[Siguse-l] Call for Participation: ASIS&T 2017 SIG InfoLearn Workshop: “Information and Learning Sciences Research as an Integral Scholarly Nexus”

[Beth L St Jean]

*Call for Participation: *
*ASIS&T 2017 SIG InfoLearn Workshop: **“Information and Learning Sciences
Research as an Integral Scholarly Nexus”*

Sat. October 28, 2017, 8:30am – 12:30pm, Hyatt Regency, Crystal City, VA,
close to DC.



*Organizers*:

Dr. Rebecca Reynolds, Rutgers University

Dr. Soo Young Rieh, University of Michigan


*Interactive panelists*:

Dr. Denise Agosto, Drexel University

Dr. June Ahn, New York University

Dr. Sam Chu, University of Hong Kong

Dr. Eric Meyers, University of British Columbia



Researchers in both information and learning sciences aim to understand the
processes that facilitate searching, learning, and knowledge
co-construction, in order to advance theory and system design. Recent
special volumes of the *Journal of Information Science* and *The
Information Society* discuss the intersections in human information and
learning research.


ASIST’s new Special Interest Group, *SIG Information and Learning Sciences*
<https://www.asist.org/SIG/SIGILS/>* (InfoLearn,
https://www.asist.org/SIG/SIGILS/ <https://www.asist.org/SIG/SIGILS/>) *was
initiated and launched in Spring of 2017. To mark this occasion, we will
offer this half-day pre-conference workshop at the ASIST annual meeting. A
primary goal is to present several cross-disciplinary scholars’
perspectives on key research occurring within both of these connected
disciplines, offer analysis and discernment on scholarly boundaries and
convergences, and identify productive ongoing and future areas of theory
building, methodology and system design praxis, spanning these 2
inter-disciplinary fields.


We seek researchers from all backgrounds to join us in a scholarly nexus to
pursue research opportunities in this emerging area. Workshop themes
include:


   - Information behavior during both formal and informal learning, and by
   the full diversity of youth, adults, elders and specialized populations: at
   work; at school; at play
   - Design and use of learning systems and information systems
   - Computer supported collaborative learning
   - Ethnographic, emancipatory, critical-race theory and post-structural
   research involving information and learning
   - Digital divide, literacies, access, and engagement
   - Learning analytics and/or data science perspectives on inquiry and
   learning activity across systems
   - E-learning systems research on policies and practices in data sharing,
   information architecture, knowledge ecosystems management
   - Social and ethical issues, privacy and security concerns in online and
   cyber-learning


*Tentative Schedule*

8:30 -8:50

Welcome and Introduction (Rebecca Reynolds)

8:50 - 9:20

One-minute introductions (All participants)

9:20 - 10:20

Interactive Panelists Discussion

10:20 - 10:40

Coffee Break

10:40 - 11:40

Breakout Sessions based on themes emergent from participant position papers

11:40 - 11:55

Report-Out on future research areas, by breakout groups

11:55 - 12:20

One minute madness (participant debriefings, takeaways)

12:20 - 12:30

Wrap-up and closing remarks (Soo Young Rieh)


Registration rate: $115 for ASIS&T members, $125 for non-members; includes
1 coffee break. Optional informal networking lunch to follow! Continuing
the conversations.


*Interested in attending?*

We strongly recommend interested people to email a brief 1-page research
narrative describing the author’s experience of engaging a workshop theme,
research interests, proposed / in-progress work. There is no
review/selection process. Breakout groups will be based on position paper
themes.


*Deadline for position papers*: 9/10/17


*Email your paper to*:
<rbreynol at rutgers.edu>rbreynol at rutgers.edu; rieh at umich.edu

Register for workshop / conference here
<https://www.asist.org/am17/register/>:

https://www.asist.org/am17/register/



Call for participation:

https://www.asist.org/SIG/SIGILS/2017/07/20/cfp-2017-sig-infolearn-workshop-
information-and-learning-sciences-research-as-an-integral-scholarly-nexus/
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