http://link.lkl.ac.uk/isee-its-12

Workshop Themes and Goals

This workshop builds on a series of earlier workshops on the topic of Intelligent Support for Exploratory Environments (at EC-TEL, AIED,  & ICLS). While still based strongly on the key theme of developing intelligent software support for students using Exploratory Learning Environments (ELEs), this edition of the workshop recognizes the powerful role of social learning and the need to support collaborative learning. In this respect, we particularly encourage contributions that consider how to orchestrate and support collaborative learning in the context of ELEs.  Below is a list of open research areas relevant to this workshop. We encourage the participation of researchers working in any of these areas, across these areas, or even those who have plans or proposals to explore these areas:

●      ELE - collaboration scenarios. How can exploratory activities be designed and supported in collaborative settings? What kind of intelligent support can be developed for collaborative activities in ELEs?

●      Intelligent analysis in ELEs: What are specific, effective AI solutions to open problems. How do the techniques provide feedback to students and can collaboration enhance / improve / utilize these analyses?

●      Freedom and focus. In regards to exploration and collaboration, how can a balance be struck between freedom and guidance, and what support can effectively guide students while not limiting their efforts to predefined solutions/interactions?

●      ELE-specific problems and solutions. What problems are unique to exploratory and collaborative environments (as opposed to more traditional systems), and what novel techniques can be used to overcome them?

●      Learner modeling and group modeling. Modeling open-ended activities or collaborative interactions are both challenges. How can these models  (or their combination) compensate for or enhance the system understanding of the students / groups?

●      Teacher support and awareness. As we move to exploratory and collaborative learning environments, the teachers role may shift to a dynamic balance of guide / moderator / leader.  How specifically should teachers support these new types of learning activities, and what tools / information can a system provide to facilitate them in these roles?

Workshop Format and Methodology

Following the success of former versions of this workshop, the format will be based on question-oriented organization with lively discussions (aka Learning Café Methodology as opposed to the "small conference" format). More information can be found here: http://link.lkl.ac.uk/isee-its-12/isee-its-12-workshop-format

Submission instructions

We invite full paper submissions (8 pages), short paper submissions (4 pages) and position papers (2 pages).  All submissions should be in Springer LNCS format.  We ask for title and abstract of submissions one week prior to the paper deadline, a voluntary submission to help the committee better understand the responses expected.  Papers should be submitted in pdf format by March 30^th, through email to: isee.submission@gmail.com

Important Dates
March 23:       Title and Abstract Submission
March 30:       Paper Submissions
April 30:         Acceptance Notification
May 15:          Final Versions Due, Online Discussion Begins
June 14 or 15:            Workshop       

Organizing committee 

Toby Dragon, CeLTech, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany (chair)
Sergio Gutierrez-Santos, School of Computer Science, Birkbeck, London, UK
Manolis Mavrikis, London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, London, UK
Bruce M. McLaren, CMU, USA and CeLTech, Saarland University, Germany

Advisory Committee

Andreas Harrer, University of Eichstätt, Germany
Christina Conati, University of British Columbia, Canada
H. Chad Lane, Institute for Creative Technologies, USA
Rose Luckin, London Knowledge Lab, University of London, UK
Mike Timms, Australian Council for Educational Research, AU