International Congress on eLearning 2015 (ICE 2015)
The Philippine eLearning Society (PeLS) has been the country's leading organization in promoting the development of eLearning competencies through education, training and collaboration among various stakeholders in government, industry and academe.
The International Congress on eLearning (ICE) 2015 of PeLS is a premier academic forum which aims to gather eLearning practitioners, educators, trainors, researchers, media specialists, instructional designers, university school administrators, policy makers, industry partners and students across the country to present and exchange new advances and research results in various aspects of eLearning as well as discuss the encountered challenges and practical adopted solutions for a successful eLearning program implementation. |
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Theme and ObjectivesThe Global eLearning ecosystem consists of the stakeholders (learners, teachers, developers and designers), the eLearning industry, service, content and technology providers, the government, the local and international organizations who are collaboratively working to uplift education in the 21st century way. Global eLearning is expected to continue on its path of fast and significant growth and is not showing any signs of slowing down. According to Docebo's eLearning Market Trends and Forecast for 2014-2016 report, Asia posted the highest growth rate in terms of aggregated eLearning market share at 17.3 percent compared to the worldwide e-learning market at 7.6 percent. This trend is expected to rise in the region in the light of the ASEAN integration.
The Philippine eLearning Society (PeLS) has been the country's leading organization in promoting the development of eLearning competencies in the government, academe and industry for the last decade. Capitalizing on the foreseen fast growth in the eLearning industry as a result of the ASEAN integration and globalization, PeLS is organizing the 2nd International Congress on eLearning for 2015 with the theme: "ASEAN and the Global eLearning Ecosystem: Growing in Pedagogy, Advancing in Technology and Responding to Challenges". Leveraging our extensive international eLearning network, ICE 2015 once again aims to be a forum for international exchange of research, innovation, experiences and best practices in eLearning. Specifically, the Congress aims to:
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Congress StructureThe congress program includes pre-congress workshops, keynote and plenary talks, open mic forum, individual paper and poster presentations.
Plenary Sessions These sessions feature key eLearning experts, practitioners and innovative decision makers from education, business, and government sectors showcasing their eLearning initiatives in a national scope. Concurrent / Parallel Sessions These sessions focus on the theme of the conference where leading practitioners present best practices, experiences and findings. Some of these sessions feature case studies and researches from their institutions, organizations and corporations. Some sessions may take the form of demonstrations of innovative services and products, best practice showcases, vendor presentation and additional networking events created for interaction of elearning practitioners with common interest. Pre-Congress Workshops A series of short-term workshops designed to enable participants to further improve their eLearning technology practice. These skill-based workshops in variety of topics allow participants to readily apply gained skills back to their workplace. Open Mic Session Open Mic is a session wherein delegates can participate by raising an inquiry or volunteering a response to the question. A delegate can seek an advice on a research issue, tell the audience the current project she or he is working on or share recent relevant eLearning experiences. The aim of this session is to give delegates who are not delivering a presentation an opportunity, in a brief 3minutes, to tell about their current eLearning engagements, be it in research or practice. The session also intends to provide a networking opportunity and delegates may find colleagues with the same interests. |
PublicationThe proceedings of the 2nd International Congress on eLearning will be compiled electronically in the conference proceedings under ISSN No. 2094-5485 and qualified papers will be invited for publication at PeLS Online Journal (ISSN 2094-781x).
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PeLS AwardsThe Philippine eLearning Society will once again give awards to deserving individuals and institutions to recognize their contribution to eLearning. Criteria and will be posted in our website. The awards includes:
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