david wiles (rprtcard@aug.com)
Sat, 28 Nov 1998 09:51:30 -0500
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 09:51:30 -0500 From: david wiles <rprtcard@aug.com> Subject: Re: [ifets] Conference Announcement
Paul-
navigation to your http:// address and website was denied by Explorer 4.0
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David
At 11:55 PM 11/27/98 GMT, you wrote:
>Apologies for multiple copies
>Paul Brna
>
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>
> Roles of Communicative Interaction in
> Learning to Model in Mathematics and Science
>
> Ajaccio, Corsica
> 15th - 18th April 1999
>
> Email > URL: http:/cbl.leeds/.ac.uk/~c-lemmas/
>
>Understanding the roles that communication can play is increasingly seen as
>a fundamental part of learning. In this conference, key European researchers
>will elaborate on their methodologies and their research to explore issues
>in learning to model. This is a remarkable opportunity made possible through
>European Union funding.
>
>Learning to build and use models is an important component of the education
>of Europe's students. Modelling entails many facets including knowledge of
>the domain, knowledge about modelling, how to validate and verify models,
>and how to debug and repair them. There has been a great deal of research
>into various aspects of these activities but on the whole it has proved hard
>to integrate the research results in any meaningful way.
>
>Recently, new research frameworks take into account communicative aspects
>involved in learning. Research results in this area have stressed the roles
>of dialogic, argumentation, belief revision, collaborative (and cooperative)
>dialogue, communicative acts and conversational transactions. Along with
>these perspectives on communicative interactions has gone a development of
>specific techniques derived from researchers in the fields of cognitive
>science, artificial intelligence, linguistics (including computational
>linguistics), didactics, and various branches of psychology and sociology.
>
>These recent advances in understanding the interaction between modes of
>communication and the content & process of modelling provides both a
>challenge and an opportunity. The challenge is to utilise the different
>perspectives on communicative interactions to make sense of the research
>previously done on modelling itself and to create a new synergy between
>researchers from different disciplines. Hence the opportunity that is
>provided by the proposed conference is to bring together key researchers
>from the relevant fields along with young researchers to seek to provide new
>insights into the state of the art.
>
>The conference aims to provide both a better theoretical understanding of
>the processes at work, of the techniques that can be deployed and of how we
>can ``engineer'' the social/computational/didactic environment to help
>students build and use their models.
>
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>
> Why Attend?
>
> * Young researchers will be able to discuss their work with some of the
> leading figures in this multidisciplinary area, and can, if eligible,
> obtain financial support from the organiser. See below.
> * All participants will have the opportunity to participate in the
> talks, debates and other activities
> * A further intention is that the workshop should be used to develop a
> book provisionally entitled The Roles of Communication in Learning to
> Model. (A further possibility is a special issue for a Journal.)
> * Corsica is one of the most beautiful and remote areas of
> Mediterranean Europe. It is worth considering using the opportunity
> of having a few days extra visiting this spectacular island.
