-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] CFP: KM&EL Special Issue on Technology in Higher Education and Human Performance Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 21:25:20 +0800 From: maggie wang maggiemhwang@gmail.com To: aisworld AISWorld@lists.aisnet.org, irma-l@irma-international.org

*Call for Papers***

*/Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal (KM&EL)/**//*

*Special Issue on***

*Technology in Higher Education and Human Performance***

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*/Guest Editors/*

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/Dr. Minhong Wang///

Faculty of Education,

The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Email: magwang@hku.hk mailto:magwang@hku.hk

/Prof. Chi-Cheng Chang///

Department of Technology Application and Human Resource Development,

National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

Email: samchang@ntnu.edu.tw mailto:samchang@ntnu.edu.tw

This special issue of the KM&EL international journal is dedicated to coverage of technology in higher education and human performance. Fierce competition,globalization,and adynamic economyhave forced organizationsand individualsto search for new ways to strengthen their competitive advantages. In pursuance this, improvement of learning and human performance for sustainable development has been recognized as a key strategic issue. It becomes crucial to help learners in educational institutions and knowledge workersin various organizations to improve theirself-directed and life-long learning, especially via using information and communication technologies in the digital economy.

While implementing technology-enhanced learning, a variety of aspects have tobe taken into account includinglearning and instructional theories, educational technology, curriculum development, knowledge management, performance evaluation, organizational culture, etc. This special issueaims to provide a forum for academics and practitioners to explore issues related to the design, evaluation and application of technologies inhigher education and human performance development.

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* E-learning in higher education * Distance education and lifelong learning * Computer-assistedlearning * Instructional design in online learning * Online curriculum development * Web-based corporate training * Knowledge management * Adult learningand human performance * Impact of technology on learning

We are interested in both theoretical and practicalpapers that aim to improve learning and human performanceby applying the latest technological advances. We would like to stimulate interest in the issues across academia, practice, industry, research and policy,and therefore we welcome focused papers from all sectors.

*_Important Dates_*_**_

Submission due: 15^th May 2012

Notification of acceptance: 15^th Jul 2012

Publication schedule: Sep 2012

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*_Submission Instructions_*__

Electronic submission by email to Guest Editorsis required(magwang@hku.hk mailto:magwang@hku.hk or samchang@ntnu.edu.tw mailto:samchang@ntnu.edu.tw ).

Papers must not have been published, accepted for publication, or presently be under consideration for publication elsewhere. A standard double-blind review process will be used for selecting papers to be published in this special issue. Authors should follow the instructions outlined in the KM&EL Website (see URLhttp://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/about/submissio...)

For more information about the KM&EL, please visit the web site:

http://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication