The British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET) currently has an open call for papers for a forthcoming special issue on the theme of Social Networking and Mobile Learning.
The aim of this Special Issue is to explore educational and socio-cultural perspectives on the use of the increasing convergence of mobile devices and digital media for social networking in formal and informal contexts of learning.
Papers are invited that address the following issues:
- Theoretical analysis of and perspectives on user agency and practices in mobile networked environments;
- Exploring individual practices and community spaces in mobile networked learning;
- New approaches to the design of and research into experiences that incorporate mobile media as personal and social learning tools;
- Methodological models and tools to assess learning in formal and informal contexts through mobile networked environments;
- Learning through a mobile networked environment at the interface of formal and informal contexts in K-12 education;
- Learner practices and perceptions of mobile social networks as contexts for learning in higher education;
- Effects of mobile networked communities on learning by adults in informal contexts and for professional development.
The deadline for submission of manuscripts is January 9th, 2012. Further information about the special issue, and the British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET).
