Doctoral Consortium Workshop

The Doctoral Consortium Workshop is by invitation only and will provide an opportunity for Ph.D. Students around the world working in learning science-related areas to discuss their dissertation work among themselves and with more senior mentors. Most applicants will have completed their dissertation proposal (or equivalent), and be at a stage in their work where the consortium participants may be of help in shaping the research or analysis activities.

The objectives of the Doctoral Consortium Workshop are:

• provide a setting for mutual feedback on participants' current research;
• provide guidance on future research directions;
• provide a forum for discussing methodological and theoretical issues of central importance to Learning Sciences;
• develop a supportive community of scholars in the Learning Sciences;
• develop a spirit of collaborative research across countries and institutions; and
• contribute to the conference experience of participating students through interaction with other participants and consortium faculty.

Doctoral Consortium Workshop activities, which are organized around small-group "consultancies," include pre-conference online discussions. During the workshop participants will make a short presentation about a particular aspect of their dissertation work that they would like to discuss because: they are seeking input on how to approach it, it is an intriguing problem for Learning Sciences generally, it is an issue other doctoral students are likely to be confronting, or it has the potential for stimulating discussions of methodological and theoretical importance. Each participant will also serve as a discussant for one other paper/presentation.

The Doctoral Workshop will take place on the afternoon of Monday, June 23rd and all day June 24th before the start of the main conference. The schedule and room locations or various consultancies and pre-conference discussion forums are now available Doctoral Consortium Moodle Site (password required).