PLT 2007 PROGRAM

Thursday, May 24
 
8.00 – 8.30 Registration
   
8.30 – 8. 40 Welcome and introduction
   
8.40 – 9. 30 Keynote address:
  Deborah Tatar - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  Practice into Theory: from Serious Work about Learning in Classroom Environments to Serious Questions about the Playful Nature of Control and Coordination in Computing
   
9.30 – 11.10 Session1:
   
  Kimberle Koile Kevin Chevalier at al.- MIT - USA
  Supporting Pen-based Classroom Interaction: New Findings and Functionality for Classroom Learning Partner
   
  Roy Pargas - Clemson University , USA
  Seeing Clearly Through Ink in Computer Science Courses
   
  Adina Florea, Serban Radu - University Politechnica of Bucharest - Romania
  Enhancing Pen-based Experiences with the Use of Concept Maps
   
  Sanna Vahtivuori-Hänninen - Helsinki University - Finalnd
  Pedagogical Models in the Mobile Teaching-Studying-Learning (TSL) Environments: Some Preliminary Findings of the I-Trace Project
   
11.10 – 11.30 Coffee break
   
11.30 – 13.00 Session 2:
   
  Christine Alvarado - Harvey Mudd College - USA
 

Michael Lazzereschi - Pomona College - USA

  Properties of Real-World Digital Logic Diagrams
   
  Hamdi Dibeklioglu - Bogazici University, TR
  Metin Sezgin - University of Cambridge, UK
  Ender Ozcan - Yeditepe University, TR
  A Recognizer for Free-Hand Graph Drawings
   
  Patrick G. T. Healey, Charlotte Boggis
 

Department of Computer Science,Queen Mary, University of London - UK

  The Conversational Organisation of Drawing
   
  Ulrich Hoppe, Matthias Hieronymi, Astrid Wichmann, Markus Kuhn
 

Univ. Duisburg-Essen , DE

  Pen-based Tools for Sudoku Solving - a Case for Representational Flexibility?
   
13.00 – 14.15 Lunch Break
   
14.30 – 16.00 Session 3:
   
  Nik Swoboda - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Spain
  Pat Healey - Queen Mary, University of London - UK
  Gonzalo Berrocal Noguerales - Queen Mary, University of London - UK
  A Prototype Body Orientation Based Drawing System
   
  Giancarlo Iannizzotto, Francesco La Rosa
 

University of Messina, Italy

  A Simple, Usable and Robust Solution for Pen-based Interaction on Projection Displays
   
  Dughall McCormick - Primary ICT Consultant, Kirklees LA, UK
  Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom: A Primary Teacher’s Perspective
   
  Gary Boyd - Concordia University , Montreal, Canada
  Pen-tablet Support for Better Learning Conversations
   
  Charles Tappert, Jean Ward - Pace University - USA
  Pen-Centric Shorthand Handwriting Recognition Interfaces
   
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break
   
16.30 – 18.15 Session 4:
   
  Marilyn Reba, Barbara Weaver - Clemson University - USA
  Tablet PC-Enabled Active Learning in Mathematics: A First Study
   
  Richard Mitchell
 

Humber College Institute of Technology and Advance, Toronto, Canada

  PC-Tablets: The Next Dimension
   
  Stefano Giordano, Gregorio Procissi, Stefano Lucetti - University of Pisa - Italy
  On the Use of Tablet-PC for Personal Learning in a Wireless Campus Environment
   
  Mikael Sjöberg, Sofia Mattson, Annika Tengvall - Umeå University, Sweden
  Pen-based Computing in Distance Education – the Pharmaceutical Science Programme in Sweden
   
  Paul Oka , Jane Prey - Microsoft Research - Cambridge - UK
  Overview of an Industry/Academia Partnership for Furthering the Advancement of Pen-based Technology in Research and Education
   
20.00 Workshop Dinner

Friday, May 25

 
8.30 – 9. 20 Keynote address:
 

Patrick Olivier - Culture Lab, Newcastle University - UK

 

Expressive Interactions

   
9.20– 11.00 Session 5:
   
 

Daniela Giordano, Rosalia Leonardi - University of Catania, Italy

 

Web-Trace and the Learning of Visual Discrimination Skills

   
 

Brian Dean - Clemson University, USA

 

Dynamic Homework Annotation

   
  Roy Pargas, Melanie Cooper,  Calvin Williams, Samuel Bryfczynski 
  Clemson University, USA
  OrganicPad: A Tablet PC Based Interactivity Tool for Organic Chemistry
   
 

Mauro De Donatis - University of Urbino “Carlo Bo” - Italy

 

Earth and Environmental Sciences:Field Classes with GIS/GPS and Tablet PC

   
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break
   
11.30 – 13.30 Session 6:
   
 

Narcis Lozano, Hirosawa Koichi, Masaki Nakagawa 

 

Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology - Japan

 

Paper Architecture and an Exam Scoring Application

   
 

Francesco Maiorana, Marco Vaccalluzzo, Daniela Giordano

  University of Catania , Italy
 

Integrating Digital Pens in LCMS for Rapid Learner Assessment

   
 

Luciano Seta, Giuseppe Chiazzese

  Istituto tecnologie didattiche, Palermo, Italy
 

Pen-based Tools for the Creation of Handwriting Learning Content

   
 

Janet C Read - UCLAN, Preston UK

 

Children Using Digital Ink for Writing

   
 

Dorian Gorgan, Teodor Stefanut 

  Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
 

Graphics Annotation Usability in Learning Applications

   
 

Steven Shaw - Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

  Göran Kattenberg - EEDO corporation, Berlin, Germany
 

Pen-based Knowledge Transfer Techniques to Support Lifelong Learning in Large Scale Organizations

   
13.30 – 15.00 Lunch Break
   
15.00 – 17.00 Hands-on workshop:

   
  Jane Prey - Microsoft Research - Cambridge - UK
  Joseph G. Tront - Virginia Tech - Blacksburg - USA
 

Tablet PCs in Higher Education & Research

   
17.00 – 17.30 Closing

   
  Hands-on workshop: "Tablets PCs in Higher Education and Research"
 
In technical cooperation with the: