium held in December 2006 were assigned to referees. If you have been requested to referee, could you please submit your report by the requested due date in order to assist in finalisng refereeing for the remaining papers still requiring reports?

Papers resulting from the eLearning Symposium will form an individual issue of the Journal, and as such, all papers will need to be finalised before the issue can be released.

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Learning Community Newsletter, March 2007

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Welcome
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[1] Welcome

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Welcome to the March 2007 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter. We ask members of the Learning Community to consider sending contributions to the newsletter that could include relevant information related to government policies, recent debates on issues of interest, awards and scholarships, profiles on community members and their activities, books, web-based articles, journal publications and the like. Contributions from you or your colleagues to The International Journal on Learning are also encouraged. The pressing issues and concerns we commonly face across disciplines and regions in today’s world give us causes around which to intensify our communications and to rally our resources in a quest for a more just and peaceful global society. As noted in the past, your observations and suggestions on this newsletter are most welcomed at any time. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Final Call for Papers: Conference on Literacy, Citizenship and Sustainable Education

Organizers of the “Literacy and Citizenship: Pathways to Sustainable Education” conference are requesting proposal abstracts before 1 April 2007 for presentations at The Fifth International Literacy Conference (LITCON) 2007. The conference will be held from the 25 - 27 July 2007 at the Bayview Hotel, Georgetown Penang, Malaysia. The conference will allow for policy makers, administrators, parents, learners, community activists, teachers and other practitioners to interact, network, share findings and explore ideas and resources. For further information, please contact Prof. Ambigapathy Pandian ambiga@usm.my or litcon2007@yahoo.com

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Online Conversations

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Learning Community comments on the above and news items to the Newsletter Editor at ernieoneil@gmail.com or eoneil@aed.orgare strongly encouraged. Since the newsletter is scheduled to be completed by the final week of each month, early entries are suggested. However, every effort will be made to include those timely news items that arrive anytime before the final week of the month. †We look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Ernie O'Neil

Newsletter Editor

Learning Community

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*CONFERENCE NEWS –http://www.Learning-Conference.com*

* The 14th International Conference on Learning

Venue: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Date: 26-29 June 2007

Main speakers include:

Suresh Canagarajah: Teaches postcolonial literature, Great Works in Literature, ESL, and composition at the City University of New York.

Crain Soudien: Professor in, and currently the Director of, the School of Education at the University of Cape Town.

Jonathan D. Jansen: Dean of Education at the University of Pretoria and as Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa.

Mary Kalantzis: Dean of the College of Education and Professor of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois Urbana Campaign.

Bill Cope: Research Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA and Director of Common Ground Publishing.

Lizanne DeStefano: Professor of Educational Psychology, Associate Dean for Research, and Director of the Bureau of Educational Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Gunther Kress: Professor of Education, Institute of Education, University of London.

- Proposal Submission for the Learning Conference

We are currently accepting proposal submissions to the 2007 Learning Conference at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro. The deadline for the next round call for papers is 10th April 2007.

Further details can be found on the conference website at: http://learningconference.com/

*JOURNAL NEWS – http://www.Learning-Journal.com*

- Associate Editors Listing

The Associate Editors listings from Volumes 10 – 12 can now be downloaded from the Journal website: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/about.html#ae

Once all refereeing for the current volume has been completed, the Associate Editor listing will also be available from the Journal website.

- Learning Journal Volume 14 (2007 Participants)

Paper submissions are open for Volume 14 of the Journal. Submission guidelines can be found at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/publish.html .You will first need to submit a conference proposal, please see details at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

The deadline for submissions for double-blind refereeing is 26 March 2007. If you require double-blind refereeing you will need to submit your paper before 26 March 2007.

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- Learning Journal Volume 13 (2006 Participants)

There are now 10 published issues available at www.Learning-Journal.com .

There are still a small number of authors who have not accepted their publishing agreements or submitted the final version of their paper for typesetting. If you have been offered a publishing agreement, or been requested to submit the final version of your paper, please do so in the next week. Authors who have not accepted agreements, or submitted their final paper, will be contacted as we are now in the final stages of production for Volume 13 and need to finalise all papers before we can release the final issue.

Authors have been sent a PDF proof for approval of the typeset copy, please check your PDF proof by the due date and either request corrections or accept the typeset copy as-is to finalise your paper for publication.

Paper submissions resulting from the eLearning Symposium held in December 2006 were assigned to referees. If you have been requested to referee, please submit your report by the requested due date. This will assist in finalising refereeing for the remaining papers still requiring reports.

Papers resulting from the eLearning Symposium will form an individual issue of the Journal, and as such all papers will need to be finalised before the issue can be released.

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Learning Community Newsletter, February 2007

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Welcome
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[1] Welcome

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A warm welcome to the February 2007 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter. As noted in the past, we encourage your contributions to this monthly newsletter and welcome your suggestions and observations. We would be especially interested in hearing from you or your colleagues who would like to periodically contribute to the posting of information relevant to the scopes and concerns of the Learning Journal and Conference.

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CALL FOR PAPERS: CONFERENCE ON LITERACY, CITIZENSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION

Organizers of the "Literacy and Citizenship: Pathways to Sustainable Education" are requesting proposal abstracts before April 1, 2007 for presentations at The Fifth International Literacy Conference (LITCON) 2007. The conference will be held from the 25 to 27 of July 2007 at the Bayview Hotel, Georgetown Penang, Malaysia. The conference will allow for policy makers, administrators, parents, learners, community activists, teachers and other practitioners to interact, network, share findings and explore ideas and resources.

Contact: Prof. Ambigapathy Pandian ambiga@usm.my or litcon2007@yahoo.com

CALL FOR LEARNING COMMUNITY BLOGGERS

We are looking for some people to contribute to our community weblog at: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary. The role involves regular posting of information relevant to the scopes and concerns of the Learning Journal and Conference. This is primarily an honorary role. However, the bloggers will be provided complimentary registration at the annual Conference.

If you would like further information please contact Sonal Srivastava, sonal@commonground.com.au. Applications should include a resume. The deadline for applications is 20 February 2007.

