Support for Young Researchers at the 2008 Intelligent Tutoring Systems Conference

2008年智能辅导系统会议对年轻研究人员的支持

• 批准号: 0832250
• 负责人: Beverly Woolf
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-06-15 至 2009-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0832250&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Support; Young; Researchers; 2008; Intelligent

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.

这笔资金用于支持目前在美国攻读博士学位课程的 25 名学生参加 ITS（智能辅导系统）博士生联盟，参加即将于 2008 年 6 月 23 日至 27 日在魁北克省蒙特利尔举行的国际 ITS 会议。 ITS 国际会议是两年一度的重要活动，旨在促进针对各年龄段学习者的交互式和适应性学习环境的严格研究和开发； ITS 将是该系列的第 9 场活动。 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有效性和可用性的关键研究领域。 年轻研究人员的积极参与本次会议对于该领域的健康发展和研究人员自身来说都非常重要。 ITS 2008 青年研究员轨道 (YRT) 为正在进行论文研究的博士生提供了一个独特的机会，让他们能够从该领域的顶尖研究人员那里获得宝贵的反馈和个人指导。 YRT 于 2008 年 6 月 25 日至 27 日正式举行，会议期间为期三天，紧接着会前研讨会和教程。专门为学生提供的课程形式将包括三个向所有与会者开放的 1.5 小时结构化海报会议。学生将与 ITS 社区的一名高级成员配对，后者在会议期间担任导师。该 PI 在 ITS 2008 中担任积极的领导角色，并个人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 拨款。让年轻且富有创造力的研究人员参加 ITS 2008 将有助于推进一个重要且具有社会价值的跨学科研究领域。 对于许多研究生来说，参加会议的费用超出了他们的旅行预算。 因此，NSF 的资助将极大地影响下一代 ITS 研究人员的职业生涯，让他们中的一些人能够参加他们本来必须错过的重要活动；特别是那些缺乏其他来源资金（例如顾问补助金）的人。 学生将有机会在社区中更广泛地接触他们的创新工作，并获得研究社区高级成员的反馈和指导。 参与还将有助于培养这些年轻研究人员的社区意识，让他们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之间建立社交网络。 首席研究员和共同首席研究员表示，他们将采取行动，确保传统上代表性不足的机构成员的参与，并将密切关注少数民族和妇女的包容性。