Call for Papers

Last year’s HCI2007 workshop focused on HCI for e-learning. This year’s workshop welcomes submissions addressing HCI issues from the full range of technology enhanced learning opportunities. Possible topics include:

• The design of learning using novel technologies (e.g. VR, AR, mobiles, gaming devices)
• Design guidelines and patterns for technology enhanced learning
• Research methods in design, learnability, and use of learning technology
• Case studies on the learner’s experience of new learning technologies
• The design of personalised and adaptive learning technology
• Studies of e-learning tools (e.g. video, quizzes, discussion boards, voting systems)
• Designing Web 2.0 for learning
• Designing tangible technologies for learning
• Designing for lifelong learning, workplace learning, etc
• Designing for unusual learners, teachers, self-directed learning
• Designing 'joyful' learning experiences
• Designing Open Learning Technologies

The workshop intends to attract researchers, designers, and educators interested in understanding good design and the learner's experience of technology. Workshop participants could come from a variety of backgrounds such as HCI, psychology, design, computing and education. The main objective of the workshop is to establish a community of individuals with an interest in this area, allowing a lively exchange of ideas with the aim of supporting the research of the workshop members.

To participate in the workshop submit a position paper describing your work or an issue for discussion (maximum 4 pages).

Important Dates

• 1 September 2008 - Workshop
• 1-5 September 2008 - HCI 2008 Conference

The submission deadline has already passed. However if you would still like to make a submission, please contact us. We will get back to you as soon as possible to inform you whether there is still a presentation slot available.

Submission Deadlines

Early (notification before conference early bird registration date)

• 15 June 1 July 2008, submission deadline
• 30 July 2008, author notification

Late

• 3 Aug 2008, submission deadline
• 17 Aug 2008, author notification
  

Submission Guidelines

To participate in the workshop please submit a position paper with your ideas, work or demo description. The paper may be up to 4 pages long and when accepted will be published on the workshop website. After the workshop, position papers and minutes from the workshop discussions will be published in the proceedings of the workshop. For the position paper, please use the Word template.

In advance of the workshop, participants' presentation slides or other material provided will also be made available on the website. Submissions should be emailed to all of the following people: 

Willem-Paul Brinkman (w.p.brinkman@tudelft.nl)

Charles van der Mast (c.a.p.g.vandermast@tudelft.nl)

Annette Payne (annette.payne@brunel.ac.uk)

Josh Underwood (josh.underwood@gmail.com).

Please note that registration to the HCI2008 conference is required, at least for the day of the workshop. For details about conference registration, please visit http://www.hci2008.org

Workshop Committee

Willem-Paul Brinkman and Charles van der Mast, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Annette Payne and Julia Stephenson, Brunel University, UK,
Darren Pearce and Joshua Underwood, London Knowledge Lab, University of London, UK
Enric Mor Pera, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
Hilary Smith, University of Sussex, UK