SoSEA 2009

CALL FOR PAPERS (pdf)

The Second International Workshop on Social Software Engineering and
Applications (SoSEA 2009 http://tutopen.cs.tut.fi/sosea09/) in conjunction
with ESEC/FSE 2009 http://www.esec-fse-2009.ewi.tudelft.nl/ Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, August 24th 2009.

Intention to submit: May 15, 2009.
Paper submission (deadline): May 22, 2009.

Social software has emerged as one of the most exciting and important
phenomenon in today's software and business arena. With social software,
individuals can interact, share, and meet other individuals, presumably with
similar interests, forming large data, knowledge, and user bases. Social
software engineering, in turn, can be defined as the application of
processes, methods, and tools to enable community-driven creation,
management, deployment, and use of software in online environments.

The social software movement can be regarded as both a challenge and an
opportunity for software development. On the one hand, social software
itself brings its own kinds of challenges such as data sensitivity, content
legality, scalability, and performance. On the other hand, the social
software movement is apparently causing a fundamental change in the way
software engineering is practiced, benefiting from the technologies and
experiences gained from Web 2.0 and the expectations of the forthcoming Web
3.0. In the near future, various forms of social software development will
become a reality. Examples include software mashups, intelligent
context-aware software downloads, and online cooperative CASE tools. Such a
cooperative model of software development would also meet the challenges of
contemporary software engineering such as outsourcing, cooperative software
engineering, and open source software.

The second edition will build on the success of SoSEA 2008 and discuss the
latest trends in the field of social software engineering. Focusing on
technology issues, the workshop will offer an opportunity for the
participants to share experiences and discuss challenges involved in
building and using social software. A special emphasis will be put the role
of social software concepts and technologies in shaping up future software
development. The workshop will also identify key research issues and
challenges that lie ahead.

We solicit two kinds of contributions: short position papers describing
particular challenges, experiences, or visions relevant to the scope of the
workshop (not to exceed 4 pages) and full research papers describing
original work in any aspect of social software engineering (not to exceed 8
pages). Articles should be novel, have not been published elsewhere, and are
not under review by another publication. Accepted papers will appear in the
ESEC/FSE proceedings which will be distributed on USB stick to all
participants and made available in the ACM digital library. Papers must
conform, at time of submission, to the ESEC/FSE 2009 Format and Submission
Guidelines. Submission instructions are available at:
http://tutopen.cs.tut.fi/sosea09/.

TOPICS OF INTEREST:
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The workshop will concentrate on two main themes:
* engineering of social software applications;
* the use of social software in software development, exploiting models,
methodologies and technologies.

Workshop topics include (but are not limited to):
* requirements and challenges of building and using social software,
including concerns such as scalability, performance, security, sensitivity
and other legal issues; 
* organization and interaction schemes in social software;
* automated approaches, best practices, architectures, frameworks,
methodologies, technologies, tools, and environments for social software
engineering; 
* industrial involvement in social software: building, managing and
interfacing with communities, opening up software platforms, integrating
social software;
* building social software engineering communities: the role of companies,
research groups, governments, NGOs, and individuals; 
* social software engineering versus other forms of globalization such as
global software development, distributed software engineering, open source,
etc;
* experience reports and lessons on building social software and its use in
software development;
* evaluation of socialness of software;
* teaching social software.

IMPORTANT DATES (DEADLINES):
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Intention to submit: May 15, 2009

Paper submission (deadline): May 22, 2009

Acceptance notification: June 15, 2009

Final camera-ready: June 26, 2009

WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS:
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Imed Hammouda, imed.hammouda@tut.fi
Tampere University of Technology

Filippo Lanubile, lanubile@di.uniba.it
University of Bari

Jan Bosch, Jan@JanBosch.com
Intuit Inc.

Mehdi Jazayeri, mehdi.jazayeri@unisi.ch
University of Lugano

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
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Cesare Pautasso (University of Lugano, Switzerland), 

Fabio Calefato (University of Bari, Italy), 

Filippo Lanubile (University of Bari, Italy),
Francesco Lelli (University of Lugano, Switzerland), 

Jan Bosch (Intuit Inc., USA), 

Gabriela Avram (University of Limerick, Ireland), 

Imed Hammouda (Tampere University of Technology, Finland), 

Mehdi Jazayeri (University of Lugano, Switzerland), 

Mohamed Amine Chatti (RWTH Aachen University, Germany), 

Pekka Abrahamsson (University of Helsinki, Finland), 

Tommi Mikkonen (Tampere University of Technology, Finland)

Connectivism/LaaN - Learning Theories

In this table, I tried to compare the connectivism/LaaN perspective with dominant learning and social theories. These include behaviorism, cognitivism, (social) constructivism, situated learning, activity theory, and actor-network theory.

