Academic programs are no longer provided by single institutions only but can be established by networked organizations like virtual universities or virtual faculties. Powerful wireless technologies will accelerate these developments in the future. Collaborative tools like discussion groups, chatrooms, videoconferencing, etc. In-company training does not require travelling and physical presence but can be done at the workplace. Geographical locations of students and teachers loose importance.
Physical classes are more and more replaced by virtual networks of students and teachers.
NL 2002 aims to bring together content providers, course developers, educators, persons responsible for academic programs or corporate education, platform and tools providers, researchers and system developers from academia and industry to exchange their ideas and experiences, to share the best practices and to foster further development in networked learning. The conference focuses on technological and organizational aspects of networked learning and teaching. Contributions NL 2002 will include technical sessions as well as special events, such as keynote presentations, invited plenary talks, tutorials, workshops, panels, and exhibition. Regular Papers Prospective authors are requested to submit a paper of max. All papers must be written in English, starting with a succinct statement of the problem, the results achieved, their significance and a comparison with previous work.