Autonomy Within and Beyond the Classroom
International Independent Learning Conference 2016
Time: 4th —6th, November, 2016 (Friday-Sunday)
Venue: Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Conference website: http://www.independentlearning.org
Conference theme: Autonomy within and beyond the classroom
This conference is the 7th of its kind since the start and it aims to explore the educational, social, cultural and technical aspects of Independent Learning (IL), hence to establish a network as well as meeting point of IL researchers and practitioners.
We welcome presentations, seminars, workshops and posters on the following sub-themes:
- Autonomy and identity
- Autonomy and assessment
- Autonomy, interaction and collaboration
- Autonomy and critical thinking
- Autonomy and agency (motivation and strategies)
- Autonomy in the era of Information Technology
- Teacher and researcher autonomy
- Autonomy and sociocultural theory
- Autonomy and curriculum Design
- Autonomy and Flipped Classroom Teaching
- Autonomy and MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses)
- Other related topics
Keynote Speakers (in alphabetic order):
Philip BENSON (
Sara COTTERALL (American
Andy GAO (
Garold
SUN Youzhong (
XU Jinfen (
Important dates:
All presentations will be 20 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for Q & A. Your abstract (in MS Word version), written in English and sent to ILA2016@163.com, should not exceed 250 words. Use single space, 1-inch page margin, 12-pointfont size, and Times New Roman.
Events | Dates |
Deadline for abstract submission (250 words) | 31 January 2016 |
Notification of acceptance | 15 March 2016 |
Presenter registration (to guarantee a place in the conference program) | 31 August 2016 |
Submission of full papers (2,000 words) | 31 August 2016 |
Submission of other proceeding contributions (750 words) | 1 February 2017 |
All presentations will be 20 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for Q & A. Your abstract (in MS Word version), written in English and sent to ILA2016@163.com, should not exceed 250 words. Use single space, 1-inch page margin, 12-pointfont size, and Times New Roman.
Contact: Should you have any inquiries, please send an email to ILA2016@163.com (same address as the abstract submission).
Organizer: Independent Learning Association
Co-organizers: Foreign Language Education Research Centre at School of Foreign Languages, Huazhong University of Science and Technology,
Sponsored by:
Foreign Language Teaching Advisory Board under the Ministry of Education of China,
Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press,
Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, and
Higher Education Press.
Accommodation and transportation information.
