GIFTSym12 is planned to be held in-person on Monday, May 6th, and Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 in Orlando, FL.  May 6th is planned to be a half day starting mid-day, and May 7th will be a full day.

All presentations are planned to be presented in-person (special circumstances can be considered if a presentation needs to be conducted virtually). However, we are planning to have a hybrid option for non-presenting attendees who wish to participate virtually. Non-presenters are of course, also welcome to attend in-person.

GIFTSym12 is the twelfth annual Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring (GIFT) User Symposium! GIFTSym12 invites GIFT designers, developers and practitioners to submit technical papers about their ideas, experiences, and lessons-learned in using GIFT to author and evaluate Adaptive Instructional Systems (AISs). GIFT is an open-source, empirically-based, service-oriented framework of tools, methods and standards to make it easier to author computer-based tutoring systems (CBTSs), deliver and manage instruction, and assess the effect of adaptive instruction, CBTSs, components and methodologies. GIFT is being developed under the Adaptive Tutoring Research Science & Technology project at the Learning in Intelligent Tutoring Environments (LITE) Laboratory, part of the US Army Combat Capability Development Command – Soldier Center’s Simulation and Training Technology Center (DEVCOM-SC STTC).

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted elsewhere (such as to a journal or a conference), or previously published. All figures, tables, and images must be original and not previously published.

The following paper categories are welcome:

• Full papers (5-10 pages using template) describing design, application, and/or science-based potential enhancements to GIFT. 
• Short papers (3-4 pages using template) describing standards opportunities for AISs.  This will form the basis for a potential separate session on the applicability of standards for AIS development.
• Demonstration (3-4 pages using template) showcasing mature use cases that highlight advancements in GIFT’s utility across performance assessments, pedagogical reasoning and coaching, data visualization, adaptive and intelligent training, and after action reviews.

List of Topics

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning for AISs
• Collective and Team-Based Methods
• Measurement and Assessment
• Standards for AISs
• Authoring Tools
• Domain Modeling
• Individual Learner Modeling
• Instructional Management
• AIS Architecture and Ontology
• Large Language Models
• Conversational Agents
• After Action Review (AAR)
• Competency Modeling
• AIS Dashboards and Visualizations 
• Interoperability and Learning Ecosystems for Future and Emerging Concepts

Committees

Program Committee

• Dr. Anne M. Sinatra
• Dr. Benjamin Goldberg
• Dr. Gregory Goodwin
• Dr. Tami Griffith
• Dr. Randall Spain
• Ms. Lisa Townsend

Publication

GIFTSym12 proceedings will be published by U.S. Army Combat Capability Development Command - Solider Center (DEVCOM-SC).

There will be a contributor agreement for all paper authors to sign prior to proceedings publication.

Venue

We are excited to announce that GIFTSym12 will be held in-person this year! The event will be held in Orlando, Florida. We ask that all presenters plan to attend and present in-person, as presentations are planned to be given in-person only (special circumstances can be considered if a presentation needs to be conducted virtually). We are planning to have a hybrid option for non-presenting attendees who wish to participate virtually. Non-presenters are of course, also welcome to attend in-person.

GIFTSym12 participation and attendance does not have an associated fee, but we do ask that you RSVP online prior to the event so that we know the number of people attending. More details will be shared as GIFTSym12 approaches.

As GIFTSym12 includes in-person events, by attending GIFTSym12 in-person, you voluntarily assume all risks related to possible exposure to COVID-19.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Dr. Sinatra at anne.m.sinatra.civ@army.mil