Defence Academies and Colleges eLearning conference in Delft, April 21-23, 2010

Defence Academies and Colleges eLearning conference will be held in Delft, Netherlands 21 - 23 April, 2010. The event is supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Defense.

Following the significant success of the Inaugural Defence Academies and Colleges e-Learning (DACeL) International Conference in Stellenbosch, we are pleased to announce the next DACeL International Conference will be held in The Hague, The Netherlands. So, mark your diary and prepare to attend and share your ideas and experiences with colleagues from around the world.

The conference host is the Netherlands Defense Academy, more specifically the Netherlands Defense College in The Hague. This conference is a co-effort between the Netherlands Defense Academy (NL), UNSW@ADFA (Australia), Cranfield University (UK), and Stellenbosch University (RSA).

Again, we encourage attendance of Defence/Military Academy staff. To make sure there will be plenty of opportunities to get to know each other and discuss all topics, the maximum number of participants has been set at 150. Last year in Stellenbosch most participants commented that a smaller conference stimulated interpersonal contact.

Conference Purpose:

• Investigate eLearning applications in Defence environments;
• Explore the needs of students in regard to e-learning in Defence environments;
• Identify the tensions which arise from the openness needed for e-learning and the security requirements of Defence environments;
• and Investigate Professional Military E-learning.

Who Should Attend:

• eLearning decision-makers, educational and educational technology practitioners working in Defence Academies & Colleges and other Defence environments;
• Defence training contractors wishing to improve their eLearning options.

What are the Outcomes?

• Increased understanding of the needs of e-learning specifically associated with Defence
• A set of presentations and a reporting framework
• Comprehensive Conference Proceedings