-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] CFP: KM&EL Special Issue on Technology for Higher Education, Adult Learning, and Professional Development Datum: Sun, 6 Apr 2014 12:08:30 +0800 Von: maggie wang maggiemhwang@gmail.com An: aisworld AISWorld@lists.aisnet.org

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*Call for Papers***

*/Knowledge Management & E-Learning (KM&EL)/**//*

*(Indexed by SCOPUS)*

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*Special Issue on***

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*Technology for Higher Education, Adult Learning,****and Professional Development***

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*/Guest Editors/*

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/Dr. Maggie M. Wang///

Faculty of Education,

The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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

/Dr. Seng Chee Tan///

National Institute of Education,

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Email: Sengchee.tan@nie.edu.sg mailto:Sengchee.tan@nie.edu.sg

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/Dr. Jyh-Chong Liang///

Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology,

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Email:aljc@mail.ntust.edu.tw mailto:aljc@mail.ntust.edu.tw

/Dr. Haisen Zhang///

University of International Business and Economics, China

Email: haisenzhang@uibe.edu.cn mailto:haisenzhang@uibe.edu.cn

This special issue of the KM&EL international journal is dedicated to technology-enabled solutions and novel methodical approaches for higher education, adult learning, and professional development. Globalization and economic dynamics have forced individuals, institutions,and organizations to search for new ways to strengthen their competitive advantages. Improvement of learning and professional developmentfor sustainable development has been becomeas a key strategy(Cheng, Wang, Mørch, Chen, Kinshuk, & Spector,2014). In this context, it is crucial to help adult learners in educational institutions and employees in variousworkplacesettingsto improve their self-directed and life-long learning capabilities. Further, learning in this context has expanded from individual to organizational and community levels with new focuses on externalization of tacit knowledge and intuition embedded in professional work, peer-driven mutual learning and sharing, and systemic retention of knowledge assets for long-term development(Rosenberg, 2012).

In the meantime, advances in technology have been increasingly enabling and facilitating learning and knowledge-related initiatives by changing the way for people to access knowledge and communicatewith others. A variety oftechnology-enhanced solutions and novel approaches have been promotedin educational institutions, corporations, governments and communities. A recent review on e-learning in the workplace reported four main research themes in the field, in which e-learning in the healthcare sector was found as one of the most prolific e-learning initiatives (Cheng et al.,2014).

With respect to technology, the use of various electronic media and information technologieshas largely extended learning and professional developmentopportunities. More recently, the model of Mass Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has brought unprecedented opportunities for learners to access open courses, with a high potential to support self-directed and lifelong learning than traditional models (Kay, Reimann, Diebold, & Kummerfeld, 2013).

This special issueaims to provide a forum for academics and practitioners to explore issues related to use, analysis, design, and evaluation of technologies-assisted approaches to learning and professional development in variouseducational,organizational and community environment.

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

* e-Learning in higher education * e-Learning for continuing education * Distance education and lifelong learning * Computer-supported self-directed learning * Instructional design in e-learning * Online curriculum development * Knowledge management and e-learning * e-Learning/e-Training in organizations * Web-based corporate training * e-Learning and professional development * e-Learning and human resource development * Best practices and experiences in implementing MOOCs * Instructional design in MOOCs * Cloud computing in education * Technology in medical colleges and hospitals * Medical informatics and education * Nurse education and training

We are interested in both theoretical and practical papers that aim to improve learning and human performance by 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: 15thJun 2014

Notification of acceptance: 28thJul 2014

Publication schedule: Sep 2014

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*_Submission Instructions_*__

Electronic submission by email to Guest Editorsis required(magwang@hku.hk mailto:magwang@hku.hk).

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

*References*

Cheng, B., Wang, M., Mørch, A., Chen, N.S., Kinshuk, & Spector, J.M. (2014). Research on E-Learning in the Workplace 2000-2012: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Literature. /Educational Research Review, 11/, 56-72.

Kay, J., Reimann, P., Diebold, E., & Kummerfeld, R. (2013). MOOCs: So many learners, so much potential. /IEEE Intelligent Systems, 28/(3), 70-77.

Rosenberg, M. J. (2012). Knowledge management and learning: Perfect together. In R. A. Reiser & J. V. Dempsey (Eds.), /Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology/ (pp. 158--168). Boston, MA: Pearson.