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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOBILE LEARNING AND ORGANIZATION  INDERSCIENCE
PUBLISHERS  Website: www.inderscience.com

ISSN (Print): 1746-725X

ISSN (Online): 1741-7268

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organization (IJMLO) is a
refereed, multidisciplinary journal that reports on the latest advances in
mobile learning and organization. The IJMLO is available in the Cabell's
Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Management and Education (10th
Edition) and Educational Psychology and Administration (7th Edition).

Special Issue on: 

"Emerging Mobile Learning Environments for Industries and Pedagogies"

Guest Editor: Dr. June Wei, University of West Florida

Guest Co-Editor: Dr. A. Ant Ozok, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

 

Aims and Objectives

 

Mobile learning (m-learning) is the acquisition of knowledge and skills by
using mobile technologies anywhere and anytime. M-learning covers a wide
range of possible domains by the convergence of emerging mobile technologies
such as wireless communication infrastructure and mobile devices, and mobile
applications such as online learning tools and mobile connectivity. The
Internet and emerging information communication technology infrastructure
improved the quality and reduced costs of the online learning experience in
industries and institutions. The adoption of m-learning will enhance the
flexibility and effectiveness of learning due to its mobile component made
possible by the inheritance of a variety of mobile devices, including cell
phones and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). However, the adoption of
m-learning in industries and institutions is still slow and has not been
widely implemented. The development of effective mobile learning
environments is important to accelerate the adoption of m-learning in
industries and education. Therefore, the International Journal of Mobile
Learning and Organization (IJMLO) is organizing a special issue on "Emerging
Mobile Learning Environments for Industries and Pedagogies", which will be a
timely

issue for both industries and institutions who are interested in the
development of effective mobile learning environments.  

This special issue provides a global forum for presenting authoritative
references, academically rigorous research and case studies in both
theoretical development and applied research. The purpose of the special
issue is to discuss the effective and timely development of state-of-the-art
mobile learning environments in order to accelerate the adoption of
m-learning in industries and educational institutions.

Specifically, this issue intends to disseminate research and studies in the
emerging m-learning environments including emerging mobile learning
technologies in mobile environments, practical experiences on the design of
m-learning environments, applications of the mobile technologies to
m-learning system development in industry and institutions, economic and
social contexts of m-learning development, and the effective interaction
between users and m-learning environments. 

 

Subject Coverage 

The subject coverage of this special issue includes, but is not limited to:

 

* Effective design of m-learning environments

* Emerging mobile technologies such as wireless network and mobile devices
that directly facilitate learning 

* Application of m-learning systems in industries (such as personalized
dietary information, quitting smoking programs through mobile devices in
healthcare industry) 

* Application of m-learning systems in learning institutions (e.g. online
Master's programs)

* Development of m-learning tools for in-classroom teaching and learning

* Supply chain and value chain on m-learning

* Currently implemented m-learning applications

* Studies of mobile learning in practice

* Reviews of the application of m-learning in multiple contexts

* Uses of m-learning in mobile commerce learning environments

* Human computer interaction issues in m-learning

* Mobile games for learning

* M-learning in classroom

* Support for interaction among mobile learners

* Mobile collaborative learning

* Privacy and security issues and requirements in m-learning 

* Comparison of m-learning with e-learning applications

* Assessment of m-learning in multiple contexts

* Critical success factors for mobile learning diffusion

* Cross-cultural mobile learning issues

* Knowledge management and learning strategies in mobile organizations

* M-learning data warehouse and data mining

* M-learning enterprise systems

* Field-based m-learning

* M-learning software development

* The future of M-learning

 

Submission of papers

 

Proposal deadline (optional): November 1, 2007

 

Early submission deadline [*]: February 15, 2008

 

Full paper deadline: May 15, 2008

 

Notification of status & acceptance of paper: August 15, 2008

 

Final version of paper: October 15, 2008

 

Special Issue: April 1, 2009

 

[*] Completed manuscripts that meet the early submission deadline will be
provided an opportunity for revision. If the revision is completed by the
full paper deadline (May 15, 2008), these manuscripts will be entered into a
second round of peer review. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance
with the format requirements of the IJMLO. Please note that all manuscripts
submitted for review should be in MS Word, double-spaced throughout, and
should have an abstract of no more than 150 words. The length of the
manuscript needs to be less than 8000 words. In particular, the complete
addresses, fax/phone numbers and e-mail addresses of the author(s) should be
indicated only on the cover page. Submitted papers should not have been
previously  published nor be currently under consideration for publication
elsewhere. Please check at www.inderscience.com/ijmlo concerning the format,
style, and guide to authors. A guide for authors, sample copies and other
relevant information for submitting manuscripts are available on the Papers
Submission section under http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=31.

Author Guidelines. 

 

Review Process

 

Each submitted paper is subject to the following review procedures:

 

1. It is reviewed by the guest editors for general suitability for this
publication. 

2. If it is judged suitable, two reviewers are selected and a double-blind
review process takes place. 

3. Based on the recommendations of the reviewers, the guest editors then
decide whether the particular article should be accepted as it is, revised
or rejected.

 

To submit a paper, please email to [log in to unmask]

 

The e-mail subject should be "IJMLO Special Issue Proposal Submission" for
proposals and "IJMLO Special Issue Submission" for papers. You will receive
an acknowledgement within a few days of submission. Please provide email
addresses for all authors. Each IJMLO submissions will receive a manuscript
ID code. As an alternative way for submission, authors may e-mail their
manuscripts to:

 

Dr. June Wei

Special Issue Editor of IJMLO

Department of Management/MIS

College of Business

University of West Florida

11000 University Parkway

Pensacola, FL 32514, USA

Phone: (850) 474-2771 

E-mail: [log in to unmask]  

 

Or

 

Dr. A. Ant Ozok

 

Special Issue Co-Editor of IJMLO

Department of Information Systems

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

1000 Hilltop Circle

Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA

Phone: (410) 455-8627 

E-mail: [log in to unmask]  

 

For more details, please visit:  

https://www.inderscience.com/ijmlo


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