IT Tools – Good Practice of Effective Use in Education

IT Tools – Good Practice of Effective Use in Education

7th Annual International Scientific Conference
Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Distance Learning
Subtitle: „ IT Tools – Good Practice of Effective Use in
Education“
A two-day conference DLCC2015 organized by
the Faculty of Ethnology and Sciences of Education in Cieszyn,
University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland)
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Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 October 2015,
The Conference is organized under the auspices of
Rector of the University of Silesia Prof. dr hab. Wiesław Banyś
Dean of the Faculty of Ethnology and Sciences of Education
Prof. dr hab. Zenon Gajdzica
Director of the Institute Sciences of Education
Dr hab. Prof. UŚ Urszula Szuścik
Co-organizers:
University of Ostrava (OU), (Czech Republic)
Silesian University in Opava (SU), (Czech Republic)
Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (UKF), (Slovakia)
University of Extremadura (UEx), (Spain)
University of Twente (UT), (The Netherlands)
The Lisbon Lusíada University (LU), (Portugal)
Curtin University in Perth (CU), (Australia)
Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University (BGKU), (Ukraine)
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, St.Petersburg (HSPU), (Russian Federation)
Dniprodzerzhinsk State Technical University (DSTU), (Ukraine)
The theme and the priorities of the conference reflect the conceptual principles
underlying the modernization of education and the reform of the educational systems in
European countries, as well as national development strategies for the XXI century. One
of the European Union’s key educational objectives is the provision of equal opportunities
for all with regard to access to learning and knowledge, regardless of gender, financial
and physical ability, and place of residence. That is why, distance learning has now been
granted a status of high priority. If introduced on a wide scale, distance learning and
teaching may make significant contribution towards the achievement of educational goals
in member states.
The Faculty of Ethnology and Sciences of Education at the University of Silesia,
Poland has extensive experience in the implementation of distance learning in other
departments across the university. The Faculty’s Distance Learning Platform operates
smoothly and continues to expand. The conference is designed to bring together all those
involved in e-learning – university students, faculty staff, and educators – to explore and
share experiences with e-learning and distance learning, both at home and abroad. The
partners and the co-organizers of the previous editions conference 2009-2013 includes
the University of Ostrava (Czech Republic), Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica
(Slovak Republic), Silesian University in Opava (Czech Republic), Constantine the
Philosopher University in Nitra (Slovak Republic), which are also involved in many
activities in the field of e-learning and ICT in frame in particular a together project “Elearning as a road to communicating in the multicultural environment”, supported by
International Visegrad Foun (IVF). Among our participants also were a researchers and
scientists from different countries.
Strengthening and widening international cooperation resulted a starting a next
international scientific project IRNet International Research Network for study and
development of new tools and methods for advanced pedagogical science in the
field of ICT instruments,
e-learning and intercultural
competences
(www.irnet.us.edu.pl), Project financed by the European Commission under the 7th
Framework Programme, within the Marie Curie Actions International Research Staff
Exchange Scheme (2014-2017) with participating 10 Universities from 9 countries:
University of Silesia in Katowice (US), Poland, (Coordinator)), University of Twente
(UT, The Netherlands), University of Extremadura (UEx, Spain), Constantine the
Philosopher University in Nitra (UKF, Slovakia), Lisbon Lusíada University (LU,
Portugal), University of Ostrava (OU, Czech Republic), Curtin University in Perth (CU,
Australia), Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University (BGKU, Ukraine), Dniprodzerzhinsk
State Technical University (DSTU, Ukraine), Herzen State Pedagogical University of
Russia, St. Petersburg (HSPU, Russian Federation). And because 7th Annual Conference
DLCC2015 will be organized with support a lot of partners universities from West, Central
as well as East Europe and Australia.
The topics of the conference include:
1) IT Tools – Good Practice of Effective Use in Education:
 Selected Web 2.0 and Web 3.0.
 Massive Open Online Courses, etc.
 Social media,
 To evaluate synchronous and asynchronous tools, methodologies and good
practices.
 To compare and evaluate, LMS (learning management systems), CMS (Contents
Management Systems),

