I'm involved in the organization of the learning and training track of
INET 96, the annual conference of the Internet Society. The Call for
Papers is out (see below) and we're hoping to see participation from
practitioners as well as researchers.
There's an address in the CFP for questions, but you can also direct
them to me at rwelch@schoolnet.carleton.ca.
Rachel Welch
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INET'96
The Internet: Transforming Our Society Now
25-28 June 1996, Montreal, Canada
Revised CALL FOR PAPERS (Internet Teaching and Learning)
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INET'96, the 6th Annual Conference of the Internet Society focusing on
worldwide issues of Internet networking will be held 25-28 June 1996
in Montreal, Canada. This conference brings together those extending
the reach and use of Internet networks. Participants include those
developing and implementing Internet networks, applications, and
policies for worldwide infrastructure development. The development of
Internet networks in an ever wider variety of social, cultural,
economic and linguistic contexts is also a focal point of this
conference.
INET'96 will encompass certain horizontal threads reflecting the
general tone of this conference. In particular, the desire to treat
the Internet as a unified, complex, phenomenon meshing highly
technical issues with deeply social, economic, and cultural concerns
is stressed in order to help the whole world better understand the
Internet revolution.
The expected audience for the "Internet Teaching and Learning" topic
area is change leaders implementors and creative individuals from the
broad fields of education and 'life long learning" (primary, secondary
post secondary - college & university - adult education, business
training, human resources, museums, libraries, etc.).
To support "Internet Teaching and Learning" we are soliciting papers
and proposals for papers in several broad areas. Papers not following
into these areas will also be considered if the material is additive
to and supportive our general goals and directed toward the expected
audience. We will attempt to accommodate special needs, including
additional preparation time, please contact the track area co-chairs,
Elise Boisjoly, boisjoly.elise@ic.gc.ca or Richard Perlman, perl@pbi.net.
(see "Submission Information" below for complete details)
(Note: In addition to "Internet Teaching and Learning" papers are
being solicited in several other conference topic areas are being
solicited. A complete list of conference topics appears later in this
document.)
We are looking for papers in the following
"Internet Teaching and Learning" subject areas:
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Implementation issues and experiences
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The experience of others who have been where we would like to go
is as important on the net as it is in the world of travel. We
are seeking papers which provide insight into implementation of
Internet related teaching and learning projects, successful or
otherwise.
Papers .should cover the expected outcome (or hypothesis), the
methodology used for implementation, the implementation process,
restraints to the process and how they were reconciled, and the
outcome of the project.
Transition technologies:
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Have we fully mastered the book after 300 years, and how do we
move from the printed page to the virtual page? This area is
designed to explore the transition from present teaching methods
and practices to a network based paradigm. We are looking for
papers describing transition strategies from a technical,
organizational or personal viewpoint. Papers might discuss the
processes needed to prepare for changing media, building
capabilities in staff and students, re-use, re-purposing,
revision or re-writing of curricular materials,
New educational paradigms
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What is "the new educational paradigm?" Will virtual schools
replace bricks & mortar? Is this just new technology or a whole new
educational system? Will the Internet really change education? Is
the Internet the best place to be spending our scarce educational
funding?
We are seeking papers documenting research, theories, case-studies
or thoughtful prognostication designed to be thought provoking,
insightful and even controversial.
Internet by and for Teachers & Administrators
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How can the Internet be used as a tool to support teachers,
educators, administrators, managers, etc. Papers may describe
administrative systems (scheduling, grading, resource allocation,
etc.), teacher support, authoring, teacher-to teacher
communications and other uses outside of curricular support and
teaching.
Learning Language and Culture
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Diverse and often isolated (either physically or otherwise)
groups are finding the Internet a valuable tool for maintaining
and expanding their own cultural identity. We would like papers
describing how the Internet can be used to support and enhance
areas of cultural and language awareness. This includes awareness
of one's own culture and language as well different cultures and
languages.
The affect of the Internet on how we teach and learn:
Will the Internet be the death of outcome based learning?
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The Internet does not come with a "teachers version", their is no
answer book, it is not static, and it is often wrong. How can
this untrained, un-domesticated rascal be used in a curriculum in
which the curriculum is taught to produce a specific and
predictable outcome? We are interested in hearing from a wide
variety of fields; business, primary/secondary, Adult Ed. etc. on
whether this is a problem, feature or otherwise.
The art of discrimination:
Browsing, Searching, Filtering, Censorship Appropriate Use
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With the vast, and rapidly increasing, volume of information
available on the Internet how is one supposed to know the useful
from the useless, fact from fabrication, fiction or even fantasy.
Management and resolution of these issues is critical to the long
term growth and success of the Internet as a medium for teaching
and learning. Papers should address, with supporting research or
experience where possible, the role, benefits and pitfalls
associated with differing information strategies on the Internet.
Papers should include social, cultural and technological and
systemic aspects of information discrimination. These papers
should address the broad policy issues and are not intended to
discuss the advantages or defaults of any one specific
implementation.
Accessibility
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A basic attribute of the Internet is the possibility of
simultaneous and ubiquitous access. We look forward to diverse
applications like home schooling, self-directed education,
distance learning, etc. But, do factors such as gender, income
and geographic location significantly restrain the full
realization of this potential.
Panel Discussion: Internet educational success stories
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A group of five or six panelists will provide a short description
of their project. The moderator will then lead a discussion
designed to extract and delineate the factors which lead to the
project's success. Questions will focus on the human roles in the
planning and goal setting implementation, problem resolution and
resources allocation.
