[AISWorld] CFP - AMCIS 2014 Minitrack: Virtual Education and Training

[Brenda L. Eschenbrenner]

Call for Papers

20th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS'14)
August 7-10, 2014
Savannah, Georgia

Track:       Virtual Communities and Virtual Worlds
Minitrack: Virtual Education and Training

Description:
Virtual environments, such as virtual reality and virtual worlds (e.g., Second Life), can provide new approaches and opportunities for education and training.  Activities can become more learner-centered through instant feedback as well as enhancements in adaptability and customization.  Education and training can be more readily accessible and available to learners who are geographical dispersed.  Virtual technologies can provide platforms to simulate elements of the physical world to enhance the learning experience.  A virtual 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 in virtual communities 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 are associated with virtual education and training.

Hence, this mini-track seeks to explore the opportunities as well as the issues associated with virtual education and training.  We encourage paper submissions that study the development, use, and assessment of virtual education and training, both from the instructor's and the learner's perspective.  We welcome papers that study the application of virtual technologies 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 virtual educational and training
  *   Theoretical models describing the development, use, and assessment of virtual education and training
  *   Research on novel, innovative uses of virtual technologies for pedagogical and training purposes
  *   Examinations of implementations, adoptions, and outcomes of virtual education and training along with factors influencing these activities
  *   Meta-analyses and meta-syntheses of research and the implications for virtual education and training
  *   Issues, limitations, and barriers surrounding virtual education and training

Submission Process:
Full paper submissions must be made electronically through AMCIS 2014 Manuscript Submission Site http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/call-for-papers.  Papers will be peer reviewed using a double-blind system.

Important Dates:
March 1, 2014:           Submissions Due
April 4, 2014:              Author Notification of Acceptance
April 18, 2014:            Author Revisions Due
April 25, 2014:            Camera-Ready Copy Due

More information is available at http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/ or by contacting the minitrack co-chairs.

Minitrack Co-Chairs:

Brenda Eschenbrenner
Department of Accounting and Finance
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE 68849, USA
eschenbrenbl at unk.edu<mailto:eschenbrenbl at unk.edu>

Xiaofeng Chen
Department of Management
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
xchen3 at unl.edu<mailto:xchen3 at unl.edu>

Keng Siau
Department of Business & Information Technology
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Rolla, MO 65409-0320
siauk at mst.edu<mailto:siauk at mst.edu>
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