ITS 2010 - ITS 2010: the Tenth International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems

ITS 2010: the Tenth International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring
Systems ? June 14-18, 2010, in Pittsburgh, USA

Call for papers

Conference website: www.cmu.edu/its2010

We invite contributions to the ITS 2010 conference, to be held June
14-18, 2010. The technical sessions will take place June 15-17, with
June 14 and 18 devoted to workshops and tutorials. The conference will
be in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, host to the recent G-20 summit and
rated the USA’s most livable city by The Economist.

Just prior to ITS 2010, the Third International Conference on
Educational Data Mining (EDM 2010) will also take place in Pittsburgh.
See educationaldatamining.org/EDM2010.

The ITS 2010 conference is part of an on-going bi-annual series of
top-flight international conferences on the use of advanced educational
technologies that are adaptive to users or groups of users. These highly
interdisciplinary conferences bring together researchers in the learning
sciences, computer science, cognitive or educational psychology,
cognitive science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and
linguistics.

The theme of the ITS 2010 conference is Bridges to Learning. The
conference will address the use of advanced technologies as bridges for
learners and facilitators to robust learning outcomes. It will encompass
all aspects of learning with advanced technologies, including cognitive,
social, affective, and motivational aspects. The conference will address
the design, development, use, and evaluation of advanced educational
systems in a wide variety of contexts, as well as the mining of data
about student learning generated by such systems. Papers describing
empirical studies are particularly encouraged.

Organizers
Conference Chair: Jack Mostow
Program Chairs: Vincent Aleven, Judy Kay
General Chair: Alan Lesgold
Conference Secretary: Lynnetta Miller
Conference Treasurer: Albert Corbett
Local Arrangements: Sandra Katz, Bruce McLaren
Workshops and Tutorials: Joe Beck, Niels Pinkwart
Young Researchers Track: Ricardo Conejo, Carolyn Penstein Rosé
Interactive Events: Noboru Matsuda, Tanja Mitrovic
Panels: Cristina Conati, Chee-Kit Looi
Publicity: Susan Bull
Sponsorship: Steve Ritter

Important dates
Abstracts due (mandatory for papers and YRT): January 12, 2010 (11:59 pm
Hawaii time)
Papers, posters, YRT: January 15, 2010 (11:59 pm Hawaii time)
Workshop, tutorial, and IE proposals: January 29, 2010 (11:59 pm Hawaii
time)
Workshops and tutorials approved: February 16, 2010
Author notification (papers, posters, YRT): March 1, 2010
IEs approved: March 15, 2010
Camera ready due: April 1, 2010
Final version of workshop proceedings: June 1, 2010
Conference: June 14-18, 2010

Topics
Topics of interest to the conference include, but are not limited to:
? Intelligent tutoring and scaffolding
? Adaptive support for simulation-based and inquiry learning
? Intelligent games for learning
? Adaptive support for collaborative and group learning
? Advanced technologies for informal learning environments
? Ubiquitous learning environments and adaptive mobile learning
? Adaptive support for lifelong and workplace learning
? Domain-specific learning applications, e.g. language, mathematics,
reading, science, medicine, military, and industry.
? Learning with virtual pedagogical agents, virtual learning companions,
or learners
? Communities of practice and social networks
? Models of learners, facilitators, groups and communities for learning
? Modeling of motivation, metacognition, and affect aspects of learning
? Motivational diagnosis and feedback
? Ontological modeling for educational applications
? Representing and analyzing discourse during learning
? Tutorial dialogue systems and adaptive question answering systems
? Instructional design principles or design patterns for learning
environments
? Empirical studies of learning with advanced learning technologies
? Multi-agent architectures for learning environments
? Authoring tools and development methodologies for advanced learning
technologies
? Studies of and reports on authoring efficiency, development practice,
and real-world deployment of advanced learning technologies
? Educational applications of data mining and machine learning
? Innovative use of artificial intelligence for education
? Use of semantic web technologies and standards for education
? Social recommendations for learners
? Methodologies for acquiring rich data about learners using advanced
learning technologies
? Theories of learning with advanced learning technologies
? Social-historical-cultural contexts