Comments and discussions are most welcome!

Mohammad Ridwan Agustiawan

A photo with my dear friend Mohammad Ridwan Agustiawan, after the successful defense of his master thesis. I will not say he was my student or I was his advisor/supervisor, cause I don't believe in vertical relationships in learning. He is just a great friend of mine. I enjoyed the long discussions we had together when he was working on his master thesis and I learned much from him. I also used to spend a good time with him playing soccer with other friends and colleagues. Mohammad Ridwan will start on April 1st at Vienna University of Technology as a research assistant and PhD student, and I'm very happy for him.

EC-TEL 2009 - Synergy of Disciplines

Below is the 2nd Announcement and Call for Participation EC-TEL 2009. I'm on the publicity chair with my dear colleague and friend Marcela Morales. Please help me in disseminating the conference call through your own network of interested colleagues and friends. Many thanks in advance!

 

I'm Looking forward to seeing many of you in nice NICE!

Second Announcement and Call for Participation

EC-TEL 2009
www.ectel09.org
September 29th - October 2nd, 2009
Nice, France

Fourth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning
"Learning in the Synergy of Multiple Disciplines"

Deadline for Papers: April 20th, 2009

Currently, the face of learning is changing substantially. Formal learning is surrounded by informal learning opportunities, classroom learning is complemented by workplace learning, and even the frontiers between teaching and learning are disappearing as people are learning collaboratively and engaging in knowledge communities. These developments are driven by technological advancements: large scale knowledge repositories provide learners with content and support them in an individualized and adaptive way; semantic technologies provide contextualized and task-specific information; the Web 2.0 enables people to actively take part in knowledge communication and knowledge construction. These new tools and technical means need psychological and pedagogical models of learning which take into account the vast diversity of situations where learning takes place, as well as the specific needs of individuals, tutors and organisations.

ECTEL 2009 aims to bring together new technological developments and  learning models. The conference will explore how the synergy of multiple disciplines, ranging from Computer Science, Education, Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Social Science, can provide new, more effective and more sustainable, technology-enhanced learning solutions. The conference welcomes researchers from European and Non-European countries and industries to present recent advancements from technologies, applications, and learning models in all areas of technology enhanced learning.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Novel technologies for learning:
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Large scale sharing and interoperability
Network infrastructures (peer to peer, ad-hoc networks, GRID)
Semantic web and web 2.0
Web services architectures
Sensors and sensor networks
Mobile technologies
Roomware and ubiquitous computing
Data mining and social networks
Intelligent games
User-adaptive systems and personalisation
Natural language processing

Pedagogical issues for TEL:
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Learning communities & communities of practise
Problem- and project-based learning; inquiry based learning
Collaborative knowledge building
Scripting
Game-based learning
Instructional design
Evaluation methods for TEL
Learner motivation and engagement

Individual, social & organisational learning processes:
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Cognitive mechanisms in knowledge construction
Social processes
Knowledge management and organisational learning
Sustainability & TEL business models

Learning contexts and domains:
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Formal education
Small, medium and large companies
Distance learning
Vocational training
Informal learning
Workplace learning
Learning domains, e.g. science, language, music, geography, history
From kindergarten to elderly people
TEL in developing countries
TEL for disabled persons

CALL FOR PAPERS

The conference will explore how the synergy of multiple disciplines, ranging from Computer Science, Education, Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Social Science, can provide new, more effective and more sustainable, technology-enhanced learning solutions. It welcomes researchers from European and Non-European countries and industries to present recent advancements from technologies, applications, and learning models in all areas of technology enhanced learning.

We invite all researchers across the different fields of TEL to contribute to the scientific landscape of technology enhanced learning. Contributions may address the design of innovative environments, computational models and architectures, results of empirical studies on socio-cognitive processes, field studies regarding the use of technologies in context, etc.

All eLearning documentation bringing together new technological developments and learning models are welcome.

SUBMISSIONS

All submissions will be reviewed for relevance, originality, significance, soundness and clarity by three reviewers. Proceedings will be published by Springer.

Submission formats:
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Full Papers (between 10 and 15 pages)
Posters (between 4 and 6 pages)

Important dates:
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Abstract submission:      April 15th 2009 (pre-submission)
Papers and posters due:   Monday 20th April (Date will not be extended)
Acceptance notification:  June 1st, 2009
Camera Ready:             June 15th, 2009
Conference:               October 1st and 2nd, 2009

CALL FOR WORKSHOPS

Besides the main technical program EC-TEL will host workshops on topics  related to the conference theme. Workshops promote scientific exchange amongst researchers interested in a particular topic and act as a meeting point for the community. The workshops should provide the opportunity to present and discuss ongoing work and new ideas in the diverse fields of research related to Technology Enhanced Learning. Of particular interest are workshop proposals with an interdisciplinary standpoint, proposals focusing on a specific technology of general interest, or bringing together a sub-community.

