
Six general scientific pillars provide the constitutional elements of the 1st International Conference on REFORMING EDUCATION and QUALITY of TEACHING: Learning Technologies, Quality of Education,
Educational Systems, Evaluation, Pedagogies - TECH-EDUCATION 2010:

MAIN TOPICS
Within this general context the Program Committee of the conference is inviting contributions that fall in to the following not exclusive topics.
Track 1: Quality of the Education - A new vision
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- Teaching Methodologies and Case Studies
- Reforms in Degrees
- The European Educational space
- Academic Curricula Designs
- Quality of Teaching and Learning
- Quality and Academic Assessment
- The School / University of the Future
Challenges for the Higher Education in the 21st Century
New Managerial Models for Education
Financing the New Model for the Education of the 21st Century
The Quality Milestones for the Education of the 21st Century
Evaluation in Academia
The Role of Teachers
International Collaborations for Joint Programs/Degrees
Industry - Academia Synergies
Research Laboratories Management
Diffusion of Scientific Research to the Society
Innovative Models of Scientific Excellence in Education
Cross-Continental Educational-Cultural coalitions
Business Education Innovation Centers
New Models of Human Development
Integrating Social Needs in Educational Programs
Interactive Collaboration Spaces
Open Source and its Role in Education of the 21st Century
Research Transfer to University Teaching
The role of innovation in the School University of the Future
The Economics of Education
Models for Training of Teachers
Track 2. Technology Enhanced Learning - Learning Technologies - Personalization-Elearning

Technology Enhanced Learning: Applied ICT's for Effective Learning
Technology Enhanced Learning: An Emerging Episteme
- The technology enhanced learning domain: philosophical routes, demonstration of various communities, success stories, lessons learned
- Technology enhanced learning key issues: effective strategies, learning models and theories
- Deployment of ICTs in education, policy issues of TEL, integration issues, extensibility, interoperability
Technology Enhanced Learning: The Theories
- Pedagogical theories and models of TEL
- Constructivist approaches to TEL
- Collaborative/context aware/personalised TEL approaches
- Communities of learners and TEL
Technology Enhanced Learning: The Technologies
- Web 2.0 and TEL
- Semantic web and TEL
- Adaptive and personalised hypermedia for TEL
- Metadata and content standards and TEL
- Free and open source software for TEL
- Ubiquitous and pervasive technologies for TEL
- Intelligent agents for TEL
- Learning management systems
- Emerging technologies
- Grid technologies for learning
Technology Enhanced Learning: The Practices
- TEL practices in different educational/learning contexts
- Surveys of TEL adoption in education
- Future of TEL
Technology Enhanced Learning: The Applications in Domains
- TEL tools/emerging technologies and new generation TEL
- Challenges for the future; specification of government policies for the promotion of TEL in education
- Roadmaps for the future
- Personalization of Learning Content Delivery
Digital Libraries of Educational Content
Open Educational Resources
Collaborative Learning, Learning Communities, and Knowledge and Learning Networking
Applications of Mobile Technologies and Wireless Networks
Assistive Technology
Semantic Web and Web 2.0 for Education
Connectivism and Constructivism in Education
Surveys for the Adoption of ICT's in Education
Micro-content - Educational Mashups
Tagging and annotation of learning content
Metadata and Semantics for Learning Content
Track 3. The Strategies for the Education of the 21st Century

- Educational Policies for the New Era of Education
Global Collaboration in Education
Education for the Disabled and the Excluded
Design of Educational Curricula
Virtual and Corporate Universities
Intellectual Capital Management in Education
Innovation Management in Education
Total Quality Management in Education
New Learning Technologies Management in Education
Reengineering the Educational Structures
Educational Social Networks, the Power of Micro-Content and Personalized Learning Paths
Governance of Education
Global Educational Visions
Track 4. The Collaborative, Constructivist, Pedagogical, Teaching Approaches

Collaborative Learning
Learning Communities
Knowledge and Learning Networking
Connectivism and Constructivism in Education
Learning Paths
Social networks research
Social software
Collaborative platforms
Personalisation and adaptation
Usability studies
Context awareness
Community computing/community informatics
Social informatics
Participatory/cooperative design
Participatory action research (PAR) methods
Ubiquity and pervasiveness
Emotional intelligence
Interaction design in Education
Track 5. The Formal, Informal, Professional, Corporate and Life Long Learning Perspectives

- Workplace learning strategies
Innovative Professional Learning models/methods
Adults Education and Life Long Learning for the Knowledge society
Advanced Learning Technologies for Life Long Learning
Management Strategies for Life Long Learning and Adults education
Life Long Learning: Revisiting Adults Education with ICTs
Adults Education and Life Long Learning in the Knowledge society: Effective strategies – How to Do it.
Informal learning perspectives

Track 6. The Contribution of Education to Sustainable Development
Education and Social Evolution
Education and Sustainable Development
Education and Learning as a response to the Social and Economic Crisis


Track 1. Quality of the Education - A new vision
Track 2. Technology Enhanced Learning - Learning Technologies - Personalization-Elearning
Track 3. Educational Strategies
Track 4. The Collaborative/ Consructive/ Pedagogical/ Didactical Approaches
Track 5. The Formal/ Informal/ and Life Long Learning Perspectives
Track 6. The Contribution of Education to Sustainable Development