Use of the Internet in education - IN-TELE

IN-TELE (Internet-based teaching and learning) is a project supported by the European Commission's Educational Multimedia task force which aims to develop new solutions for Internet teaching and learning. The project is to hold a conference in Strasbourg, France, from 24 to 26 September 1998.

The theme of the conference will be "Educational uses of the Internet and the construction of European identity". The aim is to present and discuss educational and scientific research and to bring together information technologies vendors, educational authorities and users.

The organizers have issued a call for proposals for papers, presenting research or integrative reviews, to be given at the conference. The following topics are to be covered, in which papers may be submitted:

- Educational uses of the Internet (advantages and disadvantages);
- Internet-based construction of social identity;
- Representations of the Internet: Expectations and fears;
- National experiences and differences;
- Differences between users with Internet-based teaching and learning experiences and those with traditional education;
- Learning with Hypermedia;
- Lifelong learning;
- Partnerships between educational structures;
- Educational projects with multimedia industries, editors and users;
- Exchanges and partnerships resulting from the dynamic created by the European Community.
For further information, please contact:

Université Louis Pasteur
Comité de Programme IN-TELE
Ms. Stephanie Mathey or Mr. Philippe Hert
Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Education
7 rue de l'Université
F-67000 Strasbourg
Tel. +33-3-88528021; Fax +33-3-88528095
E-mail: in-tele.conference@lse-ulp.u-strasbg.fr
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