General Information and Criteria
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- Co-located workshops cover topics falling in the general scope of  the EC-TEL conference (refer to http://www.ectel09.org/).
- They are clearly focused.
- There is potentially a significant community interested in the workshop's topic.
- Workshop duration can be half a day or a full day.
- We advise having more than one organizer and no more than four, preferably from different institutions, bringing different perspectives to the workshop topic.
- Workshops are intended to be genuine interactive events and not mini-conferences. We welcome workshops with creative structures and organizations that attract various types of contributions and ensure rich interactions
- Therefore, the workshop proposals should include how this is going to be fulfilled (i.e. methods for eliciting opinions and ideas to be used, organization of presentations and discussions, how non presenting participants are involved and so on)
- Programme committee, review process, kinds of submissions expected :  (abstracts, short papers, full papers, ...) and planned publishing/proceeding will be taken into account as well.

Submission format:
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Workshops: 4 pages

Important Workshops dates:
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Workshop proposals:        April 1st, 2009
Workshop acceptance:       May 1st, 2009
Workshop contribution acceptance notification:   July 1st, 2009
Camera Ready papers:       June 15th, 2009
Workshops:                 September 29th and 30th, 2009

CALL FOR DEMONSTRATIONS

EC-TEL is the leading European conference on theory in Technology Enhanced learning, attracting an increasing number of participants from various communities and sectors. In addition to papers and posters EC-TEL 2009 is seeking demonstrations of novel TEL applications in various sectors, as well as innovative enabling technologies and deployment infrastructures relevant to the main conference topics of interest. The demonstrations track complements the paper, workshop, and poster tracks providing hands-on access to real-world, proven-and-tested applications.

Submissions to the demonstrations track must be in the form of a textual  description of the demonstration to be given at the conference.

Important demonstrations dates:
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Proposals:  June 1st, 2009
Acceptance notification:   June 21st, 2009
Conference:   October 1st and 2nd, 2009

CALL FOR DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM:

The EC-TEL Doctoral Consortium brings together Ph.D. students working on topics related to Technology Enhanced Learning. The Doctoral Consortium will offer Ph.D. students the opportunity to present, discuss, and receive feedback on their research in an interdisciplinary and international atmosphere. The Doctoral Consortium will be accompanied by prominent professors and researchers in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning who will participate actively and contribute to the discussions. The Doctoral Consortium is co-located with and will take place immediately before the EC-TEL 2009 conference. The working language for the Doctoral Consortium will be English.

We welcome submissions on all major topics, to those of relevance for EC-TEL  2009. Submissions will be reviewed by at least two members of the EC-TEL Programme Committee. Papers selected will be published in proceedings and authors will present their work in front of other students and senior researchers during the Doctoral Consortium workshop. Each accepted paper will be assigned to at least two scientific advisors who will provide extended feedback on the research.

The goal of the symposium is to provide a unique opportunity for Ph.D. students to expose their work to an international group of academics andPh.D. students outside their home institution, enhancing feedback from their supervisors.

Important Doctoral Consortium dates:
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Proposals:                   June 10th, 2009
Acceptance notification:     June 30th, 2009
Final paper submission:      August 31st, 2009
Doctoral Consortium:         September 29th or 30th, 2009

COMMITTEES

General Chair:
Marcus Specht (Centre for Learning Sciences and Technology @ OUNL, The Netherlands)

Programme Chairs:
Ulrike Cress (Knowledge Media Resarch Center, Germany),
Vania Dimitrova (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)

Local Organization Chair:
Katherine Maillet (Institut Telecom, Telecom & Management Sudparis, France)

Publicity Chairs:
Marcela Morales (Institut Telecom, Telecom & Management Sudparis, France)

Mohamed Amine Chatti (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)

Workshop Chairs:
Nikol Rummel (University of Freiburg, Germany),
Peter Dolog (Aalborg University, Denmark)

Industrial Session Chair:
Volker Zimmermann (IMC, Germany)

Doctoral Consortium Chairs:
Frank Fischer (LMU University of Munich, Germany),
Stefanie Lindstaedt (Know Center, Austria)

Demonstration Chairs:
Alexandra Cristea (University of Warwick, United Kingdom),
Nikos Karacapilidis (Univeristy of Patras, Greece)

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