International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments

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Editor in Chief: Dr. Qiyun Wang
ISSN online: 2050-3962
ISSN print: 2050-3954
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The use of social media has drawn significant attention from educators in recent years. An increasing number of practitioners have started using social media in their teaching. IJSMILE proposes and fosters discussion on the affordances of social media (social networking sites) for teaching and learning, with emphasis on the potential ways and concerns of using social media in the educational context and implications for designing interactive and collaborative learning environments.

 



 Topics covered include

  • Social networking sites and web 2.0 tools for learning
  • Technological affordances of social media
  • Issues and concerns with using social media for learning
  • New technologies, e.g. iPad, iPhone, netbooks, e-books, cloud computing
  • Web-based collaborative and interactive learning
  • Computer-supported collaborative learning
  • Design and development of web-based learning environments
  • Informal learning with social technologies
  • Socio-cultural learning
  • Ubiquitous and mobile learning
  • Online course design and development
  • Online learning and life-long learning
  • Learning support and management systems

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Objectives

The objectives of IJSMILE are to provide an avenue for practitioners and researchers to share their practices and concerns, and their empirical research studies on using social media and other web 2.0 tools to support formal and informal learning. It also aims to promote effective design and use of web-based learning environments for social interaction and collaboration. The international dimension is emphasised in order to get a full picture of social media usage in different cultural and educational contexts.


Readership

IJSMILE provides a vehicle to help professionals, academics, researchers and teachers working in the field of educational technology, information technology, curriculum design and subject teaching to share their experiences and also to learn from each other's work.


Contents

IJSMILE publishes original research papers, case studies and conceptual papers. Special issues devoted to important topics in using social media for teaching and learning are also published.


 

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Editor in Chief

  • Wang, Qiyun, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    (qiyun.wang@nie.edu.sg)

    Editor

    • Zhu, Zhiting, East China Normal University, China

    Advisory Board

    • Barker, Philip, University of Teesside, UK
    • Chen, Nian-Shing, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
    • Collis, Betty, University of Twente, Netherlands
    • Ho, Kwok Keung, HK Teachers' Association, Hong Kong
    • Kawachi, Paul, Open University of China, China
    • Kinshuk, Athabasca University, Canada
    • Kommers, Piet, University of Twente, Netherlands
    • Plomp, Tjeerd, University of Twente, Netherlands
    • Van Den Akker, Jan, Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO), Netherlands

    EB Members

    • Abedin, Babak, Macquarie University, Australia
    • Baijnath, Narend, University of South Africa, South Africa
    • Dabbagh, Nada, George Mason University, USA
    • Gao, Ping, University of Northern Iowa, USA
    • Jegede, Olugbemiro, Association of African Universities, Ghana
    • Kang, Haijun, Kansas State University, USA
    • Khine, Myint Swe, University of Bahrain, Bahrain
    • Lacasa, Pilar, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain
    • Li, Wenhao, Central China Normal University, China
    • Looi, Chee-Kit, National Institute of Education, Singapore
    • Lu, Hong, Shandong Normal University, China
    • Mazer, Joseph, Clemson University, USA
    • Ni, Xiaopeng, Cleveland State University, USA
    • Nieveen, Nienke, Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO), Netherlands
    • Ozuem, Wilson, University of Gloucestershire, UK
    • Pardo, Abelardo, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain
    • Ren, Youqun, East China Normal University, China
    • Sharma, Ramesh, University of Guyana, Guyana
    • Singh, Mohini, RMIT University, Australia
    • Woo, Huay Lit, National Institute of Education, Singapore
    • Yan, Hanbing, East China Normal University, China
    • Yang, Harrison Hao, State University of New York at Oswego, USA
    • Zhao, Jianhua, South China Normal University, China
    • Zulkardi, H., Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia

     

    A few essentials for publishing in this journal

     

    • Submitted articles should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
    • Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written (taken to mean more than 50%) and the author has cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if it has been previously copyrighted.
    • All our articles are refereed through a double-blind process.
    • All authors must declare they have read and agreed to the content of the submitted article. A full statement of our Ethical Guidelines for Authors is available.

     

    Submission process

     

    All articles for this journal must be submitted using our online submissions system.

    Read our information on preparing and submitting articles.