LearnTec4EDI: Designing Learning Technologies for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion - Workshop Online Bolzano, Italy, September 20-24, 2021 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=learntec4edi |
Abstract registration deadline | July 31, 2021 |
Submission deadline | July 31, 2021 |
This workshop addresses the extent to which learning technologies contribute to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) objectives in and outside of learning institutions. Participants are asked to submit a short evaluation of their own previous or current work that addresses the provision of learning technology within an educational context. These statements should address the following questions:
- What was the aim of the project/study?
- What learner data did you use? (This could be qualitative data, data from learning analytics, data from educators, etc.)
- Which learners were involved in evaluating your project/study (if any)?
- What are the implications of your work for different subgroups?
- For example, you might have deployed the educational intervention with students but did not investigate the impact across different subgroups, such as learners with a different ethnic background, racial identity, gender identity, sexuality, ability, etc., or combined intersections of these identities.
- What are the implications of your work for equality, diversity and inclusion?
- What are the open questions you still have about equality, diversity and inclusion in learning technology?
Submission Guidelines
- The submissions need will be published in Companion Proceedings, e.g., via CEUR Workshop Proceedings (CEUR-WS) and authors have to comply with the CEUR template (which is different from the LNCS template).
- Participants are asked to submit a short evaluation of their own previous or current work that addresses the provision of learning technology within an educational context. These statements may be of any length (within reason).
- The submissions should be done using EasyChair
- We accept both short (5-9 pages) and regular (10 and more pages) papers.
List of Topics
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The “prioritization” of normative learning experiences with technology (Normativity)
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Learning technologies and their utility for students belonging to ethnic or cultural minorities and underserved populations (EDI)
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The intersection of multiple identities in learning (Intersectionality)
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Fairness and Equity in learning technology (Bias, Fairness, and Equity)
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Accessibility in the pipeline (Design Justice)
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Involving learners in the development of learning technology, in particular the evaluation of impact (Co-Creation, Co-design)
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Critical educational research and reflection
Committees
Program Committee
- Venetia Brown, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University, UK
- Christothea Herodotou, Institute of Education, The Open University, UK
- Mirko Marras, EPFL, Switzerland
- Jiten Patel, Diversync Limited, UK
- Maren Scheffel, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
- Angela Stewart, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
- Allan Third, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University, UK
Organizing committee
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Tracie Farrell, KMi, The Open University, United Kingdom
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Martin Hlosta, KMi, The Open University, United Kingdom
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Vaclav Bayer, KMi, The Open University, United Kingdom
Invited Speakers
- Jiten Patel, Diversync Limited, UK
Publication
LearnTec4EDI proceedings will be published in CEUR.
Venue
The conference will be held online as part of EC-TEL 2021 conference (originally in Bolzano, IT).
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Tracie Farell (tracie.farell@open.ac.uk) or Martin Hlosta (martin.hlosta@open.ac.uk) and mark the subject as LearnTec4EDI.