Persons desiring to participate in this panel should submit a
detailed description of their project, noting their role in it,
as well as a short statement describing why they think their
project would be useful for inclusion in the panel.
Complete list of Inet'96 Conference topic areas:
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Conference Topics. Topics for paper submissions include but are
not limited to the following:
o Internet Applications and Services
The Internet provides a foundation for the delivery of many
advanced services. The technologies to deliver these services
include advanced tools for managing, searching, and accessing
distributed information. They also include techniques for
dealing with multimedia, files systems, computing, collaboration,
user interfaces, multiple language support and mobility.
o Transforming Internet Commerce and Reshaping the Market Place
The Internet and its related technologies provide an important
platform for transformation of business and commercial
activities. Business activities continue to evolve on the
Internet. New product offerings such as commerce servers,
publishing servers, community servers and electronic malls have
captured the imagination of the public and many business leaders.
Internet networks deeply transform the reach of firms, allowing
small companies to have global reach. New forms of competition
emerge with related questions about the nature and security of
transactions, the need for new electronic currencies. New
customer relationships emerge with implications for advertising
and distribution and delivery of products and services.
o Internet Learning and Teaching
The Internet provides unparalleled richness from the standpoint
of the individual learner. Focused attention on organization and
presentation of teaching and learning material in a highly
interactive environment produces new learning and teaching
paradigms. Organizations of all kinds including primary and
secondary schools, post-secondary education institutions,
government institutions and commercial enterprises seek to use
the Internet and its related technologies to enhance the learning
and teaching process.
The application of Internet technologies to education accelerates
such developments as "just-in-time learning". Some of these
trends deeply reshape functions and objectives of traditional
learning institutions. Experiments with new teaching applications
and the building of global communities also transform the nature
of education.
o Networking Technology Frontiers
The increasing sophistication of network applications and
enormous growth in number of people using the Internet demand new
networking solutions. Advanced technologies and services to
expand, rationalize and manage core network services develop
quickly. Networking designs, protocols, registry processes and
services, transport services and security requirements continue
to undergo rapid evolution to meet the growing demand.
o Internet and Social Transformations
The global Internet is affecting how people interact and how
society works. Ideas and opinions flow faster and in new
directions, and as a result power is being distributed in
unexpected ways. Until the Internet, the growth of mass media
pointed to a world with an increasingly homogeneous culture. Now,
the Internet holds the promise to enhance cultural and linguistic
diversity on a global scale. New kinds of communities are coming
to light. Borders become porous to ideas, opinions, rumors and
facts. Politics and governments are changing. If the Internet
is truly the equivalent of printing with moveable type, what can
we already say about its effect on our societies?
o Growing and Regulating the Internet: Economic and Policy Issues
More countries and the international community recognize Internet
evolution as an important economic and policy issue. Major
challenges continue as global and national communities struggle
to understand the incremental nature of Internet evolution and
how to encourage, regulate or discourage its use and growth.
Advancing Internet technologies also cause redefinition of
current economic activities, regulatory and economic policies,
and political issues.
o Expanding and Enhancing Internet Access
Most parts of the world struggle to provide reliable access with
reasonable performance. Many geographic areas also struggle to
extend access to more individuals and institutions. Technical,
economic, social and political barriers and solutions continue to
evolve. Projects within geographic regions, countries and
industries illustrate the nature of the challenges and the
dimensions of potential solutions.
o Internet Case Studies
Individuals, organizations and governments use the Internet for a
wide range of activities. These experiences, both successes and
failures, form an important knowledge base of information about
the Internet and also help define frontiers for further
exploration and development.
Submission Information
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Language
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The official language of the conference is English and all
submissions (abstracts and papers) must be in English. However,
we will accept additional versions of papers in other languages
for inclusion in the proceedings (WWW and CD-ROM).
Dates
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The original call for papers for Inet'96 requested submission
of full papers by January 15, 1996. We have elected to relax that
requirement and accept detailed abstracts (minimum 60 lines) in
lieu of a complete paper. We have also extended to deadline to
February 1, 1996 to allow possible presenters to consider their
presentation in light of this revised call for papers.
How to submit
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Each submission must contain at least a one-page abstract with
the title or topic, the names of the author(s), organizational
affiliation(s), addresses, telephone number, fax number, and E-
mail addresses and must identify a single point of contact if
more than one author is listed. Abstracts should also include a
keyword list, tied to the topics listed above.
Papers and abstracts should be submitted via email to
inet-submission@isoc.org.
Format
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Preferred format for final papers is HTML v2.0 with the
addition of tables. If you are unable to submit your work in
HTML, ASCII text can be accepted. Because printed proceedings
will not be published, World-Wide Web and CD-ROM will be used
instead, PostScript submissions will not be accepted. An HTML
style sheet is available from http://www.isoc.org/......
Additional Information
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The Program Committee can be contacted at inet-program@isoc.org
Information concerning the conference is available from the
Internet Society Secretariat:
URLs: http://www.isoc.org/conferences/inet96/
gopher://gopher.isoc.org:70/11/isoc/conferences/inet96/
ftp://ftp.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/inet96/
Email: inet96@isoc.org
Tel: +1 703 648 9888
Fax: +1 703 648 9887
Address: INET'96
Internet Society Secretariat
12020 Sunrise Valley Dr., Suite 270
Reston VA 22091
USA
-- Rachel Welch Ingenia Communications Corporation rwelch@ingenia.com http://www.ingenia.com/