CfP: Knowledge Development and the Net Generation (New Deadline)

C A L L   F O R   P A P E R S

To be able to meet new changing demands in higher education, this special issue elaborates on the topic of how the Net Generation acquires and exchanges knowledge. We welcome research using a socio-technical approach that demonstrates how the Web can be used in higher education to facilitate students’ knowledge development.

International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development
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C A L L   F O R   P A P E R S

Special Issue on “Knowledge Development and the Net Generation”
(New deadline)

INTRODUCTION

Members of the Net Generation use the Web differently, they network
differently, and they learn differently. When they start at university,
traditional values on how to develop knowledge collide with their values.
Many of the teaching techniques that have worked for decades do not work
anymore because new students learn differently too. The Net Generation is
used to network; its members work collaboratively, they execute several
tasks simultaneously, and they use the Web to acquire knowledge.

We are in a period of transition and while many universities are starting
to embrace new ways of knowledge development in tandem with the Net
Generation, the general picture is that there is still a challenging path
ahead of us. We would like to know about these new experiences and offer
knowledge on how best to support knowledge development in universities
that are starting to fully engage with the Net generation.

To be able to meet new changing demands in higher education, this special
issue elaborates on the topic of how the Net Generation acquires and
exchanges knowledge. We welcome research using a socio-technical approach
that demonstrates how the Web can be used in higher education to
facilitate students’ knowledge development.

Contributing papers may deal with any combination of the following issues
and areas, but are not limited to them:

-  Social networking and its impact on emerging, new learning
infrastructures
-  Social networking and its integration into existing learning
infrastructures
-  Social networking vs. traditional study groups
-  Challenges for socio-technological change at the university level
-  Technological-driven impacts on society or organizations after/during
studies
-  Outlook: Tools for knowledge development in the post-Net Generation era

We are interested in papers from all over the world that are both
conceptually and empirically based. In terms of conceptual papers and
theoretical frameworks, we seek to contribute to theory building by both
re-applying existing frameworks and developing new constructs that help
explaining socio-technological knowledge development through using modern
information and communication technology. In terms of empirical data, we
seek papers that report, for example, on experiences from using networking
tools or new learning infrastructures to impart knowledge to students in
higher education.

ABOUT THE JOURNAL

The International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development
publishes papers that offer a detailed analysis and discussion on
socio-technical philosophy and practices which underpin successful
organizational change thus building a more promising future for today’s
societies and organizations. It encourages interdisciplinary texts that
discuss current practices as well as demonstrate how the advances of—and
changes within—technology affect the growth of society, and vice versa.
The aim of the journal is to bring together the expertise of people who
have worked practically in a changing society across the world for people
in the field of organizational development and technology studies
including information systems development and implementation.

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IMPORTANT DATES (new deadline)

Extended Abstract for Guidance:  December 10, 2009 (optional)
Paper Submissions:  January 31, 2010
Notification of Acceptance:  March 31, 2010
Camera-ready Submission:  May 31, 2010
Tentative Publication:   Late-2010/Early-2011

SUBMISSION

Prospective authors should prepare manuscripts according to the Guidelines
for Submissions published at
http://www.igi-global.com/deve....

Manuscripts should be no longer than 7,000 words (excluding references)
and should be submitted through e-mail to frank_ulbrich@carleton.ca.

GUEST EDITORS

Dr. Frank Ulbrich -- frank_ulbrich@carleton.ca
Dr. Isa Jahnke -- isa.jahnke@tu-dortmund.de
Dr. Pär Mårtensson -- par.martensson@hhs.se

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