The Programme

eLearning Africa is the premier gathering place for all experts and stakeholders engaged or interested in ICT-based education, training and development on the African continent. Everyone concerned with eLearning in Africa is welcome to share and learn. We would like to thank all those who submitted a proposal for eLA 2012, which will take place from May 23rd to 25th in Cotonou, Benin.

The Call for Papers is now closed, and we will be in contact by the end of March 2012 to let you know if your proposal has been accepted.

Selection Process

The content selection process is overseen by the Conference Organising Committee and guided by the feedback we receive from the Conference Advisory Committees and associated organisations. Our experience has been that we receive many more proposals and ideas than we can include, and as a general rule, approximately one third of all proposals received are accepted.

Selection is made on the basis of the proposal’s relevance to the conference themes, the experience and knowledge of the applicants, the practicalities of including the proposal within the conference format and a combination of the proposal’s innovativeness and practical value to conference participants.

Kindly note that we only accept high-quality papers and presentations. For us, quality is defined by papers that:

• are clearly grounded in context
• provide conceptual clarity
• are supported by clear reasoning
• are backed up with evidence
• are relevant for an African context
• are useful for practitioners, policymakers and prospective partners

and presentations that: 

• are clear, concise, inspiring and interactive
• are adequately supported by relevant slides or other visuals
• provoke and invite discussions with the audience and other speakers.

Please note that priority is given to African-based speakers for proposals being made on behalf of initiatives undertaken on the Continent.