COMPLIMENTARY JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION

As part of your conference registration fee you are provided with a complimentary personal subscription to all papers published in the International Journal of Learning. The duration of this access period is from the time you register for the conference until one year after the end date of the conference. To view articles, login at http://Learning-Journal.com with your CGPublisher username and password. You will then be able to download the articles in PDF format to your computer. If you have lost or forgotten your login details select ‘Forgot your login’ to request a new password.

Information on library subscriptions can be found at: http://Learning-Journal.com

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Learning Community comments on the above and news items to the Newsletter Editor at ernieoneil@gmail.com or are most welcomed. Since the newsletter is scheduled to be completed by the final week of each month, early entries are suggested. However, every effort will be made to include those timely news items that arrive anytime before the final week of the month. †We look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Ernie O'Neil

Newsletter Editor

Learning Community

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*CONFERENCE NEWS – http://www.Learning-Conference.com*

* The 14th International Conference on Learning

Venue: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Date: 26-29 June 2007

Main speakers include:

Suresh Canagarajah- Teaches postcolonial literature, Great Works in Literature, ESL, and composition at the City University of New York

Crain Soudien - Professor in, and currently the Director of, the School of Education at the University of Cape Town

Jonathan D. Jansen - Dean of Education at the University of Pretoria and as Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa

Dr Mary Kalantzis - Dean of the College of Education and Professor of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois Urbana Campaign

- Proposal Submission for the Learning Conference

We are currently accepting proposal submissions to the 2007 Learning Conference at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro. The deadline for the next round call for papers is 10 March 2007.

Further details can be found on the conference website at: http://learningconference.com/

*JOURNAL NEWS – http://www.Learning-Journal.com*

The International Journal of Learning

- Learning Journal Volume 14 (2007 Conference/Symposium participants)

Early submissions already received will be assigned to referees and authors will be notified when their paper has been assigned. If you have submitted a paper you may be requested to referee up to three other paper submissions. If you are requested to referee please submit your report by the requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all requested referees.

The deadline for submissions for double-blind refereeing is March 26 2007. If you require double-blind refereeing you will need to submit your paper before March 26 2007.

- Learning Journal Volume 13 (2006 Conference/Symposium participants)

There are still a small number of authors who have not accepted their publishing agreements or submitted the final version of their paper for typesetting. If you have not accepted your publishing agreement please do so as soon as possible. We will not be able to publish your paper without your acceptance of the publishing agreement. Likewise, if you have not submitted your final paper please do so as soon as possible so that your paper can be typeset ready for publication in the journal. Once you submit your final paper, it will be typeset and you will be notified of the availability of the PDF proof for approval of the typeset copy.

Most authors have now been sent a PDF proof for approval of the typeset copy. Please check your PDF proof by the due date and either request corrections or accept the typeset copy as-is.

There are now 8 published issues available at www.Learning-Journal.com

- Learning Journal Volume 12 (2005 Conference/Symposium participants)

The twelfth issue of volume 12 of the Learning Journal has been published and is now available at www.Learning-Journal.com This volume is now complete.

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Learning Community Newsletter, Dec 2006 – Jan 2007

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Welcome
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[1] Welcome

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Greetings for the Holidays and a warm welcome to this special two-month issue of the Learning Community Newsletter. It is time for those New Year’s resolutions regarding your professional involvement in the Learning Community, particularly in making the most of the newsletter. As you know it can become a viable vehicle or instrument for dialogue as well as information dissemination among colleagues of diverse backgrounds in all corners of the globe. As in the past three years, I will make every effort to participate in the annual International Learning Conference in 2007 so as to enhance my professional development in spite of the four and one-half decades of preparation and experience as an educator. Indeed, it will be good for more than the mind as one enjoys the presence of colleagues—new and old—from around the world. We also continue to encourage your contributions to the monthly newsletter and welcome your suggestions on how to further improve it in any way. This, in turn, will help us to formulate a useful list of recommendations for those of us behind the scene of your Learning Community Newsletter 2007 and beyond.

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Please send your Learning Community comments on the above and news items to the Newsletter Editor at ernieoneil@gmail.com or eoneil@aed.org. Since the newsletter is scheduled to be completed by the final week of each month, early entries are suggested. However, every effort will be made to include those timely news items that arrive anytime before the final week of the month. We look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Ernie O'Neil

Newsletter Editor

Learning Community

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E-Learning Symposium

Venue: RMIT, Melbourne, Australia

Date: 3-5 December 2006

Thank you to all who made the 2006 e-Learning Symposium such a success, and particularly to those who presented at the conference. We would like to give a very special thank you RMIT for their generous support throughout the conference.

Further details can be found on the conference website at: http://learningconference.com/

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The 14th International Conference on Learning

Venue: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Date: 26-29 June 2007

This is a conference for any person with an interest in, and concern for, education at any of its levels and in any of its forms, from early childhood, to schools, to higher education and lifelong learning — and in any of its sites, from home to school to university to workplace. Main speakers will include some of the world's leading thinkers and in the field of education, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners.

Proposal Submission for the Learning Conference

We are currently accepting proposal submissions to the 2007 Learning Conference at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro. The deadline for the next round call for papers is 15 January 2007.

Further details can be found on the conference website at: http://learningconference.com/

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Learning Journal Vol 14 (2007 Learning Conference participants)

Paper submissions are now open for Volume 14 of the Journal. Submission guidelines can be found at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/publish.html You will first need to submit a conference proposal, please see details at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

Submitted papers will be assigned to referees in the new year and authors will be notified when their paper has been assigned to referees. If you have submitted a paper you may be requested to referee up to three other paper submissions.

If you are requested to referee please submit your report by the requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all requested referees.

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Learning Journal Vol 13 (2006 Learning Conference participants)

There are now 7 published issues available at www.Learning-Journal.com

Refereeing is complete for all other papers. All authors who submitted a paper have now been notified that their referee results are available. Authors of accepted papers have been offered a publishing agreement. Once these agreements have been accepted authors will be requested to submit a final version of their paper for typesetting.

If you have not accepted your publishing agreement please do so as soon as possible.

