The Next International Conference of Computer

The Next International Conference of Computer
(Reminder)


3rd Asian Semantic Web Conference 2008 (ASWC 2008)
Pathumthani, Thailand, 8th-11th December 2008
http://aswc2008.ait.ac.th/
***Important Dates***
15 July 2008 Paper Submission
10 September 2008 Notification of Acceptance
25 September 2008 Camera Ready
8-11 December 2008 Conference in Thailand


Communication & Network Technology Management 2008
December 13 ~ 15, 2008, Sanya, Hainan Island, China
http://www.sersc.org/FGCN2008/cfp.php
***Important Dates***
* Paper Submission Due : July 1, 2008
* Acceptance Notification : August 15, 2008
* Camera-ready Due : September 11, 2008
* Conference Dates : December 13~15, 2008


The Fifth International Conference on Communication Technology (ICCT 2008)
December 17~19, 2008, Thailand
http://www.waset.org/icct08/cfp.html
***Important Dates***
* Paper Submission Due : August 31, 2008
* Notification of Acceptance : September 20, 2008
* Final paper submission and authors' registration : October 15, 2008
* Conference Dates : December 17~19, 2008


International Conference on E-Learning
Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand
December 11-12, 2008
http://www.elearningap.com
Abstract submission deadline: 31 October 2008
Notification of acceptance: 15 November 2008
Final paper due: 30 November 2008


The 10th International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services (iiWAS2008)
http://www.iiwas.org/conferences/iiwas2008/index.html
24-26 November 2008, in Linz, Austria


The 4th International Conference on Signal-Image Technology & Internet–Based Systems (SITIS' 2008)
http://www.u-bourgogne.fr/SITIS/08/index.html
30 Nov-3 Dec 2008

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The Importance of Students' Collaboration

The Importance of Students' Collaboration in The E-Learning Implementation

Ridwan Sanjaya
Soegijapranata Catholic University, Semarang

Henny Putri Saking Wijaya
Petra Christian University, Surabaya

Abstract: E-Learning, as in the use of technology for teaching and learning purposes, has been promoted in Indonesia to be an alternative of learning process. Although it was late if it is compared with other Asian countries, it is a step forward for a learning process in Indonesia. However, many of the E-Learning practices involve the uploading of digitized content materials to a learning management system. In the present, the activity of student is downloading the content materials from his/her lecturer only. It makes the E-Learning website does not have any competitive advantage compared with the common website. The E-Learning website should be a medium for the students to interact, discuss, and collaborate in their project work. A collaborative learning can increase better quality of learning because there is a unity of thinking and learning skills. There are several kinds of software which provide the Learning Management Systems (LMS) but not all of them can give media for collaboration. A tutor is one of the LMS that can give a media for the students to create a draft using its virtual room. Each student can give inputs or revise the draft to improve the quality. Then, the final report can be shared to other students using the virtual library after the draft is finished.

Keywords: E-Learning, E-Collaborative, collaboration, learning, internet.

*) Published in A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching and Literature (CELT), Vol.7, No.1, Jul 2007. ISSN: 1412-3320.

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The Influence of the Form of the Traditional Building's Roof

The Influence of the Form of the Traditional Building's Roof at Central Java to Increase the Comfort

L.M.F. Purwanto, Hermawan, and Ridwan Sanjaya
Soegijapranata Catholic University, Semarang, Indonesia

Abstract
In the architectural development recently, form of Java traditional roof is still commonly interested. While it is full of philosophic value, form of Java traditional roof also varies. On the other hand, Java traditional architecture concerns deeply in environmental aspect, which is formed in macro and micro concept as well, in order to become harmony and be comfort to dwell in. However, in the development and the application to modern buildings, which uses modern building materials, the thermal comfort aspect and the sturdy of construction are not considered. Therefore, it is necessary to understand well the basic concept of the forming traditional architecture in the context of trophical architecture and the sturdy of construction. This research aims to give descriptions to society, students and architects, in order to understand the importantance of thermal comfort, which can be achieved by well-designed roof. To achieve the expected result, the research is approached through analizing the sturdy of construction, to the original traditional buildings and the modern buildings using the Java traditional roof as well. The thermal comfort analysis is done with some equipments such as digital thermometer, digital hygrometer and digital anemometer. The research result is design recommendation to adjust the modern material to the form of Java traditional roof. By computer program using Visual Basic, it is expected that the research will be easily understood by society and it can be applied in building design.

Keywords : Java traditional architecure, thermal comfort, tropical architecture.

*) Published in Journal Dimensi Teknik Arsitektur Dec 2006 / Vol 34 / No 2. ISSN:0126-219X.

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