The 1st IEEE Conference on LEarning Disabilities & ICT Support will be held in conjunction with the 5th IEEE International Congress on Information Science and Technology (IEEE CiSt'18) on October 21st – 24th 2018 in Marrakech, Morocco. This conference aims to be a multidisciplinary forum of actors from the complementary fields of education, instructional design and ICT. The debate will focus on issues as diverse as the understanding of physical disorders causing the learning disabilities, the development of innovative pedagogical models, appropriate training plans and adaptive digital tools to support learners and lead them to success.

Over the past few years, there has been an exponential increase in the number of learners with learning disabilities and difficulties in their adaptation to the educational programs. Learning disabilities concern the acquisition, organization, retention, comprehension or processing of information. They mainly affect oral language (communication), written language (reading and writing) as well as mathematics (calculation, logical reasoning and problem solving). Several disorders or syndromes of neuropsychological origin can be at the origin of these learning disabilities such as “Dys” disorders (Dyslexia, dysgraphia, dysphasia, etc.), attention deficit (with or without hyperactivity), memory disorders, Asperger's syndrome, autism, etc.
Learning disabilities can have a significant impact on the learner's life and his academic performance. The difficulties are even greater when the educational system adopts classical teaching methods which make the learning more complex.
In this particular learning landscape, technology may play a major role in supporting disabled learners. Indeed, several technology-based solutions are developed in order to compensate the inconveniences and adapt the educational practice. As example, we can cite assistive technology for learners which allows increasing learners’ autonomy, differentiated learning activities, communities of practice for generalizing good practices and pedagogical advice, etc. Several other fields are still to be explored like serious games, ambient intelligent systems, etc.


Topics:

We solicit submission of original ideas and papers describing significant results and developments from both researchers and practitioners in a specific range of fields addressing the following topics:

- E-Learning tools, systems, and applications
- Adaptive learning systems
- Serious games
- Pedagogical models
- Intelligent learning systems
- Early identification of learning disabilities
- Learning assessment and evaluation
- Academic assessment and remediation
- Technological infrastructure
- Inclusive classroom environment
- Open educational practices
- Learning styles and learning strategies


Submission:

Prospective authors should submit by using the online submission platform for IEEE CiSt'18 MNLP conference https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ieeeledict2018 a paper of 4 to 6 pages max (including references) in scholarly English, using the IEEE template.

Registration fee covers a maximum number of 6 pages. There will be an additional cost for each extra page.

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Accepted papers will be published in the proceeding and submitted to IEEE Xplore Library, Scopus and DBLP. Furthermore, Authors of high quality papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their work for potential publication in a special issue/section of an international journal.

Accepted papers must be registered; otherwise they will not be considered for indexation. The first author is limited to submit a maximum of 2 papers and at least one of the co-authors of every paper should register.


Important Dates:

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Paper Submission: March 16, 2018
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Acceptance Notification: May 19, 2018
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Camera-ready Submission: June 15, 2018
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Author Registration: July 18, 2018
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Congress Dates: October 21-24, 2018
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CHAIRS

Prof. Ahlame Begdouri, FST, USMBA, Fez, Morocco
Prof. Edmundo TOVAR, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain


Committee:

Organizing committee

Prof. Mohammed El Mohajir
Congress General Chair
FSDM, USMBA, Fez, Morocco

Prof. Mohammed Al Achhab
Congress Chair
ENSA, UAE, Tetuan, Morocco

Prof. Badr Eddine El Mohajir
Congress Industrial Chair
FS, UAE, Tetuan, Morocco

Prof. Mohammad Essaaidi
Congress Advisory Chair
ENSIAS, Rabat, Morocco

Prof. Amal Tmiri
Organizing Committee Chair
FS, Chouhaib Doukkali Univeristy, El Jadida, Morocco

Prof. Ismail Jellouli
Program Committee Chair
FS, UAE, Tetuan, Morocco

Prof. Nasser Assem
Keynotes and Panels Chair
School of Science & Engineering, Al Akhawayn university, Morocco

