The advent of new technologies has enabled learners of all ages to engage in education and training. Learning is now perceived as 'lifelong' as access to knowledge is opened up and is available in new forms. As a society how can we support learners at home, in educational institutions and in the workplace? What are the issues and challenges we face as educators?

CAL2001 aims to provide a forum to explore the key issues of learning across the ages, drawing on experiences of the past and taking them forward into the 21st century.

Invited speakers are as follows:

Professor Stephen Heppell
Ultralab, Anglia Polytechnic University


Roy Hawkey
Head of Education, The Natural History Museum
Key topics will include:

Informal Contexts for learning
Learning communities
Learning in the home


Continuity and progression
Theories of learning
Reflecting on where we have come from


Lifelong learning
Learning at work
Learning for all


Future learning environments
Changing role of the learner
New forms of educational software
Changing role of the teacher
Share your latest research and practice at CAL2001…

Abstracts for oral and poster presentation on the key topics of the conference are invited. Please prepare abstracts (min 500 words, max 1000 words) according to the guidelines in How to submit an abstract.