Proceedings Of The 9th International Conference On Computer Supported Collaborative Learning

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies, CollabTech 2017, held in Saskatoon, SK, Canada, in August 2017. The 10 revised full papers presented in this book together with 6 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. The papers focus on topics such as: CSCW system architectures and applications; social computing; crowdsourcing; inter-cultural collaboration; collaborative communication systems; embodied collaboration systems; shared virtual/augmented environments; smart devices for collaboration; computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL); collaborative entertainment systems; computer supported cooperative design (CSCD); and social science studies on collaboration.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies, CollabTech 2017, held in Saskatoon, SK, Canada, in August 2017. The 10 revised full papers presented in this book together with 6 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. The papers focus on topics such as: CSCW system architectures and applications; social computing; crowdsourcing; inter-cultural collaboration; collaborative communication systems; embodied collaboration systems; shared virtual/augmented environments; smart devices for collaboration; computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL); collaborative entertainment systems; computer supported cooperative design (CSCD); and social science studies on collaboration.

CSCL has in the past 15 years (and often in conjunction with Springer) grown into a thriving and active community. Yet, lacking is a comprehensive CSCL handbook that displays the range of research being done in this area. This handbook will provide an overview of the diverse aspects of the field, allowing newcomers to develop a sense of the entirety of CSCL research and for existing community members to become more deeply aware of work outside their direct area. The handbook will also serve as a ready reference for foundational concepts, methods, and approaches in the field. The chapters are written in such a way that each of them can be used in a stand-alone fashion while also serving as introductory readings in relevant study courses or in teacher education. While some CSCL-relevant topics are addressed in the International Handbook of the Learning Sciences and the International Handbook of Collaborative Learning, these books do not aim to present an integrated and comprehensive view of CSCL. The International Handbook of Computer- Supported Collaborative Learning covers all relevant topics in CSCL, particularly recent developments in the field, such as the rise of computational approaches and learning analytics.

Adaptation and personalization have been extensively studied in CSCL research community aiming to design intelligent systems that adaptively support eLearning processes and collaboration. Yet, with the fast development in Internet technologies, especially with the emergence of new data technologies and the mobile technologies, new opportunities and perspectives are opened for advanced adaptive and personalized systems. Adaptation and personalization are posing new research and development challenges to nowadays CSCL systems. In particular, adaptation should be focused in a multi-dimensional way (cognitive, technological, context-aware and personal). Moreover, it should address the particularities of both individual learners and group collaboration. As a consequence, the aim of this book is twofold. On the one hand, it discusses the latest advances and findings in the area of intelligent adaptive and personalized learning systems. On the other hand it analyzes the new implementation perspectives for intelligent adaptive learning and collaborative systems that are brought by the advances in scripting languages, IMS LD, educational modeling languages and learning activity management systems. Given the variety of learning needs as well as the existence of different technological solutions, the book exemplifies the methodologies and best practices through several case studies and adaptive real-world collaborative learning scenarios, which show the advancement in the field of analysis, design and implementation of intelligent adaptive and personalized systems.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2017, held in Porto, Portugal, in April 2017. The 22 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 179 submissions. The papers deal with the following topics: new educational environments, best practices and case studies of innovative technology-based learning strategies, institutional policies on computer-supported education including open and distance education.