[agents] CFP Special Session on Virtual Worlds for Immersive Learning-VWIL 2013

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CALL FOR PAPERS

 

Special Session on Virtual Worlds for Immersive Learning - VWIL 2013 

In conjunction with the 5th International Conference on Computer Supported
Education - CSEDU 2013

 

Website: http://www.csedu.org/VWIL.aspx

 

May 6 - 8, 2013

Aachen, Germany

Co-organized by: RWTH

Sponsored by: INSTICC

INSTICC is Member of: WfMC, OMG, SEFI, EATEL and IGIP

In Cooperation with: ACM SIGITE

Technically sponsored by: ROLE, IGIP and IFIP

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

 

Paper Submission: February 27, 2013 
Authors Notification: March 15, 2013 
Camera Ready and Registration: March 26, 2013

 

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We would like to draw your attention to the Virtual Worlds for Immersive
Learning - VWIL 2013  (held in conjunction with the 5th International
Conference on Computer Supported Education- CSEDU 2013), whose submission
deadline is scheduled for February 27, 2013.

Virtual Worlds (VWs) have become common amongst gamers and today’s youth for
social interaction. Over the last few years there has been an active
research community investigating VWs for contextualised learning for all age
groups and for a variety of domains such as language learning, chemistry
laboratories, archaeological digs etc. More recently, educational research
has investigated the use of VWs for different educational strategies and
levels of engagement such as information resourcing, or blended learning or
constructive learning etc.. A variety of empirical studies have also been
considered at various universities and colleges throughout the western
world. This special session seeks to review the state of the art of current
research with especial regard to the evaluation of both educational theories
and empirical practices and to consider the optimal way forward for student
centred learning within Virtual Worlds.


Topics include, but are not restricted to:

- Virtual World learning theories and strategies 

- Empirical practices within VWs

- Evaluation of learning and empirical practice in VWs

- The variety of learning contexts and domains within VWs

- Student centred or directed learning

- Levels of student engagement

- Specific educational practices such as language learning, TEFL, scientific
laboratories

- The role of interactive avatars

- World-wide inclusion of students and interaction

 

Submitted papers will be subject to a double-blind review process. 

All papers accepted to the workshop will be published in a special section
of the conference proceedings book, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on
CD-ROM.

 

The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by Thomson Reuters
Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI), INSPEC, DBLP and EI (Elsevier
Index). All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at
the SCITEPRESS Digital Library ( <http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/>
http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/). SCITEPRESS is member of CrossRef
( <http://www.crossref.org/> http://www.crossref.org/).

 

CSEDU 2013 will be held in conjunction with WEBIST 2013 (9th International
Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies -
http://www.webist.org/), SMARTGREENS 2013 (International Conference on Smart
Grids and Green IT Systems -  <http://www.smartgreens.org/>
http://www.smartgreens.org/) and CLOSER 2013 (3rd International Conference
on Cloud Computing and Services Science - http://closer.scitevents.org/) in
Aachen, Germany. 

Registration to CSEDU will enable free attendance to any sessions of WEBIST,
SMARTGREENS and CLOSER conferences as a non-speaker.

 

Please check further details at the workshop website

(http://www.csedu.org/VWIL.aspx) and the main conference website
(http://www.csedu.org/CallForPapers.aspx).

 

CO-CHAIRS

 

Ishbel Duncan 
University of St Andrews 
United Kingdom 

 

A. Miller 
University of St Andrews 
United Kingdom 

 

In case of questions, please feel free to contact us:
<mailto:%20csedu.secretariat at insticc.org> csedu.secretariat at insticc.org

 

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

Please check the special session´s program committee members at
http://www.csedu.org/VWIL.aspx