VSCR (Virtual synchronous classrooms), SSA (Screen Share Applications), CSA
(Contents Sharing Application).
 Cloud computing environment.
 Multimedia resources and didactic materials;
 Video-tutorial design.
2) E-learning and Intercultural Competences Development in Different Countries
 Legal, social aspects of distance learning in different countries;
 Psychological and ethical aspects of distance learning in different countries;
 Teacher-student and student-student relationships in distance learning;
3) Theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of distance learning:
 Theoretical and methodological aspects of distance learning;
 Successful examples of e-learning;
 Distance learning of humanities: native and foreign language, philosophy, history,
ect.;
 Distance learning of science and mathematics;
 Quality of teaching, training programs and аssessment
 E-learning for the disabled;
4) Distance learning and lifelong learning:
 Computer training, for prospective and actual teachers, in distance learning;
 Lifelong learning supported by distance learning;
 Personnel, scientific, information and library services.
5) E-learning in the Development of the Key Competences
 Key competences in the knowledge society;
 Use of e-learning in improving the level of the students’ key competences;
 Teachers’ and learners’ competences in distance learning and computer science;
6) Other alternative methods, forms and techniques in distance learning:
 simulations, models in distance learning;
 collaboration work in distance learning;
 distance learning systems;
 m-learning.
The members of International Programme Committee are experienced scientists,
scalars, researchers in area ICT and distance learning from more then ten European and
other countries.
International Programme Committee:
Xabier Basogain – University of the Basque Country, Spain
Filipe Carrera - Lisbon Technical University, Portugal
Sixto Cubo –University of Extremadura, Spain
Franz Feiner – Catholic University College for Education, Graz, Austria
Zenon Gajdzica - University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Anna Gajdzica - University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Bogdan Galwas - Warsaw Technical University, Poland
Miroslav Hrubý – University of Defence, Czech Republic
Milena Janáková - Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic
Stanisław Juszczyk – University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Tomayess Issa - Curtin University in Perth (CU), Australia
Jana Kapounová – University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Piet Kommers - University of Twente, The Netherlands
Kateřina Kostolányová – University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Stefan M. Kwiatkowski - Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education, Poland
Jan Łaszczyk - Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education, Poland
Małgorzata Łuszczak – University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Josef Malach – University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Andrzej W. Mitas – The Silesian University of Technology in Katowice, Poland
Natalia Morze - Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Ukraine
Tatiana Noskova - Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, St.Petersburg
Ewa Ogrodzka-Mazur - University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Norbert Pachler – London University, United Kingdom
Paulo Pinto – The Lisbon Lusiada Uiversity, Portugal
António dos Reis – The Graal Institute, Portugal
David Richardson – Leaneus University, Sweden
Halina Rusek – University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Nuria Salvador - 22 Century Fundation - Spain
George Siemens – Athabasca University, Canada
Eugenia Smyrnova-Trybulska – University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Maciej M.Sysło - University of Wrocław; UMK Toruń, Poland
Aleksander Sadovoy - Dniprodzerzhinsk State Technical University, Ukraine
Jana Šarmanová – TU-VSB, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Maciej Tanaś – Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education, Poland
Milan Turčáni - Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovak Republic
Max Ugaz - University of S. Martin de Porres, Peru
Pedro Veiga – Lisbon University, Portugal
Dominik Vymětal - Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic
Kazimierz Wenta - Higher School of Humanities in Szczecin, Poland
Halina Widła – University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Zygmunt Wróbel – University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Miroslav Zhaldak - Dragomanov National Pedagogical University in Kyiv, Ukraine
Dissemination of conference proceedings
Conference materials and authors paper will be reviewed and published in a Monograph
entitled “IT Tools – Good Practice of Effective Use in Education” (notified in ISBN
catalogue).
The official languages of the Conference is English.
Important dates:
15 August 2015 – Closing date for submission of completed registration forms and
submission of papers
1 August (Ist deadline) 1 October (2nd deadline) 2015 – deadlines for the conference fee.
1 October 2015 – detailed conference programme sent out.
The conference venue:
1st and 2nd day of the Conference - Faculty of Ethnology and Sciences of Education in
Cieszyn, University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), Conference Hall, Bielska 62, 43-400
Cieszyn, Poland
Accommodation:
Hotel Liburnia (http://www.liburniahotel.pl/)
Hotel "Academicus", Paderewskiego 6, Cieszyn (near the conference venue)
Other hotels for individual booking:
Hotel Orbis Halny (Mercure Cieszyn), Motelowa 21, Cieszyn, Poland
(http://www.mercure.com/pl/hotel-3420-mercure-cieszyn-wczesniej-orbis-hal...)
Hotel Gambit (http://www.hotelgambit.com.pl/ )
Hotel 500 (http://www.hotel500.com.pl/cieszyn)
Hotel MOSiR (http://mosir-hotel.pl/)
Hotel Trzech braci (http://www.trzechbraci.pl/)
Conference Registration Fees (options)
 Participation in the conference
 Publication in Monograph “IT Tools
– Good Practice of Effective Use in
Education”
 Board (2 x lunch (12-13.10.2015),
Dinner (12.10.2015), Coffeebreak), transport services
- Publication in scientific Monograph
“IT Tools – Good Practice of
Effective Use in Education”.
 Participation in the conference
- Board (2 x lunch (12-13.10.2015),
Dinner (12.10.2015), Coffeebreak), transport service
 Participation in the 2nd day of the
conference 13th October in
teacher‘s session with lunch
The payments should be addressed to:
400 PLN (before 1st August 2015),
500 PLN (after 1st August 2015)
200 PLN
200 PLN (before 1st August 2015),
300 PLN (after 1st August 2015)
70 PLN
Uniwersytet Śląski, Bankowa 12, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
ING BANK ŚLĄSKI,
Oddział w Katowicach, ul. Mickiewicza 3,
40-092 KATOWICE, Poland
Account number: 74 1050 1214 1000 0007 0000 7909
For international transfers (SWIFT / BIC): INGBPLPW
IBAN: PL 74 1050 1214 1000 0007 0000 7909
Purpose of Payment: “Conference DLCC2015, Cieszyn”
Contact:
If you have any queries regarding the conference, please contact: [email protected],
www.dlcc.us.edu.pl,
Eugenia Smyrnova-Trybulska, dr hab. – Coordinator of the conference
e-mail: [email protected]
Andrzej Szczurek, MA - Secretary of the Conference
e-mail: [email protected]
Agnieszka Heba, dr - Coordinator of the Session for Teachers
e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: (+ 48) 33-8546-113, (+ 48) 33-8546-224,
Fax: (+ 48) 33-8546-101
Mobile: (+ 48) 608-655-386
Faculty of Ethnology and Sciences of Education in Cieszyn,
Bielska 62, 43-400 Cieszyn
University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Bankowa 12, 40-007 Katowice