GIFT

Due to the ongoing stay-at-home orders and the impact those have had on the GIFT development team verifying the upcoming GIFT 2020-1 release, we have decided to move the release date from the end of April to the end of May.

We will continue to keep the GIFT community posted if anything changes.

We are happy to announce a Deadline Extension for GIFTSym8.

New Due Date: 18 March 2020

If you're doing innovative work in Adaptive Instructional Systems, we want to hear from you!

The full Call for Papers for GIFTSym8 can be viewed at: https://easychair.org/cfp/GIFTSym8

You can submit your abstract using the EasyChair GIFTSym8 submission site at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giftsym8

Please share this announcement with anyone you feel may be interested. We are looking forward to learning about all the great work being done.

----Original CFP----

GIFTSym8 is the eighth annual Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring (GIFT) Users Symposium. GIFTSym8 invites GIFT designers, developers and practitioners to submit technical papers about their ideas, experiences, and lessons-learned in using GIFT to author and evaluate Adaptive Instructional Systems (AIS).

GIFT is an open source, empirically-based, service-oriented framework of tools, methods and standards to make it easier to author computer-based tutoring systems (CBTS), deliver and manage instruction, and assess the effect of adaptive instruction, CBTS, components and methodologies. GIFT is being developed under the Adaptive Tutoring Research Science & Technology project at the Learning in Intelligent Tutoring Environments (LITE) Laboratory, part of the US Army Combat Capability Development Command – Soldier Center’s Simulation and Training Technology Center (CCDC-SC STTC).

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Full papers (5-10 pages using template) describing design, application, and/or science-based potential enhancements to GIFT.
• Short papers (3-4 pages using template) describing standards opportunities for AISs. This will form the basis for a separate session on the applicability of standards for AIS development.
• Demonstration (3-4 pages using template) showcasing mature use cases that highlight advancements in GIFT’s utility across performance assessments, pedagogical reasoning and coaching, data visualization, adaptive and intelligent training, and after action reviews.

Submission Schedule

Abstracts are required to be extended abstracts (minimum 800 words) covering the focus of your paper, results/conclusions and recommendations.

Abstract Submission Deadline - 18 March 2020
Acceptance Notification - 25 March 2020
Paper Submission Deadline - 03 May 2020
Presentation Submission Deadline – 14 May 2020
GIFTSym8 – 27-29 May 2020, Orlando, Florida

List of Topics
• AI and Machine Learning for AISs
• Collective and Team-Based Methods
• Measurement and Assessment
• Standards for Adaptive Instructional Systems (AISs)
• Authoring Tools
• Domain Modeling
• Individual Learner Modeling
• Instructional Management
• AIS Architecture and Ontology
• After Action Review (AAR)
• Competency Modeling

Program Committee
• Dr. Benjamin S. Goldberg (Program Chair)
• Dr. Anne M. Sinatra
• Dr. Keith Brawner
• Dr. Greg Goodwin
• Dr. Joan Johnston
• Dr. Jeanine DeFalco
• Ms. Elyse Burmester
• Mr. Michael Hoffman

Publication
GIFTSym8 proceedings will be published by U.S. Army Combat Capability Development Command – Soldier Center (CCDC-SC)

Venue
The conference will be held at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. Exact location will be shared as GIFTSym8 approaches.

Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Dr. Goldberg at benjamin.s.goldberg.civ@mail.mil

FRIENDLY REMINDER:

The GIFTSym8 deadline is rapidly approaching, and extended abstracts (800+ words) are due on March 8th, 2020.

The full Call for Papers for GIFTSym8 can be viewed at: https://easychair.org/cfp/GIFTSym8

You can submit your abstract using the EasyChair GIFTSym8 submission site at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giftsym8

Please share this announcement with anyone you feel may be interested. We are looking forward to learning about all the great work being done.

CALL FOR PAPERS ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

GIFTSym8 is the eighth annual Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring (GIFT) Users Symposium. GIFTSym8 invites GIFT designers, developers and practitioners to submit technical papers about their ideas, experiences, and lessons-learned in using GIFT to author and evaluate Adaptive Instructional Systems (AIS).

