The theme and the priorities of the conference refl ect the conceptual principles
underlying the modernization of education and the reform of the educational systems in European countries, as well as national development strategies for the XXI century. One of the European Union’s key educational objectives is the provision of equal opportunities for all with regard to access to learning
and knowledge, regardless of gender, financial and physical ability, and place of residence. That is why, distance learning has now been granted a status of high priority. If introduced on a wide scale, distance learning and teaching may make signifi cant contribution towards the achievement of educational goals in member states.
The Faculty of Ethnology and Scien ces of Education at the University of
Silesia, Poland has extensive experience in the implementation of distance learning in other departments across the university. The Faculty’s Distance Learning Platform operates smoothly and continues to expand. The conference is designed to bring together all agents involved in e-learning – university students, faculty staff, and educators – to explore and share experiences with e-learning and distance learning, both at home and abroad. The partners and the co-organizers of the previous editions conference 2009–2013 include the University of Ostrava
(Czech Republic), Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica (Slovak Republic), Silesian University in Opava (Czech Republic), Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (Slovak Republic), which are also involved in many activities in
the fi eld of e-learning and ICT in frame in particular a together project “E-learning as a road to communicating in the multicultural environment”, supported by International Visegrad Fund (IVF). Among our participants there were researchers and scientists from diff erent countries.
Strengthening and widening international cooperation resulted a star ting
a next international scientifi c project IRNet International Research Network for
study and development of new tools and methods for advanced pedagogical
science in the fi eld of ICT instruments, e-learning and intercultural competences
(www.irnet.us.edu.pl). Project fi nanced by the European Commission under the
7th Framework Programme, within the Marie Curie Actions International Research
Staff Exchange Scheme (2014–2017) with participating 10 Universities from 9
countries: University of Silesia in Katowice (US), Poland, (Coordinator), University
of Twente (UT, The Netherlands), University of Extremadura (UEx, Spain), Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (UKF, Slovakia), Lisbon Lusíada University
(LU, Portugal), University of Ostrava (OU, Czech Republic), Curtin University
in Perth (CU, Australia), Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University (BGKU, Ukraine),
Dniprodzerzhinsk State Technical University (DSTU, Ukraine), Herzen State
Pedagogical University of Russia, St. Petersburg (HSPU, Russian Federation).
The start the new international project “FITPED – Work-based Learning in Future
IT Professionals Education” (www.fi tped.eu), with participation of Constantine
the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia (coordinator), University of Silesia
in Katowice, Poland, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland, Mendel University
in Brno, Czech Republic, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain,
Helix5, Netherland, Teacher.sk, Slovakia was determinanted a digitization of the
society and the automation of many processes bring new opportunities and
types of jobs. The number of employees employed in the IT sector is continually
growing. The employees in the European Union urge that there is an increasing
lack of IT specia lists, mainly in the fi eld of software development, data analysis
and data science.
The theme of the conference is: “E-learning and STEM Education”.

The offi cial language of the conference is English.

Dissemination of conference proceedings
Conference materials and authors’ papers will be reviewed
and published in a monograph entitled
E-learning and STEM Education (notifi ed in ISBN catalogue),
11th vol. of the publishing series on E-learning
(notifi ed in ISSN catalogue),
ISSN 2451-3644 (print edition), ISSN 2451-3652 (digital edition),
http://weinoe.us.edu.pl/nauka/serie-wydawnicze/seria-e-learning
Series on E-Learning is indexed in the international scientifi c
bibliometric databases, in particular, in:
– Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index
(Web of Science Core Collection) , 9th vol. 2017, 10th vol. 2018
– Journal Factor http://www.journalfactor.org/
– Academic Research Index https://www.researchbib.com/
– Polska Bibliografi a Naukowa https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl
– Google Scholar.
It is our plesure to inform you that the 9th International Scientifi c
Conference DLCC2017 monograph (Eff ective Development of Teachers’
Skills in the Area of ICT and E-learning)
has been just indexed in the Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings
Citation Index (Web of Science)
and in the International Journal of Research in E-learning (20 points)
http://weinoe.us.edu.pl/nauka/serie-wydawnicze/
international-journal-research-e-learning, Peer-reviewed journal,
ISSN 2451-2583 (print edition), ISSN 2543-6155 (digital edition)
IJREL indexed in the international scientifi c bibliometric databases,
in particular, in:
– ICI Journals Master List – Index Copernicus (82.36 p.)
– ICI Journals Master List – Index Copernicus (ICV = 97.08 (2017))
– The Central and Eastern European Online Library CEEOL
– Academic Research Index https://www.researchbib.com
– Polska Bibliografi a Naukowa https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl
– ERIH PLUS
– Google Scholar
– JIFACTOR.ORG
– CEJSH
– BazHum
– Journal Factor
– CEON