Call for papers and demos

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2nd Workshop on Awareness and Reflection in Technology-Enhanced Learning 
(ARTEL12)
to be held in conjunction with EC-TEL 2012, Saarbrucken (Germany)

September 18, 2012

Web page: http://teleurope.eu/artel12
Submissions: http://gkgo.me/artel12
Twitter hashtag: #artel12
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Considering the multitude of views on awareness and reflection 
distributed over a wide range of disciplines (CSCW, psychology, 
educational sciences, computer science...) the workshop's theme is 
encapsulated in the following question:

"What do awareness and reflection mean in the context of TEL, and how 
can technologies support either?"

This workshop is a direct follow-up to last year's ECTEL workshops 
"ARNETS11 (Awareness and Reflection in Learning Networks)" and "ALECR11 
(Augmenting the Learning Experience with Collaborative Reflection)".


*** Objectives ***

The objective of this workshop is i) to provide a forum for presenting 
and discussing research on awareness and reflection in TEL and ii) to 
provide an interactive experience that connects participants' research, 
the co-organizing projects' latest proto-types and models with real end 
users' learning experiences and needs regarding reflection technology. 
The target audience of ARTEL2012 are researchers and practitioners in 
the field of TEL.


*** Format of the workshop ***

The workshop format will thus be a mixture of paper and demo 
presentations, and sessions in which we will work to link theory and 
existing prototypes (both from the involved projects and from the 
presented papers and demos) to practical needs in educational and 
professional settings. This link is expected to be of value to both 
practitioners (in that research insights become more tangible), and to 
researchers (in that insights and research pro-totypes become grounded 
in practice. There will be a overall narrative trajectory throughout the 
day moving from theory at the beginning of the workshop to pragmatic 
implementations at the close.


*** Topics of interest ***

We are looking for original contributions that address the following 
aspects:
# Theoretical discussion of awareness and reflection in 
Technology-Enhanced Learning, and related theoretical concepts (e.g., 
collaborative learning, creativity techniques, experiential learning, etc.)
# Methodologies to study awareness and reflection in the context of 
(technology-enhanced) learning
# Empirical studies about technology support for awareness and reflection
# Technology (design, application, evaluation) that supports awareness 
and reflection
# Awareness of social context, knowledge, artefacts and processes
# Awareness and reflection in specific contexts, such as higher 
education, work-integrated learning, learning networks, etc.

Authors are invited to submit original unpublished work. Demonstrations 
are encouraged:
# Full papers (max. 15 pages) that describe problems, needs, novel 
approaches and frameworks within the scope of the workshop. Empirical 
evaluation papers and industrial experience reports are welcome for 
submission.
# Short papers (max. 7 pages) that state the position of the authors 
within the scope of the workshop and describe solution concepts and work 
in progress.
# Posters and demo papers (2 pages) that summarize preliminary work results

Please submit your proposal via the ginkgo event management system at 
http://gkgo.me/artel12

All submitted contributions will be peer-reviewed by at least two 
members of the program committee for originality, significance and 
quality. The papers will be published in the CEUR-WS.org 
(http://ceur-ws.org) workshops proceedings. Submissions should use the 
Springer LNCS template 
(http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0). We 
encourage you to produce your submission using LaTeX as typesetting tool 
and the respective LaTeX template.


*** Important dates ***

30.06.2012 Submission Deadline
10.08.2012 Notification of Acceptance
30.08.2012 Camera-Ready Papers
18.09.2012 Workshop


*** Organizers ***

Adam Moore, Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), @adam__moore
Viktoria Pammer, Know Center (Austria), @contextgroupkc
Lucia Pannese, imaginary (Italy), @lpannese
Michael Prilla, University of Bochum (Germany)
Kamakshi Rajagopal, Open Universiteit (Netherlands), @krajagopal
Wolfgang Reinhardt, University of Paderborn (Germany), @wollepb
Thomas Ullmann, The Open University (UK), @thomasullmann
Christian Voigt, Centre for Social Innovation (Germany), @chrvoigt


*** Supporting projects ***

ARTEL2012 pulls together research on awareness and reflection in 
technology-enhanced learning across disciplines (psychology, educational 
science, computer science) and across European TEL projects (MIRROR, 
ImREAL, STELLAR, MATURE, TellNET, TelMap as co-organising projects).
# MIRROR (Reflective Learning at Work): http://www.mirror-project.eu/
# ImREAL (Immersive Reflective Experience-based Adaptive Learning): 
http://www.imreal-project.eu/
# STELLAR: (Sustaining Technology Enhanced Learning at a LARge scale): 
http://www.stellarnet.eu/
# MATURE (Knowledge Maturing): http://mature-ip.eu/
# TellNET (Teachers' Lifelong Learning Networks): 
http://www.tellnet.eun.org/
# TelMap (Possible Futures for Technology Enhanced Learning): 
http://telmap.org/


*** Background of the workshop ***

The 2nd Workshop on Awareness and Reflection in Technology-Enhanced 
Learning (ARTEL 2012) builds upon several successful workshops.

# 1st European Workshop on Awareness and Reflection in Learning Networks 
(ARNets11). Workshop homepage: http://teleurope.eu/arnets11. 
Proceedings: http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-790/.

# Augmenting the Learning Experience with Collaboratice Reflection 
(ALECR11). Workshop homepage: http://www.i-maginary.it/ectel2011/index.html.

# 1st Workshop on Awareness and Reflection in Personal Learning 
Environemnts (ARPLE11). Workshop homepage: http://teleurope.eu/arple11. 
Proceedings: 
http://journal.webscience.org/view/events/The_PLE_Conference_2011/paper.html#group_Proceedings_of_the_1st_Workshop_on_Awareness_and_Reflection_in_Personal_Learning_Environments.


*** Background of the conference ***

The EC-TEL 2012: Seventh European Conference on Technology Enhanced 
Learning will take place between the 18th and 21st of September 2012 in 
Saarbrucken, Germany. This year's motto is 21st Century Learning for 
21st Century Skills.

The European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL) is a 
unique opportunity for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to 
address current challenges and advances in the field. Through EC-TEL, 
established and emerging researchers as well as practitioners, 
entrepreneurs, and technology developers explore new collaborations, 
strengthen networks, and compliment their core experience. For more 
information visit: http://www.ec-tel.eu

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