KM&EL 2012 - Special Issue on Supporting, Managing, & Sustaining Creativity and Cognition through Technology

Special Issue on
Supporting, Managing, & Sustaining Creativity and Cognition through Technology
Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal (KM&EL)
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KM&EL Lab
http://kmel-lab.org/website/index.html
Revised Schedule
* Deadline for submission: January 22, 2012 (extended)
* Scheduled publication: 2012 (Vol.4, No.2)
Guest Editors
Assoc. Professor Chien-Sing Lee
Professor Jie-Chi Yang
Graduate Institute of Network Learning Technology,
National Central University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Associate Editors:
Jimmy Secretan, Ad Summos, Inc., USA
Jie Qi, MIT Media Lab, USA
Cristina Sylla, engageLab, University of Minho, Portugal
Natalie Freed, MIT Media Lab, USA
Pedro Branco, engageLab, University of Minho, Portugal
Email: cslee-AT-cl.ncu.edu.tw
In the 21st century, knowledge no longer exists in silos of knowledge. Relevant and useful knowledge can be across disciplines; beyond expected boundaries. Hence, effective organizational learning requires efficient and effective tools, which enable the user to effectively seek, reconstruct and transform the information gathered into meaningful and novel knowledge.
The transformation of information into knowledge involves an iterative process. Learners need to design, prototype and test out alternative solutions by iteratively and collaboratively investigating and designing and redesigning goals that direct convergent and divergent search processes, processes/behaviours and representations of knowledge structures in relation to a systemic whole, to achieve more effective processes and outcomes (Kolodner, Crismond, Fasse, Gray, Holbrook and Puntembakar, 2003; Vattam, Goel, Rugaber, Hmelo-Silver, Jordan, Gray and Sinha, 2011).
Learning-by designing thus adds the dimensions of generative design questioning and deep reasoning and synthesis to information discovery. By giving priority to divergent thinking above convergent thinking, generation of alternatives is likely to become richer. Ultimately, it is hoped that learners will have more ideas (be more fluent), have more categories of ideas (be more flexible), be more novel and more practical and most importantly, be intrinsically motivated and successful thinkers.
This special issue aims to present an overview of how design thinking (especially with regards to creativity and cognition), can be supported, managed and sustained through the use of technology. Proposals sought range from lessons from the industry to academia. The special issue’s scope covers how intelligent technologies can scaffold creative processes and how user experience can be augmented in creative and engaging ways.
Recommended topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
? Intelligent and creative interface design
? Building a community of inquiry, reflection and collaborative creativity
? Roadmap: transitioning from experimental stages to every day applications
? Visions on the future of the book
? Approaches, creative processes and technologies for increased engagement
? Techniques towards enhancing user experience: Augmented Reality, Augmented Books, Digital Manipulatives, Tangible Interfaces.
Important Dates (New)
Submission: 22nd January, 2012
Notification of review outcomes: 25th March, 2012
Final submission: 5th May, 2012
Publication schedule: June 2012
Submission Instructions
Manuscripts should be sent by email to the Guest Editor, Dr. Chien-Sing Lee (cslee-AT-cl.ncu.edu.tw).