Likewise, if you have not submitted your final paper please do so as soon as possible so that your paper can be typeset ready for publication in the Journal. Once you submit your final paper, it will be typeset and you will be notified of the availability of the PDF proof for approval of the typeset copy.

Most authors have now been sent a PDF proof for approval of the typeset copy. Please check your PDF proof by the due date and either request corrections or accept the typeset copy as-is.

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Learning Journal Vol 12 (2005 Learning Conference participants)

The twelfth and final issue of volume 12 of the Learning Journal will be published soon and will be available at www.Learning-Journal.com

Best wishes for the holiday season from the Journal Publishing team.

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Learning Community Newsletter, November 2006

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WELCOME
COMMUNITY NEWS
MORE CONFERENCE AND JOURNAL NEWS
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1. WELCOME

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Welcome to the November 2006 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter. We continue to encourage your contributions to the monthly newsletter and, of course, your participation in events such as the December 3 to 5, 2006 E-Learning Symposium as well as the June 2007 International Conference on Learning. As always, your thoughts, writings and action on these and other stages will help us to develop healthy collaboration and cooperation. Your editor was hoping to receive some responses to the comments made in the October 2006 issue in the small piece on collaboration that was shared in the wake of former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger statements surrounding what he termed a “war of civilizations.” Perhaps you have given this theme or some other one that might be of interest to our readers some further thought and would like to share your thinking with our readers. We look forward to your thoughts and suggestions in the newsletters to come and any other contributions that may be of interest to our readers, conference participants and other members of the Common Ground Community.

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Please send your Learning Community comments on the above and news items to the Newsletter Editor at , ernieoneil@gmail.com or eoneil@aed.org. Since the newsletter is scheduled to be completed by the final week of each month, early entries are suggested. However, every effort will be made to include those timely news items that arrive anytime before the final week of the month. We look forward to hearing from you.

ONLINE CONVERSATIONS

Please join us in the online conversations at: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary. Entries from a range of topics are most welcomed. Perhaps there is a special topic of interest to you and your colleagues in academia, the public schools or the like. Entries address a range of topics from educational leadership to ethics in research. Your comments are welcomed as well.

Best regards,

Ernie O'Neil

Newsletter Editor

Learning Community

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LEARNING SYMPOSIUM

Venue: RMIT, Melbourne, Australia

Date: 3-5 December 2006

Hosted by the Knowledge Design Forum, an activity of the Globalism Institute at RMIT, this symposium will aim to bring together teachers, academics and experts in the area of e-learning in order to discuss:

E-Learning ecosystems
Planning and implementation of innovations
Professional learning strategies

Main speakers include:

- Prof. Colin Lankshear

Research Leadership Professor in the School of Education at James Cook University of North Queensland, Cairns, Australia.

- Prof. Ian W. Gibson

Holds the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Chair in Education at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.

- Dr. Michelle Selinger

Cisco's global education strategist for Corporate Affairs and advises on technology in education across the world with a strong focus on emerging and developing countries.

Please note, more extensive biographical notes of main speakers can be viewed online at http://ls6.cgpublisher.com/main_speakers.html.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FOR THE E-LEARNING SYMPOSIUM

We are currently accepting proposal submissions to the 2006 e-Learning Symposium at http://ls6.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro. The deadline for the next round call for papers is 15 November 2006.

Further details can be found on the conference website at : http://learningconference.com/

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THE 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LEARNING

Venue: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Date: 26-29 June 2007

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FOR THE LEARNING CONFERENCE

We are currently accepting proposal submissions to the 2007 Learning Conference at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro. The deadline for the next round call for papers is 30th November 2006.

Further details can be found on the conference website at : ( http://learningconference.com/).

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LEARNING JOURNAL VOL 14 (2007 Learning Conference participants)

Paper submissions are now open for Volume 14 of the Journal. Submission guidelines can be found at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/publish.html. You will first need to submit a conference proposal, please see details at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

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LEARNING JOURNAL VOL 13 (2006 Learning Conference participants)

The first issue of Volume 13 has been published and is available at www.Learning-Journal.com.

We now only have a small number of papers requiring referee reports. If you have been requested to referee please submit your report by the requested due date to assist in finalizing the refereeing for this volume. We appreciate the participation of all requested referees.

Most authors have now received their referee results and been offered a publishing agreement. Once agreements have been accepted authors will be requested to submit a final version of their paper for typesetting. If you have received a PDF proof of the typeset copy for approval, please request corrections or accept the typeset copy as-is by the due date.

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LEARNING JOURNAL VOL 12 (2005 Learning Conference participants)

This volume is nearly complete. If you have been sent a typeset copy for your approval please carefully check the typeset copy and either submit corrections or accept as-is. This is the final opportunity for authors to check their paper prior to publication. Please check the typeset copy by the due date to finalise your paper for publication and also to assist in finalising this volume.

The eleventh issue of Volume 12 of the Learning Journal will be published soon and once published will be available at www.Learning-Journal.com.

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Learning Community Newsletter, October 2006

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WELCOME
COMMUNITY NEWS
MORE CONFERENCE AND JOURNAL NEWS
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WELCOME

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Welcome to the October 2006 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter. We continue to encourage your contributions to the monthly newsletter and, of course, to the call for papers and presentations at the upcoming E-Learning Symposium as well as the June 2007 International Conference on Learning which will provide a golden opportunity for persons from a variety of fields and interests from across the globe to learn together in an array of media. These kinds of professional pursuits among the Learning Community will help us to more effectively address the issues we face in the education sector and the challenges in the wider world. Your thoughts, writings and action on these and other stages will help us to build a new world order of healthy collaboration and cooperation in a variety of arenas and, hence, avoid the possibility of what persons like former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger refer to as a “war of civilizations.” As he questions, should not the avoidance of a “potential global catastrophe” be sufficient enough “to regenerate a common purpose?” We look forward to your thoughts and suggestions in the newsletters to come and any other contributions that may be of interest to our readers, conference participants and other members of the Common Ground Community.

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With few contributions to the newsletter of late, it is a privilege to share some of your editor’s thoughts on collaboration with the intent of heightening genuine collaboration at all levels and among all peoples of our Global Community. Perhaps these thoughts will be of value to some of our readers and, certainly, it is the editor’s hope that they might stimulate further exchange on the topic and improve collaboration in the real world.

