Call for Papers for Koli Calling: Papers due 4 August

Call for papers

17th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research
Koli, Finland, 16-19 November 2017

 

Koli Calling is one of the leading international conferences dedicated to the scholarship of teaching and learning and to education research in the computing disciplines. Koli Calling publishes high-quality papers that combine teaching and learning experiences with solid, theoretically anchored research. The conference is held annually at the Sokos Hotel Koli, located in the Koli National Park about 70km north of Joensuu, Finland. The Koli Calling 2017 conference is organised by the University of Eastern Finland, Finland, in collaboration with the University of Warwick, UK.

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission deadline (all categories):            Friday 04 August at noon EET (GMT +3h)

Extended submission deadline (see below): Friday 11 August at noon EET (GMT +3h)

Notification of acceptance:                             Friday 08 September at noon EET (GMT +3h)

Submission of revised manuscripts:              Friday 22 September at noon EET (GMT +3h)

Early-bird Registration:                                   Friday 08 – Friday 29 September

Conference registration deadline:                  Friday 13 October at noon EET (GMT +3h)

 

Conference:                                  Thursday November 16 (evening) to Sunday November 19 (morning)

 

Extended submission deadline: we offer a re-submission slack of exactly one week. If a paper is submitted by the 04 August deadline, it will be possible to submit updated versions of the paper until 11 August. Papers that are not first submitted by 4 August, or that are not reasonably complete at that time, will not be considered.

 

Authors please note: The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date is expected to be one week prior to the first day of the conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work.

 

CONFERENCE FORMAT

Koli Calling is a single-track conference with research, practice and systems presentations as well as keynote and invited talks. The conference language is English. The conference is known for its moderate size, intimate atmosphere, and lively discussions. To maintain this reputation, a limited number of submissions will be accepted. Last year about 50 participants attended the conference from 9 countries on 3 continents.

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM

Koli Calling 2017 will organise a pre-conference doctoral consortium (DC) on computational thinking (CT) from Tuesday 14th November (evening) until Thursday 16th November (evening), led by Professors Matti Tedre and Markku Tukiainen. During the DC participants will have the opportunity to contribute to others’ research ideas by providing useful insights, to further develop their own research interests, and to promote their academic community and network under the guidance of established and well-known researchers. We welcome submissions from participants at any stage of their doctoral studies.

 

TOPICS
Original submissions are invited in all areas related to the conference theme and should have an explicit connection to computing education. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Computing education research: theoretical aspects, methodologies and results;
• Development and use of technology to support education in computing and related sciences, e.g., tools for visualisation or concretisation;
• Teaching and assessment approaches, innovations and best practices;
• Distance, online, blended, and informal learning;
• Learning analytics and educational data mining;
• Computing education in all educational levels, e.g., K12, context and teacher training.

For more information see the conference website http://www.kolicalling.fi/

or contact Calkin Suero Montero and Mike Joy at kolicalling2017@easychair.org

 

We are looking forward to seeing you at Koli.

 

Regards

 

Calkin Suero Montero and Mike Joy

Program Chairs, Koli Calling 2017

Report on Addressing Unconscious Bias in CS Classrooms

New research report available at http://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/unconscious-bias-in-the-classroom-report.pdf from with Google and Thomas Dee of Stanford University and Seth Gershenson from American University.

In sum, Unconscious Bias (UB) is a nontrivial problem in education, especially in CS and STEM education, and it is not easily addressed via traditional educational policies and interventions. However, interventions that identify and alter the frequently unconscious psychological processes that harm individuals’ outcomes are currently being developed and piloted. Teacher-facing interventions, which can be administered to both pre- and in-service teachers, are particularly promising. In part, this is because by addressing UB among teachers, we can help shape the entire classroom context in supportive ways. Furthermore, teacher-facing interventions are potentially cost-effective and scalable, because infrastructure for teacher training is already in place.