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TECHNOLOGY-SUPPORTED LEARNING MINITRACK
CALL FOR PAPERS
HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON SYSTEM SCIENCES - 33
JANUARY 4-7, 2000
Maui, Hawaii
This call can also be found on-line at:
http://php.indiana.edu/~bwheeler/tslcall.html
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Papers are invited for the minitrack on Technology-Supported
Learning Minitrack as part of the Collaboration Technology
track at the Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science
(HICSS). This minitrack focuses on the application of learning
theories to the development, testing, and use of Information
Technology (IT) to improve the learning process. As the
Technology-Supported Learning (TSL) minitrack enters its sixth
year, we are especially interested in papers that address the
following topics for either facilities-based or distributed
education programs:
- Innovative, theoretically-grounded course tools with
demonstrable learning outcomes.
- Theoretically-grounded experiments that provide insight
into the efficacy of TSL tools or techniques.
- Case studies or Action Research that investigates the effects
of technology on learning
- Cases or qualitative accounts of TSL adoption/diffusion that
identify cause and effect factors that contribute to the
success or failure of diffusion across multiple courses,
degree programs, or schools.
- Social, political, and ethical issues relating to TSL
While papers addressing these topics are of special interest,
other topics that provide new insight or innovative ideas for
TSL are also encouraged.
Many current pedagogical and learning practices were optimized
for the technologies that were available in the past: books,
manuals, classrooms, chalkboards, etc. Electronic computing and
communication technologies have fundamentally altered the
cognitive costs of problem-solving and information acquisition.
Little is known about how these technologies can be wielded to
improve learning, but researchers in many countries are now
investigating the possibilities.
The purpose of this minitrack is to:
- Increase understanding of learning phenomena,
- Examine the role of Information Technology in support of
learning in the workplace and in schools
- Provide a forum for intellectual interchange in the domain
of IT and learning
- Distribute research findings on Technology-Supported Learning
- Foster a community of technology researchers working in the
learning domain
Potential topics related to learning may focus on but are not limited to:
TECHNOLOGIES
- Just-in-time learning tools
- Knowledge-sharing systems
- Group Support Systems for learning
- AI and computer-aided instruction
- On-line tutorials
- Hypermedia
- Internet for learning
- Technology for asynchronous course work
- Other learning support tools
LEARNERS
- The nature of learning and implications for technological
intervention
- Processes and techniques for successful use of automated
learning
- Philosophical analysis of the role of electronic tools in
learning
FACULTY
- Technology and the changing role of the instructor and student
- Emerging skills required for teaching in technology-enhanced
environments
- Philosophical analysis of the role of technology to change
learning processes
PEDAGOGY TRANSFORMATION / EVALUATION
- Telelearning and teleteaching via distance learning technologies
- Changing pedagogy for changing technology
- Simulations and games
- Methods and techniques for teaching with IT
- New approaches to on-line tutorials
- Comparisons of new tools and techniques to traditional methods,
as well as comparisons of new techniques to one another
- Descriptive and interpretivist field research that documents
problems that may occur relating to technology-supported
electronic learning
INSTITUTIONAL AND SOCIETAL CHANGE
- Implications of learning support technologies on the workplace,
institutions of learning, and society
- The practice of knowledge management to accelerate organizational
learning
- Technology as an enabler of organizational learning
We welcome papers ranging from theoretical to empirical; from
philosophical to practical. Theory papers supported by empirical
data (experiment, case studies, surveys, etc.), and empirical papers
supported by theory are more likely to be accepted than straight
recitations of either theory or data collection. Systems development
papers that focus on the lessons learned during the project will
be preferred over simple descriptions of new technologies. Framework
papers should include an exhaustive literature review and a clear
explanation of how the new synthesis will help research or practice.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
March 15, 1999
* Abstracts submitted to Minitrack Chairs for guidance and indication
of appropriate content (optional).
June 1, 1999
* Full papers submitted to Minitrack Chairs.
August 31, 1999
* Notice of accepted papers mailed to Authors.
October 1, 1999
* Revised papers due for inclusion in proceedings
For more information about the minitrack or to submit the optional
e-mail abstract contact:
Robert Briggs
bbriggs@cmi.arizona.edu
MIS Department
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Tel: (520) 621-2133 FAX: (520) 621-2433
Brad Wheeler
bwheeler@indiana.edu
Kelley School of Business
1309 E 10th Street
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
Tel: (812) 855-3478 FAX: (812) 855-8679
Eric Santanen
santanen@cmi.arizona.edu
MIS Department
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Tel: (520) 621-1860 FAX: (520) 621-2433
NOTE: If you would be willing to review papers for this minitrack,
please send your name and address or e-mail to the address/email
above. This process would consist of reviewing 1-2 papers.
Thank you.
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The purpose of the Hawaii International Conference on System
Sciences (HICSS) is to provide a forum for the interchange of
ideas, research results, development activities, and applications
among academicians and practitioners in computer-based system
sciences. The conference consists of tutorials, advanced seminars,
presentations of accepted papers, open forums, task forces, and
plenary and distinguished guest lectures. There is a high degree
of interaction and discussion among the conference participants
because the conference is conducted in a workshop-like setting.
HICSS is on the Web at
http://www.cba.hawaii.edu/hicss
See also related minitracks in Asynchronous Learning Networks
http://www.cba.hawaii.edu/hicss/hicss_32/ctcfp.htm
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Eric L. Santanen, Research Associate
Center for the Management of Information
University of Arizona
McClelland Hall, Room 114
Tucson, AZ 85721
(520) 621-1860 Voice (520) 621-2641 Fax
http://www.cmi.arizona.edu/users/esantanen/