CALL FOR PAPERS/PARTICIPATION International Workshop on Advanced Learning Technologies (IWALT 2000) 4-6 December 2000 Palmerston North, New Zealand http://lttf.ieee.org/iwalt2000/ (please check website for latest information) * Sponsored by IEEE Learning Technology Task Force IEEE Computer Society (approval pending) * Supported by IEEE Learning Technology Standard Committee Distance Education Association of New Zealand Microsoft Research (preliminary approval) * Background The International Workshop on Advanced Learning Technologies (IWALT 2000) will bring together researchers academics and industry practitioners who are involved or interested in the design and development of advanced and emerging learning technologies. Understanding of the challenges faced in providing technology tools to support learning process and ease the creation of instruction material will help building a direction for further research and implementation work. * Topics of Interest The focus of the workshop is on the design and development issues of advanced learning technologies. The topics of interest for the workshop include but are not limited to: . Architecture of learning technology systems . Advanced uses of multimedia and hypermedia . Integrated learning environments . Application of artificial intelligence tools in learning technology . Application of metadata . Agents technology . Practical uses of authoring tools . Virtual reality . Teaching/learning strategies . Collaborative learning/groupware . Adaptive and intelligent applications . Internet based systems . Application of instructional design theories . Evaluation of learning technology systems The workshop will focus on where the research in advance learning technology is heading and what are the implementation challenges in the real-world situations. * Important Deadlines Friday 2 June 2000 Paper submission Monday 3 July 2000 Paper acceptance notification Friday 8 July 2000 Panel proposals Friday 28 July 2000 Panel acceptance notification Friday 28 July 2000 Final paper submission * IWALT 2000 Committee Members * General Chair Chris Jesshope, Massey University, New Zealand * Program Chair Kinshuk, Massey University, New Zealand * Panel Chair Toshio Okamoto, University of Electronics and Communications, Tokyo, Japan * Program Committee Alfred Bork, University of California, USA Rosa Maria Bottino, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Genova, Italy Radu Cotet, University of Namur, Belgium Roger Hartley, University of Leeds, United Kingdom Andrew Higgins, Distance Education Association of New Zealand Chris Jesshope, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand Judy Kay, University of Sydney, Australia Ray Kemp, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands Robert Luke, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Claire McLachlan-Smith, University of Auckland, New Zealand David Merrill, Utah State University, Logan, USA Tanja Mitrovic, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Riichiro Mizoguchi, Osaka University, Japan Ivonne Nicolescu, Humbolt University, Berlin, Germany Ashok Patel, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom Jim Schoening, IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee Chair, USA Alex Shafarenko, University of Surrey, United Kingdom Katherine Sinitsa, Intl Res. and Trng Ctr of Info. Tech. and Systems, Kiev, Ukraine Andrew Skrynnyk-Chambers, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand Terry Stewart, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand Daniel D. Suthers, University of Hawaii, USA Philip Uys, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand * Paper Submissions Papers should be no longer than 5 pages including all tables, figures, and references but excluding a cover page. Over-length papers may be rejected without review. While preparing manuscripts, the authors are required to follow IEEE Computer Society Press guidelines, which are available at: http://www.computer.org/cspress/instruct.htm All papers should be submitted electronically. PDF and Word formats are preferred (optionally zipped), but other formats may also be accepted at the discretion of the Program Chair. If you have any query for submission, please contact Program Chair. The cover page of the paper should contain following information: - Title of the paper - Author names with affiliation, postal and email addresses, phone and fax numbers - Name and email of contact author - Abstract of no more than 200 words The papers should be submitted to: Program Chair: Kinshuk Email: [log in to unmask] (alternatively [log in to unmask]) * Review All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, significance, soundness and clarity. Three referees will review each submission. * Proceedings Papers accepted for presentation at IWALT 2000 will appear in proceedings, published by IEEE Computer Society Press, which will be distributed during the workshop. Extended versions of some of the accepted papers will be invited for a special issue of Educational Technology & Society (ISSN 1436-4522) journal. * Panel Submissions Proposals for panel discussions (preferably with the details of proposed panelists) in specific areas of advance learning technologies should be submitted to: Panel Chair: Toshio Okamoto Email: [log in to unmask] * Exhibits The workshop will provide a unique opportunity for software vendors, courseware developers, and commercial research projects to display products and technological solutions in the different areas of learning technologies. Please contact General Chair Chris Jesshope at [log in to unmask] to discuss the options. * Contact Information * For PC matters, please contact: Kinshuk (Program Chair) Email: [log in to unmask] Information Systems Department, Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand Tel: +64 6 350 5799 Ext 2090 Fax: +64 6 350 5725 * For general information, please contact: Chris Jesshope (General Chair) Email: [log in to unmask] Institute of Information Sciences & Technology Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand Tel: +64 6 350 5799 Ext 2467 Fax: +64 6 350 2259 ----- End