Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 23:11:43 +0900 From: John Brine brine@U-AIZU.AC.JP Subject: ICCE 2005 Workshop - Call for Papers

Dear colleagues,

The following workshop has been accepted for ICCE 2005 in Singapore. We would warmly encourage your attendance/participation and are therefore sending you an overview of the workshop in question. Should you be unable to be involved, please forward this call for papers and attendance on to colleagues whom you believe would be able to provide a valuable contribution.

Learning Management Systems as Communities of Practice:

Collaborative engagement designs and implementation techniques for interdisciplinary studies

ICCE2005 Workshop Singapore 28-29 November 2005

CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS and WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE

This workshop, run in conjunction with the 13th International Conference of Computers in Education, focusses upon bringing together colleagues from diverse disciplines to share their strategies for the design and use of computer-assisted collaborative learning methods and environments. Over the past two decades, the transition from models of individual learning to sociocultural models of learning has been accompanied by the rise of networked communications. In recognition of the isolation experienced by many online learners, learning management systems (LMS) are increasingly being designed to provide socially-situated and flexible learning environments. They also have the potential to involve participants in real-world, authentic social practices, and to distribute the information and communication flow in a rhizomatic (connected) fashion. Thus, the continued development toward digital communities of practice is significant for all educators.

The workshop will commence with a panel consisting of 5 workshop presenters. Following this panel session, each presenter will speak on their specific topic. Topics covered in this workshop will include:

Identifying affordances and constraints in the use of LMS Design of generic LMS learning tools and objects Pedagogical implementation strategies for promoting social interaction via LMS Current and potential LMS applications for interdisciplinary studies The role of cultural learning styles in LMS software and curriculum design

Where possible, workshop presenters will be currently implementing, testing or researching ways in which collaborative techniques and generic learning tools can be incorporated into a LMS environment. For more information regarding attendance or paper presentations, please refer to the attached document.

TENTATIVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE

9:30am PANEL SESSION 10:15am Implication of Cultural Learning Styles 11:00am Implementation strategies 11:45am Use: Affordances and Constraints 12:30pm LUNCH BREAK 1:30pm Interdisciplinary approaches to LMS use 2:15pm Generic learning tools/software 3:00 - 3:30pm Open forum and workshop close

Workshop Attendance Persons wishing to attend in this workshop should indicate their preference by emailing Deborah Turk turk@u-aizu.ac.jp before August 4th, 2005. Attendees will be required to pre-register and will be notified by email.

Workshop Paper Submissions Persons wishing to present as part of this workshop should also be willing to take part in the panel session. Each workshop must consist of two sections: 1. Pedagogical framework (10 minutes) 2. Practical application/ presentation of work in progress (15 minutes) Each section will be followed by a short 5-10 minutes discussion session in which audience members may ask questions or make comments. The total duration of each workshop presentation is likely to be 40 minutes.

Deadline for a full paper draft (5 pages): July 27th, 2005 Notification of Acceptance: August 4th, 2005 Camera-ready deadline: August 15th, 2005

Please send all paper submissions to John Brine: brine@u-aizu.ac.jp