Forwarded message from [Hardawayd@AOL.COM] sent originally on Wed, 23 Feb 2000 09:14:41 EST: : International Journal of Expert Systems: Research and Applications : : CALL FOR PAPERS : Special Issue on Intelligent Educational/Learning Systems of the 21st Century : : Guest Editors: : Don Hardaway : Saint Louis University : : Richard P. Will : University of South Florida : : As we advance into the 21st century, we are being transformed into a more : connected online electronic world where Internet and rapid advancements in : technologies are reshaping our world. Just as businesses are adapting to an : E-Commerce model, education and training will increasingly move online and be : transformed as well. The transition could be described as a change from an : off-line world characterized by periodic activities that take place in a : synchronous, in person fashion to one of an online environment where both : continuous and periodic activities can take place in either a synchronous or : asynchronous fashion. With the proliferation of faster access lines and the : advent of post-PC type digital computing appliances, online computing will : truly become ubiquitous. Once in a world of ubiquitous computing one of the : next challenges will be for computing systems to take on more of the duties : of monitoring, assessing and providing appropriate information. Within the : realm of education and training this could include the advancement of : intelligent educational and training systems. Such systems might learn things : about us from monitoring our online activities and develop a profile of us. : These profiles may contain many different kinds of information ranging from : our shopping preferences to our tendencies to watch more videos online than : reading text-based information. Monitoring our electronic behavior may : indicate our preferences as well as our cognitive and learning styles and : consequently where there may be opportunities for individual development : Collectively, this would redefine the world of education as we know it and : redefine the roles of educators and administrators. : : This special issue of the International Journal of Expert Systems: Research : and Applications is seeking papers that address the increasing importance of : intelligent activities in the design and implementation of : educational/learning systems. Emphasis is also placed on papers that address : the impact of these intelligent activities on the traditional approaches to : education/learning and the impact on individual learners, organizations, and : society. : : Suggested topics include (but are not limited to) the following: : * Improving the effectiveness of educational/learning systems : * Applying intelligent agents to online education/learning : * The design and implementation of intelligent activities to online : education/learning : * Profiling learners in an online environment : * Application of learning theories to online education/learning : * Creative management approaches to online infrastructure : * Technologies needed for intelligent educational/learning systems : * Impact of intelligent educational/learning systems on individuals, : organizations and/or society : * Integrating intelligent educational/learning systems in existing : environments : * Learning styles in an online educational/learning environment : * Creating customized learning based on learner's cognitive abilities and/or : learning styles : * Learner preferences in an intelligent online education/learning systems : * Intelligent asynchronous education/learning systems : : The deadline for submission of articles is July 1, 2000. However, authors are : encouraged to submit papers earlier. All papers will be peer reviewed. Paper : formatting details can be found at the journal's web site, : http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/store/6/2/0/1/8/3/?menu=edit&l... : uide : : The original and three photocopies of the paper should be submitted to : either: : Guest Editors : : Don Hardaway : 1787 Timber Ridge Estates Dr. : Wildwood, MO 63011-1977 : Phone (314) 977-3840 : hardawayd@aol.com : : Richard P. Will : Information Systems and Decision Sciences : College of Business Administration : University of South Florida : 4202 E Fowler Avenue, CIS 1040 : Tampa, Florida 33620 : Phone (813) 974-6758 : Fax (813) 974-6749 : rwill@coba.usf.edu : : "Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds." : - -Albert Einstein : : ===== Start of ISWorld List Footer ===== : ISWorld list is a service of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) : (http://www.aisnet.org) hosted at University College Dublin. For archives, : subscribing, or posting "norms" see http://www.isworld.org/isworldlist : ===== End of ISWorld List Footer =====
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