-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] CFP-AMCIS 2010 Minitrack on Education and Training in Virtual Worlds Datum: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:42:09 -0600 Von: beschenb@unlserve.unl.edu An: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org
CFP-AMCIS 2010 Minitrack on Education and Training in Virtual Worlds
You are invited to submit papers to the AMCIS 2010 Mini-track: Education and Training in Virtual Worlds, to be held August 12-15, 2010 in Lima, Peru.
Description Virtual worlds present new platforms for enhancing education and training. With abilities to simulate the physical world or build entirely new worlds, new approaches to learning abound. The rich environment lends itself to providing interactive experiences such that hands-on learning activities can be conducted and a constructive learning approach taken. Also, the essence of a shared space opens up new avenues for collaborative and social learning. Educators and organizations are expanding their traditional approaches to training, learning, and knowledge transfer to capitalize on the new opportunities and the unique aspects that abound with virtual worlds.
Hence, this mini-track seeks to explore the opportunities as well as the issues associated with education and training in virtual world environments. We encourage paper submissions that study the development, use, and assessment of virtual worlds in education and training contexts, both from the instructor?s and the learner?s perspective. We welcome papers that study the application of virtual worlds in this context as well as challenge such applications. This mini-track is open to both theoretical and empirical studies, and is open to all research methods (e.g., survey, field study, case study, experimentation).
Potential topics may include (but are not limited to):
--Development of frameworks for evaluating educational and training applications in virtual world environments --Theoretical models describing the development, use, and assessment of virtual world technologies in educational and training contexts --Research on novel, innovative uses of virtual world technologies for pedagogical and training purposes --Examinations of implementations, adoptions, and outcomes of virtual world technologies in education and training along with factors influencing these activities --Meta-analyses of virtual world research and the implications for education and training --Issues, limitations, and barriers surrounding virtual worlds in education and training
Mini-track Co-Chairs:
Brenda Eschenbrenner Department of Management, CBA 209 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-0491, USA beschenb@unlserve.unl.edu
Keng Siau Department of Management, CBA 209 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-0491, USA ksiau@unlnotes.unl.edu
Submission Process Full paper submissions must be made electronically through Manuscript Central Submission Site (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2010). Papers will be peer reviewed using a double-blind system.
Important Dates: ? January 4, 2010: Manuscript Central Opens for Paper Submissions ? March 1, 2010: Submissions Due ? April 12, 2010: Author Notification of Acceptance ? April 26, 2010: Camera-Ready Copy Due
More information is available at http://www.amcis2010.org or by contacting the mini-track chairs.
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