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--></style><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">Dear List
Members,</span><br><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">I trust
this e-mail finds you well! You are receiving this e-mail because of your
expertise and interest </span><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">in social networking and
education</span><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">. 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 “</span><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">Cases
on Social Networking Websites for Instructional Use</span></b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">”</span><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">. </span><br><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">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.</span><br><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><br><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><i><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">Cases on Social Networking Websites for
Instructional Use</span></i><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">
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. </span><br><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><br><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><i><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">Cases
on Social Networking Websites for Instructional Use</span></i><i><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">
</span></i><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">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. </span><br><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><br><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;" class="ecxHTMLBody"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">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.<span> </span>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:</span><BR><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><br><ul type="square"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">role of social networking websites in formal,
non-formal and informal education settings, </span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">potentialities and drawbacks of instructional
social networking use in education, </span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">pedagogical frameworks for using social
networking websites for educational purposes, </span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">use of social networking websites into fully
online courses versus hybrid courses,</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">use of social networking websites as
supplementary instructional platforms, </span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">different methodologies for integrating social
networking websites into learning/teaching,</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">theoretical approaches to use of social
networking websites in education,</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">how instructional use of social networking
websites are designed and developed,</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">different tools and applications used for social networking
websites instructional use, </span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">integrating social networking websites for
business sector as a support system,</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">strategies for offering, developing and managing
instructional platforms on social networking websites, </span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">theories and practices on cooperative learning
/<span> </span>knowledge creation issues on
social networking websites, </span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">mobile applications and implementations for
social networking websites instructional utilization,</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">use of social networking websites within the
scope of<span> </span>human performance technology,</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">use of social networking websites as EPSSs
(Electronic Performance Support Systems),</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">case studies using social networking websites for
educational purposes into different settings (schools, universities or
companies) and disciplines,<span> </span></span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">cases on knowledge management and creation on
social networking websites, </span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">essential success factors for implementing social
networking websites<span> </span>in instruction,</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">ethical dilemmas and alternative solutions
instructor/learner relationships on social networking websites,</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">motivation toward learning via social networking
websites,</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">feedback mechanism provided via social networking
websites,</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">managerial issues of using social networking
websites in instruction,</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">adoption and diffusion of social networking
websites as instructional innovations, </span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">impact of social networking websites on the
current learning and teaching processes,</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">evaluations of<span>
</span>integrated social networking websites for educational purposes,</span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><li style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">empirical research on social networking websites
for educational purposes. </span></li><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font></ul><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;" class="ecxMsoBodyText"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US"> </span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">Should you accept this invitation, I would like
to kindly ask that, on or before <b><span style="color: red;">August 25, 2012</span></b>, you submit via e-mail a 2-3 page
case proposal for review that clearly explains the mission and concern of your
proposed case.<span> </span>Should your proposal be
accepted, you will be notified by <b><span style="color: red;">September 25, 2012</span></b>, and given until <b><span style="color: red;">October 30, 2012</span></b>,
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 <a href="http://www.igi-global.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">www.igi-global.com</font></a>. This publication is
anticipated to be released in 2013. Please visit <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/753" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/753</font></a>
</span></b>for more details regarding this publication.<span class="ecxMsoFootnoteReference"> </span></span><br><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><br><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;" class="ecxMsoBodyText"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">If you have any questions or concerns, please
do not hesitate to contact me.<span> </span>I
appreciate your consideration of this invitation and hope to hear from you
soon!</span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><br><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;" class="ecxMsoBodyText"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US">Best wishes, </span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><h5 style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US"><em>Dr. Hasan TINMAZ</em></span></h5><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><i><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;' lang="EN-US">Istanbul Kultur
University</span></i><br><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><br><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Turkey</font></font></span></i></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><br><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:h.tinmaz@iku.edu.tr">h.tinmaz@iku.edu.tr</a></span><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="DE"></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><br><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;" class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11pt;' lang="DE"><a href="mailto:hasan_tinmaz@hotmail.com">hasan_tinmaz@hotmail.com</a></span></p> </div></div> </div></div> </div></div> </div></div> </div></body>
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