NordiCHI Workshop - Call for participation
Workshop on "Inclusion through design and use of digital learning environments: Issues, methods and stories,” full-day workshop at NordiCHI 2018, Saturday, September, 29th, 2018, http://www.nordichi2018.org/
Workshop theme and goal
The general themes are the role of inclusion in education through issues, methods and stories with findings from studies in design and/or use of digital learning environments reported by a diverse group of participants, presenting and discussing examples of failures and/or successes of inclusion in education.
Questions to be explored
The text of the submission should be between 1 and 3 pages, and should present a story. The story can have the form of a position paper, an essay, self-interview, be based on a student or teacher interview, or a free format preferred by the participant him/herself. It should include at least 2 (two) of the topics listed as addressed issues:
(1) Universal design of user interfaces supporting learning in educational sector at different levels
(2) User interfaces supporting learning at all ages, in diverse learning situations
(3) Sustainability in design of interfaces supporting learning
(4) Customizable interfaces: allowing the end-users to modify interfaces in order to fit their needs
(5) New approaches to lowering the threshold and stimulating participation in design of educational technology by leveraging users knowledge of specific application domains (e.g. math, natural science, social science)
(6) Integrating generic skills practice (e.g. design, creativity, collaboration, communication) with domain specific skills practice in integrated digital learning environments
Intended audience
10-20 participants will be recruited for the workshop. We encourage submissions from HCI and its adjacent disciplines. We aim for a mix of researchers and practitioners interested in developing knowledge on designing inclusive educational platforms and systems. We welcome therefore junior and senior researchers and designers in HCI, but also practitioners, policymakers, and developers of educational platforms and systems. We strongly encourage the participation of PhD students. Workshop position papers will be reviewed by international program committee. The selected participants will be divided by the organizers in groups of 3-5 members according to cross-disciplinary methods, depending on the issues, methods, and stories submitted. The participants in the same group will get to read the others stories prior the workshop.
Submissions
Your submission should be between 1 and 3 pages and present a story. The story can have the form of a position paper, an essay, self-interview, be based on empirical evidence, or a free format preferred by the participant him/herself. It should include at least 2 (two) of the topics listed above as addressed issues.
Send your submission as PDF file by email to: diana.saplacan@ifi.uio.no -and- anders.morch@iped.uio.no with subject heading "NordiCHI 2018 Workshop".
Important deadlines
28th of May 2018 – Announcement of the workshop on dedicated webpage
10th of August 2018 – Deadline for submissions
20th of August 2018 - Submissions - Extended deadline
25th of August – Notification accept/reject to workshop participants
29th of September – Workshop (full day)
Organizers:
Organizer 1: PhD Candidate Diana Saplacan, Research group of Design of Information Systems, University of Oslo, Norway (diana.saplacan@ifi.uio.no)
Organizer 2: Prof. Anders Mørch, Department of Education (IPED), University of Oslo, Norway (anders.morch@iped.uio.no)
Organizer 3: Assoc. Prof. Jo Herstad, Research group of Design of Information Systems, University of Oslo, Norway (jo.herstad@ifi.uio.no)
Organizer 4: Researcher Anders Kluge, Department of Education (IPED), University of Oslo, Norway (anders.kluge@iped.uio.no)
Organizer 5: Assoc. Prof. Zada Pajalic, Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway (zada.pajalic@oslomet.no)
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