The 2006 International Conference on SCORM (SCORM'2006)

Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan
January 17 - 19, 2006
http://ia.nknu.edu.tw/scorm2006/

(In Conjunction with the International Plugfest II)

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) aims to foster creation of reusable learning content as instructional objects within a common technical framework for computer and Web-based learning. The 2006 International Conference on SCORM (SCORM'2006) will provide a forum for discussion on SCORM related research issues. The conference is co-sponsored by the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL), Tamkang University, Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan, National Science and Technology Program for e-Learning, Taiwan, and Endorsed by the IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology.

The conference covers theory, design and application of SCORM-related research issues. Aside from the regular presentations, the conference will include keynote addresses with speakers from both industry and academia. Prospective authors are invited to propose papers in any of the following areas:
  * Content Authoring and Converting
  * Automatic Generation of Metadata
  * Visualization of Content Aggregation and Sequencing
  * Metrics of Learning Objects and Content Aggregations
  * Game Technology for Distance Learning
  * Modeling and Simulation in Distance Learning
  * Question, Test, and Performance Assessment
  * Intelligent Tutoring Based on Sequencing and Navigation
  * Automatic Testing of Sequencing and Navigation
  * Practical Usage and Examples of Sequencing and Navigation
  * Experimental Design for Adaptive Learning
  * Infrastructure and Design of Repository
  * Discovery and Registration of Repository
  * Searching and Reusing of Learning Objects
  * Open Architecture for LMSs
  * Mobile Technology for Distance Learning
  * Collaborative Learning Systems

** Paper Submissions

Submit a full paper of at most 4 pages (IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Manuscripts style: two columns, single-spaced),
including figures and references, using 10 fonts, and number each page. You can confirm the IEEE Computer Society Proceedings
Author Guidelines at http://computer.org/cspress/instruct.htm. Contact author must provide the following information:
paper title, authors' names, affiliations, postal address, phone, fax, and e-mail address of the author(s), about 200-250 words
abstract, and about five keywords. Prepare your paper in Word, RTF or PDF file and send it by email to

David Yang, Professor
National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan
yangdav@nknucc.nknu.edu.tw

All submissions will be peer-reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, significance, and clarity. All accepted papers
will be included in the conference proceedings. Best papers recommended by the program committee will be extended and
published in a special volume of the IEEE Learning Technology Newsletter. Besides, authors of selected papers will be
invited to make an extension of their papers to be published in the International Journal of Distance Education Technologies
(http://www.mine.tku.edu.tw/JDET).

The authors of accepted papers will present at the conference and be required to complete ADL release forms when submitting
their final papers. In addition, presentation slides should be submitted to the conference organization committee.
Presentations slides will be posted on the ADL Plugfest website after the conference.

** Important Dates

Paper Submission: August 15, 2005
Notification of Acceptance: November 15, 2005
Author Registration: December 15, 2005
Receipt of Final Papers and Presentation Slides: December 15, 2005
Presentation: January 17 - 19, 2006

** Local Arrangement Co-Chairs

Timothy K. Shih, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Kuei-Ping Shih, Tamkang University, Taiwan

** Advisory Committee

Robert Wisher, Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative, USA
Paul Jesukiewicz, Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative Co-Laboratory, USA
Michael Freeman, Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative, USA
Jinn-Bao Lee, Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan
Gwo-Dong Chen, National Central University, Taiwan
Toshio Okamoto, The University of Electro-Communications, Japan

** General Co-Chairs

Flora Chia-I Chang, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Judy Brown, Academic Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative Co-Lab, USA

** Program Co-Chair

David Yang, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan
Kinshuk, Massey University, New Zealand
Nian Shing Chen, National Sun-Yet-Sen University, Taiwan.

** Program Committee

Ignacio Aedo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Tak-Wai Chan, National Central University, Taiwan
Kuo En Chang, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Darina Dicheva, Winston-Salem State University, USA
Baltasar Fernandez-Manjon, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Michael Freeman, Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative, USA
Rob Koper, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands
Rory McGreal, Athabasca University, Canada
M. David Merrill, Brigham Young University - Hawaii, USA
Kiyoshi Nakabayashi, NTT Resonant Inc., Japan
Eric Roberts, Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative, USA
Demetrios Sampson, University of Piraeus, Greece
Katherine Sinitsa, Intl Res. and Trng Ctr of Info. Tech. and Systems, Kiev,Ukraine
Marcus Specht, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology, Germany
J. Michael Spector, Florida State University, USA
Colin Tattersall, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands
Marc Willem, CEDEFOP, Greece
Stephen Yang, National Central University, Taiwan

** Publication Chair

Chih-Yung Chang, Tamkang University, Taiwan

** Publicity Chair

Qing Li, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

** Financial and Registration Co-Chairs

Lichieh Lin, Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan
Hui-Huang Hsu, Tamkang University, Taiwan

** For questions, please contact:

Timothy K. Shih, Professor
Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering
Tamkang University, Taiwan
E-mail: tshih@cs.tku.edu.tw
Fax: + 886 2 26209749
Phone: + 886 2 26215656 x2743, x2616