learning sciences
Mike Cole (mcole who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu)
Thu, 12 Oct 1995 20:00:41 -0700 (PDT)
Learning sciences can be interesting!
>From tkoschmann who-is-at siumed.edu Thu Oct 12 08:17:58 1995
> CALL FOR PAPERS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
> Due Date: Monday, January 8, 1996
>
>
> Second International Conference on the Learning Sciences (ICLS '96):
> Learning for the Real World
>
>
> Northwestern University
> Evanston, IL
> July 24-27, 1996
>
>
>
> In the five years since the First International Conference on the
>Learning Sciences, the field of the Learning Sciences has matured
>significantly. Advances in the understanding of human learning and
>innovations in computing technologies have led to new applications and
>pedagogical frameworks, many of which have left the laboratory and are
>being deployed in varied educational and corporate settings. Examples
>include complex simulation environments for corporate training, modeling
>and visualization tools for K-12 education, indexed multimedia databases
>for community outreach, and collaboration tools for diverse users and
>settings.
>
> The Second International Conference on the Learning Sciences (ICLS
>'96) will bring together professionals from academia and industry to share
>problems and insights on fostering effective learning to serve real world
>needs. The special focus of the conference will be on tested innovations
>in both education and training. The goal for this conference is to share
>experience and insights across a diverse group of researchers, developers,
>practitioners, consumers, and policy makers in order to inform design of
>the next generation of instructional environments. With representatives
>from cognitive science, artificial intelligence, multimedia, training, and
>education, the conference is designed to bring individuals faced with
>challenging real world problems together with individuals who offer
>innovative solutions.
>
> The conference will be held on the Northwestern University campus
>in Evanston, Illinois over 2-1/2 days, from the evening of Wednesday July
>24, 1996 through the morning of Saturday July 27th. The program will
>feature plenary addresses by invited speakers, technical paper and poster
>sessions, a demonstration session, and a banquet. We are seeking
>high-quality papers reporting novel research results or experience with
>theoretically grounded instructional frameworks. Submitted papers will be
>evaluated through peer review with respect to several criteria, including
>originality, quality, and significance of research, relevance to the theme
>of the conference, and clarity of presentation. Accepted papers will be
>presented at the conference as talks or posters, as appropriate. Papers
>may present results from completed research as well as report on current
>research with an emphasis on novel approaches, methods, ideas, and
>perspectives.
>
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> THE LEARNING SCIENCES
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>
>The Learning Sciences lie at the boundary of the disciplines of education,
>psychology, and computer science. The Learning Sciences are concerned with
>the application of research in three areas:
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> DESIGN. Design of learning and teaching environments, including
>innovative curricula, multimedia, artificial intelligence, and
>telecommunications technologies, and classroom activity structures for
>supporting learning and teaching.
>
> COGNITION. Models of the structures and processes of learning and
>teaching by which organized knowledge, skills, and understanding are
>acquired.
>
> SOCIAL CONTEXT. The social, organizational, and cultural dynamics of
>learning and teaching across the range of formal and informal settings.
>
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> REQUIREMENTS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS
> ----------------------------------
>
> We invite interested individuals to submit papers on a wide range
>of education and training topics, emphasizing designs based on insights
>from cognitive science, novel applications of technology, or relevant
>experience from the front lines. Preference will be given to papers that
>present innovations tested in real-world education and training settings.
>Submissions representing collaborations across traditional boundaries are
>especially encouraged, e.g., industry/academic or school/researcher.
>Papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
>
> For receipt NO LATER than Monday, January 8, 1996, authors should
>submit five (5) copies of the paper in hard copy form to:
>
> ICLS '96 Paper Submissions
> Institute for the Learning Sciences
> Northwestern University
> 1890 Maple Ave.
> Evanston, IL 60201
>
> If confirmation of receipt is desired, please use certified mail or
>enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope or postcard.
>
>LENGTH: Papers should be a maximum of eleven (11) pages long (excluding
>only the cover page but including figures and references), with 1 inch
>margins on all sides (i.e., the text should be 6.5 inches by 9 inches,
>including footnotes but excluding page numbers), double-spaced, and in
>12-point type. Each page should be numbered (excluding the cover page).
>Camera-ready papers will be required only after authors are notified of
>acceptance. Appropriate formats will be made available at a later date.
>Please note that the specified length for submitted papers is intended to
>be somewhat shorter than the length of papers published in the proceedings
>in order to allow room for meaningful revisions in response to reviewers'
>comments.
