RCETJ Vol. 8, No. 1 Has Been Published

The latest issue of RCETJ, Vol. 8, No. 1 has been published. Please visit the RCETJ site to access it as well as all archived issues. This is the last issue I did as the journal’s editor, as I’m leaving RCET at the end of June…

New Issue of RCETJ Published

A new issue of RCETJ has been published! It can be found here. Topics in Vol. 7 No. 2 include

• Using digital representations in chemistry education
• Digital word walls and vocabulary learning
• Appreciative learning approach and computer game development to increase student creativity
• Text messaging and teenagers
• Pre-service teacher perceptions of cyberbullying

RCETJ Vol. 7 No. 1 Now Published

The latest issue of RCETJ, Vol. 7, No. 1 has been published. The issue contains a special section with a selection of papers from the Mobile Research Strand at the 2011 Learning Without Frontries Conference in London, which was held Jan. 9-11, 2011.

RCETJ Fall 2011 Issue: Call for Manuscripts

The call for manuscripts for the Fall 2011 issue (Vol. 7, No. 2) of RCETJ is now open.

Check http://www.rcetj.org/index.php/rcetj/information/authors for journal policies, submission guidelines, and manuscript formatting.

Important deadlines for the Fall 2011 issue of RCETJ:

• Manuscripts due: July 22, 2011.
• Reviews due to RCETJ editor: August 19, 2011.
• Manuscript revisions due: September 16, 2011.
• Second reviews due to RCETJ: October 7, 2011.
• Final manuscripts due: October 31, 2011.
• Tentative publication date: November 15, 2011.

RCETJ Call for Papers Spring 2011: Reminder

Manuscripts are due by November 30 for the Spring 2011 issue of RCETJ. This is a non-themed issue, so any research related to educational technology is welcome.

Check http://www.rcetj.org/index.php/rcetj/information/authors for journal policies, submission guidelines, and manuscript formatting.

Other important deadlines for the Spring 2011 issue of RCETJ:

• Reviews due back to RCETJ editor: January 31, 2011.
• Manuscript revisions due: February 28, 2011.
• Second reviews due to RCETJ: March 14, 2011.
• Final manuscripts due: April 4, 2011.
• Tentative publication date: April 19, 2010.

RCETJ Call for Papers: Spring 2011

Call for Papers: RCETJ Spring 2011 Issue

Check http://www.rcetj.org/index.php/rcetj/information/authors for journal policies, submission guidelines, and manuscript formatting.

Important deadlines for the Spring 2011 issue of RCETJ:

• Manuscripts due: November 30, 2010.
• Reviews due back to RCETJ editor: January 31, 2011.
• Manuscript revisions due: February 28, 2011.
• Second reviews due to RCETJ: March 14, 2011.
• Final manuscripts due: April 4, 2011.
• Tentative publication date: April 19, 2010.

RCETJ Call for Papers: Fall 2010

Call for Papers: Special Issue of RCETJ on Using Technology in Mathematics and Science Education (Fall 2010)

The Journal of the Research Center for Educational Technology (RCETJ) is seeking articles on using technology in mathematics and science education for a special issue, edited by Michael Mikusa and Lisa Donnelly, to be published in the fall of 2010. Manuscripts to be considered for this special issue should focus on utilization of technology in K-12 mathematics and science education. Articles may address issues of K-12 mathematics and science classroom technology integration from research-based, practical, or theoretical perspectives at any levels of academic and institutional contexts. Priority will be given to manuscripts that are well-grounded in mathematics or science education research literature and/or present novel research into the utilization of technology in mathematics and science education.

Manuscripts should be approximately 15-20 pages double-spaced and should conform to the journal’s specification (http://www.rcetj.org/index.php/rcetj/information/authors). Please submit your manuscript by July 23, 2010 at www.rcetj.org, choosing either the category “Articles: Special Issue (Mathematics)” or ”Articles: Special Issue (Science)”.

Notifications of acceptance/rejection will be sent out by August 23, 2010. RCETJ is a refereed journal, and as such, all submitted manuscripts are subject to a comprehensive review process.

Final submissions for the online journal articles are expected to include multimedia evidence and sources that might include: images; illustrations; video; sound; animation; simulation; and links to online data and references.

For more information please visit http://www.rcetj.org or contact the guest editors Michael Mikusa – Mathematics (mmikusa@kent.edu) or Lisa Donnelly -science (ldonnell@kent.edu)

Important dates:
July 23, 2010: Author deadline for submitting completed manuscript and multimedia files
August 23, 2010: Editor deadline for reviewing papers and returning comments to authors
September 23, 2010: Author deadline for making revisions and submitting final papers and accompanying materials.
November 16, 2010: Expected publication date.

The Journal of the Research Center for Educational Technology provides a multimedia forum for the advancement of scholarly work on the effects of technology on teaching and learning. The journal publishes the original, refereed work of researchers and practitioners twice a year in a multimedia electronic format. It is distributed free of charge over the World Wide Web to promote dialogue, research, and grounded practice, Learn more about RCETJ and review the Instructions to Authors at: www.rcetj.org

RCETJ Spring 2010 Issue: Handheld Learning 2009 Papers

RCETJ just published it’s Spring 2010 issue. The issue is entirely devoted to mobile learning, as it is a compilation of 18 research papers presented at the Handheld Learning 2009 Conference by authors from across the globe, including the US, Mexico, the UK, Scotland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Australia. The issue can be found at http://www.rcetj.org/index.php/rcetj/issue/current, so hop on over and take a look.

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RCETJ : Special Issue on Blended Learning (Part 1)

RCETJ just published part one (Vol. 5, No. 1) of a two-part special issue on blended learning, consisting of seven articles and guest-edited by Karen Swan of the University of Illinois, Springfield. The first part focuses on blended learning at the classroom level. Part two, which will be published in July, will focus on blended learning programs.

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RCETJ Special Issue on special issue on Multimedia, Media Convergence and Digital Storytelling

The latest issue of RCETJ is now online at www.rcetj.org (vol 4, no. 2). It’s a special issue on multimedia, media convergence and digital storytelling that was guest edited by Joe Murray, a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication here at Kent State.

The issue contains ten articles on a wide variety of topics related to the issue’s theme and include such topics as the use of video as an aid to teach chemistry, iPods for language learning in higher education, media convergence in a college newsroom, using Second Life for research, teaching, and collaboration, eportfolios, a tool to track censorship and prior review of high school media, and digital storytelling as a gateway to computer science.

This issue is also the last one that was published under the editorship of Karen Swan. Yours truly will be taking over at this point in time. If you are interested in submitting a manuscript for publication (the Spring 2009 issue will be on blended learning), please visit the RCETJ website and take a look at the instructions for authors.

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