Special Issue

Special Issue of Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning
(Click here for published papers) Updated 8 April 2014

The official journal of the Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education

Situating Transfer through the Design of
Adaptable Curricula, Methodologies and Technologies

Chien-Sing Lee¹, Ma. Mercedes T. Rodrigo², Baohui Zhang³

Faculty of Creative Industries, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia^1, Department of Information Systems and Computer Science, Ateneo de Manila University, Phillippines², Institute of Education, Nanjing University, China³

Transfer requires comprehension, application and synthesis of learning to other contexts. Hence, the design of learning practices and technologies to scaffold and afford transfer is crucial to the inculcation of meaningful learning practices.  We regard classrooms as emergent systems where communities link research and practice within situated learning cultures. This special issue follows from the 1^st International Workshop on ICT Trends in Emerging Economies. We welcome papers linking research and practice in two categories, with special focus on adapting curricula and methodologies to meet the needs of emerging economies. The first category of papers involves research informing practice, i.e. theoretically-grounded conceptual papers and empirical papers. The second category involves how practice informs research. Papers revolving around the design and development of adaptable curricula and low-threshold technologies which can be easily adopted and adapted by these emerging economies are strongly encouraged. 

     Related areas of interest include: 

Blended learning, lifelong learning	E-learning policies and administration
Mobile/ubiquitous learning	Research methods in developing world contexts
Learning management systems, learning content management systems	Technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPCK), Teacher professional development
Multimedia content development (online simulations, 2D/3D/hybrid, augmented reality, game-based learning)	Technology-enhanced critical and creative thinking scaffolds

Submissions will be in two stages. The first stage involves submission of abstracts. Authors of abstracts accepted by the Editorial committee will be notified and invited to submit their full paper for further consideration. For submission of abstracts, authors are advised to follow the guidelines at http://dictap.blogspot.com/2012/11/special-issue.html. For submission of full papers, general guidelines are available at http://apsce.net/RPTEL_Purpose_and_Scope.aspx. Please submit abstracts and full papers to wictteeicce@gmail.com.

Submission deadlines are as follow:

2 January 2013 Submission of abstract	30 April 2013 Notification to authors
15 January 2013 Notification to authors	30 June 2013 Submission of final papers
30 January 2013 Submission of full paper