FoL2019: Future of Learning 2019 Conference: Learning 4.0: Connecting the Dots and Reaching the Unreached Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Bangalore, India, January 4-5, 2019 |
Conference website | http://www.futureoflearningconference.com/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fol2019 |
Poster | download |
Abstract registration deadline | October 30, 2018 |
Submission deadline | November 30, 2018 |
The Future of Learning Conference (FoL) aims to promote showcase innovation and help foster dialogues between the major actors shaping the 21st-century learning models, namely academics, entrepreneurs, regulators, and technologists.
The educational sector is set for a major and likely disruptive makeover. A decade ago the possibility of unlimited unfettered access to education appeared far-fetched. Driven by the forces of globalization, advances in information and communication technologies, and the next generation of tech-savvy learners, education is fast evolving toward an open, always available and personalized model, possibly breaking the stranglehold of traditional universities.
The enticing promise of digitization in transforming education and learning is now uncontested by both educationists and policymakers. Expectations that digital innovations would make education both affordable and accessible has been a dominant theme driving these discussions. While there has been some progress on these fronts, the overall impact on the ground has been rather muted. Prior research and anecdotal evidence indicate that the impact of digital technologies in transforming education may be muted due to a variety of reasons. These include lack of supporting infrastructure, financial constraints faced by the targeted beneficiaries, technology barriers, lack of appropriate technologies and a diffusion of effort due to the emergence of multiple competing platforms and business models or simply lack of interest.
India is a good case in point. Despite the emphasis on a digital transformation of the economy, the rural-urban divide is on internet penetration is huge, with the internet penetration in urban and rural areas pegged at 65 percent and 20 percent respectively leaving a significant percent of India’s population unserved or underserved with regards to educational services. The situation in much of South Asia is similar. What accounts for these gaps in technology, policy, and practice? How can these gaps be bridged? How can technological advancements be leveraged to make a high-quality education affordable, accessible and empowering for the vast majority of the unserved population.
FoL is jointly organized by IIT Bombay and IIM Bangalore. Details of the first conference on Future of Learning can be accessed at http://www.futureoflearningconference.com/
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
List of Topics
- What should be the learning model 4.0 in line with the principles of industry 4.0?
- How do we bring in the vast majorities of underserved on non-served learners in the
into the emerging learning networks? - Which ecosystem elements needs to evolve?
- Which business or financial models are likely to be successful?
- Which technology paradigms need to change?
- What policy interventions may be needed?
Papers on these and other related themes are invited from researchers, practitioners and policymakers for presentations at the conference. Selected papers would also be part of an edited book and be considered for publication in an academic journal.
Venue
IIM Bangalore, January 4-5, 2019
Contact
fol2019@iimb.ac.in