Call for Proposals

The Fifth International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2002)

"Keeping Learning Complex: Fostering Multidisciplinary Research Efforts"

University of Washington - Seattle

October 23 - 26, 2002

Conference Location: The W Hotel (Downtown Seattle)

NEW: Paper and Poster Submission Deadline: May 13, 2002

http://depts.washington.edu/cogstudy/ICLS

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Learning sciences research explores the nature and conditions of learning as it occurs in educational environments, broadly construed. The learning sciences field draws upon multiple theoretical perspectives and research paradigms in order to understand the complexities associated with human learning, cognition, and development. The next international conference of the learning sciences will be held October 23-26, 2002 in Seattle, Washington (USA). A representative, although not exhaustive, list of the kinds of research studies appropriate for the upcoming ICLS 2002 conference includes:

• orchestration and study of complex learning environments
• design and study of new learning technologies or the appropriation and use of technology by a learning community
• theory-building and/or empirical study of fundamental aspects of learning, cognition, and development
• examining the nature of disciplinary practices and knowledge
• documentation of learning as it occurs in various natural contexts including schools, homes & communities, museums, after-school clubs, and professional work settings
• studies of social interaction and collaboration as they relate to learning
• critical examination of research methods and related issues associated with the study of human learning
• research on the processes of organizational change within educational institutions or policy studies as they intersect specifically with issues of learning

For detailed and up-to-date information about ICLS 2002 please visit the conference website at:

http://depts.washington.edu/cogstudy/ICLS

For specific questions about the conference that are not answered at the conference website, please contact: icls@u.washington.edu.

CONFERENCE THEME

Keeping Learning Complex: Fostering Multidisciplinary Research Efforts

Human learning is too complex a phenomena to be the sole province of any one discipline. At ICLS 2002 we will seek to further explore the generative possibilities of the learning sciences by bringing together different disciplinary perspectives on learning. We will focus on the promises and challenges of conducting inter/multi-disciplinary research on learning. Submissions are invited from studies of learning in schools, workplaces, networked environments like the Web, museums, after-school clubs, and homes. We are especially interested in research with a dual focus on the nature, processes, or practices of learning, cognition, or development on the one hand and on insights for design and education that can be gained from this research on the other.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

• May 13, 2002: Paper and poster submissions due
• June 20, 2002: Authors of submissions notified
• July 15, 2002: Revised versions of submissions due
• September 15, 2002: Deadline for early registration
• October 23-26, 2002: ICLS 2002 conference in Seattle WA

DEADLINE FOR PAPERS AND POSTERS

All papers and posters to be considered for inclusion in the technical program must be submitted by May 13, 2002.

Details on submission requirements and formats are forthcoming, and will be posted at the ICLS 2002 web site, http://depts.washington.edu/cogstudy/ICLS . We are planning to use an all-electronic proposal submission and review process for this conference.

REGISTRATION & HOTEL INFORMATION

Information about registration fees, housing, etc., will be posted later this summer at the ICLS 2002 web site, http://depts.washington.edu/cogstudy/ICLS . Arrangements have been made with The W Hotel in downtown Seattle to serve as the hotel and conference location.

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

Several pre-conference workshops will be held just prior to ICLS 2002. If you are interested in organizing a workshop, please contact icls@u.washington.edu for details about the workshop selection process.

ICLS 2002 ORGANIZERS

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

• Philip Bell, University of Washington
• Reed Stevens, University of Washington

STEERING COMMITTEE

International Relations Chairs

• Yrjö Engeström, University of Helsinki
• Giyoo Hatano, University of the Air
• Iris Tabak, Ben-Gurion University

Doctoral Consortium

• Leslie Rupert Herrenkohl, University of Washington
• Christopher Hoadley, SRI International
• John Frederiksen, University of Washington

Community Memory Co-Chairs

• PETTT Video Traces group, University of Washington

Teacher-Researcher Liaison Chair

• Jim Minstrell, Talaria Inc.

Conference Advisor

• Tim Koschmann, Southern Illinois University

Technology

• Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

Workshops

• Bill Winn, University of Washington

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

• Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington
• Sasha Barab, Indiana University
• Brigid Barron, Stanford University
• Eric Baumgartner, University of California, Berkeley
• Sean Brophy, Vanderbilt
• Amy Bruckman, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Allan Collins, Northwestern University
• Kevin Crowley, University of Pittsburgh
• Elizabeth A. Davis, University of Michigan
• Andrea A. diSessa, University of California, Berkeley
• Daniel C. Edelson, Northwestern University
• Noel Enyedy, UCLA
• Barry Fishman, University of Michigan
• Janice Gobert, Concord Consortium
• Louis Gomez, Northwestern University
• Jim Greeno, Stanford University
• Mark Gross, University of Washington
• Mark Guzdial, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Kai Hakkarainen, University of Helsinki
• Rogers Hall, University of California, Berkeley
• Margaret Honey, Education Development Center
• Celia Hoyles, Institute of Education, University of London
• Sherry Hsi, Metacourse, Inc.
• Yasmin Kafai, UCLA
• Elham Kazemi, University of Washington
• Ken Koedinger, Carnegie-Mellon University
• Janet Kolodner, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Joe Krajcik, University of Michigan
• Carol Lee, Northwestern University
• Marcia C. Linn, University of California, Berkeley
• Deborah McCutchen, University of Washington
• Judit Moschkovich, University of California, Santa Cruz
• Richard Noss, Institute of Education, University of London
• Annemarie Palincsar, University of Michigan
• Roy Pea, Stanford University
• Anthony Petrosino, University of Texas at Austin
• Nichole Pinkard, University of Michigan
• Joseph L. Polman, University of Missouri, St. Louis
• Brian Reiser, Northwestern University
• Mitchel Resnick, MIT
• Jeremy Roschelle, SRI International
• Bill Sandoval, UCLA
• Alan Schoenfeld, University of California, Berkeley
• Miriam Sherin, Northwestern University
• Bruce Sherin, Northwestern University
• Jim Slotta, University of California, Berkeley
• Brian K. Smith, MIT
• Elliot Soloway, University of Michigan
• Nancy Butler Songer, University of Michigan
• Gerry Stahl, Fraunhofer-FIT, Germany, and Drexel University, USA
• Phil Vahey, SRI International
• Uri Wilensky, Northwestern University
• Susan Williams, University of Texas at Austin

Please send all email inquiries related to the conference to icls@u.washington.edu.