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DIGITEL2007

THE FIRST IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
DIGITAL GAME AND INTELLIGENT TOY ENHANCED LEARNING

(Previously called DGTE2007 "Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Based
Education")

DATES: March 26-28, 2007
VENUE: National Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan
WEBSITE: http://DIGITEL2007.cl.ncu.edu.tw
EMAIL: DIGITEL2007@cl.ncu.edu.tw

There is a rapidly growing interest in the design of digital games and
intelligent toys for learning. Digital games use advanced computing,
multimedia and Internet technology while intelligent toys are embedded
with chips and sensors utilize wireless, mobile, and ubiquitous
computing technologies. The game and toy designs that these technologies
make possible integrate individual and social activities in new ways,
and thus reframe long-standing questions, ideas, and approaches to
learning. This conference will convene experts in digital games and toys
from academia and industry to address fundamental questions about these
new technologies for learning:

*What kinds of meaningful learning takes place through digital toys and
games, and how does the process of deep understanding develop in these
contexts?

*What new theories are needed to explain the phenomena of learning
through digital game and toy-based play--and what old theories can be
extended to this domain?

*How can we characterize the pedagogies of digital game and toy based
learning?

*How can these technologies be adopted for formal and informal learning
settings?

*Are there possible adverse outcomes and how can they be avoided,
minimized, or mitigated?

The IEEE International Workshop on Digital Game and Toy Enhanced
Learning (DIGITEL2007) provides a forum, with keynotes, paper
presentations, posters, and panels, for researchers and practitioners
from various disciplines to exchange ideas to lay the foundation for
this emerging research area. The proceedings of the workshop will be
published by IEEE Computer Society.


PAPER CATEGORIES:
Full Papers: 8 pages;
Short Papers: 5 pages;
Posters: 3 pages

IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission due: Sept 15, 2006
Notification of Acceptance: Nov 1, 2006
Final Articles due: Dec 1, 2006
Early Bird Registration due: Jan 10, 2007

ORGANIZATION
General Chair:
Kinshuk, Massey University, New Zealand

Program Co-Chairs:
Tak-Wai Chan, National Central University, Taiwan
Ana Paiva, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal
David Williamson Shaffer, University of Wisconsin, USA

Organization Chair:
Jie-Chi Yang, National Central University , Taiwan