The Center for excellence in e-Learning Sciences (CeeLS): i4 future learning environment, in collaboration with leading foreign institutes* especially in the areas of computer science or science education, proposes to develop an innovative science learning environment which integrates modern technologies (image processing, speech processing, automatic video processing, speech recognition, mobile technologies, machine translation, natural language processing, data mining, machine learning, etc) with the aims to create an intelligent classroom embedded with individualized and interactive learning materials and assessment tools. To realize the aforementioned goals, the CeeLS endeavors to bring together a group of experts in the area of science education, cognitive science, computer science, and computer engineering and proposes three closely interrelated research directions conducted by four sub-projects: (1) Classroom 2.0 to establish this envisioned future classroom; (2) Mobile 2.0 to enhance the interactions among teacher, students, and student peers, and (3) Testing 2.0 (including two sub-projects) to pioneer new technologies on assessment and assist the CeeLS to carry out program evaluations for the whole project. Four major changes will be investigated and evaluated under the innovative learning environment: teachers' teaching approaches (TTA), students' learning strategies (SLS), student-teacher interactions (STI), and student science learning outcomes (SLO) in both cognitive and affective domains including students’ domain knowledge, higher-order thinking ability and attitudes and motivation in the subject matters (Earth sciences and Computer science). This main project will focus on the coordination of the other four sub-projects, the alignment of experimental design among four sub-projects, and the program evaluation for the whole project. Besides, the major operations of the CeeLS including infrastructure and organization of the center, regular research group meetings and seminars, setup of the classroom labs, visits of distinguished scholars, hosting workshops and conferences,...etc., will also be the main responsibilities of the main project.

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*Received letter of support/collaboration from Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Oxford, The University of Texas at Austin, Purdue University, University of California, Los Angeles, Universidad Metropolitana (UMET)