Diploma Entrance Test DET 2011 Orissa Results DET 2011 CALL FOR PAPERS

SCOPE

DET 2011 focuses on creative solutions on distance education. It combines several advanced topics on design, implementation, and applications of E-learning systems. Submissions may cover novel approaches on distance learning tools, communication mechanisms, distance learning and culture, new educational technologies, distance learning, serious game, simulation, and the arts, and so on. Our special attention will be devoted to intelligent tools in various distance education systems.

This workshop is being held in conjunction with 17th International Conference on Distributed Multimedia Systems (DMS 2011) http://www.ksi.edu/seke/dms11.html

Presenters of selected papers from DET 2011 will be invited to submit an extended article to a special issue of International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (IJDET) for publication.

TOPICS

Distance Education Technologies cover important aspects of Communication Technologies, distance learning and culture improvement and arts by using Intelligent Technologies and Educational Technologies. The technical issues to be addressed include, but are not limited to:

Technology Enhanced Learning

• New network infrastructures
• Real-time protocols
• Broadband and wireless communication tools
• Open source tools
• Quality-of-Services issues
• Multimedia streaming technology
• Learning Management Systems
• Designing meanings in the new media: podcasts; digital video, digital imaging etc.
• Learning Resource Deployment, Organization and Management
• Design, Model and Framework of E-learning Systems
• Evaluation Technologie

Ubiquitous Learning

• Designing devices, interfaces and content for educational purpose
• Multimodal Content
• Situated Learning
• Smartphone App for education

Intelligent learning

• Multi-agent systems (MAS)
• Multi-agent collaboration process
• Case studies: MAS applications and evaluation
• Recommendation system for e-learning
• Personalised learning
• Data mining for e-learning system
• Intelligent tutoring
• Approaches to behavior analysis
• Automatic FAQ reply methods
• Application soft computing methodologies

Eclipse Open source ecosystem and E-learning

• Eclipse intelligent resources
• Eclipse intelligent projects
• Eclipse intelligent environment
• Applications
• Case studies and best practice
• Eclipse community for e-learning

Societal, Legal and Ethical Considerations

• Copyright protection
• Authentication mechanisms

Pedagogical issues

• New learning supported by new technologies: challenges and successes.
• Peer to peer learning: learners as teachers.
• From hierarchical to lateral knowledge flows, teaching-learning relationships.
• Supporting learner diversity.
• Metacognition in new learning processes and in new technological environments.
• Formative and summative assessment.
• Collaborative learning, distributed cognition and collective intelligence.
• Technology in the service of the humanities and social sciences.

E-learning 2.0

• Computer Supported Collaboration tools
• Social networking technologies
• Collaboration writing tools: wikis, blogs, websites, etc.

Distance Learning for culture and arts

• Improving culture and art by distance learning methodologies
• Culture and art practice communities
• Web 2.0 tools for culture and art improvement
• Tutoring in distance learning arts
• World wide L0 management
• Instructional design

Virtual environment and serious game for education

• Technological approaches, their limitations and how to overcome them
• Virtual Worlds and mobile learning
• Virtual learning space design and architecture
• New learning and teaching activities
• Interaction and behaviour patterns
• Collaborative and social learning in VE
• Mixed Virtual world and classroom learning
• Usability and Human-Computer-Interaction in VE
• Serious games

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

Papers should be prepared according to the DMS'2011 submission requirements. Electronic submissions are encouraged through the following URL: http://conf.ksi.edu/dms2011/submit/SubmitPaper.php (submission site will be open Jan 1, 2011). Manuscript must include a 200-word abstract and no more than 6 pages of IEEE double column text (include figures and references). All submissions must not be published or under consideration for publication in a journal or in a conference with proceedings. Papers will be evaluated based on originality, significance, technical soundness and clarify of exposition. Depending upon the results of evaluation a paper may be accepted as regular paper (6 pages), short paper (4 pages) or poster (poster presentation only).

IMPORTANT DATES

• Paper submission due: April 22, 2011 (firm)
  
• Notification of acceptance: June 20, 2011
• Camera-ready copy: July 11, 2011
• Early conference registration due: July 11, 2011

CONTACT INFORMATION:

DET'11 Secretariat
Knowledge Systems Institute 3420 Main Street, Skokie, IL 60016, USA
Tel: 1 847 679 3135
Fax: 1 847 679 3166
E-mail: det10@ksi.edu