FabLearn20: FabLearn Europe 2020 June 19, 2020

Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fablearn2020
Submission deadline	March 31, 2020

Call for Participation: FabLearn Europe & MakeEd

COMPUTING, DESIGN, AND MAKING IN EDUCATION

www.fablearn.eu
June 19th June 2020
Creative Computing Institute, University of the Arts, London, UK

Deadline for Papers, Posters, Demos and Workshops: 30th March 2020 (5pm GMT)
Notification of Acceptance: 27th April 2020

Camera ready: 11th May 2020

Conference chairs: 

Mick Grierson, Creative Computing Institute, University of the Arts, London

Benjamin Stopher, Creative Computing Institute, University of the Arts, London

Elisa Rubegni, University of Lancaster, UK

FabLearn Europe / MakeEd – an international conference on Computing, Design and Making in Education – invites submissions for the fifth conference in series in Europe to be held June 19, 2020 at the Creative Computing Institute, University of the Arts, London, UK. The one-day conference brings together international researchers, educators, designers, and makers to discuss and explore digital design and making/digital fabrication in different educational contexts, and hands-on learning for the 21st Century. FabLearn Europe / MakeEd is organised as a sister conference to the global FabLearn conference that has been held over the past years at Stanford University, USA. 

We seek submissions of papers, workshops, posters and demos that focus on topics related to learning and technology within the area of computing, design and making/digital fabrication. We welcome submissions from people from multiple sectors including teachers, practitioners, technologists, designers and academics. Key areas of interest include:

• Explorations and evaluations of computing, design, and making in educational institutes such as best practice case studies.

• New methods for digital fabrication that have been tested in educational contexts.

• Theoretical concerns concerning digital technologies, education, design, making or fabrication.

• Emerging technologies for digital fabrication.

• Innovative ideas in research and education with digital fabrication.

• Design thinking, innovation or entrepreneurship in education

All submissions will be made here: EASY CHAIR 2020 link 

Please note the page limits in different submission categories and use the correct template for the submissions!

Final selection will be made by the Program Committee based on the review reports. The program committee reserves the right to ask authors for specific changes as a precondition to publication.

PAPERS

The paper track is intended for those conducting research. This is a venue to present original research results in the realm of computing, design, and making/digital fabrication in educational settings. Papers must cite relevant published work, indicate novel approaches, and stress the importance of the submission to the digital fabrication/makers/hands-on learning communities. Full papers are submitted (not only abstracts) and they must be between 6-8 pages (plus references) in SIGCHI Papers and Notes Format. Authors of accepted papers will be given 10-minute presentation slots and are encouraged to consider novel presentation methods. Authors will also have the optional opportunity to present physical A0 posters in the conference to speak with attendees about their work. The posters are not submitted for review.

Please prepare your paper in a way that preserves anonymity of the authors. Content will be rigorously reviewed in double-blind review process by members of the program committee. Each submission will receive feedback in the form of at least three peer review reports.

Conference papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library in the FabLearn Europe / MakeEd 2020 proceedings. 

WORKSHOPS

Workshops are interactive sessions demonstrating best-practice in innovative design, making/digital fabrication, and/or hands-on learning activities used in classrooms, museums, and any other type of learning space. The workshops should be designed to last 1 or 2 hours and will be open to attendance by conference delegates. If your workshop targets teachers please make this clear along with why teachers would find attending your workshop valuable.

Workshop organisers are invited to submit a 2-page summary of the workshop in SIGCHI Papers and Notes Format. Workshop summaries will be published in the ACM Digital Library in the FabLearn Europe / MakeEd 2020 proceedings.

POSTERS

Posters are intended for anyone (teachers, practitioners, technologists, designers and academics etc.) working within the field of the conference who wish to share and discuss their ideas, insights, and findings with others. Poster submissions consist of a 2-page description of the work and a physical A0 poster summarising the key points. Posters will be displayed during the conference and delegates will be encouraged to visit the posters and ask questions of the authors during breaks.

In this category, you need to submit a 2-page (plus references) paper written in SIGCHI Papers and Notes Format. A0 posters are not submitted for review. You can also check examples of posters previously submitted to this conference (they are using a different template, though).

Poster papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library in the FabLearn Europe / MakeEd 2020 proceedings.

DEMOS

Demos are intended to showcase new digital fabrication tools, hands-on learning platforms, construction kits applicable to education, and student projects. The demos will be showcased during the conference and are similar to posters in that attendees will be encouraged to visit the demo stands during the breaks. Authors will also have the optional opportunity to present posters to speak with attendees about their work.

Demo submissions take the form of 2-page papers written in SIGCHI Papers and Notes Format. The optional A0 posters are not submitted for review. You can also check examples of demos previously submitted to this conference (they are using a different template, though).

Demo submissions will be published in the ACM Digital Library in the FabLearn Europe / MakeEd 2020 proceedings.

CONTACT

Please contact Amy Walker (amy.walker@arts.ac.uk) with any queries.
Conference website: www.fablearn.eu