http://digitel2007.cl.ncu.edu.tw/

DATES: March 26-28, 2007
VENUE: National Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan
WEBSITE: http://DIGITEL2007.cl.ncu.edu.tw
EMAIL: DIGITEL2007@cl.ncu.edu.tw

There is a rapidly growing interest in the design of digital games and intelligent toys for learning. Digital games use advanced computing, multimedia and Internet technology while intelligent toys are embedded with chips and sensors utilize wireless, mobile, and ubiquitous computing technologies. The game and toy designs that these technologies make possible integrate individual and social activities in new ways, and thus reframe long-standing questions, ideas, and approaches to learning. This conference will convene experts in digital games and toys from academia and industry to address fundamental questions about these new technologies for learning:

*What kinds of meaningful learning takes place through digital toys and games, and how does the process of deep understanding develop in these contexts?

*What new theories are needed to explain the phenomena of learning through digital game and toy-based play--and what old theories can be extended to this domain?

*How can we characterize the pedagogies of digital game and toy based learning?

*How can these technologies be adopted for formal and informal learning settings?

*Are there possible adverse outcomes and how can they be avoided, minimized, or mitigated?

The IEEE International Workshop on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning (DIGITEL2007) provides a forum, with keynotes, paper presentations, posters, and panels, for researchers and practitioners from various disciplines to exchange ideas to lay the foundation for this emerging research area. The proceedings of the workshop will be published by IEEE Computer Society.