 | iHE 2018: iPads in Higher Education Conference 2018 Bath Spa University - Newton Park Campus Bath, UK, April 10-13, 2018 |
| Conference website | http://www.ihe2018.org |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ihe2018 |
| Submission deadline | January 21, 2018 |
Bath Spa University is hosting iHE 2018, the third international conference for researchers, academics and leading industry professionals working with iPads and mobile technologies.
Join us for three days of papers, poster presentations and hands-on workshops, discuss how to enhance the educational experience, share new ideas with experts, and engage in technologies creating new learning spaces.
Academic papers will be published as open access in the Future of Learning book series published by IOS Press. We can support industry-led workshops, demonstrations and interactive presentations in our Commons building.
The conference will be held on our Newton Park campus, a mix of heritage landscaping and architecture with high technology. During the conference, you will have time to explore Bath, a unique destination for visitors from around the world with a mix of heritage and history, contemporary architecture, international and local cuisine.
iHE2018 will be in Bath, UK. 10th – 13th April 2018.
Conference Information
All conference information can be found at: http://www.ihe2018.org
Presentations & Papers Overview
Presentation themes are grouped into four categories, bearing in mind the focus of the conference on iPads, other mobile devices platforms, and engagement in higher education. A description of each category and possible content suggestions are below. If you have further questions or suggestions, or are unsure which category your presentation might fit, feel free to contact Jeff Boehm at j.boehm@bathspa.ac.uk.
We accept full and short papers, which will be peer reviewed. All submissions will receive formal feedback from reviewers. The process includes an opportunity for authors to respond to reviewers comments. Papers that are accepted will be published in the conference proceedings. Authors will be required to present at the conference.
- Long papers 20 minute presentation +10 min Q&A
- Short papers (2k-3k words) – 10 minute presentation +5 min Q&A
All papers must include (abstract 250-350 words, three to five keywords, full or short papers)
- Full papers should be 5000-6000 words in length including bibliography and abstract.
- Short papers should be between 2000-3000 words in length including bibliography and abstract.
Poster Submission Details
If you wish to present a Poster Session, please submit a 300-500 word abstract to: j.boehm@bathspa.ac.uk
Posters are welcome about work-in- progress, initial research, projects in early stages or practice case studies. Posters should be a maximum of A2 in size. Posters sessions will be included in the conference programme, but not included in the proceedings.
Alternative or Industry Presentations
We welcome a range of interactive presentation styles, besides the traditional academic paper. Participants are encouraged to offer workshop-style sessions, debates and visually innovative sessions.
If you have other options for presentations, please submit a 250-500 word description to: j.boehm@bathspa.ac.uk
Paper Submission Details
All papers should be submitted in English. Papers will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on originality, depth, readability, and relevance to the conference. Long papers (5k-6k words) – 20 minute presentation +10 min Q&A, Short papers (2k-3k words) – 10 minute presentation +5 min Q&A
By submitting an article, authors promise that the work is their own, has not been published, and that the content that is neither libellous, illegal or infringes upon copyright.
Publication
The proceedings will be published in the Future of Learning book series published by IOS Press (https://www.iospress.nl/bookserie/the-future-of-learning/). Select papers from the proceedings will be published in a special issue of their international journal, Information Services & Use (https://www.iospress.nl/journal/information-services-use/).
Themes
Pedagogy & Instruction
This category covers the use of mobile technologies to enhance student learning and engagement on any level, from primary school to graduate and post-graduate studies.
- Assessing educational apps
- Instructional innovations
- Faculty professional development
- Assessing educational apps
- Collaborative, project-based and context-based learning
- Engagement with Learning Management Systems/Virtual Learning Environments
Research & Theory
Papers and presentations in this category could include the use of theory in mobile technology research, a comparison of research methods, innovative approaches to research, ethical considerations in research, and challenges with conducting research using mobile technologies.
- Empirical research on the instructional use of mobile devices
- Case studies on the instructional use of mobile devices
- Action research with mobile devices
- Pilot projects
- Research in App creation
Emerging Mobile Technologies
Topics in this category could address newer mobile technologies, including both devices and apps. These sessions could be more informative rather than research-based, and could include less formal experiences using new technologies.
- Evaluation of iPads and other mobile devices
- Mobile creativity tools
- Enabling flexible learning
- Virtuality
- App production
- Augmented Reality
- Immersive environments
Culture, Policy & Ethics
Culture – defined in the broad disciplines of sociology, anthropology and psychology; Policy – defined in terms of administration in the adaptation of mobile technologies or the study of explicit and implicit actions reflected in a learning environment/institution; Ethics – ethical considerations of mobile technology, including but not limited to areas such as privacy, permission and security.
- Using BYOD or institutional devices
- Developing a mobile strategy
- App creation
- Research issues
- Students as co-creators
- Teaching in schools
- Vlogs
- Use of web tools
- Social media strategies
- Data management
Format
Please submit a full, completed Microsoft Word document.
Submissions should have the following formatting:
Margins should be set so that the text area is 12.4 cm horizontally and 20 cm vertically.
Body text 10 point Times New Roman.
Use single (1.0) line spacing throughout the document.
Use initial capitals in the headings, except for articles (a, an, the), coordinate conjunctions (and, or, nor), and prepositions, unless they appear at the beginning of the heading.
Please keep footnotes to a minimum. If they take up more space than roughly 10% of the type area, list them as endnotes, before the References. Footnotes and endnotes should both be numbered in arabic numerals and, in the case of endnotes, preceded by the heading “Endnotes”.
References to the literature should be mentioned in the main text by arabic numerals in square brackets. Use the Citation-Sequence System, which means they are “listed and numbered in the sequence in which they are 1st cited. (...) Subsequent citations of the same document use the same numbers as that of its initial citation” [1].
As regards the content, form and punctuation of the References, if the volume editor has not expressed a preference in this matter, authors should select the format most appropriate to their article, and use it consistently.
The text should include references to all illustrations. Refer to illustrations in the text as Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, Figure 2, etc., not with the section or chapter number included, e.g. Table 3.2, Figure 4.3, etc. Do not use the words “below” or “above” referring to the tables, figures, etc.
Do not collect illustrations at the back of your article, but incorporate them in the text. Position tables and figures with at least 2 lines extra space between them and the running text.
Illustrations should be centered on the page, except for small figures that can fit side by side inside the type area. Tables and figures should not have text wrapped alongside.
Place figure captions below the figure, table captions above the table. Use bold for table/figure labels and numbers, e.g.: Table 1., Figure 2., and roman for the text of the caption. Keep table and figure captions justified. Center short figure captions only.
The minimum font size for characters in tables is 8 points, and for lettering in other illustrations, 6 points.
On maps and other figures where a scale is needed, use bar scales rather than numerical ones of the type 1:10,000.
Use initial capitals in the title and headings, except for articles (a, an, the), coordinate conjunctions (and, or, nor), and prepositions, unless they appear at the beginning of the title or heading.
You do not need to include page numbers or running headlines. These elements will be added by the publisher.
Figures should be submitted in EPS, PDF, PNG or JPG format.