CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: November 30, 2014
A book edited by
Victor C. X. Wang (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
To be published by IGI Global: http://bit.ly/XyBh9q
For release in the Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design (AETID) Book Series
Series Editor: Lawrence A. Tomei (Robert Morris University, USA)
ISSN: 2326-8905
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The Advances in Educational Technologies & Instructional Design (AETID) Book Series is a resource where researchers, students, administrators, and educators alike can find the most updated research and theories regarding technology’s integration within education and its effect on teaching as a practice.
Introduction
“By nature men are nearly alike, but through experience they grow wide apart.” “Those who are born wise are the highest type of men; those who become wise through learning come next; those who are dull-witted and yet strive to learn come after that. Those who are dull-witted and yet make no effort to learn are the lowest type of men.”
-Confucius (551-479 B.C.)
Implicit in the above statements by Confucius is that learning on the micro level makes a difference in people’s lives. Learning opportunities and learning outcomes contribute to the following:
- Learning provides the best resources for teaching and learning.
- Learning provides the grounds for individual identity.
- Learning incorporates individual differences.
- Learning may create barriers/mental models for new learning.
On the macro level, learning results in enhancing a nation’s overall development, including its economy. Qian xuesen, a Chinese-born aeronautical engineer would not have become the father of China’s space program had it not been for his learning opportunities at Caltech and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Learning during the Industrial Revolution resulted in technological advances such as the inventions of the locomotive, the power loom, the telegraph, the sewing machine, the railroad system that moved our society forward into the Digital Age. Scientists in the Digital Age such as Steve Jobs have changed the way learners learn and turn information into knowledge. Technology serves as an access point to knowledge. Furthermore, learners learn technology, learn with technology and learn from technology. The Handbook of Research on Learning Outcomes and Opportunities in the Digital Age will feature the chapters in the following areas:
- Learning opportunities that result in learning outcomes.
- Learning outcomes that create new learning opportunities.
- Both learning opportunities and learning outcomes that make a difference in people’s lives and a nation’s overall development.
- Learning results in more technological advancements and technology that creates new learning opportunities and learning outcomes.
Objective of the Book
Handbook of Research on Learning Outcomes and Opportunities in the Digital Age will feature full length chapters (around 12,000 words per chapter) authored by leading experts offering an in-depth description of concepts related to learning outcomes and opportunities in the digital age.
Target Audience
Researchers, scholars, professors, and learners across the disciplines such as Education, Business, Arts and Humanities, and Social Sciences.
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Given the broad theme of this volume, contributing authors may determine their own research topics and send their chapter proposals to the editor for consideration for inclusion in the volume. This volume intends to address all pertinent issues and concerns in learning outcomes and opportunities in the digital age. Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Learning and Technology
- Assessment of Learning and Technology
- Creating Learning Opportunities through Technology
- Learning Opportunities and Learning Outcomes
- Learning and Cultures
- Learning and MOOCS
- Lifelong Learning and Technology
- New Brain Research and Learning
- Learning and Careers
- Learning and Economy
- Learning and Workforce
- Addressing Learning and Outcomes in the Digital Age
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before November 30, 2014, 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 December 30, 2014 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by February 15, 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, Handbook of Research on Learning Outcomes and Opportunities in the Digital Age. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.
All proposals should be submitted through the link at the bottom of this page.
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 2015.
Important Dates
Proposal Submission Deadline: November 30, 2014 Notification of Acceptance: December 30, 2014 Full chapter Submission: February 15, 2015 Review Process Update: March 30, 2015 Notification of Acceptance: April 15, 2015 Full Chapter Submission (publication ready): April 30, 2015
Inquiries can be forwarded to
Dr. Victor C.X. Wang Florida Atlantic University vcxwang@gmail.com
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