GIFT is an open source, empirically-based, service-oriented framework of tools, methods and standards to make it easier to author computer-based tutoring systems (CBTS), deliver and manage instruction, and assess the effect of adaptive instruction, CBTS, components and methodologies. GIFT is being developed under the Adaptive Tutoring Research Science & Technology project at the Learning in Intelligent Tutoring Environments (LITE) Laboratory, part of the US Army Combat Capability Development Command – Soldier Center’s Simulation and Training Technology Center (CCDC-SC STTC).

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Full papers (5-10 pages using template) describing design, application, and/or science-based potential enhancements to GIFT.
• Short papers (3-4 pages using template) describing standards opportunities for AISs. This will form the basis for a separate session on the applicability of standards for AIS development.
• Demonstration (3-4 pages using template) showcasing mature use cases that highlight advancements in GIFT’s utility across performance assessments, pedagogical reasoning and coaching, data visualization, adaptive and intelligent training, and after action reviews.

Submission Schedule

Abstracts are required to be extended abstracts (minimum 800 words) covering the focus of your paper, results/conclusions and recommendations.

Abstract Submission Deadline - 08 March 2020
Acceptance Notification - 20 March 2020
Paper Submission Deadline - 28 April 2020
Presentation Submission Deadline – 14 May 2020
GIFTSym8 – 27-29 May 2020, Orlando, Florida

List of Topics
• AI and Machine Learning for AISs
• Collective and Team-Based Methods
• Measurement and Assessment
• Standards for Adaptive Instructional Systems (AISs)
• Authoring Tools
• Domain Modeling
• Individual Learner Modeling
• Instructional Management
• AIS Architecture and Ontology
• After Action Review (AAR)
• Competency Modeling

Program Committee
• Dr. Benjamin S. Goldberg (Program Chair)
• Dr. Anne M. Sinatra
• Dr. Keith Brawner
• Dr. Greg Goodwin
• Dr. Joan Johnston
• Dr. Jeanine DeFalco
• Ms. Elyse Burmester
• Mr. Michael Hoffman

Publication
GIFTSym8 proceedings will be published by U.S. Army Combat Capability Development Command – Soldier Center (CCDC-SC)

Venue
The conference will be held at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. Exact location will be shared as GIFTSym8 approaches.

Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Dr. Goldberg at benjamin.s.goldberg.civ@mail.mil

The GIFT server is back online.

GIFT Cloud (cloud.gifttutoring.org) will be down for an AWS update tomorrow starting around 8:00 am Eastern.

Downloadable GIFT can still be used in offline mode during this time if you wish.

Another news announcement will be posted when the server is back online.

Thank you for your patience during this outage.

The GIFT server is back online.

The GIFT server which hosts services such as gifttutoring.org, GIFT SVN and AutoTutor will be down for most of the day Tues Oct 29th, 2019. This will also disable login on all GIFT Cloud instances (e.g. cloud.gifttutoring.org). Downloadable GIFT can still be used in offline mode during this time if you wish.

Another news announcement will be posted when the server is back online.

Thank you for your patience during this outage.

The Design Recommendations for Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Volume 7 - Self-Improving Systems Book is now published and available for download! The book is free, and is available in the documents tab of gifttutoring.org or through this link: https://gifttutoring.org/documents/151

This book on self-improving systems is the seventh in a planned series of books that examine key topics (e.g., learner modeling, instructional strategies, authoring, domain modeling, assessment, impact on learning, team tutoring, self-improving systems, data visualization) in intelligent tutoring system (ITS) design. This book focuses on self-improving systems. The discussion chapters in this book examine topics through the lens of the Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring (GIFT). GIFT is a modular, service-oriented architecture created to reduce the cost and skill required to author ITSs, distribute ITSs, manage instruction within ITSs, and evaluate the effect of ITS technologies on learning, performance, retention, transfer of skills, and other instructional outcomes.

Citation: Sinatra, A.M., Graesser, A.C., Hu, X., Brawner, K., and Rus, V. (Eds.). (2019). Design Recommendations for Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Volume 7 - Self-Improving Systems. Orlando, FL: U.S. Army Research Laboratory. ISBN 978-0-9977257-7-3. Available at: https://gifttutoring.org/documents/151

The GIFT server which hosts services such as gifttutoring.org, GIFT SVN and AutoTutor will be down for most of the day Tues Oct 29th, 2019. This will also disable login on all GIFT Cloud instances (e.g. cloud.gifttutoring.org). Downloadable GIFT can still be used in offline mode during this time if you wish.

Another news announcement will be posted when the server is back online.

Thank you for your patience during this outage.