Some Thoughts on Collaboration

I remember the first stance that I took on the topic of collaboration. I was a young assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin. There was much unrest between the university administration and faculty and among the faculty itself. I stuck my young, tender neck out and wrote an article for the university newspaper entitled “Collaboration In; Competition Out”. As I recall, it was a call to identify our commonalities and stamp out “unhealthy” competition, recognizing that competition has its place in any organization when it is in the proper light of professional development as well as individual and group growth. Where I’m going with this piece is to express that there is room in any human enterprise for collaboration, regardless of how well it is or appears to be functioning. At the core of collaboration is, in my view, some commonality of purpose or cause. Usually there are also elements of diversity: diversity in strengths and resources brought to the scene; diversity in perhaps individual backgrounds; diversity in the main focus or the purpose of the partnering parties and the like. I also recall the paper that I wrote about collaboration when I was the head of the education division at the University of Texas at the Permian Basin following decades of segregation in the schools and adversity between the university and the local school district. I think that the title was something like: “University Education Departments and School Boards: The Tie That Binds”. The theme for this, too, was collaboration. In these and any genuinely productive collaborative arrangement, the chemistry among the partners should never be a forced one. I have seen and questioned what I call “artificial collaboration” in some reputable institutions and, it appeared to me, that it was being done to a large extent simply because it was in fashion.

Where I have seen collaboration work most successfully has been where, among others, the following conditions are present:

1 All parties have a common goal or end

2 Partners work within the same institutions or within institutions with similar audiences

3 The partners complement one another in terms of experiences, strengths, aligned missions and the like

4 There is or there is created a dialogue among partners for addressing the common goal or related ends

5 Some body or structure is in place or emerges out of necessity for clear, purposeful communications

6 The partnering doesn’t interfere with the main activities of the partners, and, last but not least

7 No one partner or partner group dominates the agenda of the partnership

I guess that I would add that there must be some recognizable, positive results that all the partners realize are contributions to the whole and each of the members.

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CALL FOR PAPERS

The Editorial Board of PORTA LINGUARUM shared the following call for paper with the Learning Community Newsletter subscribers and our colleagues interested in foreign language didactics.

Dear colleagues:

We are pleased to invite you to submit papers/articles and book reviews to PORTA LINGUARUM (international journal specialised in foreign language didactics). The notes for contributors and other useful information can be obtained from ww.ugr.es/local/portalin

Yours faithfully,

The Editorial Board

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ONLINE CONVERSATIONS

Please join us in the online conversations at: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary . Entries from a range of topics are most welcomed. Perhaps there is a special topic of interest to you and your colleagues in academia, the public schools or the like. Recent entries address a range of topics from educational leadership to ethics in research. Your comments are welcomed as well.

Best regards,

Ernie O'Neil

Newsletter Editor

Learning Community

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E-LEARNING SYMPOSIUM

Venue: RMIT, Melbourne, Australia

Date: 3-5 December 2006

E-Learning ecosystems.
Planning and implementation of innovations.
Professional learning strategies

Main speakers include:

- Prof. Colin Lankshear

Research Leadership Professor in the School of Education at James Cook University of North Queensland, Cairns, Australia.

- Prof. Ian W. Gibson

Holds the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Chair in Education at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.

- Dr. Michelle Selinger

Cisco's global education strategist for Corporate Affairs and advises on technology in education across the world with a strong focus on emerging and developing countries.

Please note, more extensive biographical notes of main speakers can be viewed online at http://ls6.cgpublisher.com/main_speakers.html.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FOR THE E-LEARNING SYMPOSIUM

We are currently accepting proposal submissions to the 2006 e-Learning Symposium at http://ls6.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro.The deadline for the next round call for papers is 31st October 2006.

Further details can be found on the conference website at: http://learningconference.com/

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THE 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LEARNING

Venue: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Date: 26-29 June 2007

This is a conference for any person with an interest in, and concern for, education at any of its levels and in any of its forms, from early childhood, to schools, to higher education and lifelong learning — and in any of its sites, from home to school to university to workplace. Main speakers will include some of the world's leading thinkers and in the field of education, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FOR THE LEARNING CONFERENCE

We are currently accepting proposal submissions to the 2007 Learning Conference at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro . The deadline for the next round call for papers is 31st October 2006.

Further details can be found on the conference website at : http://learningconference.com/

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LEARNING JOURNAL VOL 14 (2007 Learning Conference participants)

Paper submissions are now open for Volume 14 of the Journal. Submission guidelines can be found at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/publish.html

You will first need to submit a conference proposal, please see details at http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro

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LEARNING JOURNAL VOL 13 (2006 Learning Conference participants)

The first issue of volume 13 has been published and is available at www.Learning-Journal.com

Many authors have now received their referee results and have been offered a publishing agreement. Once agreements have been accepted authors will be requested to submit a final version of their paper for typesetting. After typesetting has been completed, authors will be sent a PDF proof for approval prior to publication.

If you submitted a paper you may also have been requested to referee up to three other paper submissions. If you have been requested to referee please submit your report by the requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all requested referees. Papers where we did not receive reports within the requested timeframe have now been assigned to new referees.

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LEARNING JOURNAL VOL 12 (2005 Learning Conference participants)

If you have submitted a paper please ensure that you have agreed to the publishing agreement and submitted your final paper for typesetting.

All submitted final paper submissions have been typeset. Authors should have now received a PDF proof for approval (prior to publication).

We have received author requests for changes and these are being completed and authors will receive revised PDF proofs prior to publication.

The tenth issue of volume 12 of the Learning Journal will soon be published and available at www.Learning-Journal.com

Included in the tenth issue will be the paper “White Innocence: A Framework and Methodology for Rethinking Educational Discourse and Inquiry” by Kris Gutierrez, a main speaker at the 2005 Learning Conference.

