UXFUL 2010 - International Workshop on Enabling User Experience with future Interactive

International Workshop on Enabling User Experience with future Interactive
Learning Systems (UXFUL 2010)
http://sgraf.athabascau.ca/UXFUL2010

held in conjunction with USAB 2010: HCI in Work & Learning, Life & Leisure
16 & 17 September 2010
Klagenfurt, Austria
http://usab-symposium.uni-klu.ac.at/

Motivation

Standard Information Systems for learning purposes have matured, technology
is stable and masses of information can be made available to the learner.
Most educational institutions are already using such learning systems either
in a blended or purely online form for delivering parts of courses or fully
online courses to their students.

Besides such formal learning systems, we are surrounded by multimodal
interfaces which enable the inclusion of all human senses, and mobile,
ubiquitous and pervasive technology is available everywhere and at all time.
Current research deals with using such new technologies for the purpose of
learning, integrating them in current learning systems, and building
learning environments where students are provided with more authentic
learning experiences both inside and outside of the classroom. Furthermore,
new technologies allow students to interact with the learning environment in
more natural and intuitive ways, using multimodal and smart interfaces from
various types of devices ranging from mobile phones to smart boards.

The focus of this special workshop is on the provision of enhanced user
experience (UX), including making information more useful, usable and
enjoyable. This is a challenge for interdisciplinary research on the
intersection of Psychology and Computer Science.

This workshop shall bring together researchers and practitioners from
Psychology and Computer Science, bridging classic Human-Computer Interaction
research (HCI) with Usability Engineering (UE), aiming at bringing clear
benefits for learners!

Topics of Interest

Topics include (but are not limited):
?Quasi-Intelligent Learning Objects (QILOS)
?Adaptive Learning Environments (ALEs)
?Multimodal Interfaces for e-Learning (MIeL) and Training (e-Training)
?Mobile, Ubiquitous, and Pervasive Learning and Training Technologies
?Smart Technologies and Interfaces
?Contextual Real-time Interaction in e-Learning
?Psychological Aspects of Multimodal Interfaces
?Cross Media Design and Development
?Accessible Interfaces to Learning and Training Content
?Learning, Teaching and Motivation with didactical innovative e-Learning
Concepts

Submission Procedure

Authors are invited to submit papers in the following categories:
?Full papers (14-20 pages)
?Short papers (6-14 pages)
?Posters (4 pages)

The page length includes figures, tables, references and so on. All papers
has to be formatted according to the Springer LNCS Style. Please find more
information about the formatting guidelines in Section 5.2 at:
http://usab-symposium.uni-klu.ac.at/index.php?opti...
e&id=46&Itemid=2.

Please submit your paper via email to Sabine Graf at sabineg-AT-athabascau.ca
and copy to Andreas Holzinger (andreas.holzinger-AT-medunigraz.at) and Kinshuk
(kinshuk-AT-athabascau.ca), using the subject line "UXFUL 2010 - Paper
submission".

Accepted papers will be included in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer
Science (LNCS) of the main Symposium, consequently will undergo careful peer
review to ensure the highest possible quality. Quality instead of Quantity!

Important Dates

May 20, 2010 Deadline for Paper Submission
June 16, 2010 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
July 4, 2010 Camera-Ready Deadline
Sep. 16 & 17, 2010 USAB 2010: HCI in Work & Learning, Life & Leisure

Information about Registration, Accommodation and Venue

The UXFUL Workshop is held in conjunction with USAB2010, which takes place
from 16-17 September 2010 in Klagenfurt, Austria. All participants of the
workshop are required to register for USAB, but there will be no additional
workshop fee. Further information regarding the registration,
accommodations, and the workshop/conference venue can be found at the
website of USAB2010 (http://usab-symposium.tugraz.at/page.php).