CALL FOR PAPERS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Due Date: Monday, January 8, 1996 Second International Conference on the Learning Sciences (ICLS '96): Learning for the Real World Northwestern University Evanston, IL July 24-27, 1996 In the five years since the First International Conference on the Learning Sciences, the field of the Learning Sciences has matured significantly. Advances in the understanding of human learning and innovations in computing technologies have led to new applications and pedagogical frameworks, many of which have left the laboratory and are being deployed in varied educational and corporate settings. Examples include complex simulation environments for corporate training, modeling and visualization tools for K-12 education, indexed multimedia databases for community outreach, and collaboration tools for diverse users and settings. The Second International Conference on the Learning Sciences (ICLS '96) will bring together professionals from academia and industry to share problems and insights on fostering effective learning to serve real world needs. The special focus of the conference will be on tested innovations in both education and training. The goal for this conference is to share experience and insights across a diverse group of researchers, developers, practitioners, consumers, and policy makers in order to inform design of the next generation of instructional environments. With representatives from cognitive science, artificial intelligence, multimedia, training, and education, the conference is designed to bring individuals faced with challenging real world problems together with individuals who offer innovative solutions. The conference will be held on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Illinois over 2-1/2 days, from the evening of Wednesday July 24, 1996 through the morning of Saturday July 27th. The program will feature plenary addresses by invited speakers, technical paper and poster sessions, a demonstration session, and a banquet. We are seeking high-quality papers reporting novel research results or experience with theoretically grounded instructional frameworks. Submitted papers will be evaluated through peer review with respect to several criteria, including originality, quality, and significance of research, relevance to the theme of the conference, and clarity of presentation. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference as talks or posters, as appropriate. Papers may present results from completed research as well as report on current research with an emphasis on novel approaches, methods, ideas, and perspectives. --------------------- THE LEARNING SCIENCES --------------------- The Learning Sciences lie at the boundary of the disciplines of education, psychology, and computer science. The Learning Sciences are concerned with the application of research in three areas: DESIGN. Design of learning and teaching environments, including innovative curricula, multimedia, artificial intelligence, and telecommunications technologies, and classroom activity structures for supporting learning and teaching. COGNITION. Models of the structures and processes of learning and teaching by which organized knowledge, skills, and understanding are acquired. SOCIAL CONTEXT. The social, organizational, and cultural dynamics of learning and teaching across the range of formal and informal settings. ---------------------------------- REQUIREMENTS FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS ---------------------------------- We invite interested individuals to submit papers on a wide range of education and training topics, emphasizing designs based on insights from cognitive science, novel applications of technology, or relevant experience from the front lines. Preference will be given to papers that present innovations tested in real-world education and training settings. Submissions representing collaborations across traditional boundaries are especially encouraged, e.g., industry/academic or school/researcher. Papers will be published in the conference proceedings. For receipt NO LATER than Monday, January 8, 1996, authors should submit five (5) copies of the paper in hard copy form to: ICLS '96 Paper Submissions Institute for the Learning Sciences Northwestern University 1890 Maple Ave. Evanston, IL 60201 If confirmation of receipt is desired, please use certified mail or enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope or postcard. LENGTH: Papers should be a maximum of eleven (11) pages long (excluding only the cover page but including figures and references), with 1 inch margins on all sides (i.e., the text should be 6.5 inches by 9 inches, including footnotes but excluding page numbers), double-spaced, and in 12-point type. Each page should be numbered (excluding the cover page). Camera-ready papers will be required only after authors are notified of acceptance. Appropriate formats will be made available at a later date. Please note that the specified length for submitted papers is intended to be somewhat shorter than the length of papers published in the proceedings in order to allow room for meaningful revisions in response to reviewers' comments. COVER PAGE: Each copy of the paper must include a cover page, separate from the body of the paper, which includes: 