ALICE 2014: Fourth International Workshop on Adaptive Learning via Interactive, Collaborative and Emotional approaches In conjunction with INCoS-2014: Sixth International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems
September 10 - 12, 2014, Salerno, Italy
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submission Deadline: May 20, 2014 (extended) Notification of Acceptance: May 25, 2014 Camera-Ready Submission: June 15, 2014 Registration: June 15, 2014 Workshop and INCoS Main Conference: September 10 - 12, 2014
SPECIAL ISSUES
Selected papers from Workshop ALICE 2014 will be considered for publication in 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 Fourth International Workshop ALICE 2014 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
WORKSHOP CHAIRS
Nicola Capuano, University of Salerno, Italy Santi Caballe, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Jordi Conesa, Open University of Catalonia, Spain Luis Casillas, University of Guadalajara, Mexico Thanasis Daradoumis, University of the Aegean, Greece Stavros Demetriadis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Ian Dunwell, Serious Games Institute, UK Michalis Feidakis, University of the Aegean, Greece Angelo Gaeta, University of Salerno, Italy David Gañán, Open University of Catalonia, Spain Giuseppina Rita Mangione, University of Salerno, Italy Jorge Miguel, Open University of Catalonia, Spain Néstor Mora, Open University of Catalonia, Spain Anna Pierri, University of Salerno, Italy Roberto Pirrone, University of Palermo, Italy Pier Giuseppe Rossi, University of Macerata, Italy
PAST EVENTS
ALICE 2013: Third International Workshop on Adaptive Learning via Interactive, Collaborative and Emotional approaches (in conjunction with the Seventh International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems: CISIS-2013), Taichung, Taiwan
ALICE 2012: Second International Workshop on Adaptive Learning via Interactive, Collaborative and Emotional approaches (in conjunction with The Sixth International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems: CISIS-2012), Palermo, Italy
ALICE 2011: First International Workshop on Adaptive Learning via Interactive, Collaborative and Emotional approaches (in conjunction with Fifth International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems: CISIS-2011), Fukuoka, Japan
PAPER PRESENTATION
Regular Papers, Oral Presentations and Posters.
INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
The manuscripts should closely reflect the final paper as it will appear in the Proceedings, which will be maximum 6 pages in Conference Publishing Services (CPS) double column format. Please format your paper, as described in the Proceedings Manuscripts Style and Author Guidelines where you can find instructions (Word, PDF, Postscript). See further details at main conference web site of INCOS 2014.
PUBLICATION
All accepted papers (presented orally or as a poster) with paid registration will be included in the Proceedings of INCOS 2014. ALICE 2014 papers will be published by Conference Publishing Services (CPS). Submission implies the willingness of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper. Selected papers from Workshop ALICE 2014 will be considered for publication in International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) indexed in Scopus, Compendex, Inspec and others.
SUBMISSIONS
The submission site for INCOS-2014 and all workshops is available here.The file format of the initial submissions and final accepted papers should be PDF. In order to proceed with the submission, please use the submission system of INCOS 2014.
CONTACT
Nicola Capuano, University of Salerno, Italy:
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Santi Caballé, Open University of Catalonia, Spain:
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