Papers published by main speakers of the 2005 Learning Conference currently include:

• "Bilingual and Plurilingual Education in the European and Andalusian Context", by Daniel Madrid-Fernandez http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.655

• "Freedom and Learning in the Network Society”, by Colin Lankshear and Michele Knobel http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.881

• "Similarities, Differences and Challenges of Analogical and Digital Learning Environments", by Juana M Sancho Gil http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.30/prod.881

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Learning Community Newsletter, September 2006

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Welcome to the September 2006 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter and, for many of us, a new academic year. Many of us have completed our summer vacations with family and friends and are gearing up for the year ahead. Perhaps this is an especially good time to make resolutions relative to our professional pursuits. May we suggest to you as a member of the Learning Community that you address one or more of the issues within the programs of the two conferences highlighted in this issue of the newsletter. The E-Learning Symposium, for example, provides a forum to bring together teachers, academics and experts in the area of e-learning ecosystems, planning and implementation of innovations and professional learning strategies. There is time to submit a proposal for this early-December 2006 symposium as well as the June 2007 International Conference on Learning which will provide a golden opportunity for persons from a variety of fields and interests from across the globe to learn together through an array of media. We encourage these kinds of professional pursuits among the Learning Community in order to more effectively address the issues we face in the education sector and the challenges in the wider world in this day and age. We look forward to your thoughts and suggestions on this and value any other contributions that may be of interest to our readers.

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Follow-up on the Talking Circle Sessions

The Organizational Change Talking Circles group wishes to share with you for your reflections and possible response a closing remark formulated at the close of The 13th Learning Conference. One of the group members who serves as an Education Officer in Jamaica expressed a core purpose behind our sessions on organizational change: “What are the common features we can use to eradicate poverty of mind and stomach?” We feel as a group that the response in concept and constructive implementations along this line could result in ‘’a far more perfect world’’ and that this, too, “’would lead, ultimately, to minimize human suffering and pledge the governments and peoples of the world to minimize, if not eliminate, conflicts among the diverse groups on Planet Earth.” What are your reactions to this thinking? Is it “pie in the sky”? Can we gather a following to make this a goal and eventual reality? Your newsletter editor is most willing to serve as a hub for receiving and sharing read reactions to this or other thoughts and questions resulting from the June conference or other community events. As a reminder, your editor is also interested in receiving the essential notes or similar quotes from the Talking Circle sessions conducted at the conference. Please send them directly to Phillip Kalantzis-Cope or the editor. The summary notes from the facilitators are to be based on the guidelines provided on pages 7 and 8 of the Learning Conference 2006 program.

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On-line Masters Program in Global Studies in Education

The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign offers an on-line Masters program in Global Studies in Education. The program was developed in 2004 to support the efforts teachers and educational administrators are making to internationalize their programs, and to establish a framework for a dialogue among educators across national boundaries. It is based on the recognition that the world is now inextricably interconnected and interdependent, and that this requires educators to better understand with the changing economic, political and cultural context within which education takes place, and to engage with global issues that affect us all.

The program has both theoretical and practical components, and seeks to help educators explore and experiment with some of the ways in which global perspectives can be incorporated into existing curricula and pedagogies. The program is structured around six key themes: curriculum; educational policy; learning and classroom management; technology; identity and culture; and organizational change. There is also an opportunity to participate in a study tour abroad, and conduct a project in international education.

The program requires the completion of eight units, taken part-time over two years. Students work in a cohort of fellow teachers and administrators and receive all their instruction on-line. This flexibility is deigned to provide students access to the program from anywhere at anytime. Also attached to the program is an open access website that provides hyperlinks to research and teaching resources pertaining to globalization and education.

Further information about the program can be found on its website: http://gse.ed.uiuc.edu/ or by contacting the program director, Dr Fazal Rizvi by e-mail on gse@ed.uiuc.edu

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Please send your Learning Community news items to the Newsletter Editor at ernieoneil@gmail.com or eoneil@aed.org. Since the newsletter is scheduled to be completed by the final week of each month, early entries are suggested. However, every effort will be made to include those timely news items that arrive anytime before the final week of the month. We look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Ernie O'Neil

Newsletter Editor

Learning Community

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E-Learning Symposium

Venue: RMIT, Melbourne, Australia

Date: 3-5 December 2006

e-Learning ecosystems.
Planning and implementation of innovations.
Professional learning strategies

- Proposal Submission for the e-Learning Symposium

Further details can be found on the conference website at: http://learningconference.com/

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The 14th International Conference on Learning

Venue: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Date: 26-29 June 2007

This is a conference for any person with an interest in, and concern for, education at any of its levels and in any of its forms, from early childhood, to schools, to higher education and lifelong learning — and in any of its sites, from home to school to university to workplace. Main speakers will include some of the world's leading thinkers and in the field of education, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners.

- Proposal Submission for the Learning Conference

Further details can be found on the conference website at:http://learningconference.com/

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Learning Journal Vol 13 (2006 Learning Conference participants)

Submitted papers have now been sent to referees. Authors were notified when their paper was assigned to referees. If you submitted a paper you may also have been requested to referee up to three other paper submissions. If you have been requested to referee please submit your report by the requested due date. We appreciate the participation of all requested referees.

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Learning Journal Vol 12 (2005 Learning Conference participants)

Final paper submissions are continuously being typeset. Authors who have submitted a final paper for typesetting will receive a PDF proof for approval prior to publication. We have also received author requests for changes and these are being completed and authors will receive revised PDF proofs prior to publication.

The ninth issue of Volume 12 of the Learning Journal has now been published and available at www.Learning-Journal.com

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You can now provide valuable comments on articles published in the journal. Simply click on ‘Write a Review’ at the bottom of the article page and add your comments. Your review will appear on the website when the author/s of the article make it visible. You can also give articles a rating.

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WELCOME

Welcome to the August 2006 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter. It is intended that this issue of the newsletter and subsequent ones will help serve as a means of following up on conference presentations and the timely issues addressed in the Learning Conference “Talking Circles” in Montego Bay, Jamaica. We look forward to your thoughts on this and value any other contributions that may be of interest to our readers.

