> Reminder: Two minitracks and one workshop at HICSS 45 that will be of interest to AoIR. Papers due June 15. /Caroline > > HICSS 44 HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES > > http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/, January 4-7, 201 > > Track: Internet and Digital Economy > > (1) Social Networking and Communities, > > This minitrack focuses on social networks and their interrelations with communities in the context work, learning, social and/or personal life. > > · Karine Nahon, University of Washington [Primary Contact], karineb@uw.edu > · Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of British Columbia > > Additional information about the minitrack and papers presented in previous years may be found at the website of the social networking and communities minitrack (http://ekarine.org/news/hicsscommunities/). > > > (2) Learning Analytics > > This minitrack calls for papers that address leading edge use of technology or system design to analyze, support, and/or create learning and learning environments. > > Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of British Columbia [Primary Contact], c.haythorn@ubc.ca > Maarten de Laat, Open University of the Netherlands > Shane Dawson, University of British Columbia > > > (3) Learning Analytics Workshop > > Learning analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimizing learning and the environments in which it occurs. This workshop will focus on online or technology mediated settings in which learner interaction data can be collected automatically. > > We ask participants to prepare a 1-page paper summarizing their backgrounds and interests in attending this workshop. Optionally, a > second separate page may be added to propose activities participants would like to engage in at the workshop, and their role in these activities. Submissions should be sent to the lead workshop organizers, George Siemens (gsiemens@gmail.com) and Dan Suthers (suthers@hawaii.edu) by November 30, 2011. The background/interest pages will be circulated to all participants at the workshop, and used to frame presentations and discussions. > > > Dan Suthers, University of Hawai'i at Manoa [Primry Contact] > Email: suthers@hawaii.edu > > George Siemens, Athabasca University [Primary Contact] > Email: gsiemens@gmail.com > > Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of British Columbia > Email: c.haythorn@ubc.ca > > Maarten de Laat > Open University of the Netherlands > Email: maarten.delaat@ou.nl > > Erik Duval, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven > Email: Erik.Duval@cs.kuleuven.ac.be > > Shane Dawson, University of British Columbia > Email: sdawson@exchange.ubc.ca > > ------------------------------- > Caroline Haythornthwaite > Director and Professor > School of Library, Archival & Information Studies > University of British Columbia > Irving K. Barber Learning Centre > Suite 470- 1961 East Mall > Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1 > voice: 604 827-4790 > fax: 604 822-6006 > email: haythorn@interchange.ubc.ca >