[Apologies if you receive multiple times, please circulate this to your colleagues who might be interested, thank you so much.] ------- Call for Papers for RPTEL Special Issue ----------- Special Issue on Practical Applications of Mobile and Internet Educational Games in Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning (http://www.apsce.net/RPTEL_CfP.aspx) ----------- The electronic version of this cfp can be seen at http://www.apsce.net/Download/RPTEL-2012-SI5_PracticalEducationalGames_CFP.p... Commercial games, especially Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft and EverQuest are very popular nowadays. These types of games not only have fantasy interfaces and rich storylines, but they also give the players a lot of power to control what they want to do in the game world. This freedom of choice allows players to do what they want when they want, aligning well with the constructivist paradigm of learning. This opens up a host of possibilities for using these game approaches in education to potentially improve learner’s learning experience and performance. This special issue focuses on sharing experiences and innovations in theoretical and conceptual issues related to the development of practical mobile and internet-based educational games. The aim is to provide readers with evidences and experiments that account for learners' experiences and perceptions related to knowledge and concepts acquisition through game approaches in various disciplines and domains. Guest Editors: Dr. Maiga Chang (maiga.chang@gmail.com) Athabasca University, Canada Dr. Ming-Puu Chen (mpchen@ntnu.edu.tw) National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan Suggested topics: We cordially invite authors to submit high quality manuscripts for any application domain as long as the core of the manuscript falls into the scope of the special issue: - Artificial intelligence in educational games - Educational role-playing games - Internet-based educational game development - Mobile and Internet educational game genres - Mobile augmented reality games - Mobile educational game development - Mobile role-playing learning in museums - Experiences of using mobile educational games - Experiences of using Internet-based educational games - Practical applications of mobile or Internet-based educational games - Successful cases of using educational games in informal or formal education context and settings - Not-so-successful cases and the lessons learnt Manuscript guidelines: All submissions have to follow RPTEL journal manuscript guidelines and should be submitted to guest editors via emails (maiga.chang@gmail.com) by April 15, 2013. All submissions should be ready for double-blind review process and be reviewed by at least three reviewers. RPTEL manuscript guidelines: http://www.apsce.net/Download/RPTEL_CfP_authorguidelines.pdf For queries, please contact Dr. Maiga Chang (maiga.chang@gmail.com) ------------------------------------ Sincerely, Maiga Chang maiga.chang@gmail.com http://maiga.athabascau.ca 02, 19 '13 PM 10:07 in Edmonton --------------------------------- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Technology for Education and Learning Executive Editor, International Journal of Distance Education Technologies (EI) Associate Editor, International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design Learning Culture and Language through ICTs: Methods for Enhanced Instruction http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?ID=33419 ----------- Co-Chair of ICCE sub-conference on Digital Game and Digital Toy Enhanced Learning and Society (GTEL&S) http://icce2013bali.org/ Co-Chair of GCCCE sub-conference on Joyful Learning and Society http://www.gse.pku.edu.cn/gccce2013/gccceen.asp ----------- Guest Editor, Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning Special Issue on Practical Applications of Mobile and Internet Educational Games http://www.apsce.net/Download/RPTEL-2012-SI5_PracticalEducationalGames_CFP.p... 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