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Third Annual inter-Science of Learning Center (iSLC) Conference
For Students and Postdoctoral Fellows at the SLC Centers
May 23-25, 2010
Host: CELEST Center in Boston, MA
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation Science of Learning Centers Program
Junior researchers from the NSF-funded Science of Learning Centers (SLCs) will meet at the Third Annual iSLC Student / Postdoctoral Fellow Conference. During this three-day conference, participants will discuss their interests for understanding and improving how people learn in a variety of settings. To this end, participants will share and learn about useful methods for conducting research to achieve these goals.
Invited attendees can submit three types of presentations: symposium talks, posters, and workshops. One page abstract proposals are required for symposium and poster presentations. Workshop proposals can be abstracts of up to 3 pages. All abstract proposals are due on 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, February 28, 2010. Email notification of acceptance will be provided by Saturday, April 10, 2010. In addition, interested participants may selection consideration during registration for one of four scholarships to help with the cost of attending the International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (ICCNS), immediately preceding iSLC 2010 in Boston, May 19-22.
POSTER SUBMISSIONS: All invited attendees are encouraged to present a poster of their work in its current status (being conceptualized, data collection in progress, analysis in progress, completed work, etc.). Any invited participant that submits an abstract proposal of their work will be accepted to participate in one of the six Poster Sessions. Each poster will be allocated a board four feet high and six feet wide.
SYMPOSIA SUBMISSIONS: Participants who have research that is in a complete or near-complete stage are encouraged to submit their abstract proposal as a symposium presentation. The content of these symposia should be on research studies that advance the field of the learning sciences and should strive to relate to the conference theme: “Learning in Action: Applications and Implementation”). Symposium talks will be 20 minutes long (including questions).
WORKSHOP SUBMISSIONS: Student and postdoctoral fellows are invited to submit individual or collaborative proposals to present a workshop on research tools and methods of interest to learning science researchers. Individuals or teams can present on topics of data collection techniques, methodologies used to analyze data, and/or demonstrate tools and their use in context. Each workshop will be 2.5-hours and should aim to give attendees an overview of a method or tool. The iSLC 2010 planning committee will also be working to create at least one cross-Center, collaborative workshop that combines the expertise of members from multiple SLCs toward specific needs and interests of the various Centers. If you plan to contribute to a workshop, please check the relevant box during registration and email abstract proposals directly to workshops at nsf-islc.org.
STUDENT & POSTDOC TRAVEL: Travel, lodging, and meal expenses will be covered by the conference for nominated participants. To make the conference as affordable as possible, attendees will be required to share rooms. We regret that we cannot accommodate individuals who wish to travel outside of the approved dates (Sunday, May 22 through Tuesday, May 25, 2010) and that we will only cover expenses approved in advance. Information on how to make travel arrangements will be distributed to your Center leadership. Please do not make any travel arrangements before consulting your Center leaders.
SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR THE iSLC CONFERENCE BY FEBRUARY 28, 2010: To submit proposal, participants must use the iSLC Conference proposal guidelines (see below). All accepted poster, paper, and workshop proposals will be printed in the conference proceedings volume; no extended paper will be required. Each proposal for the symposium or poster session should include the study’s background, theoretical framework, data collection and analysis methods, relevance to learning, and (if applicable) findings and implications of findings, especially as they relate to this year’s conference theme, “Learning in Action: Applications and Implementation.” Workshop proposals should include information about the research tool or methodology and the resources that presenters will share as well as the anticipated structure for the 2.5-hour session.
We look forward to seeing you in Boston in May!