I trust this e-mail finds you well! You are receiving this e-mail because of your expertise and interest in social networking and education. As such, I would like to cordially invite you to consider contributing your expertise to a forthcoming book edited by me, Dr. Hasan TINMAZ of the Istanbul Kultur University, Turkey, entitled “Cases on Social Networking Websites for Instructional Use”.

As the social networking websites extended into the daily lives of our students, several questions have arisen about their effects on our students, schools, and learning and teaching processes. Among these questions, how the students’ learning is affected by their existence on social networks is one of the most important issues. In the fields of educational sciences, instructional technologies, human resources management, etc., there exists a need for an edited collection of cases in this area.

Cases on Social Networking Websites for Instructional Use initiates the discussion of issues and addresses the challenges of using different social networking websites in learning and teaching, and delineates the framework of social networking websites’ potential as innovative instructional platforms. The casebook will attempt to answer different questions regarding social networking website adoption in instructional activities, and will present cases from different fields and applications. The content of the casebook will emphasize merging both theoretical and practical perspectives on effective social networking website applications.

Cases on Social Networking Websites for Instructional Use invites representatives from higher education, K-12 education, a range of industries, and the corporate sector to share their experiences and examples which could serve to develop new applications and implementations, or re-apply the existing examples to re-investigate the outcomes of the earlier cases. The editor invites author(s) from different fields to share their expertise with the rest of the world.

As you have a specific interest in social networking and education fields, I would like to invite you to contribute a case study on this topic.  However, please know that your contribution would not be limited to that topic; should you be so inclined, please feel free to write your case on any of the other following topics instead:

• role of social networking websites in formal, non-formal and informal education settings,
• potentialities and drawbacks of instructional social networking use in education,
• pedagogical frameworks for using social networking websites for educational purposes,
• use of social networking websites into fully online courses versus hybrid courses,
• use of social networking websites as supplementary instructional platforms,
• different methodologies for integrating social networking websites into learning/teaching,
• theoretical approaches to use of social networking websites in education,
• how instructional use of social networking websites are designed and developed,
• different tools and applications used for social networking websites instructional use,
• integrating social networking websites for business sector as a support system,
• strategies for offering, developing and managing instructional platforms on social networking websites,
• theories and practices on cooperative learning /  knowledge creation issues on social networking websites,
• mobile applications and implementations for social networking websites instructional utilization,
• use of social networking websites within the scope of  human performance technology,
• use of social networking websites as EPSSs (Electronic Performance Support Systems),
• case studies using social networking websites for educational purposes into different settings (schools, universities or companies) and disciplines, 
• cases on knowledge management and creation on social networking websites,
• essential success factors for implementing social networking websites  in instruction,
• ethical dilemmas and alternative solutions instructor/learner relationships on social networking websites,
• motivation toward learning via social networking websites,
• feedback mechanism provided via social networking websites,
• managerial issues of using social networking websites in instruction,
• adoption and diffusion of social networking websites as instructional innovations,
• impact of social networking websites on the current learning and teaching processes,
• evaluations of  integrated social networking websites for educational purposes,
• empirical research on social networking websites for educational purposes.

 

Should you accept this invitation, I would like to kindly ask that, on or before September 15, 2012, you submit via e-mail a 2-3 page case proposal for review that clearly explains the mission and concern of your proposed case.  Should your proposal be accepted, you will be notified by September 25, 2012, and given until October 30, 2012, to submit your case upon which it will be sent for double-blind peer review. This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2013. Please visit http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/753 for more details regarding this publication.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.  I appreciate your consideration of this invitation and hope to hear from you soon!

 

Best wishes,

 

Dr. Hasan TINMAZ

Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey

 

h.tinmaz@iku.edu.tr

hasan_tinmaz@hotmail.com