Call for Papers - 8th International Conference in Methodologies and intelligent Systems for Techhnology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL 2018)

Scope

Education is the cornerstone of any society and it serves as one of the foundations for many of its social values and characteristics. Knowledge societies offer significant opportunities for novel ICT tools and applications, especially in the fields of education and learning. In such a context, the role of intelligent systems, rooted in artificial intelligence, has become increasingly relevant to the field of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL). New intelligent solutions can be stand-alone or inter-connected to others and can target not only cognitive processes but can also take care of motivational factors. Furthermore, more recently, makerspaces are also emerging as a central possibility to increase learning opportunities and outcomes, especially in the case of “fragile users”, as for example children, elderly people, people with special needs.

The 7th edition of this conference expands the topics of the previous editions in order to provide an open forum for discussing intelligent systems for TEL, their roots in novel learning theories, empirical methodologies for their design or evaluation, stand-alone solutions or web-based ones, and makerspaces, also fostering entrepreneurship and increasing business startup ideas. It intends to bring together researchers and developers from industry, the education field and the academic world to report on the latest scientific research, technical advances and methodologies.

MIS4TEL 2018 will be held in Toledo (Spain) on June 20th-22nd, 2018, in parallel with the PAAMS'18 International Conference.

Topics

TEL systems, environments and technologies

AI-based games and game-based learning environments for TEL
AI technologies and tools for TEL
Agent-based and multi-agent TEL systems
Knowledge representation, reasoning and management systems for TEL
Natural language systems for TEL
Internet of things solutions for TEL
Wearable technologies for TEL
Personalisation and recommendation in TEL systems
Augmented reality environments for TEL
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)
Social Web environments for TELOnline learning environments
Self-regulated TEL environments
Sharing and interoperability between TEL environments
Makerspace technologies

Human-centred computing methodologies for TEL

Methodologies for personalisation, user modelling and adaptation in TEL
Methodologies for fostering motivation and engagement
Methodologies for the design of accessible and usable TEL systems
Methodologies for including learners in the design process
Methodologies for gamified or game-based learning
Methodologies for informal learning
Methodologies for fostering learning in small, medium and large companies
Methodologies for fostering learning of specia

TEL Studies

Learning analytics studies
Computational thinking studies in a TEL context
Evidence-based studies in a TEL context
Usability and user experience studies in a TEL context
Gamified or game-based learning studies
Social learning studies
Internet of things studies
Studies for fragile persons
Technology-based learning experiences
Experiences on teaching and learning by making
Future of academic making

Mobile Solutions for TEL

Applications, technologies and platforms for Mobile Learning
Scalability and Interoperability Dimensions for TEL & Mobile Learning applications
Innovative Mobile Learning approaches
Evaluation and assessment of Mobile Learning applications
Pedagogical approaches, models and theories for Mobile Learning
Learning analytics and Mobile Learning
Cloud and mobile computing for TEL

Doctoral Consortium

The aim of the Doctoral Consortium is to provide a frame where students can present their on going research work and meet other students and researchers, and obtain feedback on future research directions.

The Doctoral Consortium is intended for students who have a specific research proposal and some preliminary results, but who are still far from completing their dissertation.

All proposals submitted to the Doctoral Consortium will undergo a thorough reviewing process with the aim to provide detailed and constructive feedback. The accepted submissions will be presented at the Doctoral Consortium and published in the conference proceedings.

Submissions

Review process

MIS4TEL welcomes the submission of papers with preference to the topics listed in the call for papers. All submitted papers will undergo a thorough review process. Each contribution will be refereed by at least by two experts in the field using the following set of criteria; relevance, originality, significance, quality and clarity.

The papers must consist of original, relevant and previously unpublished sound research efforts related to any of the topics of the conference.

Submitting papers

MIS4TEL papers must be formatted according to the Springer LNCS Template, with a maximum length of 8 pages in length, including figures and references. All proposed papers must be submitted in electronic form, in PDF format, using the Paper Submission Page.

Publication

Accepted papers will be included in the MIS4TEL Proceedings published by AISC series of Springer Verlag (http://www.springer.com/series/11156). At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend MIS4TEL to present the paper in order to have it included in the conference proceedings.

Special Issues

Authors of selected papers from MIS4TEL 2018 will be invited to submit an extended and improved version to special issue in diffetent journals.

MIS4TEL Conference 2018