Dates: 05 – 07 April, 2013
Host: Directorate of Distance Education Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Gachibowli, Hyderabad – 500 032.
Main Theme:
“Disseminating Learning, Diminishing Borders – ODL in the 21st Century”
You are cordially invited to actively participate in the 18th Annual Conference on Open and Distance Learning and to submit abstracts and proposals that address the issues of the Conference.
Contributions are welcome from interested individuals and organizations covering various fields of Open and Distance Learning concerning the main theme and sub-themes in various formats, such as:
∑Theoretical papers
∑Research papers
∑Talks
∑Audio, video, Internet demonstrations
∑Empirical and case studies
∑Poster presentations
Papers and presentations should be of high quality, original and specially prepared for the 18th Annual Conference. The Conference will encompass all aspects of Open and Distance Learning with a particular focus on nature and scope of future development. The following areas of interest will be explored in depth from various dimensions based on both theoretical and practical considerations:
Main Theme:
“Disseminating Learning, Diminishing Borders – ODL in the 21st Century”
Sub-Themes:
i)Quality concerns and best practices in Open and Distance Learning
ii)Organizational Management and Institutional Learning
iii)Social networking and collaborative Learning
iv)Learner Support and Learning Communities
v)User Friendly Technologies
vi)ODL in SAARC Countries – Sharing of Resources & Experiences
vii)Collaborative networking and Evolving partnership modules
viii)Innovative content design and delivery
ix)Research and Development
x)ODL – Capacity building
xi)Development funds
xii)Language barriers in ODL
xiii)Women in ODL
Types of Events and Presentations:
The 18th IDEA Annual Conference on Open and Distance Learning will comprise different types of sessions and presentations.
Plenary Sessions
∑The Opening Ceremony – Inaugural Addresses
∑One Plenary Session for each of the three days with one or two keynote speakers in each session
∑The Closing Session
Parallel Sessions
∑Two or three parallel sessions, with 4 or more paper presentations each or a panel discussion or demonstration relating to the sub-themes
∑Poster sessions
∑Best practices
∑Linked to the different parallel sessions and presenting additional papers, projects and case studies and demonstrations in the respective field.
In addition to the above events IDEA will allow for some Extension Events of different types. These Extension Events will be organized independently and the responsibility rests with the Individuals, Institutions, Associations, Corporate bodies etc. concerned.
Guidelines for Submission of Abstracts and Full-length papers:
1.Abstracts should clearly describe the intended presentation.
2.Abstracts should not contain more than 500 words (No tables, charts or graphs) + title and authors name & address including email should be clearly mentioned.
3.Submission of abstracts by email is most appreciable.
4.The abstracts and all accompanying information should be sent as a single attachment.

5.All abstracts/full papers should be addressed to the “Academic Convener, IDEA-2013 Conference on email id
6.Full length papers should not exceed more than 3000 words.
7.Both hard and soft copies of the abstract and full length paper should be submitted.
8.Please use only the following format for submission of full length papers:
∑English: MS-Word which could be open in any version 1997-2003, 2007 (Font type: Times New Roman, Font size: 12 in double space on A4 size paper)
∑Urdu: Inpage 2.4 (Font size 14 for normal text, Font noori nastaliq with auto spacing on A4 size paper)
9.Submission in PDF, image format etc. will not be accepted.
10.All submitted abstracts will be referred to the Conference Academic Committee and attributed to the different types of events and presentation at the IDEA conference.
11.Both hard and soft copies of the abstracts and full-length paper should be submitted.
12.Interested scholars are invited to submit papers based on theoretical models, comparative studies of cross institutional and cross cultural nature related to the main theme and sub-themes of the conference, empirical researchers and case-studies will
receive priority over other descriptive studies.
13.All papers should be mail to the mail id idaa 2013 conference @gmail.com
Registration Fee: (Demand Drafts should be in favour of “Conference Secretary – IDEA 2013”
payable at Hyderabad)
Amount | ||
Up to 15th March,2013 | Spot Registration | |
Member IDEA | Rs. 900=00 | Rs. 1000=00 |
Non-Member IDEA | Rs. 1000=00 | Rs. 1200=00 |
Research Scholars | Rs. 500=00 | Rs. 600=00 |
Foreign Delegates | 500 US $ | 600 US $ |
MANUU Staff | Rs. 500=00 | Rs. 600=00 |
Research Scholars are expected to produce necessary documents at the time of registration. The Registration fee includes entry to all sessions, conference kit, morning and
afternoon tea and snacks, lunch and dinner for three days. Each accompanying person should pay an amount of Rs.600/- as guest delegates.
Accommodation: Free Accommodation will be provided on First come first serve basis subject to the availability of Rooms at the University Guest Houses/ Hostels to those who communicates us for accommodation on or before 15th of March 2013. Other delegates shall make their own stay arrangement.
Schedule of Events (Tentative)
05th April, 2013: | 08.00 am – 10.00 am | Registration |
10.00 am – 11.15 am | Inaugural Session | |
11.15 am – 11.45 am | Hi Tea | |
11.45 am – 12.45 pm Theme Session | ||
01.00 pm – 02.00 pm Lunch Break | ||
02.00 pm – 03.30 pm Parallel Sessions | ||
03.30 pm – 03.45 pm Tea | ||
03.45 pm – 05.00 pm Parallel Sessions | ||
05.00 pm – 08.00 pm Local Sight seeing | ||
06th April, 2013: | 10.00 am – 11.30 am | Dr.G.Ram Reddy Memorial Lecture |
11.30 am – 11.45 am | Tea | |
11.45 am – 01.00 pm | Parallel Sessions | |
01.00 pm – 02.00 pm Lunch Break | ||
02.00 pm – 03.30 pm Special Session | ||
03.30 pm – 03.45 pm Tea | ||
03.45 pm – 05.00 pm General Body meeting | ||
06.00 pm – 08.00 pm Cultural Evening | ||
08.30 pm – 10.00 pm Dinner | ||
07th April, 2013 | 10.00 am – 11.30 am | Parallel Sessions |
11.30 am – 11.45 am | Tea |
11.45 am – 01.00 pm | Valedictory Session | |
01.00 pm – 02.00 pm Lunch | ||
Important Dates to Remember | ||
Conference Dates | : | 05 – 07 April, 2013 |
Last date for submission of Abstracts | : | 05th March, 2013 |
Notification of Acceptance of Abstracts | : | 10th March, 2013 |
Last date for submission of Full-length papers | : | 25th March, 2013 |
How to reach Hyderabad |
One of the advantageous of being a metropolis is that Hyderabad is well connected to the rest of the state and country. If you are arriving by air, disembarkation would be at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, Hyderabad. For those choosing to travel by train, Hyderabad’s three main railway terminals: Nampally, Secunderabad and Kachiguda connect it to rest of the country. Long distance buses depart from Hyderabad: Imblibun Bus Station and Jubilee Bus Station. To reach Conference venue, one has to engage pre-paid taxi/auto which is within the vicinity of around 25km to 30km. Average fare for taxi and auto would be Rs.10-12/km and Rs.08-10/km respectively.
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