The 33rd Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities

Open Distance Learning: 2020 and Beyond

14-16 October 2019 / Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore, Pakistan

The 33rd Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities

Open Distance Learning: 2020 and Beyond

14-16 October 2019 / Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore, Pakistan

Call for Papers

Theme
The main theme for the 33rd Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open University is “Open Distance Learning: 2020 and Beyond”

Sub-themes
The conference will address but not limited to the following sub-themes:

  1. Next Generation Education Technologies/ Innovations

    • Educational Technology and Technologies in Education
    • Technology Hardware and Soft wares in Education/ Technological Innovations Coming to Education- Present and Future
    • ODL for blending Individualized and Collaborative Learning
    • Connectivity of Pedagogical/ andragogical theories and Technology
    • Trends in Cyber learning
    • ODL Creeping into the Traditional Classrooms
    • Next Generation Classrooms and Learning Space Designs
  2. Ensuring and Enhancing Quality

    • Quality Assurance Standards and Accreditation
    • Assessing ODL: Knowledge, Dispositions and Behavior
    • Appraisal of Teachers and other Human Resource in ODL
    • Enabling ODL Teachers and Educators
    • Human Resource Development and Management in ODL
    • Ethics in Cyber teaching and Learning
    • Challenges of Internationalizing Higher education through ODL
  3. Lifelong Learning: Addressing Personal, Professional and Societal Development

    • Technology for educating Illiterates and neo literates
    • ODL for attaining SDGs
    • ODL as a game changer for the marginalized
    • Teaching 21st Century Cognitive processes through ODL
    • ODL from Technology Box to the Communities
    • Societal challenges: Reaching out to communities (Health and environment)
  4. Challenges for Policy makers and Education Providers
  5. Social Sciences and Humanities: New Challenges, New Horizons

Review Criteria

  • Novelty
  • Relevance and impact of the contributions to the area
  • Soundness
  • Evaluation of the design and execution framework
  • Clarity and presentation

Submission

Pre-submission of abstracts is a strict requirement for all papers. All abstracts and papers have to be submitted electronically via conference management system, which can be accessed by Clicking Here. Abstracts and full length papers must be in English and in PDF format. Full-Length paper should be between 8 to 12 pages long. In order to view the formatting guidelines for submitting abstract/full-length paper, please Click Here. At least one of the authors must be a registered participant of the Conference.