Following our recent toe-dipping into SL at ISCAR, this may be of interest.
Bruce R
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From: Charles Wankel
To: CYBERSPACE-AND-SOCIETY@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:04 PM
Subject: CFP - Higher Education in Second Life
CFP - Higher Education in Second Life
HIGHER EDUCATION IN SECOND LIFE (Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, North Carolina)
Editors, Charles Wankel, St. John's University, New York; and Jan Kingsley,
Training & Development Consultant
Final date for initial submissions: November 1, 2008
Date of publication: September 2009
There are many virtual worlds currently available or under development, but
Second Life (SL) is the one that is best known and most widely used by the
educational and academic community. Many educators have adopted SL as the
platform of choice for developing educational activities across many
disciplines. The concept of the book is to create a forum for
administrators and educators to share experiences and assessments of current and
projected uses of the platform. Chapter proposals are solicited on that.
Topics might include:
* Implications of VWs for the education industry in general, and the adult education industry in particular?
* The way companies, universities and colleges are using VWs for deploying their educational strategies
* Examples of cutting-edge pedagogic and curricular approaches deploying SL
* Specific advantages of SL over other VWs for higher education?
* Challenges facing educators in the use of SL?
* Resources are required to ensure effective use of the platform?
* Legal issues exist and how should organizations
deal with these?
* Ethical guidelines required for educators and
their students?
* How does the use of VWs influence relationships within an
educational setting?
* How can students best be engaged?
* How will VW technology develop, and what are the implications for educators?
Schedule:
1. November 1st 2008: Initial proposals due.
2. March 1st 2009: First Reviews completed
3. August 1st: Final drafts completed
4. September 1st: Page proofs completed
5. September 30th: Publication
Your chapter proposal ideally should be at approximately 600 words. Additionally, you should include a brief bio for each of the coauthors of your chapter, with an emphasis on related publications and/or presentations.
Please email all submissions to both Charles Wankel wankelc@stjohns.edu and Jan Kingsley Jan@kingsleyinternational.com
Charles Wankel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management
St. John's University, New York
wankelc@stjohns.edu
908-334-7792
and
Jan Kingsley, MA MBA
Kingsley International
Jan@kingsleyinternational.com
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