DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM at EC-TEL 2013 (European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning 2013)
September 17, 2013
Paphos, Cyprus
OBJECTIVES:
The EC-TEL Doctoral Consortium brings together Ph.D. students working on topics related to Technology Enhanced Learning. The doctoral consortium will offer Ph.D. students the opportunity to present, discuss, and receive feedback on their research in an interdisciplinary and international atmosphere. The Doctoral Consortium will be accompanied by prominent professors and researchers in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning. Accompanying professors will provide feedback to the papers that are selected for the doctoral consortium and participate actively and contribute to the discussions. The Doctoral Consortium is co-located with and will take place immediately before the EC-TEL 2013 conference.
The working language of the Doctoral Consortium is English.
The intention of this doctoral consortium is to support and inspire Ph.D. students during their ongoing research efforts. Therefore, it is necessary that authors will have neither achieved their Ph.D. degree nor officially submitted their thesis before the doctoral consortium (September 2013). To enforce this rule we require authors to disclose their expected graduation date and their advisor's name when submitting.
ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCESS:
In contrast to regular conference papers, submissions should address specifically doctoral work!
Therefore, the following elements have to be addressed in the papers:
* A clear formulation of the research question,
* An identification of the significant problems in the field of
research,
* An outline of the current knowledge of the problem domain, as well
as the state of existing solutions,
* A presentation of any preliminary ideas, the proposed approach and
the results achieved so far,
* A sketch of the applied research methodology,
* A description of the Ph.D. project's contribution to the problem
solution,
* A discussion of how the suggested solution is different, new, or
better as compared to existing approaches to the problem.
Papers will be reviewed by at least two senior researchers and one of the accepted doctoral candidates. Accepted students will be asked to peer-review two accepted papers prior to the Doctoral Consortium. Accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings at http://CEUR-WS.org.
Only electronic submissions are accepted. Please use
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dcectel13 for uploading.
Papers describing doctoral work should be submitted in PDF format before May 31, 2013. Authors should use the Springer LNCS format. For camera-ready format instructions, please see For Authors instructions at http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html. The paper length should not exceed 6 pages. A supporting letter by the supervisor of the Ph.D.
works should be also uploaded.
Accepted students should prepare:
1. An introduction of themselves and their Ph.D. project for the
introductory session. Duration: 60 sec max.
2. A 15-20 minute presentation of their Ph.D. project to be used for
introducing discussion about their project and its main issues
during the small group sessions.
3. Students are also invited to prepare a poster about their Ph.D. for
the EC-TEL 2013 poster session.
A discussant, a member of the doctoral consortium committee, will be appointed to each accepted paper. Discussant comments will be followed by a plenary discussion of the paper. At the end of the consortium there will be a general discussion, including a brainstorming session about current and future research topics in the area.
CALENDAR:
May 31, 2013: Deadline for submitting applications to the EC-TEL
Doctoral Consortium
June 27, 2013: Notification of acceptance, assignment of Peer Reviews
July 31, 2013: Peer reviews and discussant reviews sent to students
September 4, 2013: Final version of Doctoral Consortium Submission sent
for publishing
September 17, 2013: Doctoral Consortium at EC-TEL
RESEARCH TOPICS FOR THE DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM AT EC-TEL 2013:
Technological underpinning
Large-scale sharing and interoperability
Personalization, user modelling and adaptation
Context-aware systems
Social computing
Social media
Semantic Web
Mobile technologies (Tablets & smartphones)
Serious games and 3D virtual worlds
Network infrastructures and architectures for TEL
Sensors and sensor networks
Augmented reality
Roomware, ambient displays and wearable devices
Data mining and information retrieval
Recommender systems for TEL
Natural language processing and latent semantic analysis
eLearning specifications and standards
Learning analytics
Pedagogical underpinning
Problem- and project-based learning / Inquiry based learning
Computer-supported collaborative learning
Collaborative knowledge building
Game-based and simulation-based learning
Story-telling and reflection-based learning
Learning design and design approaches
Communities of learners and communities of practice
Teaching techniques and strategies for online learning
Learner motivation and engagement
Evaluation methods for TEL
Individual, social & organizational learning processes
Cognitive mechanisms in knowledge acquisition and construction
Self-regulated and self-directed learning
Reflective learning
Social processes in teams and communities
Social awareness
Trust and reputation in TEL
Knowledge management and organizational learning
Sustainability and scaling of TEL solutions
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)
Open educational resources (OER)
Learning Networks
Teacher Networks
Cloud Computing in TEL
Bring your own Device (BYOD)
Orchestration of learning activities
Learning ecologies, learning ecosystems, fitness and evolvability of learning environments
Business models for TEL
Learning contexts and domains
Schools of the future
Promoting learning and employability within disadvantaged groups and communities
Applications of TEL in various domains
Formal education: initial (K-12, higher education), post-initial (continuing education)
Workplace learning in small, medium and large companies, networked enterprise settings as well as public and third sector organisations
Distance and online learning
Lifelong learning
Vocational training
Informal learning
Non-formal learning
Ubiquitous learning
TEL in developing countries
ICT Inclusion for learning
Digital divide and learning
Generation divide and learning
Education policies
Rural learning
TEL, functional diversity and users with special needs
Accessible learning for all
Visual, hearing and physical impairments
Psycho-pedagogic support for users
Educational guidance for tutors
Adapted learning flow, content and monitoring process
Standards about accessibility and learning
DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHAIRS:
Katherine Maillet, Télécom SudParis, France Tomaž Klobučar, Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE (to be announced)
