What practical influences do the various didactic concepts of self-organised learning in the Web 2.0 have on an optimal performance? How do informal learning settings supported by social software benefit the creation of innovative ideas and new knowledge? What strategies will be successful in the future for young learners while preventing them from "getting lost" in the interactive Web?

This year's fourth EduMedia conference offers a platform for a critical dialogue about what has and can be sustainably achieved by means of the Internet within self-organised learning processes in all sectors of education.

Keynote speakers at the conference are:

• Jay Cross, California, eLearning expert on informal learning and Web 2.0; author of the book "Informal Learning: Rediscovering the Natural Pathways that Inspire Innovation and Performance"
• Rob Koper, the Netherlands, Head of the Educational Technology Expertise Centre (OTEC) of the Open University of the Netherlands and coordinator of the EU integrated project TENCompetence.
• Gabi Reinmann, Germany, Professor for Media Pedagogy at the University of Augsburg with the main focus on knowledge, learning, and media.

An interactive World Cafe invites all participants to develop and share ideas with young learners on how a changing learning culture can be designed in practice. The conference is jointly organised by the Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft, St. Virgil Salzburg, and the Open University of the Netherlands.