>
>COVER PAGE: Each copy of the paper must include a cover page, separate
>from the body of the paper, which includes:
> 1) Title of the paper;
> 2) Full names, postal addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses
> of all authors;
> 3) An abstract of no more than 200 words;
> 4) Three to five keywords in decreasing order of relevance. The keywords
> will be used in the index for the proceedings;
> 5) Preference for presentation format: "Talk or Poster", "Talk Only", or
> "Poster Only". Accepted papers will be presented either as talks or
> posters, depending on authors' preference and reviewers' recommendations
> about which would be more suitable, and will not reflect the quality of
> the papers.
>
>DEADLINE: Papers must be received by Monday, January 8, 1996. Papers
>received after this date will be recycled.
>
>SAMPLE TOPICS:
> - Application of cognitive theories in education and training.
> - Social and cultural factors in learning and teaching.
> - Innovative frameworks for course design.
> - Designs for pedagogically sound computer-based learning environments.
> - Authoring tools and guidelines to speed the creation of learning
> environments.
> - Development of large-scale multimedia resources for education and
> training.
> - User-interface design for learning environments.
> - Integration of innovative designs for learning into classrooms in
> schools and businesses.
> - Designs for fostering social interaction for effective learning.
> - Technological support for collaborative learning.
> - Learning in organizations.
> Special Training Topics:
> - Major challenges facing industrial trainers.
> - Major deficits in worker preparedness.
> - Successful training applications in industrial settings.
> - Interesting failures of training approaches.
> - Methods for assessing success in industrial training settings.
>
>
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> REQUIREMENTS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROPOSALS
> ----------------------------------------
>
> We invite interested individuals to submit proposals for technology
>demonstrations illustrating applications of novel approaches to problems of
>education and training. Preference will be given to demonstrations that
>represent systems that have been used in real-world education and training
>settings. Submissions representing collaborations across traditional
>boundaries are especially encouraged, e.g., industry/academic or
>school/researcher. The demonstration session will be held on the second
>night of the conference.
>
> For receipt NO LATER than Monday, January 8, 1996, authors should
>submit five (5) copies of the demonstration proposal in hard copy form to:
>
> ICLS '96 Demonstration Proposals
> Institute for the Learning Sciences
> Northwestern University
> 1890 Maple Ave.
> Evanston, IL 60201
>
> If confirmation of receipt is desired, please use certified mail or
>enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope or postcard.
>
>LENGTH: Demonstration proposals must be a maximum of two (2) pages long
>(excluding only the cover page), with 1 inch margins on all sides (i.e.,
>the text should be 6.5 inches by 9 inches, including footnotes but
>excluding page numbers), double-spaced, and in 12-point type. Each page
>should be numbered (excluding the cover page).
>
>COVER PAGE: Each copy of the proposal must include a cover page, separate
>from the body of the proposal, which includes:
> 1) Title of the demonstration system;
> 2) Full names, postal addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of all
> authors;
> 3) An abstract of no more than 200 words;
> 4) A description of the system's hardware requirements.
>
>DEADLINE: Demonstration proposals must be received by Monday, January 8,
>1996. Proposals received after this date will be recycled.
>
>
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> GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION
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>
>Critical Dates
>
> January 8, 1996 Papers and proposals received
> March 1, 1996 Notification of acceptance/rejection
> April 1, 1996 Final camera-ready papers due
> July 24, 1996 Conference in Evanston, IL
>
>
>ICLS '96 Organizers
>
> Conference Chair:
> Roger C. Schank Northwestern University
> Program Co-chairs:
> Daniel Edelson Northwestern University
> Eric Domeshek Northwestern University
> Program Committee:
> Larry Birnbaum Northwestern University
> Allan Collins Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc.
> Andrea diSessa University of California at Berkeley
> Tom Duffy Indiana University
> Gerhard Fischer University of Colorado at Boulder
> Susan Goldman Vanderbilt University
> Louis Gomez Northwestern University
> Mark Guzdial Georgia Institute of Technology
> Jan Hawkins Center for Children and Technology
> Janet Kolodner Georgia Institute of Technology
> Timothy Koschmann Southern Illinois University
> Alan Lesgold University of Pittsburgh
> Marcia Linn University of California at Berkeley
> Alan Nowakowski Andersen Consulting
> Andrew Ortony Northwestern University
> Roy Pea Northwestern University
> Ashwin Ram Georgia Institute of Technology
> Brian Reiser Northwestern University
> Mitchel Resnick Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> Chris Riesbeck Northwestern University
> Jeremy Roschelle University of California at Berkeley
> Elliot Soloway University of Michigan
> Jim Spohrer Apple Computer Inc.
> Uri Wilensky Tufts University
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>
>Additional Information
>
> ICLS '96 Information PHONE: (708) 491-3500
> Institute for the Learning Sciences FAX: (708) 467-2490
> Northwestern University EMAIL: icls96 who-is-at ils.nwu.edu
> 1890 Maple Avenue WWW: http://www.ils.nwu.edu/icls96.html
> Evanston, IL 60201
>