FabLearn 2014: Save the Date!

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Hi all,

Just wanted you to be among the first to know: we’re excited to announce that FabLearn 2014 will take place on October 25th and 26th! We’ll talk more about potential opportunities for fellows to get together before/during/after the conference in the next couple of months.

We’re also now accepting submissions for workshops, educator panels, K-12 student showcase, research presentations, and demos! If you, your students, or any of your colleagues are interested in presenting, please take a look at our website (fablearn.org) or see our call for submissions below.

Best,

Katy and Paulo

 

===========FABLEARN 2014==========

CONFERENCE ON CREATIVITY AND FABRICATION IN EDUCATION

design – build – make – learn

October 25th – 26th, 2014

Stanford University

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Submissions website: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fl2014

Conference website: http://fablearn.org

===Call for Submissions===

FabLearn 2014 invites submissions for its fourth annual conference, to be held on October 25-26, 2014 at Stanford University. FabLearn is a venue for educators, policy-makers, students, designers, researchers, and makers to present, discuss, and learn about digital fabrication in education, the “makers” culture, and hands-on, constructionist learning. We are seeking submissions for contributors to our Workshops, Student Showcase Panel, Educator Panel, Research Panel (Full paper), Poster Session (Short paper), and Demo Session.

 

–Deadlines–

Poster (Short Paper), Research Panel (Full Paper), and Educator Panel submissions are due by June 6, 2014 by 11:59pm (PDT).

Demo, Workshop, and Student Showcase Panel submissions are due by June 13, 2014 by 11:59pm (PDT).

All applicants will be notified about decisions in mid-July.

 

–Types of Submissions–

STUDENT SHOWCASE PANEL

For K-12 students willing to showcase a project, technology, or idea. Proposals should describe a completed (or almost completed) project that could be brought to the conference and exhibited during the demo session. If you are an educator and you have some great projects in your class, encourage your students to submit!

Submission Format

Page limit: 2 pages, with as many pictures as needed. Links to video are also OK.

Format: No predefined format.

These submissions should be emailed to claire@fablearn.net before June 13, 2014 by 11:59pm (PDT). Authors should not use the Easychair system.

WORKSHOPS

For educators and designers to lead a 2-hour workshop for conference attendees demonstrating digital fabrication and/or hands-on learning activities, hardware, software, or non-digital techniques, used in classrooms, museums, and any other type of learning space.

Submission Format

Word limit: 1000 words and 3 pictures. You may include links for videos as well. Submissions via Easychair (see link below)

Format:

1. Title and abstract

2. A description of the scope of the workshop, who is expected to participate, main topics covered, and expected workshop outcomes.

3. An explanation of the importance of your submission to the digital fabrication/makers/hands-on learning communities.

4. Infrastructure and logistics: maximum number of participants and all your technology/space/material needs.

EDUCATOR PANEL

This category is not meant to be an “academic” paper, but rather a structured report of best practices and interesting experiences. It is meant for teachers, administrators, and program facilitators to reflect on their experiences with digital fabrication and hands-on learning activities in classrooms, museums, and any other type of learning space. Your submission should contain a description of your formal or informal educational experience, an explanation of its importance to the digital fabrication/makers/hands-on learning communities, and an attempt to systematize what can be learned from your experience and its value for other educators.

Submission Format

Page limit: 4 pages. Submissions via Easychair (see link below)

Format: ACM Sig Proceedings

RESEARCH PANEL (Full Paper)

For researchers to present current and future projects in the realm of digital fabrication, hands-on science and engineering, and “making” in educational settings. Acceptances will be based on full paper contributions that report original work that has not been previously published. The paper must identify and cite published work relevant to the paper topic. It should explain how the work builds on previous contributions, and should indicate where and why novel approaches have been adopted. Papers should stress the importance of the submission to the digital fabrication/makers/hands-on learning communities.

Submission Format

Page limit: 8 pages. Submissions via Easychair (see link below)

Format: ACM Sig Proceedings

POSTER SESSION (Short Paper)

For researchers to present current and future projects in the realm of digital fabrication, hands-on science and engineering, and “making” in educational settings. Acceptances will be based on short paper contributions that report original work that has not been previously published. Authors are encouraged to demonstrate work in progress and late-breaking research results that show the latest innovative ideas. We invite presentation of ongoing work and preliminary results, by experienced academics as well as young researchers and designers. Short papers are not expected to include as thorough a literature review as full papers. Papers should stress the importance of the submission to the digital fabrication/makers/hands-on learning communities. At the conference, authors of accepted short papers will participate in a ‘madness’ session, giving a very quick overview of their work. This will be followed by a poster session where they will have the opportunity to speak with attendees about their work.

Submission Format

Page limit: 4 pages. Submissions via Easychair (see link below)

Format: ACM Sig Proceedings

DEMO SESSION

For developers, entrepreneurs, and educators to showcase new digital fabrication tools, hands-on learning platforms, construction kits applicable to education, and student projects. At the conference, authors of demos will participate in a ‘madness’ session, giving a very quick overview of their work. This will be followed by the demo session where they will have the opportunity to demonstrate their product or project. Your submission should contain a detailed description of the product or project being demonstrated, an explanation of its importance to the digital fabrication/makers/hands-on learning communities, and any power or space needs.

Submission Format

Page limit: 4 pages. You may include pictures and links for one video as well. Maximum file size is 2 MB, PDF format. Submissions via Easychair (see link below)

Format: ACM Sig Proceedings

 

–Contact Information–

Submissions website: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fl2014

Conference website: http://fablearn.org

 

–Conference Chairs–

Full Paper Chairs: Paulo Blikstein, Kylie Peppler and Benjamin Shapiro

Short Paper Chairs: Victor Lee and Deborah Fields

Demo Chairs: Arnan Sipitakiat and Richard Davis

Workshop Chair: Matthew Berland

Publicity/Social Media Chair: Sylvia Martinez

 

Local coordinators: Katy McCown, Alicja Zenczykowska, and Brogan Miller