CALL FOR PAPERS
The 20th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2020)

Tartu, Estonia
July 6-9, 2020

http://www.ieee-icalt.org
Submission Deadline: January 22nd, 2020 (extended)

ICALT is an annual International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies and Technology-enhanced Learning organized by the IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology. After its kick-off as IWALT in Palmerston North, New Zealand (2000), ICALT has been held in Madison, USA (2001), Kazan, Russia (2002), Athens, Greece (2003), Joensuu, Finland (2004), Kaohsiung, Taiwan (2005), Kerkade, The Netherlands (2006), Niigata, Japan (2007), Santander, Spain (2008), Riga, Latvia (2009), Sousse, Tunisia (2010), Athens, Georgia, USA (2011), Rome, Italy (2012), Beijing, China (2013), Athens, Greece (2014), Hualien, Taiwan (2015), Austin, Texas, USA (2016), Timisoara, Romania (2017), Mumbai, India (2018), and Maceió, Brazil (2019).

The 20th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2020) will be organized at the University of Tartu, Estonia. ICALT 2020 will be hosted by the Institute of Education at the University of Tartu, Estonia. The Institute of Education that is hosting the ICALT conference is focusing on educational research in a wide area from teacher education to educational technologies. The Institute has been actively involved in several international networks and professional associations. The Institute of Education also offers and international PhD programme on education and international master’s programme on Educational Technology. Read more about the Institute of Education at https://www.ht.ut.ee/en.

IMPORTANT DATES
January 22nd, 2020 (extended): Submissions of papers (Full paper, Short paper, Discussion paper)
March 8, 2019: Authors’ Notification on the review process results
April 5, 2019: Final Camera-Ready Manuscript and IEEE Copyright Form submission
April 5, 2019: Early Bird Registration

Proceedings accepted in Xplore are available to indexing partners, including EI, Scopus, and Conference Proceedings Citation Index; these indexing partners have final say on what they include and the process can take anywhere between 4 and 12 months, depending on how busy the indexing partner is at the time.

SUBMISSIONS
We invite submission of papers reporting original academic or industrial research in the area of on Advanced Learning Technologies and Technology-enhanced Learning according to the following tracks:

Track 1. Technologies for Open Learning and Education (i-OPENLearn)
Track 2. Adaptive and Personalised Technology-Enhanced Learning (APTeL)
Track 3. Wireless, Mobile, Pervasive and Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning (WMUTE)
Track 4. Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning (DIGITEL)
Track 5. Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
Track 6. Big Data in Education and Learning Analytics (BDELA)
Track 7. Technology-Enhanced Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education (TeSTEM)
Track 8. Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (TELL)
Track 9. Technology-Enhanced Learning of Thinking Skills (TELoTS)
Track 10. Technology-supported education for people with disabilities (TeDISABLE)
Track 11. Artificial Intelligence and Smart Learning Environments (AISLE)
Track 12. Augmented Reality and Virtual Worlds in Education and Training (ARVWET)
Track 13. Motivational and Affective Aspects in Technology-enhanced Learning (MA-TEL)
Track 14. Technology-enhanced Assessment in Formal and Informal Education (TeASSESS)
Track 15. Doctoral Consortium

All papers will be double-blindly peer-reviewed. Complete papers are required to be reviewed. The expected types of submissions include:
●    Full paper: 5 pages
●    Short paper: 3 pages
●    Discussion paper: 2 pages
●    Doctoral Consortium paper: 3 pages

Important Note:
●    These page limits include authors’ information, abstract (no more than 200 words), all tables, figures, references, etc.
●    Authors’ information should be included ONLY in the camera-ready version of the manuscript and NOT in the initial version. However, during the preparation of the initial manuscript, authors’ should leave a number of empty lines at the beginning of the manuscript, so as to include authors’ information during the camera-ready manuscript submission.
●    Authors are required to follow the IEEE Formatting Template that can be found at:
DOC: https://owncloud.ut.ee/owncloud/index.php/s/CEeaii8sFBcDjyN/download
PDF: https://sisu.ut.ee/sites/default/files/icalt2020/files/instruct8_5x11x2.pdf
●  Please submit your manuscript using the EasyChair Conference System at:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icalt2020.

If you have any problems with the above web submission form, you can contact ICALT 2020 Office at: icalt2020@gmail.com (Subject: “ICALT 2020 Submission Enquiry”) and the Chairs will contact you for further assistance.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
General Chairs
Kinshuk, University of North Texas, USA
Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
Margus Pedaste, University of Tartu, Estonia

General Program Chairs
Maiga Chang, Athabasca University, Canada
Ronghuai Huang, Beijing Normal University, China
Demetrios G Sampson, University of Piraeus, Greece & Curtin University, Australia
Danial Hooshyar, University of Tartu, Estonia

Advisory Committee
Ignacio Aedo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Mohamed Jemni, University of Tunis, Tunisia
Claude Frasson, University of Montreal, Canada
Michael Spector, University of North Texas, USA
Äli Leijen, University of Tartu, Estonia