Thanks a lot to the OpenOffice.org community and to Sun Microsystems. It means so much that an Assistive Technology project gets this kind of award.

Vincent released the 0.99 version last week on odt2dtbook homepage.

Impact of ICT on the Teaching of Mathematics and on the Mathematics Curriculum
26-27 November 2008
Paris, Finnish Institute

The focus of the Workshop is the Impact of Technology in the Teaching of Mathematics.
On one hand, technology is affecting the content of the mathematics curricula at different levels, and, on the other hand, technology supports traditional teaching, and makes the delivery of mathematics education more efficient.

The theme of the workshop is to discuss the extent to which technology should change the actual content of the various mathematics curricula, and how it could be best used to enhance traditional teaching. This includes the use and the further development of various assistive technologies.

In Norway, dynamic geometric programs, such as GeoGebra, are being introduced in the high school classrooms. In the US, the TERC reform has lead to a new mathematics curriculum, which is being accompanied by the reform affected by the book Everyday Mathematics. The workshop will address these and related themes from the European point of view.

Topics include but are not limited to:

• impact of ICT on mathematics curriculum
• pedagogical aspects of ICT in the classroom
• case studies on ICT in mathematics
• assistive technologies in mathematics education
• cognitive studies relevant to mathematics education

Format

The workshop will include invited presentations by leading experts in pedagogical aspects of ICT in mathematics education and contributed presentations.

Contributions

To submit your proposal, (register and) login and create a new dissemination item for uploading your extended abstract.
You may directly enter the abstract using the description field. Please enter JEM 5th Workshop as the publication details.

• Submission deadline: Nov. 10, 2008
• Acceptance notification: Nov. 17, 2008

Confirmed Invited Speakers

Gueudet Ghislaine

John Keller

Jean-Baptiste Lagrange

Valerie Shute

Location

The workshop takes place near the Sorbonne at the Finnish Institute. Participants should book their accommodation as early as possible to profit from early booking rates.

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Registration

To register signup on this page. There will be a small registration fee to cover local organizing costs and coffee breaks. Details will be posted in due time.

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Photo: Kenneth Aar/NTNU Info

The 4th JEM workshop will be organized to disseminate the technologies and activities of members of the network. It will create the opportunity to experience, with guided activities, the latest developments in software and tools that improve the way mathematics can be communicated and taught online. Within the JEM community, there is a wealth of experience in preparing interactive lecturing material, in developing and programming with mathematical software and in delivering mathematical lectures using a variety of learning environments. This training day offer you the possibility to actively organize a session with people who share the same interests as you do and are interested in learning about your way of using the technologies.

Organizational Details

The tutorials will take place at the Gløshaugen campus at NTNU, in the Realfagbygget building. See the map for all important venues of the meeting.

The tutorials include hands-on exercises. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring their own laptops in order to profit at best from the activities.

Signup (Last minute!)

Registration to a tutorial is possible by signing up here on the description page of the tutorial. You need to be logged into the JEM portal in order to access signup. To register for one or more tutorials, login to the website, click on the tutorial description page, then use the signup form at the bottom of the page.

Otherwise, if you are registered for the workshop, modify your registration by including the tutorials you plan to attend.

Call for proposals (closed)

Proposals for hands-on tutorial sessions should contain a brief description of the activities, specific requirements (laptop with internet, with CDROM) and clearly indicate prerequisites and intended outcome for the participants.
Submit your tutorial proposal by (registering,) logging in, and creating a new Dissemination item. You should enter under "Publication details" the following: JEM Training Day - Trondheim.

The JEM Steering Committee will evaluate the proposals and arrange the final program schedule.

Registration

The JEM Training Day is free for those registered with the 4th European Workshop on Mathematical & Scientific e-Contents while it costs 200 NOK (about 25 Eur) for other participants.
Use http://www.ntnu.no/delta/workshop/registration.php to select what applies to you and which tutorials to attend.

You can also register for one or more tutorials here: login to the website, click on the tutorial of your choice, then use the signup form at the bottom of the tutorial description page.

Program at a Glance (Realfagsbygget, NTNU)

Time	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
10:15-11:45	The Digital Mathematics Environment (R6)	MathDox Workshop (R30)	New Tools for Math Teachers - Web-based exercises for learning (R92 Etosha)
11:45-12:00	Coffee Break (30')
12:00-13:30	From life in a web cam to video measurement and computer modelling: reality in a digital box! (R6)	Tutorial on the translation of mathematical content in GF (R92 Etosha)	Producing scientific documents accessible to blind and visually impaired people (R9)
13:30-14:30	Lunch
14:30-16:00	Java Simulation Laboratories in Mathematics e-Learning (R92 Etosha)		Using Word 2007’s New Math Facilities (R9)
16:00-16:15	Coffee Break (30')
16:15	JEM Business Meeting (45' - R6)

Planned Tutorials

These are the tutorials that can be scheduled during the JEM Training Day. Depending on attendance, we will schedule the tutorials in order to accomodate most participants. We expect to run 2 or 3 parallel sessions.