-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] 2nd CFP: Int. Workshop on Adaptivity and Personalization in Ubiquitous Learning Systems (APULS 2008) Datum: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:18:09 +0800 Von: Sabine Graf sabine.graf@ieee.org Antwort an: Sabine Graf sabine.graf@ieee.org An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org

**************************************************************************** 2nd CALL FOR PAPERS

International Workshop on Adaptivity and Personalization in Ubiquitous Learning Systems (APULS 2008) http://kinshuk.athabascau.ca/apuls2008/index.php

in conjunction with USAB 2008 November 18-21, 2008 Graz, Austria

--- Submission Deadline: 22 August 2008 ---

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MOTIVATION ==========

Ubiquitous learning environments overcome the restrictions of classroom or workplace restricted learning and extend e-learning by bringing the concepts of anytime and anywhere to reality, aiming at providing people with educational content in their daily living environments. Using devices such as mobile phones or personal digital assistants (PDA) allows new opportunities for learners by being intensely connected. Therefore, educational content and information can be accessed whenever learners need it, in different areas of life, regardless of space and time.

While “ubiquitous technologies in education” is a growing research area, aspects of adaptivity and personalization become more and more important. Incorporating adaptivity and personalization issues in ubiquitous learning systems allows these systems to provide learners with an environment that is not only accessible anytime and anywhere, but also accommodate to the individual preferences and needs of learners. Being aware of and considering the current context of the learners as well as that they have, for example, different prior knowledge, interests, learning styles, learning goals, and so on, leads to a more effective, convenient, and successful learning experience in the ubiquitous learning environments.

This workshop deals with innovative research in the area of adaptivity and personalization in ubiquitous learning systems, providing a forum to present and discuss how ubiquitous learning environments can be enhanced with adaptivity and personalization aspects. The overall goal of the workshop is to bring people from different fields together, exchange research ideas and results, and encourage discussion about how to provide learners with valuable and useful learning opportunities in adaptive/personalized ubiquitous learning systems.

TOPICS OF INTEREST ==================

Topics of interest for the workshop include (but are not limited to): • Adaptive collaboration support • Adaptive curriculum sequencing • Adaptive presentation and navigation support • Agent technology • Architectures and frameworks of adaptive/personalized ubiquitous systems • Authoring tools for adaptive/personalized ubiquitous systems • Data mining, log mining, and web mining for education intelligence • Empirical studies of adaptive/personalized ubiquitous systems • Games-based learning in ubiquitous environments • Human-Computer Interaction • Innovative devices for ubiquitous learning • Integration and interoperability issues • Instructional design and pedagogy • Intelligent and adaptive assessment • Language learning in ubiquitious environments • Life-long learning support • Problem solving methods and problem-based learning • Semantic web and education • Student modelling • Ubiquitous technologies for indoor and outdoor learning • Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies for ubiquitous learning

IMPORTANT DATES ===============

August 22, 2008 Submission deadline for workshop papers September 5, 2008 Notification of workshop papers September 19, 2008 Final version deadline for workshop papers November 18-21, 2008 Symposium on Usability & HCI for Education and Work (USAB 2008) November 18 or 19, 2008 International Workshop on Adaptivity and Personalization in Ubiquitous Learning Systems

SUBMISSION & PUBLICATION ========================

Authors are invited to submit papers in the following categories: • Full papers (8 pages) • Short papers (4 pages) The page length includes figures, tables, references, and so on.

The format of workshop papers should follow the format of conference papers at USAB. Please use the guidelines at: http://usab-symposium.tugraz.at/page.php?n=130

Please submit your paper via email to Sabine Graf at sabine.graf@ieee.org and copy to Kinshuk kinshuk@ieee.org, using the subject line "APULS - Paper Submission".

All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by 2-3 international reviewers from the program committee. The proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) Series.

REGISTRATION ============

The workshop is held in conjunction with USAB. All participants of the workshop are required to register for the main conference, but there will be no additional workshop fee. Further information regarding the registration, accommodation, and the workshop/conference venue can be found at the website of USAB 2008 (http://usab-symposium.tugraz.at/page.php).

WORKSHOP CHAIRS ===============

Sabine Graf, National Central University, Taiwan

Kinshuk, Athabasca University, Canada

PROGRAM COMMITTEE =================

Rahel Bekele, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Ingo Brunkhorst, L3S Research Center, Germany

Maiga Chang, Athabasca University, Canada

Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

Daniel Krause, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany

Bob Heller, Athabasca University, Canada

Andreas Holzinger, Medical University Graz, Austria

Mohamed Jemni, University of Tunis, Tunisia

Chung Hsien Lan, Nanya Institute of Technology, Taiwan

Hong Lin, University of Houston, USA

Tzu-Chien Liu, National Central University, Taiwan

Vincenzo Nicosia, University of Catania, Italy

Elvira Popescu, University of Craiova, Romania

Demetrios G. Sampson, University of Piraeus, Greece

Jirarat Sitthiworachart, Walailak University, Thailand

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