"Mediating Open, Distance and eLearning in the Advent of Global Crises"
This virtual conference will encourage debate on opportunities, challenges and models facing Open Distance and eLearning (ODeL) in a globally connected digital era.
Second Call
The Portfolio Research, Postgraduate Studies, Innovation and Commercialisation and
the UNESCO Chair in Open Distance and eLearning
Invites Proposals for the
2021 Open Distance and eLearning Virtual Conference
Paper submissions, Workshop and ODeL Postgraduate Consortium proposals addressing the themes and sub-themes are invited from the global community of academics, scholars, researchers, emergent scholars and postgraduate students for the Unisa 2021 Open Distance and eLearning Virtual Conference.
The Unisa 2021 ODeL Virtual Conference will be held during 4-6 August. The aim of the conference is to encourage debate on contemporary and new opportunities, challenges and models facing Open Distance and eLearning (ODeL) in a globally connected digital era.
Additional information regarding the submission formats for papers and workshops, as well as for the Postdoctoral Consortium are attached hereto and will be made available on the Conference and ScienceOpen websites in due course.
I. Conference Theme:
“Mediating Open Distance and eLearning in the Advent of Global Crises”
This theme seeks to generate debate, and consider practical and sustainable solutions to ODeL teaching, learning and research in times of global crises and pandemics such as the current outbreak of COVID-19.
II. Sub-themes
Additional sub-themes are the following:
III. Conference Structure
IV. Ethical and Scholarly Etiquette
V. Important Dates
Deadline for workshop proposals | Deadline extended 31 May 2021 |
Notification of acceptance of workshop proposals | Deadline extended 30 June 2021 |
Deadline for full papers | Deadline extended 31 May 2021 |
Notification of acceptance and feedback for full papers | 30 June 2021 |
Submission of approved conference papers | 14 July 2021 |
ODeL Postgraduate Consortium proposal submission deadline | Deadline extended 10 May 2021 |
Notification of acceptance of proposal for ODeL Postgraduate Consortium | 31 May 2021 |
Registration opens | 18 April 2021 |
Conference | 4-6 August 2021 |
VI. SUBMISSION DETAILS:
Papers: https://www.scienceopen.com/collection/2021eLearningConference
Workshop proposals: Letsem@unisa.ac.za
ODeL Postgraduate Consortium proposals: Qakisme@unisa.ac.za
For more information
Prof Moeketsi Letseka, Chairperson: UNESCO Chair on Open Distance Learning
letsem@unisa.ac.za Tel: (office) +27 (0)12 429 8507 Cell: +27 (0)82 577 8101
Ms Tumelo Motaung, UNESCO Chair Secretary / motaut@unisa.ac.za
Ms Nomusa Sibaya, UNESCO Chair Administrator / sibayn@unisa.ac.za
Ethical and Scholarly Etiquette
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Papers |
Workshops |
ODeL Postgraduate Consortium workshop
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Language | English | English | English | ||||||||||||||||||
Length |
| 200 keywords
| 2 000 words, including all figures and references | ||||||||||||||||||
Abstract and keywords
| Submitted articles should contain an abstract of between 150-200 words and should be accompanied by 3-10 keywords. | Abstracts should not be longer than 200 words and the total proposal should not exceed 2 000 words (including references). | An abstract of up to 200 words and 3-5 keywords describing the main topics should be included | ||||||||||||||||||
Referencing style |
| N/A | APA referencing style | ||||||||||||||||||
Preparation for submission | Authors should prepare and upload only one version of their manuscript. The submission document should be a PDF and should contain the following:
The manuscript should NOT be anonymous (an open review process will be used).
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All proposals submitted will undergo a thorough reviewing process and the authors of those proposals that are selected will be invited to give a presentation at the Postgraduate Consortium that forms part of the conference programme. | ||||||||||||||||||
Editorial responsibilities
| The editorial committee is permitted to make changes to the final document, such as editing changes.
Final proofs will be signed off by the author. The conference committee chair will sign off for posting on the Unisa 2021 Open Distance and e-Learning Virtual Conference collection on the ScienceOpen platform.
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Copyright
| Authors keep the copyright of their manuscripts under a Creative Commons licence: CC BY
See: https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/
| Authors keep the copyright of their manuscripts under a Creative Commons licence: CC BY
See: https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/
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Submission process | The Unisa 2021 Open Distance and e-Learning Virtual Conference uses the ScienceOpen platform to manage the submission and review processes. Submissions will be treated as preprints on the ScienceOpen platform. Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting your paper to this conference are provided. New users should first create an account. Registration on the ScienceOpen platform requires users to have an ORCID account. Once a user has logged onto the site, submissions should be made via the “Submit manuscript” link.
Papers must be submitted to https://www.scienceopen.com/collection/2021eLearningConference
| Workshop proposals must be submitted to
| ODeL Postgraduate Consortium submissions should be sent to Qakisme@unisa.ac.za
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Who should submit a:
| The submission process is open to all ODeL academics/experts. All submissions will be reviewed according to how they address the theme and sub-themes of the conference, their academic rigour and the quality of the research design, methodology and findings. | The submission process is open to anyone with expertise in the field of open, distance and e-learning. Workshop proposals will be evaluated in terms of their value contribution in addressing the themes and sub-themes of the conference, the workshop methodology and interest value for participants. | The intention of the ODeL Postgraduate Consortium is to support and inspire master’s and doctoral students during their research efforts. The Consortium will provide a supportive forum where master’s/doctoral students can present their ideas and receive constructive feedback from prominent scholars in the areas of open distance and e-learning (ODeL), open educational resources (OERs), massive open online courses (MOOCs) and technology-enhanced learning, as well as serving to build a cohort of emerging researchers in the identified fields. It is envisaged that the Postgraduate Consortium will be able to accommodate 10-20 presentations (allowing 20 minutes for each presentation, including questions and discussions). Therefore, we suggest that each presentation be no longer than 10 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for questions from the audience and discussion of the candidate’s presentation. The workshop will form part of the parallel session during the Unisa 2021 Open Distance and e-Learning Virtual Conference. Hence, Unisa is inviting master’s and doctoral students who are conducting research in ODeL, OERs, MOOCs and technology-enhanced learning to participate in the Consortium.
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ScienceOpen disciplines: | Education, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Communication & Media studies |
DOI: | 10.14293/S2199-1006.1.SOR-SOCSCI.CLJ4VW0.v1 |