ALICE 2015

5^th International Workshop on Adaptive Learning via Interactive, Collaborative and Emotional approaches

In conjunction with INCoS-2015: 7^th International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems

September 2-4, 2015, Taipei, Taiwan

ACCEPTED PAPERS

Accepted papers have been included in the Proceedings of INCoS-2015, published by IEEE Conference Publishing Services (CPS). They are accessible through IEEE Xplore digital library

• Jorge Miguel, Santi Caballé, Fatos Xhafa. A Knowledge Management Process to Enhance Trustworthiness-based Security in On-line Learning Teams
• Santi Caballé. Towards a Multi-modal Emotion-awareness e-Learning System
• Néstor Mora, Santi Caballé, Thanasis Daradoumis. Improving e-Assessment in Coolaborative and Social Learning Settings
• Isabel Guitart, Jordi Conesa. Analytic Information Systems in the Context of Higher Education: Expectations, Reality and Trends
• Isabel Guitart, Joaquim Moré, Jordi Duran, Jordi Conesa, David Baneres, David Gañan. A Semi-automatic System to Detect Relevant Learning Content for Each Subject
• Nicola Capuano, Richard King. Adaptive Serious Games for Emergency Evacuation Training
• David Baneres, Xavier Baró, Ana-Elena Guerrero-Roldán, M.Elena Rodriguez. Towards a General Adaptive e-Assessment System

SPECIAL ISSUE

The extended version of a selection of the papers from ALICE 2015 have been published in a special issue (Vol 11, No 7, 2016) of the International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) indexed in Scopus, Compendex, Inspec and others

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

Despite a great potential and some initial successes, e-learning systems do not yet have the impact that many believe is possible. Moreover, the gap seems to be increasing because of the greater expectations of the current generation (Digital Natives) who have grown up with modern technology. There are also more general problems. In particular, an over-emphasis on cost effectiveness has meant that content is often not as strong as it needs to be and this deficiency has contributed to a lack of user engagement and some high attrition rates. Studies have consistently highlighted the important relationship between engagement and learning, with students who are highly motivated being more likely to engage in the learning process.

The 5^th International Workshop ALICE 2015 aims at providing a forum for innovative adaptive e-learning combining aspects of personalization, collaboration, interactivity and emotion management to contribute to the overcoming of the quoted limitations of current e-learning systems and content. Special emphasis is given to environments that are engaging, challenging and context aware while enabling learners' demand of empowerment, social identity, and authentic learning experience.

The expected contributions should be able to effectively involve learners in educational, cultural and informative activities. Empirical results from real users in real learning and training settings will be very valuable in order to evaluate and discuss the impact of the proposed innovative features. Academic researchers, professionals and practitioners are invited to exchange their experiences and ideas about problems and solutions related to the design, development and use of advanced and innovative learning systems and applications. Researchers can report their ideas, models, designs and experiences on the proposed topics.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

The main topics of interest within the scope of Adaptive e-Learning include, but are not limited to:

• Affective and Emotional Approaches
• Live and Virtualized Collaboration
• Simulation and Serious Games
• New Forms of Assessment
• Storytelling
• Knowledge-based Technologies for learning
• Security for e-Learning
• Multimedia Systems for e-Learning

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

• Nicola Capuano, University of Salerno, Italy (co-chair)
• Santi Caballé, Open University of Catalonia, Spain (co-chair)
• Jordi Conesa, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
• Thanasis Daradoumis, University of the Aegean, Greece
• Michalis Feidakis, University of the Aegean, Greece
• Angelo Gaeta, University of Salerno, Italy
• David Gañán, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
• Giuseppe Guarino, University of Salerno, Italy
• Giuseppina Rita Mangione, Institute of Educational Documentation, Innovation and Research, Italy
• Jorge Miguel, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
• Néstor Mora, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
• Anna Pierri, University of Salerno, Italy

IMPORTANT DATES

• Paper Submission Deadline: May 25, 2015 (extended)
• Notification of Acceptance: June 10, 2015
• Camera-Ready Submission: June 25, 2015
• Registration: June 25, 2015
• Workshop and INCoS Main Conference: September 2 - 4, 2015