Computer-based tutoring research is still alive

The Journal of Educational Technology & Society, Vol. 13, No. 1 has a new edition out on the topic of Intelligent Tutoring Systems.

From the editorial:

Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) are meant to provide useful tutoring services for assisting the student. These services include coaching, assisting, guiding, helping, and tracking the student during problem-solving situations. [...]

Authors wanted for two IRRODL special issues

Interested, have experience or done research on either:

education in the North/Arctic/Polar regions? or
prior, experiential, and informal learning in open and distance Institutions?

Then IRRODL is  requesting contributions for peer review and possible publication in two upcoming special issues.

The first is in IRRODL’s regional series issue and focuses on the North with a submission deadline of March [...]

Call for proposals about new media applications

Proposals for presentations for the NMC Symposium on New Media and Learning, a special 2-day, live online event to be held March 23-25, 2010, are being solicited through March 3. The Symposium, the fifteenth in the NMC’s Series of Virtual Symposia, will explore the impact of new media on teaching, learning, research, and creative expression, [...]

Canadian eLearning Conference 2010

From the organizers:

Conference context

Launched in 2003, the Canadian e-Learning Conference has developed into an engaging venue for practitioners, instructors, administrators, and students alike to share ideas and evidence on  technology enhanced learning and teaching.  In 2010, in keeping with our conference theme of “rEvolution,” the conference comes full circle and returns to its [...]

Workshops on teaching math, literacy with Moodle and cells phones in class

CEET, the Community of Expertise in Educational Technology, is a professional learning forum for BC educators. It is an opportunity to network, explore technology and create partnerships. Each facilitated group contains information, resources, discussions, events, videos, tutorials and ideas on using Web 2.0 tools in K-12 education.

It is offering three free online Moodle Meets [...]