**We now post the monthly Learning Community newsletter in our online conversations page at http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary! In the future we will truncate the email newsletter but the full version will be available at the online conversations page. You can subscribe to the newsletter feed if you have an RSS/Atom newsreader.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Please send your Learning Community news items to the Newsletter Editor at ernieoneil@gmail.com or eoneil@aed.org Since the newsletter is scheduled to be completed by the final week of each month, early entries are suggested. However, every effort will be made to include those timely news items that arrive anytime before the final week of the month. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Words of Thanks on Behalf of the Learning Conference Committee

The Thirteenth International Conference on Learning

Venue: Montego Bay Community College, Montego Bay, Jamaica

Date: 22-25 June 2006

Main Theme: Living Issues in Education

Thank you to all who made the 2006 Learning Conference such a success, and particularly to those who presented at the conference. We would also like to welcome the conference 'virtual presenters' who, although unable to attend the conference, now join the conference community by submitting their final papers to the International Journal of Learning and contributing to the refereeing process.

We would like to give a very special thank you to the Montego Bay Community College and the Sam Sharpe Teachers' College for their generous support throughout the conference. The local committee and volunteers in Montego Bay truly made the conference a very special and rewarding event for all.

Thank you again to everybody who made the 2006 conference such a success.

Regards,

Tamsyn Gilbert

On behalf of the Learning Conference Committee

Email: support+l06@commonground.com.au

- Follow-up on the Talking Circle Sessions

If the Talking Circle Facilitators have not already sent the essential notes from the series of The 13th Learning Conference Talking Circles, please do so at this time. Your newsletter editor is most willing to put together a special paper or series of newsletter contributions highlighting the “lessons learned” and recommendations coming forth from your sessions. Please send them directly to Phillip Kalantzis-Cope or the editor. The summary notes from the facilitators are to be based on the guidelines provided on pages 7 and 8 of the Learning Conference 2006 program.

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*Upcoming Events in the Learning Conference Calendar

The next conferences in this series are:

- eLearning Symposium, 2006

Venue: RMIT’s Storey Hall, Melbourne, Australia

Date: 3-5 December 2006

Details available at: http://learningconference.com/

Situated mid-way between the 2006 and 2007 annual Learning Conferences, this symposium is designed to be of relevance to any person with an interest in, and concern for, education at any of its levels and in any of its forms, from early childhood, to schools, to higher education and lifelong learning — and in any of its sites, from home to school to university to workplace.

- The 14th International Conference on Learning

Venue: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Date: 26-29 June 2007

This conference will address a range of critically important themes relating to education today. Main speakers will include some of the world's leading thinkers in the field of education, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners.

Proposals can now be submitted through the conference website at: http://l07.cgpublisher.com/proposal_entry_intro.

The deadline for the first round call for papers is 15 August 2006.

Further details can be found on the conference website at: http://learningconference.com/

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- Learning Journal Vol 13 (2006 Learning Conference participants)

Paper submissions were due by 25 July 2006. Paper submissions are now closed.

All submitted papers are now being prepared to be sent to referees. Authors will be notified when their paper has been assigned to referees. If you have submitted a paper you may be requested to referee up to three other paper submissions

- Learning Journal Vol 12 (2005 Learning Conference participants)

Final paper submissions are continuously being typeset. Authors who have submitted a final paper for typesetting will receive a PDF proof for approval in several weeks. We have also received author requests for changes and these are being completed and authors will receive revised PDF proofs prior to publication.

There are now seven issues of volume 12 of the Learning Journal published and available at www.Learning-Journal.com

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July 2006, Learning Community Newsletter

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On-line Masters Program in Global Studies in Education

Further information about the program can be found on its website: http://gse.ed.uiuc.edu/ or by contacting the program director, Dr Fazal Rizvi by e-mail on gse@ed.uiuc.edu

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Online Conversations

Please join us in the online conversations at: http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary. Entries from a range of topics are most welcomed. Perhaps there is a special topic of interest to you and your colleagues in academia, the public schools or the like. Recent entries address a range of topics from educational leadership to ethics in research. Your comments are welcomed as well.

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Venue: RMIT, Melbourne, Australia

Date: 3-5 December 2006

e-Learning ecosystems.
Planning and implementation of innovations.
Professional learning strategies

- Proposal Submission for the e-Learning Symposium

Further details can be found on the conference website at: http://learningconference.com/

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The 14th International Conference on Learning

Venue: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Date: 26-29 June 2007

This is a conference for any person with an interest in, and concern for, education at any of its levels and in any of its forms, from early childhood, to schools, to higher education and lifelong learning — and in any of its sites, from home to school to university to workplace. Main speakers will include some of the world's leading thinkers and in the field of education, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners.

- Proposal Submission for the Learning Conference

Further details can be found on the conference website at:http://learningconference.com/

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Welcome to the June 2006 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter. It is our hope to see many of our readers at the Thirteenth International Conference on Learning that is to take place in Montego Bay, Jamaica from June 22 - 25, 2006. For those conference delegates who are interested in taking a more active part, facilitators are still being sought for the conference "Talking Circles". For those readers who will be unable to attend the conference this year, there are websites mentioned throughout this issue whereby you can participate in other ways and, hopefully, set the stage for active participation in The Fourteenth International Conference on Learning to be held from June 26 - 29, 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

We trust that you will find this issue of the Learning Community Newsletter informative and helpful in your professional endeavors. We look forward to hearing from you about the content or any other relevant topic. Keep an eye out for the July issue which is to cover key news items related to the Thirteenth International Conference on Learning being held in Jamaica this month.

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We encourage your participation in the upcoming conferences in Jamaica and South Africa as well as through sharing of news briefs in the newsletter on topics of interest to our learning community readers. At the Jamaica conference, one of our intentions is to enrich the bond between the learning community members by face-to-face solicitation of your ideas on how the Learning Community Newsletter, Online Conversations page and other means of communication and gatherings can strengthen our sharing and collective efforts for greater knowledge, wisdom and skills in facing the many challenges of the millennium. In brief, let us hear from you, before or after the conference, with news items, relevant references on issues of common interest, and any item of interest to the readers and conference participants. Perhaps it might be an effective way to highlight a special session or other conference-related area of interest. For your convenience and that of interested colleagues and others, journal, conference and newsletter links are provided throughout this issue.

