Author guidelines

We invite submission of papers reporting original academic or industrial research in the area of Advanced Learning Technologies. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Complete papers are required for review process; only abstracts will not be sent for review.

Topics of interest

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

  • Adaptivity in Learning Systems
  • Advanced Uses of Multimedia and Hypermedia
  • Architecture of Context Aware Learning Technology Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence Tools for Contextual Learning
  • Building Learning Communities
  • Concretizing Technologies (e.g. Robotics) in Learning
  • Educational Modelling Languages / Learning Design
  • Educational Paradigms
  • Evolution in Teacher Roles through Technology
  • Information Retrieval and Visualization Methods for Learning
  • Instructional Design Theories
  • Interactive Learning Systems
  • Learning Objects for Personalized Learning
  • Media for Learning in Multicultural Settings
  • Metadata for Learning Resources
  • Mobile Learning Applications
  • Participatory Simulations
  • Pedagogical and Organizational Frameworks
  • Peer-to-Peer Learning Applications
  • Social Software for Collaborative Learning at a Distance
  • Socially Intelligent Agents
  • Technology-Facilitated Learning in Complex Domains
  • Technologies for advanced Teacher Training
  • Virtual Spaces for Learning Communities

Important Dates

  • February 28, 2006 - Paper submission (Extended)
  • March 30, 2006 - Notification of acceptance
  • April 15, 2006 - Copyright form submission
  • April 15, 2006 - Final camera-ready manuscript
  • April 24, 2006 - Author registration deadline


Preparing Manuscript

Complete papers are required for the review process. The following page limits must be observed while preparing the manuscript (please use "Letter" format, not A4):
  • Full paper: 5 pages
  • Short paper: 3 pages
  • Posters: 2 pages
  • Tutorial proposals: 2 pages
    (The tutorial proposal should clearly outline the novelty of the tutorial content, the expected audience, objectives, and outcomes. Each tutorial will run for about 3 hours.)
  • Panel proposals: 2 pages
    (The panel proposal should clearly outline the theme of the panel, its significance, expected outcomes, and at least five panel participants. Each panel will run for about one and half hours. Panel participants will have the possibility of submitting two-page papers for review process for the papers to be included in the conference proceedings.)
  • Workshop: 2 pages
    (The workshop proposal should clearly outline the theme of the workshop, its emerging nature, expected outcomes, and at least five panel participants. Each workshop will run for about two and half hours. Workshop participants will have the possibility of submitting two-page papers for review process for the papers to be included in the conference proceedings.

These page limits include authors' information, abstract (no more than 200 words), all tables, figures, references, etc. The author information should include names, affiliation, postal and email addresses, phone and fax numbers of ALL authors.



Authors are required to follow:
IEEE Computer Society guidelines (http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2006/files/author_kit.txt)

Authors can also use Word Template (http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2006/files/ieee_submission_instruct.doc) and Format guidelines (http://www.ask4research.info/icalt/2006/files/ieee_submission_format.doc).



Submission System

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word or RTF file formats.

Please submit your manuscript at:
http://www.ask4research.info/conference/upload.php

If you have any problems with the above web submission form, you can send the manuscript by email to icalt-operations@ieee.org (subject: ICALT2006 Submission). Please provide following information in your email:

  1. Names and complete address details of all authors (including email addresses)
  2. Type of submission (Full paper / Short Paper / Poster / Tutorial / Panel / Workshop)
  3. Title of the submission
  4. Primary keyword from the list of topics

 

After submission, if you do not receive an acknowledgement from us by email within 36 hours, please contact us urgently at kinshuk@ieee.org



The authors of accepted papers will be required to complete a copyright form at the time of final version submission.

All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, significance, soundness and clarity. At least two referees will review each paper proposal submission under a double-blind peer-review process.