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May 23-24, 2014 Tamkang University, New Taipei City, Taiwan

2014「數位原生世代的全球教育：前瞻與省思」
課程、教學與教師發展國際學術研討會
The 2014 International Conference on Global Education for Digital Natives : Prospects and Reflections


In digital age, with the rapid development of information technology, school education worldwide is facing the challenges of developing new and alternative approaches to broaden students’ world vision and to integrate global issues into curriculum and instruction for the learning generation of digital natives. The 2014 international conference on Global Education for Digital Natives: Prospects and Reflections (2014 GEDN) will be held on May 23-24, 2014 in New Taipei City, Taiwan. This conference is for researchers, educators, policy makers from Taiwan and abroad to discuss and share research and experiences on theories, practices, and issues on global education.

Conference Themes
Curriculum and instruction for global education
1. Case studies on global education at different school levels
2. Information technology development and the future trends on global education
3. Global education issues and higher education
Global education in digital era
4. Global education policy and curriculum leadership in digital era
5. Teacher qualities and professional development for global education in digital era
6. Global education models and the application of network and platform in digital era
7. Digital divide and the development of global education
Teaching and learning issues of digital natives
8. Learning characteristics and global education approaches in generation of digital natives
9. Curriculum design and instructional approaches for global education in generation of digital natives
10. Global education literacy and technology ethics in generation of digital natives
Local concerns and global visions
11. Global education and cultural colonization phenomenon in generation of digital natives
12. Strategies and practice of using local cultures for global education
13. Global education opportunities for rural/remote schools and vulnerable/disadvantaged students
14. The promote of non-governmental organization for global education

Keynote Speakers:
Mimi Miyoung Lee, Associate Professor
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Houston, USA
Rick Bennett, Associate Professor
School of Design Studies, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Call for Papers and Presentations:
Abstracts: Please submit a maximum 250 words abstract on line at http://2014globalEd.cte.tku.edu.tw/ before February 28, 2014. The abstract will be refereed by the Conference Committee and the acceptance notification will reach the author(s) by March 7, 2014.
Full Papers:
If you wish to present a paper at this conference, with the acceptance letter of the abstract, you need to submit a full paper (up to 6000 words, English only) on line before April 15, 2014. The accepted papers will be announced by April 25, 2014. The accepted papers will be allocated to oral presentation or poster presentation.

Important Dates
Deadline for submission of abstracts: February 28, 2014
Notification of abstract acceptance: March 7, 2014
Deadline for submission of full papers: April 15, 2014
Notification of full paper acceptance: April 25, 2014

Manuscript formats
The abstract and full paper should be sent as MS Word document with Times New Roman 12 point fount and single spacing with the following information:
Author information: author name(s), author(s) affiliation, email address
Abstract information (maximum 250 words): title, significance, aim, method, results
Full paper information (maximum 6000 words): Abstract (no longer than 250 words), subject/problem, Design/Procedure, Finding/Analysis, Contribution to Global Education.

Advisor: Minister of Education, Taiwan
National Science Council, Taiwan
Organizers: Graduate Institute of Curriculum and Instruction, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Center for Teacher Education, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Co-organizers: Aim for the Top University Project Office & Science Education Center, National Taiwan Normal University
Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, Taiwan Chapter

Time：

2014/05/23 08:00 ~ 2014/05/24 17:00

Registration period：

2014/04/12 08:00 ~ 2014/05/20 22:00

Location：

Tamkang University, Taiwan