[topicmapmail] CFP: IJCEELL Special Issue on Concepts and Ontologies in WBES
Dicheva, Darina
dichevad@wssu.edu
Wed, 5 Feb 2003 09:23:03 -0500
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Special edition of
International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life Long
Learning
CONCEPTS AND ONTOLOGIES IN WEB-BASED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS
CALL FOR PAPERS
Conceptual (ontological) structures, such as concept maps, conceptual
graphs, topic maps, etc. have a great deal of potential for organizing,
processing, and visualizing domain knowledge in Web-based Educational System
(WBES). Developments in concept-based visualization and navigation can
support learners to get oriented within a subject domain and build up their
own understanding and conceptual associations. They can enhance their visual
thinking and memory and trigger associative ways of processing, reflecting
and analyzing information. The issues of ontological engineering for WBES
resources and ontology-aware courseware and authoring become also in focus
in the AIED society, since ontology-based architectures allow for reuse,
sharing, and exchange of knowledge, resources, and functional components. In
order to ensure real interoperability between various WBES (with respect to
their knowledge and learning objects) standardization should be achieved.
The use of common standardized languages such as XML, XTM, RDF and OWL, as
well as EML and LOM standards, to mark-up the teaching content, organize the
knowledge structures and describe the process of learning within WBES is a
major step in this direction.
Topics of interest for this special issue include, but are not limited to:
* Using conceptual structures (concept maps, conceptual graphs, topic maps,
ontologies) in WBES to support
-- knowledge organization and processing (acquisition, systematization,
reasoning)
-- information retrieval, hypertext and hypermedia navigation and
exploration
-- problem solving
-- user/group interactions
-- adaptivity with respect to learners, instructors, and courseware authors
* Design and implementation aspects of concept-based WBES
-- architectures and methodologies
-- specification languages
-- visualization of conceptual structures
-- sharing and reuse of conceptual structures
-- conceptual structures and authoring tools
* Evaluation of the impact of concept-based WBES on the efficiency and
effectiveness of student learning and/or courseware authoring.
We are soliciting quality papers to complete the special issue, which will
be based on the best papers of the Workshop on Concepts and Ontologies in
WBES, held in conjunction with ICCE2002, Auckland, NZ, December 2002
(http://wwwis.win.tue.nl/~laroyo/ICCE2002_Workshop/CFP.htm).
All papers will be refereed according to standard IJCEELL procedures.
Articles should be Word documents, 10 to 12 pages long. Please send your
submission to the guest editors by email.
Important dates:
As soon as possible Notification of intent to submit
March 1, 2003 Submission of extended papers
April 1, 2003 Reviewers return comments to authors
May 1, 2003 Final version
June 1, 2003 Submission of the final master copy to the Publisher
December, 2003 Publication date
Special Issue Guest Editors:
Dr. Darina Dicheva, dichevad@wssu.edu
Winston-Salem State University, USA
Dr. Lora Aroyo, l.m.aroyo@TUE.nl
Technical University Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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For further information about the International Journal of Continuing
Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning see:
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Special edition of </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>International Journal of Continuing Engineering =
Education and Life Long Learning</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>CONCEPTS AND ONTOLOGIES IN WEB-BASED EDUCATIONAL =
SYSTEMS</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>CALL FOR PAPERS</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Conceptual (ontological) structures, such as concept =
maps, conceptual graphs, topic maps, etc. have a great deal of =
potential for organizing, processing, and visualizing domain knowledge =
in Web-based Educational System (WBES). Developments in concept-based =
visualization and navigation can support learners to get oriented =
within a subject domain and build up their own understanding and =
conceptual associations. They can enhance their visual thinking and =
memory and trigger associative ways of processing, reflecting and =
analyzing information. The issues of ontological engineering for WBES =
resources and ontology-aware courseware and authoring become also in =
focus in the AIED society, since ontology-based architectures allow for =
reuse, sharing, and exchange of knowledge, resources, and functional =
components. In order to ensure real interoperability between various =
WBES (with respect to their knowledge and learning objects) =
standardization should be achieved. The use of common standardized =
languages such as XML, XTM, RDF and OWL, as well as EML and LOM =
standards, to mark-up the teaching content, organize the knowledge =
structures and describe the process of learning within WBES is a major =
step in this direction.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Topics of interest for this special issue include, =
but are not limited to:</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>* Using conceptual structures (concept maps, =
conceptual graphs, topic maps, ontologies) in WBES to support</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- knowledge organization and processing =
(acquisition, systematization, reasoning)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- information retrieval, hypertext and hypermedia =
navigation and exploration</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- problem solving</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- user/group interactions</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- adaptivity with respect to learners, instructors, =
and courseware authors </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>* Design and implementation aspects of concept-based =
WBES</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- architectures and methodologies </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- specification languages</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- visualization of conceptual structures </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- sharing and reuse of conceptual structures</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>-- conceptual structures and authoring tools </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>* Evaluation of the impact of concept-based WBES on =
the efficiency and effectiveness of student learning and/or courseware =
authoring.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>We are soliciting quality papers to complete the =
special issue, which will be based on the best papers of the Workshop =
on Concepts and Ontologies in WBES, held in conjunction with ICCE2002, =
Auckland, NZ, December 2002 (<A =
HREF=3D"http://wwwis.win.tue.nl/~laroyo/ICCE2002_Workshop/CFP.htm" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://wwwis.win.tue.nl/~laroyo/ICCE2002_Workshop/CFP.=
htm</A>). </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>All papers will be refereed according to standard =
IJCEELL procedures. Articles should be Word documents, 10 to 12 pages =
long. Please send your submission to the guest editors by email. =
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Important dates:</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>As soon as possible =
Notification of intent to submit</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>March 1, 2003 =
Submission of extended =
papers</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>April 1, 2003 =
Reviewers return comments to =
authors</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>May 1, 2003 =
=
Final version </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>June 1, 2003 =
Submission of the final =
master copy to the Publisher</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>December, 2003 =
Publication date </FONT>
</P>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Special Issue Guest Editors: </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Dr. Darina Dicheva, dichevad@wssu.edu </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Winston-Salem State University, USA </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Dr. Lora Aroyo, l.m.aroyo@TUE.nl</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Technical University Eindhoven, The Netherlands =
</FONT>
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Journal of Continuing</FONT>
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see:</FONT>
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