Special Issue on Advanced Distance Learning Technologies (ADET'2008)

The Journal of Software (AWS) by Academy Publisher

THEME

Distance Education Technologies include Intelligent Technologies which are computable mechanisms to enable automatic educational systems, Communication Technologies which allows on-line discussion, and Educational Technologies which help users. Advanced Distance Education Technologies focused on the advanced techniques and innovating learning platforms in distance education. Some research topics are similar to Journal of Software. For example, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, Agent-Based Software Systems, Internet and Information Systems Development, Web-Based Tools, Internet and Information Systems Development, Data Mining, Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing .This workshop will accept and invite original and best papers not published anywhere to be publish in ADET2008 special of Journal of Software.

ADET 2008 is held in conjunction with the First IEEE International Conference on Ubi-media Computing (U-media 2008):

SCOPE
This workshop covers some important aspects of Web-based Learning and related technologies, especially in Ubiquitous or Pervasive Environment. The technical issues to be addressed include, but are not limited to:

Eductional Technologies
Communication Technologies
  • Practical and new learning models
  • Ubiquitous Learning and Ambient Intelligent Learning
  • Automatic assessment methods
  • Effective and efficient authoring systems
  • New network infrastructures
  • Real-time protocols, broadband
  • Wireless communication tools
  • Quality-of-Services issues
  • Multimedia streaming technology
  • Distributed systemsMobile systems
  • Multimedia synchronization controls.
Intelligent Technologies
  
  • Intelligent tutoring
  • Individualized distance learning
  • Neural network or statistical approaches to behavior analysis
  • Automatic FAQ reply methods
  • Copyright protection and authentication mechanisms
  • Soft computing, visual computing
  

IMPORTANT DATES:

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
The authors of the invited papers will be asked to revise and extend their papers and submit an electronic version (PDF format) of the full paper via email to earnest@chu.edu.tw by September 30, 2008. Papers should be written in English. All the papers except survey should ideally not exceed 12,000 words (14 pages) in length. Whenever applicable, submissions must include the following elements: title, authors, affiliations, contacts, abstract, index terms, introduction, main text, conclusions, appendixes, acknowledgement, references, and biographies. Papers should be formatted into A4-size (8.27" x 11.69") pages, with main text of 10-point Times New Roman, in single-spaced two-column format. Figures and tables must be sized as they are to appear in print. Figures should be placed exactly where they are to appear within the text. There is no strict requirement on the format of the manuscripts. However, authors are strongly recommended to follow the format of the final version. Thus, you should avoid using special fonts. Submission email addresses as below, with a covering email clearly staring the name, address and affiliation of the corresponding author. Paper submissions are accepted only in PDF.

Dr. Wen-Chih Chang, Chung Hua University, Taiwan
e-mail: earnest@chu.edu.tw

Dr. Freya H. Lin, Chihlee Inst. of Tech., Taiwan
e-mail: FreyaH.Lin@mail.chihlee.edu.tw

 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

  

Dr. Wen-Chih Chang
Department of Information Management
Chung-Hua University
707, Sec.2, WuFu Rd., HsinChu, Taiwan 300
phone: +886-3-5186040
e-mail: earnest@chu.edu.tw
No.313, Sec. 1, Wunhua Rd., Banciao City, Taipei County 220, Taiwan

Dr. Freya H. Lin
Department of Information Management
Chihlee Institute of Technology
phone: +886-2-22576167 #606 
e-mail: FreyaH.Lin@mail.chihlee.edu.tw

Guest Editor(s)
Dr. Wen-Chih Chang
           Department of Information Management, Chung Hua University, Taiwan (earnest@chu.edu.tw)
Dr. Freya H. Lin
          Department of Information Management, Chihlee Institute of Technology, Taiwan (FreyaH.Lin@mail.chihlee.edu.tw)