And ‘now well established idea that the student with difficulties can and should participate actively in their own learning process in a social and real. However, integration in education and training of students with disabilities and social-cultural diversity is one of the biggest challenges in the historical and social context of our country.
In this context, information technologies and communications and assistive technologies play a crucial role in creating learning environments using an approach universally recognized as accessible for all.
The combination of ICT and Inclusion, in various educational contexts and educational …

Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL, USA
June 28 – 29 2010
A preconference event of the
9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences

This workshop brings together researchers from diverse theoretical and
methodological traditions who have a mutual interest in how productive
discourse between these traditions can drive scientific progress in
understanding and designing for collaborative learning. In this
workshop, multiple analyses of shared datasets will explore the
conditions for productive multivocality in the analysis of
collaborative learning. The workshop will culminate in planning a book
on the topic.
The target participants are researchers from the …

QWERTY-Journal of technology, culture, and education
Call for Special Issue
“Generation Y, Digital Learners and Other Dangerous Things”
In the last years a growing awareness about the importance of studies on usages of new Information and  Communication Technologies (ICT) has led to hypotheses about generational gaps in the use of ICT and in related learning practices. Expressions like Generation Y, Nintendo Generation, New Millennium Learners, Digital Learners, Millennials, Screen Generation, Homo Zappiens, and similar, have acquired great popularity and are widely used.
This special issue of QWERTY is fully devoted to explore this topic, …

Palma de Mallorca – August, 29th – September, 2nd
“Education for Knowledge Creation.” Society as a whole stands in greater need of new knowledge than ever to address economic, environmental, health, and other challenges of an increasingly complex world. A fundamental challenge is to find ways to increase the ability of individuals and groups in all sectors of society to create and work with knowledge—to develop “21st century knowledge and skills.” This year’s conference is aimed at advancing the state of knowledge necessary to meet this fundamental challenge.
This conference provides …

With this first post, the Collaborative Knowledge Building Group (CKBG) opened its site to the events and cultural and scientific proposals and sponsored by the SIE-L.
SIE-L is an association that promotes scientific research and testing of good practices of e-Learning and Distance Education, estimates that since they are of strategic importance to education and education of citizens and the training and updating professions.
For more information:

SIE-L – Società italiana di e-Learning

Conference proceedings – Last update: September, 2009

II Congresso Nazionale of CKBG
FORMAZIONE, INNOVAZIONE E TECNOLOGIE
17-18 Aprile 2009
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan (Italy)
Dipartimento di Psicologia
via Nirone 15
MILANO
PUBBLICAZIONE SLIDES

Tecnologie a scuola a supporto delle discipline e delle competenze

Chair: Elvis Mazzoni (Universitа di Bologna)

G. di Benedetto, , R. Didoni (Scuola Manzoni Benzi Bresso, Mi; (ex IRRE Lombardia)

“Il progetto Festival Della Robotica Educativa”

C. Dorigoni, F. Sirio (CTP Arcore)

“Aspetti comunicativi, collaborativi e tecnici nella costruzione del clima in una classe virtuale”

B. …

6-7 March 2008, Palazzo del Bo, Padua.
International Congress on “Models psychological, educational and social learning and assessment in Virtual communities of practice “
(link to photos and the site of the conference).

Talking is learned
Actions and reflections hosted by the Day in honor of Clotilde Pontecorvo
Rome, 12-13 September
(Link to summary of operations)