We invite proposals pertaining to the main theme of the conference as well as describing research and practice in the following areas:
- approaches to telecollaboration and virtual exchange across disciplines
- learning outcomes of virtual exchange and telecollaboration
- different dimensions of virtual exchange (teachers, teacher trainers, students, administration)
- different modes (blended mobility) and models (e.g. Soliya, Cultura) of virtual exchange
- task design and resources in virtual exchange
- telecollaboration and its role in the development of digital literacies
- technological interfaces and multimodality in telecollaborative exchanges
- virtual exchange involving learners from non-western contexts and the global South
- telecollaboration and its role in the development of global citizenship
- conflict management in / through telecollaboration
- virtual exchanges as complex learning environment: facing the challenge
We call for research papers, practice reports, round table discussions and panels, covering all the above-mentioned aspects of virtual exchange. Proposals concerning virtual exchange from all academic disciplines are encouraged: please circulate this announcement to relevant colleagues from all subject areas.