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Subject: [AISWorld] AMCIS 2011 Mini-track: Technology
Enhanced Collaborative Learning
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:33:35 -0600
From: Hadidi, Rassule <rhadi1(a)uis.edu>
To: <aisworld(a)lists.aisnet.org>
*Track: IS Curriculum, Education and Teaching Cases*
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*Mini-track: Technology Enhanced Collaborative Learning *
*Mini-track Description:*
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Over the last few decades Information and Telecommunication
Technologies (ITT) have played a significant role in
facilitating collaboration among individuals and
organizations around the globe. In particular, the use of
collaborative systems for teaching and learning between
faculty and students and among students has increased
considerably. The focus of this mini-track is to explore
theoretical and practical ways to incorporate and improve
teaching and learning in general, online and blended
learning in particular, by focusing on the application of
these collaborative systems to facilitate and foster
collaborative learning and teaching.
Possible topics include but are not limited to the following:
*Adoption & Diffusion:*
* Task-technology-fit Models for Collaborative Learning
* Support/Training Structures
* Individual & Organizational Barriers
* Usability
* User Satisfaction
* Distributed Collaborative Systems
* Theoretical Collaborative Learning Models
* Collaborative Tools and Technologies
* Collaborative Learning Resources
*Effects of use:*
* Effectiveness and Efficiency Measurements of Learning
Technologies
* Collaborative Learning Structures and Techniques
* Collaborative Learning Strategies
* Outcome Metrics and Lessons Learned
* Interaction Techniques in Collaborative Learning
*Management of Systems:*
* Institutional Support and Structures
* Technological Capacities and Limitations
* Inter-organizational Policies and Limitations
* Strategic Issues
* State-of-the-art Practices
*Important Dates:*
12/30/2010 AIS Review System will begin accepting
submissions for AMCIS 2011
02/17/2011 Submission Deadline
03/24/2011 Authors notified of paper acceptance decision
04/21/2011 Camera-ready papers due
Mini-track Chair
Rassule Hadidi
University of Illinois Springfield
rhadi1(a)uis.edu
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