IWASCL-2009 Workshop

IWASCL-2009

International Workshop on "Adaptive Systems for Collaborative Learning"

IWASCL-2009 was held in conjunction with the
"INCoS 2009, International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems"
November, 4-6, 2009, Open University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

Call for Papers (txt)

Theme and Scope

Adaptive systems for learning are computer systems that implement some form of adaptation in order to tailor the learning experience to learner’s needs and preferences. For example, Adaptive Hypermedia Systems typically adapt the content presentation or navigation tools to learner’s prior knowledge or cognitive/learning style.

Lately, a significant research interest has emerged on the issue of implementing adaptation methods in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) activities (see, for example, other relevant previous workshops on “Adaptive Collaboration Support” and “Adapting Activities Modelled by CSCL Scripts”).

Adaptively supporting groups of learners is an important aspect of collaborative learning since research has consistently emphasized that free collaboration conditions fail to engage all team members in productive learning interactions. The objective, therefore, of an adaptive system for collaborative learning (ASCL) would be to effectively model the group activity and trigger, when appropriate, some type of adaptive intervention, such as group formation, group scaffolding, adaptation of the workflow or learners’ role, etc.

The scope of the IWASCL workshop is to provide the opportunity for an informal meeting which facilitates the dissemination of knowledge in the field, providing useful insights on existing state-of-the-art research. The issue of adaptively managing the collaborative learning activity can be approached from different but complementary perspectives and may be of interest for researchers of various backgrounds (learning scientists, educators, engineers/computer scientists, instructional designers, the Learning Design community). Consequently, the focus of the workshop is broad and includes methods, tools, formalization approaches, early prototype design and evaluation, pedagogical issues, etc.

We especially welcome papers that describe speculative ideas, work in progress, and discussions of important issues.

The workshop will focus on (but is certainly not limited to) the following topics:

Theoretical issues on adaptation methods and techniques for groups of learners
Modelling the group activity to cater for adaptive system design
Adaptive and intelligent forms of tutoring/scaffolding/scripting in CSCL systems.
Adaptive collaboration support
Methods and tools for the design and operationalization of adaptive systems for collaborative learning
Formalization efforts of the adaptive collaborative learning activity and the role of the Learning Design.
Interaction analysis techniques to inform the adaptable and flexible behavior of CSCL systems.
Expectations from adaptive systems for collaborative learning (e.g. cost/benefit issues; the expected impact on learners' cognitive and metacognitive level of learning).

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Accepted Papers

	Paper id	Title Authors
1	27	Non-Invasive Assessment and Adaptive Interventions in Learning Games Michael Kickmeier-Rust, Christina Steiner and Dietrich Albert
2	54	Designing and applying adaptation patterns embedded in the script Miky Ronen and Dan Kohen-Vacs
3	56	Modeling a VGSCL System to Analyze Collaboration Natalia Padilla Zea, Nuria Medina Medina, Francisco Luis Gutiérrez vela and Patricia Paderewski
4	59	Quality Ontology for Recommendation in an Adaptive Educational System Isabela Gasparini, Daniel Lichtnow, Marcelo Pimenta and José Palazzo M. de Oliveira
5	95	Considering the intrinsic constraints for groups management of TAPPS & Jigsaw CLFPs Mar Pérez-Sanagustín, Javier Burgos, Davinia Hernández-Leo and Josep Blat
6	96	Modelling adaptation patterns with IMS-LD specification: a case study as a proof of concept implementation Ioannis Magnisalis and Stavros Demetriadis
7	97	An architecture for adaptive collaboration support guided by learning design Alberto Bayón, Olga C. Santos, Jorge Couchet and Jesus G. Boticario

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Proceedings

Proceedings of the IWASCL-2009 workshop were included in the INCoS 2009 volume, published by IEEE Computer Society Press.

Authors of accepted workshop papers have been invited to submit an extended and updated version of their work for inclusion in the volume "Technology-Enhanced Systems and Tools for Collaborative Learning Scaffolding" to be edited by Springer Verlag (Series "Studies in Computational Intelligence").

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Apart from typical paper presentation the workshop will facilitate group-discussion and argumentation. Papers will be made available to all participants before the workshop so that they will have time to review the material and prepare their dialogue generating critical comments during the workshop.

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