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1st Online Working Conference on Narrative Learning Environments 27th September - 2nd October 2007 |
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In Narrative Learning Environments (NLEs)
students engage in technology-mediated activities where stories and narrations
play a central role to support learning.
This conference will focus on all aspects of
NLEs, i.e., on using narrative in technology-enhanced learning environments and
exploiting its educational potential.
Why
this conference?
Its aim is to provide an arena for discussion on NLEs in order to:
Why
online?
It does not require participants to travel, hence allowing them to save time and money. Moreover, online discussions allows participant to express her/his ideas, as well as to follow parallel discussions, more than it is possible in traditional conferences.
How
much time does it require?
In order to fit at best in the schedule of many different people, the conference will be completely asynchronous and last more days than usual conferences. However, participation does not require much time every day and can be split in small slots over the conference duration.
Can
this way of discussing be useful?
An online event can be a good source of learning for all participants, and a good way to get to know other people who work on the same topic, so as to establish possible collaborations. The qualifier “working” in the title aims to underline that the success of such initiative strongly depends on participants’ involvement.
What topics will be
considered?
The conference is open to all aspects of NLE. If you want to make sure that some aspect of your interest will be discussed, please consider to contribute a discussion starter on it. All proposals
will be reviewed by a group of experts to make sure that they are suitable to
start a discussion and on topic.
What is a discussion
starter?
This is a stimulating, or even provocative, short paper (600 to 1200 words), aiming to start up a lively discussion on open issues and problematic aspects of NLEs. Its structure should include a short introduction to the considered issue, your claims and questions, only essential bibliography.
How is it possible to
participate?
Prospective participants can propose a discussion starter or simply take part in the discussion. Discussion starters will be grouped into several discussion streams that will develop in parallel. Each participant will be allowed to take part in one or more streams of her/his choice, or in all of them. If
you wish to propose a discussion starter , please send a summary of 1 to 2 pages to dettori@itd.cnr.it by September 15 .
If your proposal will be accepted, you will be asked
to prepare a 5-minute presentation to be shared online. If
you only wish to take part in the discussion , please write by September
15 your intention to participate, specifying what previous experience you
have with NLEs and with online activities, to dettori@itd.cnr.it. Further
information will be sent in due time to all registered people.
How
much does it cost to participate?
Nothing! Participation is free, but you must register to take part in the
conference, by sending a mail as specified above.
What will be the outcome of
this conference?
If the discussion will be alive, many ideas will raise, and we can think to work out some kind of publication starting from it. In any case, participants will have the great advantage to get in touch and possibly establish scientific connections with other researchers, scholars and teachers interested in the educational use of narrative within technology-mediated learning environments.
Who is organizing this conference?
This conference is organized by the Special Interest Groups Narrative and Learning Environments (SIG NLE) of the Kaleidoscope European Network of Excellence. The SIG NLE is active in the field of NLEs since 2004. It has gained a good amount of experience on online activities with two successful courses on NLE carried for the Virtual Doctoral School of Kaleidoscope. |