Support for Young Researchers at the 2008 Intelligent Tutoring Systems Conference

这笔资金将用于资助目前在美国攻读博士学位的25名学生参加即将于2008年6月23日至27日在魁北克蒙特利尔举行的智能辅导系统（ITS）国际会议。ITS国际会议是两年一次的重要活动，旨在促进为所有年龄段的学习者提供互动和适应性学习环境的严格研究和开发；这将是该系列的第九场比赛。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。青年研究人员的积极参与对于该领域的健康和研究人员本身都非常重要。ITS 2008年青年研究员跟踪（YRT）为正在进行论文研究的博士生提供了一个独特的机会，可以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将于2008年6月25日至27日正式举行，为期三天的会议将在会前研讨会和教程之后举行。专门针对学生的项目形式将包括三个1.5小时的结构化海报会议，向所有会议参与者开放。学生将与ITS社区的一位资深成员配对，后者将在会议期间担任导师。PI在ITS 2008中扮演着积极的领导角色，并且个人在先进学习技术和智能辅导系统领域拥有超过150万美元的NSF资助。邀请年轻和有创造力的研究人员参加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，否则他们就会错过；特别是那些缺乏其他来源资金（例如，顾问的补助金）的人。学生将有机会在社区中获得更广泛的创新工作，并获得研究界资深成员的反馈和指导。参与还将有助于在这些年轻的研究人员中培养一种社区意识，使他们能够在他们自己之间以及与处于专业发展关键阶段的资深研究人员建立一个社会网络。调查团和联合调查团表示，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，并将密切注意少数民族和妇女的参与。

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.