CALL FOR PAPERS
ALICE 2012: Second International Workshop on
Adaptive
Learning via Interactive, Collaborative and Emotional approaches
In conjunction with the CISIS 2012: The Sixth
International
Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive
Systems (http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/conf/cisis/2012/)
July 4 - 6, 2012
Palermo, Italy
SUPPORTED AND ORGANIZED by
The FP7-EU project ALICE (http://www.aliceproject.eu).
IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission deadline: February 29, 2012
Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2012
Camera-Ready Submission: March 23, 2012
Registration: March 23, 2012
Workshop and CISIS main Conference: July 4 -
6, 2012
SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES
Despite a great potential and some initial
successes,
e-learning systems do not yet have the impact that many believe
is possible.
Moreover, the gap seems to be increasing because of the greater
expectations of
the current generation (Digital Natives) who have grown up with
modern
technology. There are also more general problems. In particular,
an
over-emphasis on cost effectiveness has meant that content is
often not as
strong as it needs to be and this deficiency has contributed to
a lack of user
engagement and some high attrition rates. Studies have
consistently highlighted
the important relationship between engagement and learning, with
students who
are highly motivated being more likely to engage in the learning
process.
The Second International Workshop ALICE 2012
aims at
providing a forum for innovative adaptive e-learning combining
personalization,
collaboration, simulation and storytelling aspects within an
affective/emotional based approach able to contribute to the
overcoming of the
quoted limitations of current e-learning systems and content.
Special emphasis
is given to environments that are interactive, challenging and
context aware
while enabling learners’ demand of empowerment, social identity,
and
authentic learning experience.
The expected contributions should be able to
effectively
involve learners in educational, cultural and informative
activities. Empirical
results from real users in real learning and training settings
will be very
valuable in order to evaluate and discuss the impact of the
proposed innovative
features. Academic researchers, professionals and practitioners
are invited to
exchange their experiences and ideas about problems and
solutions related to
the design, development and use of advanced and innovative,
knowledge based
learning systems and applications. Researchers can report their
ideas, models,
designs and experiences on the proposed topics.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
The main topics of interest within the scope
of advances and
innovative e-Learning systems include, but are not limited to:
* Affective and Emotional Approaches
* Live and Virtualized Collaboration
* Simulation and Serious Games
* New Forms of Assessment
* Storytelling
* Adaptive and Knowledge-based Technologies
WORKSHOP CHAIR
Saverio Salerno, University of Salerno,
Salerno, Italy
PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Santi Caballé, Open University of Catalonia,
Barcelona,
Spain
Nicola Capuano, University of Salerno,
Salerno, Italy
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Thanasis Daradoumis, Open University of
Catalonia, Spain
Jordi Conesa, Open University of Catalonia,
Spain
Josep Prieto, Open University of Catalonia,
Spain
David Gañán, Open University of Catalonia,
Spain
Néstor Mora, Open University of Catalonia,
Spain
Anna Pierri, Centre for Research in Pure and
Applied
Mathematics, Italy
Jose Mangione, Modelli Matematici e
Applicazioni SpA, Italy
Marcello Rosciano, Modelli Matematici e
Applicazioni SpA,
Italy
Gerardo Iovane, University of Salerno, Italy
Sergio Miranda, University of Salerno, Italy
Sara de Freitas, Coventry University, UK
Ian Dunwell, Coventry University, UK
Panagiotis Petridis, Coventry University, UK
Christian Gütl, Graz University of
Technology, Austria
Mohammad AL-Smadi, Graz University of
Technology, Austria
Margit Höfler, Graz University of Technology,
Austria
Gudrun Wesiak, Graz University of Technology,
Austria
Nick Scerbakov, Graz University of
Technology, Austria
Martin Ebner, Graz University of Technology,
Austria
Michalis Feidakis, University of Aegean,
Greece
Luis Casillas, University of Guadalajara,
Mexico
Maria Kordaki, University of the Aegean,
Greece
PAST EVENTS
ALICE 2011: First International Workshop on
Adaptive
Learning via Interactive, Collaborative and Emotional approaches
(ALICE 2011)
in conjunction with the Third IEEEInternational Conference on
Intelligent
Networking and Collaborative Systems (INCOS 2011), Fukuoka,
Japan
PAPER PRESENTATION
Regular Papers, Oral Presentations and
Posters.
INTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
The manuscripts should closely reflect the
final paper as it
will appear in the Proceedings, which will be maximum 6 pages in
IEEE double
column format. Please format your paper, as described in the
IEEE Computer
Society Press Proceedings Author Guidelines where you can find
instructions
(Word, PDF, Postscript).
See further details at main conference web
site of CISIS
2012: http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/conf/cisis/2012/
PUBLICATION
All accepted papers (presented orally or as a
poster) with
paid registration will be included in the Proceedings of CISIS
2012. ALICE 2012
papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society.
After the conference, selected papers will be
invited to
submit an extended version of their papers for inclusion in
related journals
and books (to be announced).
Submission implies the willingness of at
least one of the
authors to register and present the paper.
SUBMISSIONS
The submission site for CISIS-2012 and all
workshops is
available at http://voyager.ce.fit.ac.jp/conf/cisis/2012/submit.html
The file format of the initial submissions
and final
accepted papers should be PDF. In order to proceed with the
submission, please
use the submission system of CISIS 2012.
CONTACT
Santi Caballé, Open University of Catalonia,
Barcelona,
Spain
Nicola Capuano, University of Salerno,
Salerno, Italy
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Mohammad
Smadi
Senior Researcher - PhD
Candidate
Institute for Information Systems and Computer Media (IICM)
Faculty of Computer Science
Graz University of Technology
Inffeldgasse 16c , A-8010 Graz, Austria
Tel: +43 (316) 873 5662
Fax: +43 (316) 873 5699
for more information please visit my Homepage
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