>
>If you are a researcher in a relevant discipline and would like to
>know more then please contact us at
> c-lemmas@cbl.leeds.ac.uk
>
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>
> Invited Speakers
>
>
>Denis Alamargot University of Poitiers, France
>Jerry Andriessen University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
>Michael Baker UMR GRIC - Equipe COAST, University of Lyon-2, France
>Nicolas Balacheff University Joseph Fourier, France
>Joost Breuker University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
>Paul Brna University of Leeds, England
>Richard Cox The University of Edinburgh, Scotland
>Friedrich Hesse University of Tuebingen, Germany
>Wouter van Joolingen University of Twente, The Netherlands
>Keith Stenning The University of Edinburgh, Scotland
>Rosamund Sutherland Bristol University, England
>Andree Tiberghien UMR GRIC - Equipe COAST, University of Lyon-2, France
>
>
> Scientific Committee
>
>Jerry Andriessen, Onderwijskunde, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
>Michael Baker, UMR GRIC - Equipe COAST, University of Lyon-2, France
>Joost Breuker, Dept of Computer Science and Law, The University of
Amsterdam, Netherlands
>Paul Brna, Computer Based Learning Unit, The University of Leeds, England
>Friedrich Hesse, German Institute for Research on Distance Education,
University of Tuebingen, Germany
>Wouter van Joolingen, Faculty of Educational Technology, University of
Twente, The Netherlands
>Colette Laborde, Laboratoire Leibniz, Institut Universitaire de Formation
des Maitres, Grenoble, France
>Sigmar Olaf-Tergan, German Institute for Research on Distance Education,
University of Tuebingen, Germany
>Dimitris Psillos, Department of Primary Education, Aristotle's University
of Thessaloniki, Greece
>John Self, Computer Based Learning Unit, The University of Leeds, England
>Keith Stenning, Human Communications Research Centre, The University of
Edinburgh, Scotland
>Andree Tiberghien, UMR GRIC - Equipe COAST, University of Lyon-2, France
>
>
> Organising Committee
>
>Michael Baker, UMR GRIC - Equipe COAST, University of Lyon-2, France
>Paul Brna (Coordinator), Computer Based Learning Unit, The University of
Leeds, England
>Keith Stenning, Human Communications Research Centre, The University of
Edinburgh, Scotland
>
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>
> Financial Support
>
>If you believe that you qualify for financial support then please apply as
>soon as possible, and no later than January 31st 1999.
>
>Application is formally made by filling out the form below and providing a
>brief justification for support.
>
>Justification for support can include: the area of your current research,
>recent relevant publications, and any additional reasons that you feel
>might help. Please use the registration form below.
>
>To gain financial support from funds provided by the EU TMR programme then
>some requirements have to be satisfied:
> Age Researchers must be aged 35 years or less at the
> time of the event. Researchers above this age limit
> can normally only benefit if they participate as
> speakers.
> Qualifications Researchers must be doctoral students or holders of
> a doctoral degree or equivalent qualification.
> Nationality Researchers must be nationals of a Community Member
> State or a State associated with the Programme
> (Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway).
> Finance Candidates fulfilling the above mentioned
> requirements can apply for support as follows:
>
> * Young researchers may be supported on a full
> cost basis (i.e. travel, subsistence and
> conference fees up to 100%)
> * Speakers and teaching staff are entitled to
> receive TMR support up to a maximum of 50% of
> their expenses.
>
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>
> Location
>
>Place
>-----
>Ajaccio, Corsica
>
>Examine local information on the Web
> in English (http://w3.corsenet.com/corse-us.html);
> in French (http://w3.corsenet.com/)
>
>`Local' Organising Committee
>----------------------------
>Paul Brna, Vania Dimitrova, Rosa Hall, Daniela Romano, Irene Rudling, John
Self
>
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>
> Registration
>
>Submitting the information requested will be used by the committee to
>issue an invitation to attend. (The size of the conference is strictly
>limited.)
>
>Requests to attend should be made before January 31st 1999.
>
>Invitations to attend will be based on the anticipated value of the
>conference to the applicant, and the applicant's potential contribution
>to the conference as a whole. (Early applications will receive
>preferential treatment.)
>
>Personal
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>
>Title:
>Family Name:
>First Names:
>Date of Birth (DD/MM/YY):
>Nationality:
>Male or Female:
>
>Work
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>
>Address:
>
>Institute/dept:
>Institute/Organisation Name:
>Street/P.O. box:
>Town (please include Postcode/Zip code):
>Region:
>Country:
>Telephone (+Country-Area-Number):
>Fax (+Country-Area-Number):
>E-Mail:
>
>Do you work for:
> * Academic Organisation
> * Industry
> * Other (specify)
>
>Is your place of work in a "Less Favoured Region" (Yes/No)?
>
>Research
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>
>Research Interests and Conference Contribution (250 words maximum)
>
>
>
>Do you want to submit a paper (Yes/No)?
>(Submission details are available on-line)
>
>Electronic submission of registration details is preferred. If
>physical mail is desired then please post to:
>
> Paul Brna
> C-LEMMAS
> Computer Based Learning Unit
> Leeds University
> Leeds LS2 9JT
> England UK
>
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