[Herdsa] News on Wed 25th Jan 2006

[Roger Landbeck]

Dear List Members

This week only 3 items:

* Last call for submitting papers for HERDSA 2006
* Special issue of Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning-
Call for Papers.
* A link to articles on higher ed in the UK contained in the Education
Guardian, 24 Jan 2006.
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HERDSA 2006 Call for Papers - FINAL WEEK

Members are reminded that the HERDSA Conference paper submissions will close
on Monday 30th January. Don't miss out on sharing your knowledge with
colleagues across the higher education sector. More information can be found
on the HERDSA website at http://conference.herdsa.org.au/2006/.

Conference registrations also open on the 30th January.

We look forward to your submission and your attendance. It promises to be a
very enjoyable conference.

Professor Shelda Debowski
Director
Organisational and Staff Development Services
University of Western Australia
Email: Shelda.Debowski at uwa.edu.au
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* Special issue of Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning-
Call for Papers.

A message from Carmel McNaught in Hong Kong
Dear colleagues

Below is a call for Papers that may be of interest to some HERDSA members.
Please note that the submission deadline is 31 March 2006 but early contact
is encouraged.

Best wishes to all for 2006 and for the Year of the Dog.  Carmel

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Call for Papers

Special issue of Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning
http://www.apsce.net/RPTEL_Purpose_and_Scope.htm

Multicultural issues in the design of learning technologies

Manuscripts are being requested for a Special Issue of Research and
Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, volume 1, number 3, 2006.

We live in a culturally diverse, complex, connected, and yet strangely
fragmented world where technology can facilitate communication and
learning, and can also inhibit and exclude learners. The editors of this
Special Issue on ‘Multicultural issues in the design of learning
technologies’ invite scholarly articles from colleagues across the world.
Articles can address the theme from a variety of perspectives. The
following questions are offered as stimulus for potential authors. Specific
evidence-based studies would be welcome on any of these (or other) aspects
of the theme.

* To what extent is ‘learning technologies’ a western concept? Are the
current technologies culturally inclusive?
* To what extent can learning technologies support multicultural classrooms?
* How can learning technologies support the growth of understanding about
cultural diversity? In particular, how can learning technologies assist
students to explore and demonstrate an understanding of cultural diversity?
* What affordances are offered by learning technologies for the design and
implementation of transnational courses and programmes?
* In what ways are technical systems being designed to support teaching and
learning in multicultural settings? How are these systems being evaluated?
* What are the impacts of learning technologies in regions of high
educational demand?
* How are the challenges of multiple language of instruction being met by
learning technologies?
* What are the evaluation criteria and strategies that should be used in
judging the educational effectiveness of learning technologies in
multicultural settings?
* What are the implications for the professional development of teachers in
this area?

It is anticipated that there will be approximately six papers plus an
overview by the editors.

Special Issue Editors:
Carmel McNaught, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
carmel.mcnaught at cuhk.edu.hk
Alan Amory, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, amory at ukzn.ac.za

Proposed time line: Variation may occur.
* Beginning December 2005
Formal call for papers. The editors reserve the right to invite
contributions. Selection of team of reviewers by editors. Full articles can
be submitted and sent out to review at any point. Authors are strongly
advised to contact either of the editors with an extended expression of
interest of approximately 1,000 words. Advice and discussion about an
appropriate format can then be given. There is no specified word limit for
submitted papers but authors are advised that clear, succinct writing is
expected. An article length of 6–8,000 words might be a useful benchmark.
* End March 2006
Deadline for paper submission to go out to review, though papers are
welcome earlier. Each paper sent to three reviewers.
* End May 2006 to mid-June2006
Reviewers reports finalized and reports sent to authors
* Mid-August 2006
Deadline for revised manuscripts
* Mid-September 2006
Edited manuscript sent to publisher

carmel.mcnaught at cuhk.edu.hk  http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/
* Join me at ED-MEDIA 2006 in Orlando, Florida
http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia/
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I've inserted this link for those interested in higher ed beyond Australia
and New Zealand. There maybe other articles that interest you in this issue.

UK Students are conscientious, survey shows find out more at
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,9830,1693500,00.html

Any guesses what a similar survey down under would find? Plus any guesses
about what the sector can expect from the new Australian Federal Government
Minister of Education, Julie Bishop?
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-- 
Roger Landbeck
Moderator HERDSA List