[AISWorld] Final CFP: KM&EL Special Issue on Technology for Higher Education, Adult Learning, and Professional Development

[maggie wang]

*Call for Papers*



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

*(Indexed by SCOPUS)*



*Special Issue on*



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



*Guest Editors*



*Dr. Maggie M. Wang*

Faculty of Education,

The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Email: magwang at hku.hk



*Dr. Seng Chee Tan*

National Institute of Education,

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Email: Sengchee.tan at nie.edu.sg



*Dr. Jyh-Chong Liang*

Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology,

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Email: aljc at mail.ntust.edu.tw



*Dr. Haisen Zhang*

University of International Business and Economics, China

Email: haisenzhang at 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 development for sustainable
development has been become as 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 various workplace
settings to 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 communicate with others. A variety of
technology-enhanced solutions and novel approaches have been promoted in
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
technologies has largely extended learning and professional development
opportunities. 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 issue aims 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 various educational, 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: 15th Jun 2014

Notification of acceptance: 28th Jul 2014

Publication schedule: Sep 2014



*Submission Instructions*

Electronic submission by email to Guest Editors is required (magwang at 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 URL
http://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions
)



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.
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