As Part of

the 28th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases (VLDB'2002)
http://www.cs.ust.hk/vldb2002

Paper Submission

We invite contributions covering the above aspects in Web-based learning. Papers can be presentation of research results and case studies of individual experience and work in progress. Papers should be of high quality, original, unpublished, and not submitted elsewhere. Authors of contributed papers are asked to submit a paper with 5000 words for the respective contribution to the Conference Secretary cswlearn@comp.polyu.edu.hk according to the format specified in General Information for Authors at the conference Web page http://www.comp.polyu.edu.hk/~cswlearn/format.html Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings by a major international publisher, and best ranked papers in a special issue of the International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, on the focus Web-based Learning Systems (postscript version). Topics relevant to the conference theme include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Virtual University
• Virtual Classroom and Virtual Laboratories
• Borderless Education
• Cyber Education Initiatives
• Innovative Curriculum in e-Learning
• Teaching, Learning and Assessment Strategy in Virtual Classroom
• Industry-Institute Partnership
• Management of Learning Resources
• Knowledge Management for e-Learning
• Learning & Content Management Systems
• Infrastructure of Web-based Learning Environment
• Developing, Integrating and Delivering e-Learning Solutions
• Building Learning Architectures
• Digital Libraries for e-Learning
• Authoring Tools and Integrated Platforms for e-Learning
• Interactive e-Learning Systems
• Intelligent Training Technology
• Electronic Publishing Tools for e-Learning
• Pedagogical Issues
• Concepts and Examples of Good Practices
• Collaborative Learning
• Asynchronous Learning
• Distance Leaning
• Evaluation/Performance Measurement & Assessment
• Instructional Design for e-Learning
• Web-based Training for Customers
• Community Building for e-Learning
• Organizational e-Learning Strategy
• Quality Management in Web-based Learning
• Research Perspectives in e-Learning
• Multimedia-based Learning Systems
• Database Architecture for Web-based learning
• Multimedia databases for Web-based learning