Support for Young Researchers at the 2008 Intelligent Tutoring Systems Conference

这是资助25名目前在美国攻读博士学位的学生参加ITS（智能辅导系统）博士生联合会的旅费，该联合会将于2008年6月23日至27日在魁北克蒙特利尔举行国际ITS会议。 ITS国际会议是促进为所有年龄段的学习者促进互动和适应性学习环境的严格研究和开发的首要两年一度的活动; ITS将是该系列的第9次活动。 ITS所代表的跨学科领域，包括认知科学，计算机科学和教育技术，是提高软件学习系统的有效性和可用性的关键研究领域。 青年研究人员积极参加这次会议是非常重要的，无论是对该领域的健康和研究人员本身。 ITS 2008年青年研究员的轨道（YRT）提供了一个独特的机会，博士生通过他们的论文研究中途接受宝贵的反馈和个人指导，从顶尖的研究人员在该领域。 YRT正式于2008年6月25日至27日在会前研讨会和教程之后的三天会议期间举行。专门为学生设计的课程格式将包括三个1.5小时的结构化海报会议，向所有与会者开放。学生将与ITS社区的高级成员配对，他们在会议期间担任导师。PI在ITS 2008中担任积极的领导角色，并在高级学习技术和智能辅导系统领域拥有超过150万美元的NSF赠款。将年轻和创造性的研究人员带到ITS 2008将有助于推进一个重要的和具有社会价值的跨学科研究领域。 对于许多研究生来说，参加会议的费用超过了他们的旅行预算。 因此，NSF的资助将对下一代ITS研究人员的职业生涯产生重大影响，使他们中的一些人能够参加一个重要的活动，否则他们将不得不错过;特别是那些缺乏其他来源的资金的人（例如，顾问赠款）。 学生将有机会在社区中获得更广泛的曝光，以促进他们的创新工作，并从研究界的高级成员那里获得反馈和指导。 参与还将有助于培养这些年轻研究人员的社区意识，使他们能够在自己之间以及与处于专业发展关键阶段的高级研究人员建立社会网络。 PI和共同PI表示，他们将采取行动确保传统上代表性不足的机构的成员参与，并将密切关注少数群体和妇女的参与。

This is funding to support travel by 25 students currently enrolled in PhD programs in the United States to participate in the ITS (Intelligent Tutoring Systems) Doctoral Student Consortium, at the upcoming International ITS Conference, to be held June 23rd-27th 2008, in Montreal, Quebec. The ITS International Conference is the premier biennial event for promoting promotes rigorous research and development of interactive and adaptive learning environments for learners of all ages; ITS will be the 9th event in the series. The interdisciplinary areas that ITS represents, comprising cognitive science, computer science, and educational technology, are critical research domains that enhance the effectiveness and usability of software learning systems. Active participation of young researchers in this conference is very important, both for the health of the field and for the researchers themselves. The ITS 2008 Young Researcher's Track (YRT) provides a unique opportunity for PhD students partway through their dissertation research to receive valuable feedback and individual mentoring from top researchers in the field. The YRT officially takes place on June 25-27, 2008 during the three days of the conference that follow the pre-conference workshops and tutorials. The program format dedicated to the students will include three 1.5 hour structured poster sessions open to all conference participants. Students will be paired-up with a senior member of the ITS community who serve as a mentor during the conference. The PI holds an active leadership roles within ITS 2008, and personally holds over $1.5 million of NSF grants in the areas of advanced learning technologies and intelligent tutoring systems. Bringing young and creative researchers to ITS 2008 will help advance an important and socially valuable interdisciplinary research field. For many graduate students, the cost of attending the conference exceeds their travel budget. Thus, NSF funding will significantly impact the careers of the next generation of ITS researchers, by enabling a number of them to take part in an important event they would otherwise have to miss; in particular, those who lack funding from other sources (e.g., advisor's grants). The students will have an opportunity to gain wider exposure in the community for their innovative work, and to obtain feedback and guidance from senior members of the research community. Participation will also help foster a sense of community among these young researchers, by allowing them to create a social network both among themselves and with senior researchers at a critical stage in their professional development. The PI and co-PI have indicated that they will act to assure participation by members of traditionally under-represented institutions, and will pay close attention to inclusion of minorities and women.