Call for papers — Emerging Trends in Education

*** Call for Papers ***

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON EMERGING TOPICS IN COMPUTING (TETC)

Special Issue/Section on EMERGING TRENDS IN EDUCATION

*** SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2015 ***

(see below for all the important dates)

*** Guest Editors ***

Phillip A. Laplante, Penn State University, USA
Claudio Demartini, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Fabrizio Lamberti, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Colin J. Neill, Penn State University, USA

*** Main topics of interest ***

– Distributed and mobile learning systems
– Formal, non-formal and informal learning environments
– Computer-supported tools for adaptive learning, teaching, tutoring, etc.
– Remote and virtual classrooms and laboratories
– Sensor-based and context-aware collaborative learning systems
– Game-based learning, gamification, edutainment, etc.
– Authoring and management of learning contents
– Knowledge engineering for education and learning analytics
– Social media in teaching and learning
– Technology-augmented active learning
– Innovative applications, devices and interfaces for learning

*** Useful Links ***

Full CFP on IEEE TETC website: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/tetc

Video introduction: http://youtu.be/DN7Lrf9kDBI

Download CFP in PDF format: http://www.computer.org/cms/Computer.org/transactions/cfps/cfp_tetcsi_ete.pdf

Authors guidelines: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/tetc/author

Submitting papers (via Manuscript Central): https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tetc-cs

Correspondence should be addressed to: TETC-SI-Education@polito.it

*** Important dates ***

– Submission Deadline: March 1, 2015
– Reviews Completed: June 1, 2015
– Major Revisions Due (if Needed): July 15, 2015
– Reviews of Revisions Completed (if Needed): September 1, 2015
– Minor Revisions Due (if Needed): October 1, 2015
– Notification of Final Acceptance: November 1, 2015
– Publication Materials for Final Manuscripts Due: December 1, 2015
– Publication date: First Issue of 2016

*** News ***

Beginning in 2015, IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing has moved to hybrid open access publishing model. Authors can now select either traditional manuscript submission or open access manuscript submission. Read more at http://www.computer.org/web/tetc

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Call for Proposals NRMERA 2015 in Boise

2015 Conference

“The Science of Learning and Education”

Boise Centre Conference Center
(lodging will be at The Grove Hotel)

Boise, Idaho

October 1-2, 20145

2015 Call for Proposals

Click here for information and instructions regarding the the call for proposals for the
2015 NRMERA Annual Conference.

Lodging

The 2015 NRMERA Conference will be held at The Grove Hotel.

Call for Chapters: Creating Teacher Immediacy in Online Learning Environments

Creating Teacher Immediacy in Online Learning Environments published by IGI Global.

The benefits of this publication include:

To create a valuable toolkit for instructional designers, media specialists and subject matter experts to create and sustain effective online learning environments.

To identify strategies for greater personalization of online learning environments with and eye on greater student success.

To support the developers of online programs in the creation of context and culture specific online offerings so that asynchronous online offerings do not become generic and technology-driven but retain their specific culture and character (so that courses offered online and University A differ from courses offered online at University B).

Recommended Topics

  • Instructor Immediacy in Asynchronous Online Environments
  • Effective Communication Strategies Online
  • Instructor Presence Online
  • Instructor Authenticity
  • Immersive Environments and Learning
  • Augmented Reality and Learning
  • STEM Education
  • Professional Development in Instructional Technology
  • 21st Century Skills
  • Problem Based Learning/Project Based Learning
  • Teacher Mentoring in Technology Integration
  • Instructional Improvement through Technology Integration
  • The Future of technology integration
  • Technology integration in education
  • Cyber behavior of the millennial generation

 

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before February 28, 2015, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by March 30, 2015 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by June 30, 2015. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Trust in Knowledge Management and Systems in Organizations. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.

 

Publisher

 

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2016.

 

The full call for chapters can be found here:
Please feel free to reach out to me directly for more information or guidance about the proposal submission process.
Sincerely,


Steven D’Agustino, PhD
Director of Online Learning
Fordham University