1) Title of the paper; 2) Full names, postal addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of all authors; 3) An abstract of no more than 200 words; 4) Three to five keywords in decreasing order of relevance. The keywords will be used in the index for the proceedings; 5) Preference for presentation format: "Talk or Poster", "Talk Only", or "Poster Only". Accepted papers will be presented either as talks or posters, depending on authors' preference and reviewers' recommendations about which would be more suitable, and will not reflect the quality of the papers. DEADLINE: Papers must be received by Monday, January 8, 1996. Papers received after this date will be recycled. SAMPLE TOPICS: - Application of cognitive theories in education and training. - Social and cultural factors in learning and teaching. - Innovative frameworks for course design. - Designs for pedagogically sound computer-based learning environments. - Authoring tools and guidelines to speed the creation of learning environments. - Development of large-scale multimedia resources for education and training. - User-interface design for learning environments. - Integration of innovative designs for learning into classrooms in schools and businesses. - Designs for fostering social interaction for effective learning. - Technological support for collaborative learning. - Learning in organizations. Special Training Topics: - Major challenges facing industrial trainers. - Major deficits in worker preparedness. - Successful training applications in industrial settings. - Interesting failures of training approaches. - Methods for assessing success in industrial training settings. ---------------------------------------- REQUIREMENTS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROPOSALS ---------------------------------------- We invite interested individuals to submit proposals for technology demonstrations illustrating applications of novel approaches to problems of education and training. Preference will be given to demonstrations that represent systems that have been used in real-world education and training settings. Submissions representing collaborations across traditional boundaries are especially encouraged, e.g., industry/academic or school/researcher. The demonstration session will be held on the second night of the conference. For receipt NO LATER than Monday, January 8, 1996, authors should submit five (5) copies of the demonstration proposal in hard copy form to: ICLS '96 Demonstration Proposals Institute for the Learning Sciences Northwestern University 1890 Maple Ave. Evanston, IL 60201 If confirmation of receipt is desired, please use certified mail or enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope or postcard. LENGTH: Demonstration proposals must be a maximum of two (2) pages long (excluding only the cover page), with 1 inch margins on all sides (i.e., the text should be 6.5 inches by 9 inches, including footnotes but excluding page numbers), double-spaced, and in 12-point type. Each page should be numbered (excluding the cover page). COVER PAGE: Each copy of the proposal must include a cover page, separate from the body of the proposal, which includes: 1) Title of the demonstration system; 2) Full names, postal addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of all authors; 3) An abstract of no more than 200 words; 4) A description of the system's hardware requirements. DEADLINE: Demonstration proposals must be received by Monday, January 8, 1996. Proposals received after this date will be recycled. ------------------------------ GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION ------------------------------ Critical Dates January 8, 1996 Papers and proposals received March 1, 1996 Notification of acceptance/rejection April 1, 1996 Final camera-ready papers due July 24, 1996 Conference in Evanston, IL ICLS '96 Organizers Conference Chair: Roger C. Schank Northwestern University Program Co-chairs: Daniel Edelson Northwestern University Eric Domeshek Northwestern University Program Committee: Larry Birnbaum Northwestern University Allan Collins Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. Andrea diSessa University of California at Berkeley Tom Duffy Indiana University Gerhard Fischer University of Colorado at Boulder Susan Goldman Vanderbilt University Louis Gomez Northwestern University Mark Guzdial Georgia Institute of Technology Jan Hawkins Center for Children and Technology Janet Kolodner Georgia Institute of Technology Timothy Koschmann Southern Illinois University Alan Lesgold University of Pittsburgh Marcia Linn University of California at Berkeley Alan Nowakowski Andersen Consulting Andrew Ortony Northwestern University Roy Pea Northwestern University Ashwin Ram Georgia Institute of Technology Brian Reiser Northwestern University Mitchel Resnick Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chris Riesbeck Northwestern University Jeremy Roschelle University of California at Berkeley Elliot Soloway University of Michigan Jim Spohrer Apple Computer Inc. Uri Wilensky Tufts University Additional Information ICLS '96 Information PHONE: (708) 491-3500 Institute for the Learning Sciences FAX: (708) 467-2490 Northwestern University EMAIL: icls96@ils.nwu.edu 1890 Maple Avenue WWW: http://www.ils.nwu.edu/icls96.html Evanston, IL 60201