Call for Papers! European Conference "Learning Innovations and Quality" (LINQ) 2012

April 23, 2012 - PRLog -- The European conference "Learning Innovations and Quality" (LINQ 2012) has launched its call for papers. All experts from Learning, Education and Training (LET) are invited to contribute their own professional or academic efforts and to present them in a scientific paper and presentation: LINQ 2012 with its motto "Innovation and Quality: How do they fit together?" is addressing in particular Lifelong Learning (LLL), Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL), quality standards and certification, human resources development, competences and skills, as well as learning, innovation and quality management systems. The conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium on the 23rd of October, 2012 and is organized by the European consortium for the Quality Certification in VET (Q-Cert-VET). “The European Conference LINQ 2012 explores the relation between learning innovations and learning quality for the first time: Often seen as contradictions, we will focus their common grounds and synergies,” says Christian M. Stracke, the scientific coordinator of the Q-Cert-VET project from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany, ISO Convener and editor of many learning standards. The conference will facilitate the exchange of ideas between individuals and organizations involved in quality certification and VET in many diverse ways, bringing them together for a productive meeting. “The experience gathered by the Q-Cert-VET project in harmonizing requirements from quality management and innovation management systems standards may serve as a valuable context to launch the debate in this conference,” explains Sandra Feliciano, the Portuguese coordinator of the Q-Cert-VET project and certification expert.

By this Call for Papers all experts and practitioners are invited to contribute to our dialogue on the Quality Certification in Learning, Education and Training (LET) and to submit high quality papers describing fully developed results, on‐going work or innovative concepts on the following topics:

•   Innovations and future trends in Learning, Education and Training (LET)
•   Quality Development and Certification in LET
•   Competence and skills development in lifelong learning
•   Implementation of learning innovations
•   Technology‐Enhanced Learning for schools, universities and lifelong learning
•   Web 2.0, Social Media and Online Communities for LET
•   Learning outcome orientation and quality certification
•   Standardisation of LET design, production and services
•   Knowledge, innovation and ideas management in LET contexts
•   Learning quality in vocational education and training and HR
•   Certification of LET services and providers
•   Quality and standardization of learning assessment and evaluation
•   Harmonization of innovations and quality development in LET

Attendance at the European conference "Quality Certification in Vocational and Educational Training" (Q-Cert-VET) is subject to a fee (70 €) and requires online registration as places are limited. The conference fee includes all provisions including a warm 3-course lunch, two coffee breaks, the conference bag and the official conference proceedings.

Submissions of papers related to the conference (max. eight pages) must be sent to the Q-Cert-VET Consortium by Tuesday, 10th of July 2012. The submitters will be informed about the acceptance of the papers by the 20th of August 2012. All accepted papers will be published in the official proceedings of the European Conference (with ISBN) and distributed to all conference participants and across all of Europe. Specific guidelines and requirements can be found on the Conference website at www.learning‐innovations.eu and at the Q-Cert-VET project website www.edu-certification.eu.

Overview of the important dates:
-   Paper submission deadline: July 10, 2012
-   Notification of acceptance: August 20, 2012
-   Camera-Ready copy due: September 7, 2012
-   Conference program: October 23, 2012

Direct enquiries and full papers can be sent to the Q-Cert-VET project manager Tatiana Shamarina-Heidenreich, University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), Germany, via e-Mail to: tatiana.shamarina-heidenreich@icb.uni-due.de