About

The 4th International Conference on Interactive Mobile and Computer Aided Learning, IMCL2009, is part of an international initiative to promote technology-enhanced learning and online engineering world-wide. The IMCL2009 conference will cover all aspects of mobile learning, mobile business, mobile government, mobile society as well as the emergence of mobile technologies, services, implementation and implications for education, business, governments and society. The IMCL2009 actually aims to promote the development of Mobile Learning in the Middle East, provide a forum for education and knowledge transfer, expose students to latest ICT technologies and encourage the study and implementation of mobile applications in teaching and learning. The conference will also present an opportunity for educators to develop new skills and to stimulate critical debate on theories, approaches, principles and applications of m-learning, hence facilitate dialogue, sharing and networking between diverse cultures with regard to the optimal use of emerging technologies.

April 22-24, 2009* http://www.imcl-conference.org/
Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman-Jordan

Conference Scope

The IMCL2009 conference will cover all aspects of mobile learning, mobile business, mobile government, mobile society as well as the emergence of mobile technologies, services, implementation and implications for education, business, governments and society.

IMCL 2009 Topics:

mLearning Topics:
- mLearning strategies in educational institutions, corporations and government
- mLearning: theory and pedagogy
- Design and development of course content
- Instructional design, learning objects, development tools and metadata for ** Learning
- Emerging mobile technologies, hardware and software
- mLearning applications
- Mobile technology support for educator and student
- Mobile web and video conferencing
- mLearning standards
- Life-long mLearning
- Emerging mobile technologies
- Emerging hardware and software for mLearning
- Creating interactive and collaborative mLearning environments
- Informal learning using mobile devices
- Open and distance mLearning
- Next mLearning generation
- Future trends in mLearning
- Implementation, evaluation and social implications of mLearning
- Personalization and socialization
- Quality in mLearning
- Case studies in mLearning
- Cost effective management of mLearning processes
- mLearning and mTraining
- mLearning management systems (mLMSs)
- Web and computer-based learning
- Tools for interactive learning and teaching
- Platforms and authoring tools
- Applications of the Semantic Web
- Adaptive learning environments
- Virtual campus and eLearning
- Mobile Remote and virtual laboratories

mBusiness Topics:
- Mobile business models
- Mobile consumer services
- Mobile financial services
- M-payment applications, bill, loan, fine charges
- Usability and adoption
- Privacy and security
- Social and economic impact
- Context-aware and location-based services
- Mobile healthcare
- Mobile enterprise and workforce support
- RFID and mobile supply chain management
- mLearning and commerce in the Middle East and developing countries
- Service providers for mobile networks

mGovernment Topics:
- The transition from eGovernment to mGovernment
- eGovernment and mGovernment integration
- Public and social pressures leading to mGovernment
- mGovernment impact on government organizations
- mGovernment and transforming public administration
- Technological pressures leading to mGovernment
- Evaluation of mGovernment in the context of eGovernment
- mGovernment technologies and infrastructure
- Mobile device penetration
- Evolution of mobile internet technologies
- Mobile standards and protocols
- mGovernment portals
- Inter/intra government applications data exchange
- mGovernment applications and services
- Information/communication applications
- Participation applications
- mGovernment field force
- mEnforcement
- Context-aware and location-based Services
- Adoption of mobile internet applications and services
- mGovernment best practices
- mGovernment business Models
- mG2C, mG2G and mG2B models
- The future and the potential of mGovernment

mSociety Topics:
- Impact of mLearning on social change
- Security and privacy
- Legal issues and mGovernment
- Policy and regulation
- mPolitics; mDemocracy and mVoting
- mGovernment and development
- mGovernment and city cases, mCities
- mCountry cases

Submission Details

Please use the Submission/Registration Server for paper submissions for the IMCL2009 conference. The full paper submission deadline is 15 October 2008. Papers should be submitted using the Electronic Submission Page. All full paper submissions will be reviewed by the International Program Committee. Please use the IMCL2009 Template for your submission.

Instructions for Authors

Please upload the camera ready copy of your papers via the Electronic Submission Page by 15 February 2009. Please follow the format instruction:

DOC, RTF or PDF-file
Orientation: portrait (A4)
Two-column
Single spaced
Figures included
Page numbers beginning with one

Your papers will be published in the proceedings CD of the IMCL2009 conference and possibly in one of the following Supporting Journals:

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technology,
International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organization,
IEEE Multidisciplinary Engineering Education Magazine (MEEM),
Journal of Educational Technology and Society,
International Journal of Engineering Education,
Advances in Human-Computer Interaction,
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning,
International Journal for Online Engineering,
International Journal of Computing and Information Sciences.

Important Dates

First Call for Papers: 15 June 2008
Second Call for Papers: 15 August 2008
Third Call for Papers: 15 September 2008
Submission of Full Paper: 22 November 2008 (Extended)
Submission of Short Paper: 30 November 2008 (Extended)
Notification of Acceptance: 15 December 2008
Author Registration Deadline: 15 January 2009
Camera-Ready Papers: 15 February 2009
IMCL2009 Conference Begins: 22 April 2009
IMCL2009 Conference Ends: 24 April 2009

International Program Comittee

IMCL 2009 Organization

General Chair: A. Y. Al-Zoubi
International Program Comittee Chair: Michael E. Auer