| The 13th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED-2007) is being held July 9–13, 2007, in Los Angeles, California. AIED Conferences are organized by the International AIED Society on a biennial basis. The goal of the International Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED) Society is to advance knowledge and promote research and development in the field of Artificial Intelligence in Education. AIED is an interdisciplinary community at the frontiers of the fields of computer science, education and psychology. It promotes rigorous research and development of interactive and adaptive learning environments for learners of all ages, across all domains. The society brings together a community of members in the field through the organization of the AIED Conferences, a Journal, and other activities of interest. The AIED conferences are the main International forum for reporting the best international research in the field of AI in Education. The conferences provide the opportunity for the exchange of information and ideas on related research, development and applications. Previous conferences have been held in Kobe, Japan in 1997; Le Mans, France in 1999; San Antonio, USA in 2001; Sydney, Australia in 2003 and Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 2005.
Each conference adopts a theme that reflects the interests of the community and its role at the cutting edge of research. The 2007 theme is: Building Technology Rich Learning Contexts that Work. The nature of technology has changed since AIED was conceptualised as a research community and Interactive Learning Environments were initially developed. Technology is smaller, more mobile, networked, pervasive and often ubiquitous as well as being provided by the standard desktop PC. This creates the potential for technology supported learning wherever and whenever learners need and want it. However, in order to take advantage of this potential for greater flexibility we need to understand and model learners and the contexts with which they interact in a manner that enables us to design, deploy and evaluate technology to most effectively support learning across multiple locations, subjects and times. The AIED community has much to contribute to this endeavour. |
