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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the joint 9th Asia-Pacific Web Conference, APWeb 2007, and the 8th International Conference on Web-Age Information Management, WAIM 2007, held in Huang Shan, China in June 2007.

The 47 revised full papers and 36 revised short papers presented together with four invited papers and the abstracts of four keynote papers were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 554 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on data mining and knowledge discovery, information retrieval, P2P systems, sensor networks, spatial and temporal databases, Web mining, XML and semi-structured data, sensor networks and grids, query processing and optimization, data streams, data integration and collaborative systems, data mining and e-learning, data mining, privacy and security, as well as data mining and data streams.

Written for: Researchers and professionals

Keywords: WWW, Web caching, Web data mining, Web searching, Web service, Web user interfaces, Web-based information systems, XML, classification systems, clustering, data engineering, data management, data mining, data semantics, e-learning, indexing, information engineering

Few things are as certain as societal changes-and the pressing need for educators to prepare students with the knowledge and ways of thinking necessary for the challenges in a changing world. In the forward-thinking pages of Designs for Learning Environments of the Future, international teams of researchers present emerging developments and findings in learning sciences and technologies at the infrastructure, curricular, and classroom levels.Focusing on ideas about designing innovative environments for learning in areas such as biology, engineering, genetics, mathematics, and computer science, the book surveys a range of learning technologies being explored around the world-a spectrum as diverse as digital media, computer modeling, and 3D virtual worlds-and addresses challenges arising from their design and use. The editors` holistic perspective frames these innovations as not only discrete technologies but as flexible learning environments that foster student engagement, participation, and collaboration. Contributors describe possibilities for teaching and learning in these and other cutting-edge areas: Working with hypermodels and model-based reasoning Using visual representations in teaching abstract concepts Designing strategies for learning in virtual worlds Supporting net-based collaborative teams Integrating innovative learning technologies into schools Developing personal learning communities Designs for Learning Environments of the Future will enhance the work of a wide range of professionals, including researchers and graduate students in the learning and cognitive sciences, and educators in the physical and social sciences. TOC:Invention and Innovation in Designing Future Learning Environments.- MaterialSim: A Constructionist Agent-Based Modelinging Approach to Engineering Education.- Learning Genetics with Dragons: From Computer-Based Manipulatives to Hypermodels.- The Development of River City, a Multi-User Virtual Environment-Based Scientific Inquiry Curriculum: Historical and Design Evolutions.- Design Perspectives for Learning in Virtual Worlds.- Learning to Learn and Work in Net-Based Teams: Supporting Emergent Collaboration with Visualization Tools.- Learning Mathematics Through Inquiry: A Large Scale Evaluation.- Scaffolding Knowledge Communities in the Classroom: New Opportunities in the Web 2.0 Era.- From New Technological Infrastrutures to Curricular Activity Systems: Advance Designs for Teaching and Learning.- Towards a Theory of Personalized Learning Communities.- Afterword: Opportunities for Transformational Learning.