Call for Papers (Vol.6, No.3)

Special Issue on

"Integration of Knowledge Management with E-Learning"

to be published in

International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management (IJIEM)
ISSN (Online): 1741-5330 - ISSN (Print): 1476-1300

Guest Editors
Dr. Maggie M. Wang ¹ and Dr. Stephen J.H. Yang ^2
1Division of Information & Technology Studies, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
²Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering, National Central University

Introduction

Recent research has motivated the integration of knowledge management with e-learning. Given an intimate connection between the two fields, the high potential for synergies between knowledge management and e-learning seems obvious. However, there is a need to understand and clarify the rationale of this connection, specifically with a view to identifying the possibilities of enhancing knowledge management activities in e-learning environments.

Learning is more than consuming knowledge. The grant challenges to learning in knowledge societies are not limited to how effectively helping learners to acquire knowledge and skills, but in helping them to learn how to manage, work creatively with ideas and to contribute to the creation of new knowledge. By integrating knowledge management with learning practice, the understanding of education or training will be dramatically extended towards lifelong learning, particularly when linked to dynamically changing public and organizational knowledge repositories.

This also raises the question of the competences of e-learning initiatives traditionally associated with the design of learning resources. Is the creation of learning objects the whole solution to e-learning, or is it more the creation of learning environment enabling learners engaged in learning processes for active construction and contribution of knowledge? How will future approaches to e-learning reflect this, and how will learning technologies contribute?

This special issue of the International Journal of Internet & Enterprise Management aims to stimulate the investigation on the nature and future of the connection between knowledge management and e-learning. Is it just a marriage of convenience or a natural alliance? We focus on this complex area with a view to identify possible activities of knowledge management for e-learning initiatives and practitioners.

Potential contributions may include:

1. Papers investigating strategies, methods and technologies that underlie the integration of knowledge management with e-learning.
2. Theoretical and conceptual papers that focus on organizational or educational changes involved in the implementation of e-learning and knowledge management initiatives.
3. Case studies of both successful and unsuccessful initiatives involving the implementation of e-learning and/or knowledge management projects.
4. Diffusion studies on e-learning and knowledge management focused on the complementary nature of the two phenomena, and considering the influence on learning design and organizational frameworks.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborative communities for e-learning
• Peer knowledge management in e-learning environments
• Knowledge building through individual learning and collaborative learning
• Tacit knowledge management in learning organizations
• Learning resource management for knowledge acquisition and contribution
• Knowledge support adaptability in e-learning systems
• Knowledge modeling and visualization in e-learning systems
• Educational ontology for knowledge interoperability and adaptability
• Semantic Web technology for e-learning platform development

Important Dates

Submission due: 15 March, 2008
Notification of acceptance: 03 May, 2008
Publication schedule: September 2008 (Vol.6, No.3)

Submission Instructions

Papers must not have been published, accepted for publication, or presently be under consideration for publication elsewhere. A standard double-blind review process will be used for selecting papers to be published in this special issue.

Authors should follow the instructions outlined in the Author Portal which can be found on the IJIEM Website (see URL: http://www.icebnet.org/author). Electronic submission in PDF format is required. (Please remove authors’ names and affiliations from the PDF version and provide a cover letter to carry authors’ information)

For questions and manuscript submissions, please contact the Guest Editors:

Dr. Maggie M. Wang (magwang@hku.hk)

Dr. Stephen J.H. Yang (jhyang@csie.ncu.edu.tw)

For more information about the IJIEM, please visit the web site:
http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalCODE=ijiem

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