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Kalantzis and Cope move to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Many of you who have attended the conference would have met Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope, advisory board members of the conference and editors of the Learning Journal. We are pleased to announce that Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope will both be taking up positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in August this year. Mary Kalantzis, Professor of Education and former dean at RMIT University, has been appointed the new dean of the College of Education, UIUC. Bill Cope, Director of Common Ground and Adjunct Professor at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) University has been appointed as Research Professor with the Department of Educational Policy Studies, UIUC. Mary and Bill's presence in the U.S. can only extend and develop the strengths of Common Ground's conferences and journals. We wish them the best of luck in their new positions!

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Online Conversations

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Venue: Montego Bay Community College, Montego Bay, Jamaica Date: 22-25 June 2006 Main Theme: Living Issues in Education

The Learning Conference is attended and supported by delegates who wish to share knowledge and to

learn from the experience of others on an international level. The 2006 event will bring together some of the world's leading thinkers and practitioners in the field of education. The conference will address a range of critically important themes relating to education today. These will be in the form of papers, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners from around the globe.

Main speakers include:

Jim Gee: Tashia Morgridge Chair in Reading, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. Kris Gutierrez: Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Los Angeles, USA. Anne Hickling-Hudson: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Olusegun Sogunro: Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut, USA Stephen May: Professor, School of Education, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.

- Talking Circles

The Learning Conference includes 'Talking Circles' in its program, as a means of giving people an opportunity to interact around the key ideas of the conference, away form the formalities of the plenary, paper, workshop and colloquium sessions. There will be a Talking Circle for each conference stream. If you are interested in facilitating a Talking Circle, please contact Tamsyn Gilbert, tamsyn@commonground.com.au, by 19 June 2006. Further information is available at http://l06.cgpublisher.com/talking_circles.html.

- Proposal Submission for the Learning Conference

Proposal submissions for the 2006 Conference have now closed. Presentations which have been accepted for inclusion in the conference program can be viewed at

http://l06.cgpublisher.com/session_descriptions.html.

The draft Conference Program is now available to download at:

- Message from Anne Hudson, Plenary Speaker

We are getting close to the date of the 13th International Learning Conference. I'd like to suggest participants take a trip to Kingston. You can't get a full picture of Jamaica's intellectual and artistic life without visiting the capital.

In Kingston, there are many important sites of historic, educational and artistic interest that should not be missed. Chief among these is the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI). UWI has a Visitors' Lodge and you could write to its manager, Mrs Pauline Millwood (pauline.milwood@uwimona.edu.jm) to enquire about accommodation.

Other possibilities include visits to schools, colleges, and the University of Technology, Jamaica, which is near to Mona. The National Gallery of Jamaica houses the best collection of art in the Caribbean, and there are several art galleries selling serious art. There will probably be plays and musical events that can be attended.

Further conference details can be found on the conference website at: http://learningconference.com/

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*The Fourteenth International Conference on Learning

The Learning Conference 2007

Fourteenth International Conference on Learning

University of the Witwatersrand

Johannesburg, South Africa

26-29 June 2007

Proposals can now be submitted through the conference website at .

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*The International Journal Of Learning The Learning Journal sets out to foster inquiry, invite dialogue and build a body of knowledge on the nature and future of learning. It is a fully peer-refereed journal.

- Review an article!

You can now review an article published in the journal. Click on 'Write a Review' at the bottom of the article page and add your comments. Your review will appear on the website when the author/s of the article make it visible.

If you are an author of an article that has been reviewed you will receive an email notifying you of the new review with a link to your article page. You can make the review visible, by clicking on the "Make Visible" button.

- Subscriptions

The International Journal of Learning is now available for subscription! As you have been involved with the Learning Conference or International Journal of Learning in some capacity you may be interested in recommending the journal to your library or institution. Individual subscriptions are also available.

If you have registered for the 2006 Conference or participated in the 2005 Conference, or have published a paper in the 2004 Journal, you will have personal access, for a period of one year, to all full-text papers published in the International Journal of Learning and including all back issues. Log in with your CGPublisher username and password at http://learning-journal.com/.

Further information can be found at: http://learning-journal.com/, or contact subscriptions@commonground.com.au

- Learning Journal Vol 13 (2006 Learning Conference participants)

Papers submitted for pre-conference refereeing by the deadline have been refereed and reports returned. There are also subsequent refereeing rounds in progress. If you have been requested to referee, please submit your reports by the date requested to assist in finalizing the refereeing of papers submitted for this volume.

The next deadline for submission is now after the conference. You can submit your paper at any time up until 25 July 2006. Details on how to submit your paper are available at:

http://l06.cgpublisher.com/submission_guidelines.html#prphttp://l06.cgpublisher.com/submission_guidelines.html#sp

- Learning Journal Vol 12 (2005 Learning Conference participants)

We received over 500 submissions for this volume of the Journal. All papers have now been refereed. There are a small number of reports still to be returned to authors once they have been verified. We appreciate the participation of requested referees.

Final paper submissions are being typeset. Authors who have submitted a final paper for typesetting will receive a PDF proof for approval in several weeks. There are now three issues of the 2005 volume of the Learning Journal published and available at www.Learning-Journal.com

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Learning Community Newsletter, May 2006

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Welcome to the May 2006 issue of the Learning Community Newsletter. With the month of June right around the corner, it is hoped that many of our readers have geared up for the Thirteenth International Conference on Learning that is to take place in Montego Bay, Jamaica from June 22 - 25, 2006. In preparation for the event, it is suggested that some time be spent in advance of your trip to update yourself on the rich history of Jamaica. It would also be advisable to search the Internet for the vast amount of information available through the websites of the Jamaican Government and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture on recent reform efforts in the area of education and related fields. Among some of the successes in education in recent years are those associated with the efforts of the New Horizons Project, the All Age School Project and the Primary Education Support Program. The Learning Community should be encouraged by the accomplishments of the Jamaican education sector which has worked in partnership with diverse stakeholders in concert with the broader community. There are certainly lessons to be learned in advance of your travels and, if at all possible, through visits, observations and dialogue with school children, teachers and others across the island after your arrival. Having had the opportunity to work closely with the Jamaican Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture for ten years since 1992, permit me to assure you that there is much to be gained at the Montego Bay conference and at sites of learning across the beautiful "land of wood and water" as the name of the island signifies.