Prof. Abdul Rahman Bin Ahmad Dahlan & Prof. Shuhaili Talib
Asia Liaison Chairs
International Islamic University, Malaysia

Dr. Marouane Sayih
European Liaison Chair
Fakultät für Informatik, Technische Universität München, Germany

Prof. Abdelkarim Erradi
Middle East Liaison Chairs
College of Engineering, Qatar University, Qatar

Dr. Sandra Moffett
UK Liaison Chair
School of Computing & Intelligent Systems, Ulster University, UK

Prof. Mohamed El Far & Prof. Mohamed Chahhou
Conferences Chairs
FSDM, USMBA, Fez, Morocco

Ing. Zoubida Alaoui Mdaghri & Ing. Zakaria El Maazouzi & Ing Amr Marrakchi
Communication and Professional activities Chairs
IEEE, MS, Morocco


Program committee

Ahlame Begdouri, FST, USMBA, Fez, Morocco
Btissam Dkhissi, ENSA, UAE, Tétouan, Morocco
Ahmad Fatzilah Misman, International Islamic University Malaysia
Jaber El Bouhdidi, ENSA, UAE, Tétouan, Morocco
Karaoglanoglou Konstantinos, Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Fatima Zahra Belouadha, EMI, Rabat, Morocco
Mountassir Hassan, CNRS FEMTO-ST, France
El Hami Norelislam, ENSA Kenitra, Morocco
Siti Asma Mohammed, International Islamic University Malaysia
Karim Afdel, FS, University of Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco
Ladjel Bellatreche, ENSMA, University of Poitiers, France
Rachid Benabbou, FST, USMBA, Fez, Morocco
Mohammed El Far, FSDM, USMBA, Fez, Morocco
Brahim Ouhbi, ENSAM, Meknes, Morocco
Murni Mahmud, International Islamic University Malaysia
Mohamed Reghioui, ENSA, Tétouan, UAE, Morocco
Driss Bouzidi, ENSIAS, Mohammed V-Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco
Jacques Calmet, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
Mostafa Harti, FSDM, USMBA, Fez, Morocco
M. Carmen Carrion Peréz, University of Granada, Spain
Loukos Fotis, Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
J.-Y. Chung, IBM Watson Research, USA
Thierry Comdamine, Université of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
Ahmed Aboutajeddine, FST, Fez, Morocco
Jamaludin Ibrahim, Kulliyyah of Information & Communication Technology, IIUM, Malaysia
Mohamed Dahchour, INPT, Rabat, Morocco
H.-B. Duan, Beihang University, China
Papazachos Zafeirios, Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Bouchra Frikh, EST, Fez, Morocco
Abdul Rahman Bin Ahmad Dahlan, Kulliyyah of Information & Communication Technology, IIUM, Malaysia
Youness Tabii, ENSA, UAE, Tetouan, Morocco
Nour-Eddine El Faddouli, EMI, Rabat, Morocco
Francesco Guerra, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy
Abdelkrim Haqiq, FST, Settat, Morocco
Hamid Harroud, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco
Dominique Leclet, University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
Aicha Majda, FST, Fez, Morocco
Marcin Paprzycki, Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Stavrinides Georgios, Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Nasser Assem, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
D. Petcu, Western University of Timisoara, Romania
Younes Lakhrissi, ENSA, Fez, Morocco
Yiannis Moschakis, Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
J. A. Sobrino, University of València, Spain
Arsalane Zarghili, FST, USMBA, Fez, Morocco
Ahmed Zineddine, FSDM, USMBA, Fez, Morocco
Yahaya Yusuf, Lancashire Business School, University of Central Lancashire, UK.
Mohamed Lazaar, ENSA, UAE, Tetouan, Morocco
Mohamed Larbi Ben Maati, FS, UAE, Tetouan, Morocco
Zikos Stylianos, Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Anouar Abtoy, ENSA, UAE, Tétouan, Morocco
Nawel Takouachet, ESTIA, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, France
Habib Kammoun, Faculty of Science, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Shuhaili Talib, International Islamic University Malaysia


Contact:

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