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Subject:    [Opensim-users] Final Call for Proposals: JCAL Special Issue on Learning Analytics in Simulations, G
From:       "Lee, Mark" <malee () csu ! edu ! au>
Date:       2013-09-27 23:50:10
Message-ID: BAF7B37F-F8B5-4BC3-849D-C189D9F480D7 () csu ! edu ! au
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Dear colleagues,

Contributions are being solicited for a special issue of the Journal of Com=
puter Assisted Learning (JCAL) on 'Learning Analytics in Massively Multiuse=
r Games, Virtual Environments and Courses'. The scope of the issue includes=
 both massively multiplayer online games (e.g. World of Warcraft) and virtu=
al worlds (e.g. Second Life) as well as massive open online courses (MOOCs)=
, whether they be 'xMOOCs' delivered via one of the major MOOC platforms (U=
dacity, Coursera, edX) or connectivist-style 'cMOOCs' offered independently=
 of those platforms.

The Call for Papers is available at http://goo.gl/2STf3V .

Importantly, while the special issue is intended to be about the use of lea=
rning analytics with very large numbers (hundreds, thousands or tens of tho=
usands) of students, scholars who have conducted or are conducting studies =
with slightly smaller student numbers should not be discouraged from submit=
ting proposals =96 particularly if they are able to show proof of concept f=
or larger-scale applications. The editors are especially likely to consider=
 studies on learning analytics in immersive simulations, games and virtual =
worlds involving fewer participants, since the use of such environments as =
part of massive courses remains in its infancy. However, it will be necessa=
ry for the author(s) to include a detailed discussion of how what is being =
reported or proposed might be scaled to accommodate a 'massive' situation.

Proposals consisting of 500-word abstracts and 7-10 key references are due =
on 7 October 2013, and the deadline for submission of full manuscripts is 2=
7 January 2014.

Queries regarding the special issue should be directed to jcal.specialissue=
s@gmail.com (but please note that proposals and full manuscripts are not to=
 be sent to this address - see the Call for Papers for submission instructi=
ons).

Kind regards,


Paul A. Kirschner (Open University of the Netherlands), JCAL Editor-in-Chief
Liesbeth Kester (Open University of the Netherlands), JCAL Associate Editor
Mark J. W. Lee (Charles Sturt University), JCAL Editor-in-Charge of Special=
 Issues
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