We trust that you will enjoy this issue of the Learning Community Newsletter and we look forward to hearing from you about the content or any other relevant topic.

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The latest news received before going to press on the May issues is the item below related to The Fourteenth International Conference on Learning. It is announced that it is to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, which is quite a jump from Jamaica. Indeed, the sites have moved across the globe since the first conference was held now over a dozen years ago. As a relatively recent beneficiary of the Learning Community through the annual conferences, the newsletter and other contacts, I want to encourage those of you who have hesitated for any reason whatsoever to attend the conferences in the past to do so out of the great opportunity they can afford you to live a more productive life through global sharing and resultant learning. My first conference was in Cuba in June 2004 and it is difficult to measure the immense benefits gained from the conference itself and the interaction with new friends and colleagues worldwide. This interaction and collegial exchange continues to this day and provides a unique kind of opportunity for professional development, especially for those of us who are not currently associated with institutions of learning such as colleges, schools and universities. Hence, I encourage your participation in the upcoming conferences in Jamaica and South Africa as well as through sharing of news briefs in the newsletter on topics of interest to our learning community readers. All of us could utilize the next June issue, for example, as a bridge to the 2006 Learning Conference, addressing the main theme of "Living Issues in Education". Let us hear from you before the end of May so as to feature any item of interest to the readers and conference participants. Perhaps it might be an effective way to highlight a special session or other conference-related area of interest. For your convenience and that of interested colleagues and others, journal, conference and newsletter links are provided throughout this issue. Please send your Learning Community news items to the Newsletter Editor at ernieoneil@gmail.com or eoneil@aed.org Since the newsletter is scheduled to be completed by the final week of each month, early entries each month are suggested. However, every effort will be made to include those timely news items that arrive anytime before the final week of the month. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Online Conversations

You can now join in online conversations at http://ijl.cgpublisher.com/diary! The Online Conversations Facilitators, Pascal Brown, Robert Devillar, Melinda Dooly, Binbing Jiang and Milagros Mateu will raise discussions on topics related to the scopes and concerns of the journal and conference. The latest blog entries are entitled "The Academic Robustness and Practical Relevance of Educational Leadership Programs: The Continuing Controversy between Research and Practice" and "Educational Statistics and Ethics: The Case of Nations". We welcome your comments and input and look forward to building fruitful conversations.

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Venue: Montego Bay Community College, Montego Bay, Jamaica

Date: 22-25 June 2006 Main Theme: Living Issues in Education

The Learning Conference is attended and supported by delegates who wish to share knowledge and to learn from the experience of others on an international level. The 2006 event will bring together some of the world's leading thinkers and practitioners in the field of education. The conference will address a range of critically important themes relating to education today. These will be in the form of papers, colloquium and workshop presentations by researchers and practitioners from across the world.

Main speakers include:

Jim Gee: Tashia Morgridge Chair in Reading, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.

Kris Gutierrez: Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

Anne Hickling-Hudson: Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

Olusegun Sogunro: Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut, USA

Stephen May: Professor, School of Education, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Mary Kalantzis: Innovation Research Professor at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, and President of the Australian Council of Deans of Education.

Presentations which have been accepted for inclusion in the conference program can be viewed at http://l06.cgpublisher.com/session_descriptions.html. If you have missed our previous call-for-papers, we still have vacancies in our program, and encourage you to submit a proposal to the Conference Committee.

- Talking Circles

If you would like to be involved in facilitating a Talking Circle please contact Despina - despina@commongroundconferences.com. You can find information regarding the Talking Circles at: http://l06.cgpublisher.com/talking_circles.html.

- Proposal Submission for the Learning Conference

We are currently accepting proposal submissions to the 2006 Learning Conference at http://l06.cgpublisher.com/proposals/proposal_entry_intro. The deadline for the next round call for papers is 31st May 2006.

Further details can be found on the conference website at: http://learningconference.com/

*The Fourteenth International Conference on Learning

The Learning Conference 2007

Fourteenth International Conference on Learning

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

26-29 June 2007

Proposal submissions through the conference website at will be open in June 2006.

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*The International Journal Of Learning

The Learning Journal sets out to foster inquiry, invite dialogue and build a body of knowledge on the nature and future of learning. It is a fully peer-reviewed journal.

- Subscription Launch

Further information can be found at: http://learning-journal.com, or contact subscriptions@commonground.com.au

- New Listing

The International Journal of Learning is now listed in the Genamics Journal Seek database: http://journalseek.net/.

- International Award

The International Journal of Learning will present an annual International Award for Excellence in the area of literacy and education. All papers submitted for publication in the journal will be entered for consideration for this award. The review committee will select the winning paper from the ten highest-ranked papers emerging from the referee process. The winning author will be invited to be one of the main speakers and will receive a free registration to the next annual conference.

- Learning Journal 2006

Submitted papers have been assigned to referees. Authors are notified when their paper is assigned to referees. Authors may also be requested to referee up to three other submitted papers. We appreciate the participation of requested referees.

We have received a number of completed reports. Thank you to referees who have submitted their reports by the date requested. These reports are being verified and prepared for return to authors. The referee process requires two reports per paper. When we have only received one report - this is not returned as the result of the single report can be misleading as to what the overall result will be. Therefore, we only return reports to authors if there are two reports received. If you have been requested to referee, please submit your report by the date requested to assist in finalising the refereeing of papers submitted for this volume.

- Learning Journal 2005

We received over 500 submissions for this volume of the Journal. There are still a small number of papers requiring refereeing. If you have been requested to referee, please submit your report by the date requested to assist in finalising the refereeing of papers submitted for this volume. We appreciate the participation of requested referees. For further information on the refereeing process, please visit: http://l05.cgpublisher.com/submission_guidelines.html#prp.

Final paper submissions are being typeset. Authors who have submitted a final paper for typesetting will receive a PDF proof for approval in several weeks. The first issue of the 2005 volume of the Learning Journal has now been published and is available in the online bookstore at www.Learning-Journal.com.

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