Track Program Chairs

  • Phillip BENACHOUR [Chair Coordinator]
    Lancaster University, United Kingdom
  • Fabiano DORÇA
    Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
  • Andreea MOLNAR
    Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Track description and topics of interest

This specific track of the conference addresses those aspects related to the design and implementation of affordable mobile and wireless based applications. Specifically, applications and technologies that promote lifelong, sustainable, flexible and inclusive learning and development opportunities. This track seeks submissions from recent design and applications of proven and novel educational approaches that underpin teaching practice, learning, engagement and personal development in formal and informal contexts; and map out future ideas and contributions through collaborations.

The scope of this track covers, but is not limited to, the following topics:

  • Design and development for flexible and inclusive learning
  • Applications that enable equitable access for education through mobile technologies
  • Sustainable mobile teaching and learning applications
  • Co-design and development aspects that involve users
  • Digital connectivity for learning and development
  • Novel uses of affordable and portable wireless technologies and applications for teaching and learning
  • Empirical studies demonstrating the potential benefits of mobile technologies in education and development
  • Evaluation of existing applications, systems and approaches
  • Sensor-based applications and learning support
  • Context-aware learning: Design and Application of learning across different contexts
  • Theoretical foundations for mobile learning

Track Program Committee

  • Muhammad Adamu, Institute for the Contemporary Arts, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
  • Ibrahim Aref, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
  • Renan Cattelan, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
  • Rafael D. Araújo, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
  • Márcia Fernandes, Federal University of Uberl⮤ia, Brazil
  • Eleandro Maschio, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazil
  • Hiran Nonato Macedo Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
  • Elaine H. T. Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Brazil
  • Marcela Sávia Pessoa, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Brazil
  • Fernanda Pires, UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO AMAZONAS, Brazil
  • Luma Seixas, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
  • Kinshuk , College of Information, University of North Texas, United States