Paper submission deadline: Tuesday, June 2, 1998
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/conferences/icls98/
The field of the Learning Sciences is concerned with educational
research from the dual perspectives of human cognition and computing
techonologies, and the application of this research in three
integrated areas:
DESIGN:
Design of learning and teaching environments, including innovative
curricula, multimedia, artificial intelligence, 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.
Investigations in the Learning Sciences approach these issues from an
interdisciplinary stance combining the traditional disciplines of
computer science, cognitive science, and education.
Table of contents:
* Call for papers
* Guidelines for paper submissions
* Call for special sessions (panels, interactive sessions, symposia,
workshops, etc.)
* Call for demonstrations
* General conference information
*** CALL FOR PAPERS ***
The Third International Conference on the Learning Sciences (ICLS-98)
will bring together experts from academia, research labs, and industry
to discuss problems and issues regarding promoting learning in
real-world situations. Insights into these problems will relate recent
advances in our understanding of human learning and technological
innovations in computing and related disciplines to the challenges
posed by the real-world settings where learning occurs. Examples of
new applications and pedagogical frameworks discussed in past
conferences include (applications) modeling and visualization tools
for K-12 education, indexed multimedia databases for community
outreach, collaboration tools for diverse users and settings, and
complex simulation environments for corporate training, and
(pedagogies) learning from design, problem-based learning,
project-based learning, goal-based scenerios, and cognitive
apprenticeship.
Of particular interest this year are issues pertaining to the learning
of knowledge and skills necessary for real-world problem-solving:
reasoning skills, communication skills, design skills, explanation
skills, debugging skills. To promote learning, one must do more than
place a computer system in an artificial setting; one must design an
effective, natural environment that provides the cognitive challenges,
social context, and scaffolding necessary to learn both facts and
skills in a manner that extends naturally to "learning in the wild".
The goal of this conference is to bring together a diverse group of
researchers, practitioners, developers, and users in order to obtain a
deeper understanding of cognitive, social, and practical issues
underlying effective education and to share insights into the design
of the next generation of educational environments. Individuals are
invited to share their expertise in cognitive science, cognitive
psychology, education, training, multimedia, and artificial
intelligence and offer (and gain!) perspectives and insights into
these problems.
The conference will be hosted by the College of Computing of the
Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, home of the Civil Rights
movement, the 1996 Olympics, and the Dogwood Festival. The main
program will be held over three days from Thursday, December 17th, to
Saturday, December 19th, featuring plenary addresses by invited
speakers, technical paper and poster sessions, a demonstration
session, and a banquet. The main program will be preceded by a
doctorial consortium and specialized workshops on Tuesday, December
15th, and Wednesday, December 16th.
*** GUIDELINES FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS ***
We invite papers on the entire range of topics relevant to the
learning sciences that report on novel research results or experience
with theoretically-grounded educational frameworks. Reports of
research that cuts across traditional disciplinary boundaries are
encouraged. To create a high-quality program representing the newest
ideas and results in the field, submitted papers will be evaluated
through peer review with respect to several criteria, including
originality, quality, and significance of research, relevance to a
broad audience of learning sciences researchers, 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. All
accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
Authors should submit five (5) copies of the paper in hard copy form
by Tuesday, June 2, 1998 to:
ICLS-98 Paper Submissions
c/o Mamie Hanson
College of Computing
801 Atlantic Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0280
(404) 894-3807
If confirmation of receipt is desired, please use certified
mail. Authors should also submit an electronic abstract via the
following Web page:
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/conferences/icls98/paper-submission.html
Please fill out the form available on this page and submit it electronically.
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;
4.3-5 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 Tuesday, June 2, 1998. Papers received
after this date will be recycled. Electronic abstracts are also due by
June 2.
SAMPLE TOPICS:
Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
* Cognitive findings relevant to education.
* 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.
* Support for collaborative learning.
* Learning in organizations.
* Training and preparation for work.
*** CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS ***
We invite proposals for special sessions to be held during or
back-to-back with the conference, including but not limited to panels,
interactive sessions, symposia, and workshops.J Proposals should
indicate:
1.A brief description of the topic;
2.How the session would address a broad learning sciences
audience, and some evidence of interest;
3.Names of session organizer(s);
4.List of potential speakers, their topics, and some estimate of
their likelihood of participation;
5.Proposed session format and length.
Special session proposals should be sent as soon as possible, but no
later than Tuesday, June 2, 1998.J Abstracts of the sessions will be
published in the proceedings. To submit a special session proposal,
visit the following Web page:
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/conferences/icls98/special-session-proposal.html
Please fill out the form available on this page and submit it electronically.
*** CALL FOR DEMONSTRATIONS ***
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 settings. Submissions representing collaborations across
traditional boundaries are especially encouraged, e.g.,
industry/academic or school/researcher. Proposals should indicate:
1.Title of the demonstration system;
2.Names of authors and demonstrators;
3.An abstract of no more than 200 words;
4.A description of the system's hardware requirements. Note that
you are expected to bring all necessary equipment with you;
however, if this is not possible, we will attempt to help you
with equipment rental at the conference site.
Demonstration proposals should be sent as soon as possible, but no
later than Tuesday, June 2, 1998. Abstracts of the demonstrations will
be published in the proceedings. To submit a demonstration proposal,
visit the following Web page:
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/conferences/icls98/demonstration-proposal.html
Please fill out the form available on this page and submit it electronically.
*** GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION ***
ICLS-98 Organizers
CONFERENCE CHAIRS:
Amy Bruckman, Mark Guzdial, Janet Koloder, Ashwin Ram
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Daniel Bobrow, Xerox PARC
Allan Collins, BBN
Danny Edelson, ILS, Northwestern
Michael Eisenberg, University of Colorado at Boulder
Barry Fishman, University of Michigan
Robert Glaser, University of Pittsburgh
Yasmin Kafai, UCLA
Ken Koedinger, Carnegie-Mellon University
Tim Koschmann, University of Southern Illinois
Marcia Linn, Berkeley
Naomi Miyake, Chukyo University, Japan
Tim O'Shea, Birkbeck College, UK
Roy Pea, SRI
Mimi Recker, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
Brian Reiser, Northwestern University
Mitchel Resnick, MIT Media Lab
Brian Silverman, Logo Computer Systems International (LCSI), Canada
Jim Spohrer, Apple Computer
Robert Tinker, Concord Consortium
Jose Valente, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
Susan Williams, Vanderbilt
Earl Woodruff, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada
Additional Information
ICLS-98 Enquiries
c/o Mamie Hanson
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0280
Phone: (404) 894-3807
Fax: (404) 894-9846
E-mail: mamie who-is-at cc.gatech.edu
Conference web page: http://www.cc.gatech.edu/conferences/icls98/