International Journal of Learning Technology

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International Journal of Learning Technology (IJLT)
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Executive Editor
Prof. Emeritus Lorna Uden
ISSN online
1741-8119
ISSN print
1477-8386
4 issues per year

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IJLT is an international, refereed, scholarly journal providing an interdisciplinary forum for the presentation and discussion of important ideas, concepts, and exemplars that can deeply influence the role of learning technologies in learning and instruction. This unique and dynamic journal focuses on the epistemological thrust of learning vis-à-vis instruction and the technologies and tools that support the process. IJLT publishes papers related to theoretical foundations, design and implementation, and effectiveness and impact issues related to learning technologies.

Topics covered include

  • Communities of learners (practice), computer-mediated communication
  • [Social] constructivism, computer-supported collaborative learning
  • Cognitive tools, intelligent agents, semantic web
  • Distributed/intelligent learning/tutoring, multimedia/interactive learning environments
  • Virtual reality environments, human-computer interface issues
  • Learning objects for personalised learning, building learning communities
  • Technology-facilitated learning in complex domains
  • Learning technology systems' evaluation, technological standardisation
  • Simulation-supported learning/instruction
  • Learning technology in education and commerce
  • Disciplinary-related inquiry, e.g., learning technologies for science inquiry
  • MOOCs, social media and cloud computing in e-learning
  • Data analytics and big data in education
  • E-learning evaluation and content; e-portfolios
  • Smart education; internet of things/technology adoption and diffusion for learning

Objectives

IJLT aims:

  • to act as an international forum for discussion of the use and design of technology in learning and instruction
  • to foster communication between academics and practitioners
  • to promote research on the use of learning technologies
  • to encourage a multidisciplinary approach to the advancement of the use and design of technologies in teaching and learning
  • to provide a deeper understanding of the nature, theory and practice of learning and instruction

Readership

Researchers and theorists, cognitive scientists, learning technologists, teachers and learners, instructional designers, designers and developers, implementers and evaluators, managers and administrators.

Contents

Papers are invited for IJLT on any of the topics listed below. Suggestions are also welcome for special issues.

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Executive Editor

  • Uden, Lorna, Staffordshire University, UK
    (l.uden@staffs.ac.uk)

Editorial Board Members

  • Baker, Dale Rose, Arizona State University, USA
  • Becker, D'Arcy, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, USA
  • Champney, Roberto, Louisiana State University, USA
  • Falconer, Liz, University of the West of England, UK
  • Ferrari Barbosa, Debora Nice, Universidade Feevale, Brazil
  • Flianza, Brenda Chawner, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
  • Giannakoulopoulos, Andreas, Ionian University, Greece
  • Jefferies, Amanda, University of Hertfordshire, UK
  • Magreñán, Alberto, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Spain
  • Marty, Jean-Charles, Université de Lyon, France
  • McLeod, Alexander, Texas State University, USA
  • Moreira, Fernando, Universidade Portucalense, Portugal
  • Niu, Zhendong, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
  • Pata, Kai, Tallinn University, Estonia
  • Reinsmith-Jones, Kelley, East Carolina University, USA
  • Roussos, Petros, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
  • Ruhnau, Britta, BiTS, University of Applied Science, Germany
  • Seufert, Sabine, Universität St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland
  • Sinclair, Jane, University of Warwick, UK
  • Suhonen, Jarkko, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
  • Sullins, Jeremiah, Harding University, USA
  • Tselios, Nikolaos, University of Patras, Greece
  • Vallance, Michael, Future University Hakodate, Japan
  • Watson, Sunnie Lee, Purdue University, USA

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 (more details available here) and the author has cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if it has been previously copyrighted.
  • Briefs and research notes are not published in this journal.
  • All our articles go through a double-blind review 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 (PDF) is available.
  • There are no charges for publishing with Inderscience, unless you require your article to be Open Access (OA). You can find more information on OA here.

Submission process

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