CALL FOR PAPERS
2nd International Workshop on evidenced-based Technology Enhanced Learning (ebTEL 2013)
In conjunction with the PAAMS 2013 Conference
University of Salamanca (Spain)
Salamanca, Spain, 22-24 May, 2013
SCOPE
Research on Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) investigates how information and communication technologies can be designed in order to support pedagogical activities. The Evidence based Design (EBD) of a system bases its decisions on empirical evidence and effectiveness. The evidence-based TEL workshop (ebTEL) brings together TEL and EBD. The workshop aims at collecting contributions concerning evidence based TEL systems, like their design following EBD principles as well as success stories or best practices that educators, education stakeholders or educational psychologists used to improve their students' learning experience, in particular for students with specific difficulties (e.g. poor/slow readers, students living in impoverished communities or families).
The previous edition of ebTEL collected TEL contributions from computer science, artificial intelligence, evidence-based medicine, educational psychology and pedagogy. Like the previous edition, the international ebTEL´13 edition wants to be a forum in which TEL researchers and practitioners alike can discuss innovative evidence-based ideas, projects, and lessons related to TEL. The meeting will be held in Salamanca on May 22nd-24th 2013, in parallel with the PAAMS'13 International Conference.
KEYWORDS
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
- Evidence-based personalisation, user modelling and adaptation in TEL
- Evidence-based games and game learning for TEL
- Knowledge representation and reasoning for evidence based TEL
- Knowledge management and evidence based TEL
- Natural language processing and evidence based TEL
- Semantic web and evidence based TEL
- Web 2.0 and Social Learning environments for evidence based TEL
- Sharing and interoperability between evidence-based TEL systems
- Effective teaching techniques and strategies for learning
- Evidence based design case studies
- Evaluation guidelines, methodologies and methods for evidence based TEL
- Evidence based TEL for users with special needs
EXPECTED PARTICIPANTS
The ebTEL workshop invites contributions in the area of TEL, both from computer science as well as evidence based medicine, educational psychology and pedagogy. Researchers from these areas and education stakeholders are all expected contributors or participants. The organising committee will particularly encourage the participation of stakeholders and researchers in the educational or TEL field so as to foster the sharing of best practices in the field, and disseminate the research progress in the educational context.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
We invite the submission of papers (max. 8 pages in Springer format) reporting original research, not previously published, relevant to the workshop's themes.
All submissions will be carefully reviewed by an international program committee. All submitted papers will undergo a thorough review process; each paper will be refereed by at least two experts in the field based on relevance, originality, significance, quality and clarity.
he proceedings of the previous edition of ebTEL are available via Springer at http://www.springer.com/engineering/computational+intelligence+and+complexity/book/978-3-642-28800-5.
PRESENTATION AND PUBLICATION
ebTEL will be a full-day workshop. It also foresees keynote presentations by experts in the TEL area.
All the accepted papers will be presented during the workshop and published by Springer in the Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing series. At least one of the authors will be required to register for the workshop in order to present the paper and have it included in the proceedings.
STEERING COMMITTEE
Juan M. Corchado - University of Salamanca (Spain)
Fernando De la Prieta - University of Salamanca (Spain)
Rosella Gennari - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy)
Ivana Marenzi - L3S, Leibniz University of Hanover (Germany)
Pierpaolo Vittorini - University of l'Aquila (Italy)
PROGRAM COMMITTEE (preliminary)
Fabian Abel - Delft University of Technology (Nederland)
Anthony Baldry - University of Messina (Italy)
Juan M. Corchado - University of Salamanca (Spain)
Fernando De la Prieta - University of Salamanca (Spain)
Juan F. De Paz Santana - University of Salamanca (Spain)
Dina Di Giacomo - University of l'Aquila (Italy)
Tania Di Mascio - University of l'Aquila (Italy)
Rosella Gennari - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy)
Ana Belén Gil - University of Salamanca
Óscar Gil - University of Salamanca
Nicola Henze - L3S, Leibniz University of Hanover (Germany)
Eelco Herder - L3S, Leibniz University of Hanover (Germany)
Ralf Kerstel - L3S, Leibniz University of Hanover (Germany)
Ralf Klamma - RWTH Aachen University (Germany)
Rita Kupetz - Leibniz University Hanover (Germany)
Ivana Marenzi - L3S, Leibniz University of Hanover (Germany)
Maria Moreno Jaén - University of Granada (Spain)
Stefano Necozione - University of l'Aquila (Italy)
Emanuele Pianta - FBK-irst (Italy)
Sara Rodríguez - Univeristy of Salamanca
Maria Grazia Sindoni - University of Messina (Italy)
Marcus Specht - Open University of the Netherlands
Sara Tonelli - FBK-irst (Italy)
Pierpaolo Vittorini - University of l'Aquila (Italy)
Carolina Zato - University of Salamanca
DATES
Submission deadline: November, 26th, 2012.
Notification of acceptance: January, 28th, 2013.
Final version submission: February, 25th, 2013.
Conference: 22nd - 24th May, 2013.
CONTACTS
URL: http://ebtel.usal.es
Mail: ebtel@usal.es
