We invite submissions to the ITS 2010 conference, to be held June 14-18, 2010. The main conference 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, a theme that connects the scientific content of the conference and the geography of the city. 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.

Important dates (all deadlines are 11:59 pm Hawaii time)

Jan. 12, 2010: Abstracts due (mandatory for Full Papers)
Jan. 15, 2010: Papers, Posters, Young Researchers' Track
Jan. 29, 2010: Workshop, Tutorial, and Interactive Event proposals
Feb. 16, 2010: Workshops and Tutorials approved
Mar. 1, 2010: Author notification (Full Papers, Posters, Young Researchers' Track)
Mar. 15, 2010: Interactive Events approved
Apr. 1, 2010: Camera-ready Copy due
June 1, 2010: Final version of Workshop proceedings
June 11-13, 2010: EDM 2010 Conference
June 14-18, 2010: ITS 2010 Conference

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
Student Volunteer Coordinators: Collin Lynch, Amy Ogan
Sponsorship: Steve Ritter

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